Romeo and Juliet

Which is NOT a concern Juliet expresses about the sleeping potion?

if the right news will reach Romeo in Mantua

In Act 3, who kills Tybalt?

Romeo

Which of the following do we learn in the prologue?

the households are of the same social/economic status

What do the Capulets want to happen to Romeo after he kills Tybalt?

they want Romeo to be executed

When the Nurse shows up with the news of Tybalt's death, what does Juliet FIRST assume has happened?

Romeo has died

What does Romeo do after learning that Juliet is dead?

he buys poison he plans to drink at Juliet's tomb

What happens between Romeo and Juliet at the end of Act 2?

they get married

What advice does the Nurse give to Juliet after Lord Capulet threatens to disown her?

marry Paris

What information does the Nurse give to Juliet?

how to sneak out and where to marry Romeo

What does Romeo indicate he would like to do as his "prayer" the first time he speaks to Juliet?

kiss Juliet

What has Tybalt done after being kicked out of the party?

sent a letter challenging Romeo to a fight

What do the families decide at the end of the play?

to end the feud

When Tybalt tries to fight Romeo, why does Romeo refuse to fight him?

Tybalt is family now

Which of the following do we learn in the prologue?

the feud continues to see violence

What news reaches Romeo in Mantua?

Juliet is dead

When a character is alone on stage and thinking their thoughts aloud regardless of listeners, it is a…

soliloquy

How does Juliet die?

she stabs herself

What is Juliet's point about "a rose by any other name would smell as sweet/so Romeo would, were he not Romeo called/retain that dear perfection"?

Juliet is thinking about how what we call things does not change the nature of the thing itself

Who steps in to fight Tybalt when Romeo refuses?

Mercutio

What does Romeo do at Juliet's grave?

drinks the poison he bought

What solution does the Friar come up with for getting Juliet out of her arranged marriage to Paris?

fake her death

Which is NOT an emotion Juliet expresses after learning Tybalt was killed by Romeo?

joy that Romeo has only been banished

"For never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo."

Prince Escalus

What does Lord Capulet decide regarding Paris in Act 3?

Juliet must marry Paris

What does Lord Capulet do when Juliet refuses to marry Paris?

threatens to disown her and kick her out

What form does Romeo and Juliet's first lines of dialogue take?

a sonnet

Why didn't the correct news reach Romeo in Mantua?

the friar had to quarantine because of the plague

What do Romeo and Juliet learn about each other at the party?

they are from opposing families

When Juliet wakes up and refuses to leave, what does Friar Laurence do?

leaves without her out of fear of getting caught

What major event starts Act 1?

a fight in the streets

When Paris confronts Romeo at Juliet's grave, what happens?

Romeo kills Paris

After a brief bout of flirting, Romeo and Juliet do what at the party?

they kiss

Prince Escalus is a…

Other

Where does Romeo go when he's been banished?

Mantua

What does Prince Escalus say will happen if another fight breaks out?

death

What does Paris want to do?

marry Juliet

Which of the following do we learn in the prologue?

Romeo and Juliet both die

When Romeo tries to break up the fight between Tybalt and Mercutio, what happens?

Tybalt stabs Mercutio under Romeo's arm

Which of the following best describes the character of Mercutio?

An extremely loyal friend, who tries to lift Romeo’s spirits

Mercutio is a…

Other

What is Benvolio's advice to Romeo about Rosaline?

to forget about her and move on

Tybalt is mad that Romeo is at the party because…

he is a Montague and was not allowed to be there

At the balcony, Romeo and Juliet make a plan to…

get married

Aside from Benvolio, who is Romeo's other best friend?

Mercutio

Juliet is a…

Capulet

When the Nurse describes Paris as “a man of wax,” (from Act 1, Scene 3), it is an example of…

a metaphor

Directly after the balcony, who does Romeo go meet with?

Friar Laurence

Who says this line? "A plague o' both your houses!"

Mercutio

Friar Laurence is a..

Other

Romeo is a…

Montague

What is Friar Laurence's criticism of Romeo when he asks Friar Laurence to marry him and Juliet?

Romeo is moving too quickly

Benvolio is a…

Montague

Who does Romeo see at the party that makes him say "I never saw true beauty until this night"?

Juliet

Why is Romeo sad at the beginning of the play?

the girl he loves does not love him back

In the prologue, Romeo and Juliet are described as “star-crossed lovers”. What does this mean?

They are fated to meet unfortunate ends

When Romeo talks of Juliet's beauty, who overhears him?

Tybalt

What happens to Paris at the end of the play?

He is killed by Romeo.

What is the main conflict in Romeo and Juliet’s love story?

Their feuding families

What does Tybalt want to do about the fact that Romeo crashed the Capulet party?

kill/fight him

Which of the following is not an example of foreshadowing in Romeo and Juliet?

The Nurse’s storytelling of Juliet as a small child

Who says this? "Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight! For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night."

Romeo

Tybalt is a…

Capulet

Who says this? "What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet."

Juliet

Who says this? “Go girl; seek happy nights to happy days.”

Nurse

What is an example of dramatic irony in the story?

Romeo thinks Juliet has actually died, but the audience knows she is only faking her death.

What is a dramatic irony?

When the audience knows more about a situation than the characters do, creating tension or humor.