Romeo and Juliet test

Why do Sampson and Gregory (servants of the House of Capulet) fight with Montague's men?

Sampson bites his thumb at one of the Montagues, which is considered an insult

Benvolio (Montague) and Tybalt (Capulet) come upon the servants fighting. How do they react to the fight?

Benvolio wants to stop the fight, but Tybalt wants to get into the fight.

When Lords Montague and Capulet enter in Act I and see the disturbance, they want to fight, too. What do their wives say?

The old guys should stop all the fighting.

What ended the opening fight in Act I?

The Prince of Verona warned them they would be punished with death if they would fight.

Why is Romeo so sad in Act I?

Rosaline, the girl he loves, doesn't love him back.

In Act 1.2, Paris asks Capulet for Juliet's hand in marriage. What is Capulet's reply?

Paris should wait until Juliet is older.

Why does Romeo decide to go to the feast even though (being a Montague) he is not invited?

Rosaline, the girl he loves, will be at the party!

Romeo

Believes LOVE is wonderful, but it is doubtful he has really been in love before; he has lusted after Rosaline though.

Benvolio

He thinks his friend should find someone else, and get over Rosaline. Love can be a poison! Foil to Tybalt. Cousin to Romeo.

Lord Capulet

He doesn't want Juliet to grow up too fast, and is worried an early marriage may make her unhappy.

Paris

He has marriage on his mind! Age doesn't matter in a relationship! He is a relative to the Prince

Lady Capulet

Admits that Juliet is young but also says that there are girls younger than Juliet who are ready to get married.

Nurse

Would love to see Juliet married soon! She basically raised Juliet. Foil to Lady Capulet

Juliet

Never thinks of marriage, and doesn't want to marry unless she is in LOVE and her parents consent.

Lady Montague

dies from heartbreak over Romeo's banishment after he kills Tybalt

The third death

Paris--when he tries to arrest Romeo at the Capulet's tomb

apothecary

Sells Romeo the poison

death

the punishment for selling poison

gold

Romeo says that this is a worse poison than actual poison

a letter

Romeo gives this to Balthasar to take to his father explaining all of Romeo's actions and his marriage.

a convent

Where Friar Laurence proposes to hide Juliet when he realizes that Romeo is dead.

Friar John

Was quarantined and did not deliver the Friar Laurence's letter to Romeo

Balthasar

Romeo's servant; Saw Juliet's funeral and told Romeo that she was dead

a dagger

Juliet's method of suicide

Mercutio

Cousin to the Prince and Romeo's best friend. Dies cursing both families.

rhyme

Repetition of sounds at the end of words

iambic pentameter

a line of verse with five metrical feet, each consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable

alliteration

It is a stylistic device in which a number of words, having the same first consonant sound, occur close together in a series.

foot (poetry)

The basic unit of verse meter consisting of any of various fixed combinations groups of stressed and unstressed or long and short syllables

meter (poetry)

regular rhythm;

a regular pattern of stressed and unstsressed syllables in poetry

solilioqy

speech where a character speaks their inner thoughts out loud--usually they are alone on stage and no other character hears this speech

aside

A remark or passage by a character in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but unheard by the other characters in the play.