romeo and juliet act 1-2

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Feuding families in Romeo and Juliet

Montagues and Capulets

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Prince Escalus' warning after the street fight

Anyone who fights again will be sentenced to death

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Romeo's sadness at the start of Act 1

He loves Rosaline, but she doesn't love him back

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How Romeo and Juliet meet

At the Capulet Ball

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Person who recognizes Romeo at the Capulet Ball and gets angry

Tybalt

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The Balcony Scene

Romeo and Juliet confess their love and plan to marry

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Person who agrees to secretly marry Romeo and Juliet

Friar Laurence

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How the Nurse helps Romeo and Juliet

She acts as a messenger between them

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End of Act 2

Romeo and Juliet secretly get married

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Romeo

A Montague, emotional and impulsive, falls in love with Juliet at first sight

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Juliet

A Capulet, only 13, falls for Romeo and quickly becomes brave and rebellious

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Mercutio

Romeo's funny, wild best friend who doesn't take love seriously

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Benvolio

Romeo's peaceful cousin who tries to stop fights

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Tybalt

Juliet's aggressive cousin who hates Montagues and wants to fight Romeo

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The Nurse

Juliet's talkative caretaker who helps her secretly meet Romeo

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Friar Laurence

A priest who marries Romeo and Juliet, hoping to end the family feud

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Paris

A nobleman who wants to marry Juliet and is favored by her parents

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Prince Escalus

Ruler of Verona, warns both families to stop fighting

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Dramatic irony

When the audience knows something the characters don't (e.g., Juliet doesn't know Romeo is a Montague at first)

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Situational irony

When the opposite of what is expected happens (e.g., Romeo goes to the Capulet Ball for Rosaline but falls for Juliet instead)

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Verbal irony

When someone says the opposite of what they mean (e.g., Mercutio calling his fatal wound "a scratch")

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Cosmic irony (fate irony)

When fate controls everything, making human efforts useless (e.g., Romeo and Juliet being "star-crossed lovers")

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Environmental irony

When the setting contradicts expectations (e.g., a romantic moment happens in dangerous secrecy instead of a happy place)

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Foreshadowing

Hints at future events (e.g., Romeo says he'd rather die than live without Juliet)

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Soliloquy

A speech where a character talks alone on stage (e.g., Juliet's balcony speech)

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Aside

A short comment to the audience that other characters can't hear

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Pun

A joke using wordplay (e.g., Mercutio's witty jokes)

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Oxymoron

Two opposite words together (e.g., "O loving hate!")

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Why marriages were arranged

For wealth, status, and family alliances, not love

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How women were expected to behave

Obedient, quiet, and respectful to their parents

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Importance of family honor

The Montague-Capulet feud is based on protecting their family's reputation

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Beliefs about fate

People believed their destiny was controlled by the stars ("star-crossed lovers")

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Role of parents in marriage

Fathers made decisions, daughters had little say

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Types of love in the play

Romantic love (Romeo & Juliet), unrequited love (Romeo & Rosaline), parental love (Capulet & Juliet), and friendship (Romeo & Mercutio)

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Romeo and Juliet's love as impulsive

They fall in love and decide to marry within hours

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Courtly love

A dramatic, exaggerated love, like Romeo's feelings for Rosaline

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Mercutio's view on love

He mocks it and sees it as a joke

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The Nurse's view on love

More physical and playful, unlike Romeo and Juliet's deep passion

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Friar Laurence's warning about love

Love should be slow and steady, not rushed

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