Romeo and Juliet Act 1 Practice Flashcards

Vocabulary and key concept flashcards based on lecture notes for Act 1, Scenes 1-4 of Romeo and Juliet.

verona, Italy

The location where the story of romeo and Juliet started.

Capulet and montague

The two Families that have a strong family fude which has a strong effect on the whole community.

Sampson

A Capulet member who bites his thum at Abram, an action seen as an insult that grows tension between the families.

benvolio

A montague who enters the street fight trying to bring it to an end and later encourages romeo to forget about his love life.

fibult

A member of the capulet house who joins the street fight before the prince intervenes.

The Prince

The authority figure who declears that whoever disturbs the peace of the streets shall pay with their lives.

Paris

A man who brings a proposal of marrying Juliet to lord capulet and is told he must win Juliet's heart.

Peter

The capulet's Servant who asks romeo and benvolio for help reading a list of people to invite to a feast because he does not know how to read.

Roseline

The woman romeo is in love with who was personally invited to the capulet feast.

Juliet's Age

She is described by lady capulet as being not yet $14$ years old.

The nurse

The individual who breast fed Juliet and has an infinity with her.

Mecutio

A character who speaks about sexual lengths and dreams to reassure romeo when he is worried about a bad dream before the feast.