ELA Final

Romeo

Intense passion and impulsivity especially when it comes to love. Willing to defy societal expectations and family allegiances.

Juliet

I am loyal, passionate, brave, intelligent, and independent. I may act hastily and may defy societal and family expectations.

Friar Lawrence

I am wise and thoughtful, moral, and have well intentions. I am intelligent but flawed, and sometimes cowardly.

Nurse

Loyal, Loving, Talkative and Humorous. I am protective, realistic, emotional, and kinda trustworthy.

Mercutio

I am Humorous, impulsive, loyal, bold and charismatic. I am skeptical of love and romance.

Capulet

I am controlling, proud, hot-tempered, traditional. I sometimes feel regetful, caring, and socially consious.

Lady Capulet

I am distant, formal, Traditional amnd Obedient. I am vengeful and emotionally reserved.

Paris

I am respectable and noble, loayal and devoted. Conventional, possessive, misguided and misunderstanding.

Tybalt

I am agressive, unforgiving and loyal to the Capulet Name. I am proud but arrogant, voilent and vengeful.

Benvolio

supportive but honest—sometimes to a fault.

Rosaline

Virtuous, Distance, and a symbol of immature love. I am unnattainable and beautiful.

Prince

Authoritative, Just and Fair. I am dignified and noble, an Frustrated Peacemaker.

They are cousins

How are Benvolio and Romeo related?

Paris in a nobleman and suitor who wanted to marry Juliet.

Who is Paris and what is her connection to Juliet?

In the beginning, the Nurse is supportive of Juliet’s love but later encourages Juliet to marry Paris after Romeo is banished.

How does the Nurse’s advice to Juliet change over time?

In hopes of ending the fued between the Montagues and Capulets

Why does Frair Lawrence agree to help Romeo and Juliet?

She is basically asking Romeo, “Why do you have to be a Montague, my families enemy”

What does Juliet mean when she says,”Wherefore art thou Romeo?”

He is banished because he killed Tybalt. He is banished to Mantua.

What causes Romeo to be banished, and where does he go?

Mercutio and Tybalt are killed and Romeo is Banished. Romeo and Juliet are seperated and Capulet arranges Juliet to marry Paris, in which she refuses.

What major events happen in Act 3 that change everything?

To fake her own death to escape the arranged marriage to Paris and secretly reunite with Romeo.

What is Juliets plan with the sleeping potion?

The message informing him on the plan never reaches him as the messenger gets quarantined.

Why doesn't Romeo find out the truth about Juliets plan?

Paris dies in a fight with Romeo. Romeo kills himself by taking poision and Juliet kills herself in response of Romeo’s death.

Who dies in the Final Act and How does it all unfold?

Romeo belies Juliet is dead, while we know she is alive. The audience knows Juliet is alive while Romeo does not.

How is dramatic irony used in the final scenes?

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How many people total are dead by the end of the play?

The fighting has been going on for so long, they don’t even know. They are just accustomed to fighting eachother.

Why are the Capulets and Montagues fighting?

to end their fueding.

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

Miscommunications between Friar John and Romeo make Romeo not get the right message. Romeo kills himself due to this miscommunication before he realizes Juliet is still very much alive.

How do miscommunications and timing affect the ending?

Threatens to kill himself.

How does Romeo react to being banished?

Because he is poor and desperate for money.

What motivates the Apothecary to sell poison to Romeo?

He believes Romeo has come to desecrate Juliet’s grave.

Why does Paris confront Romeo at the Capulet tomb?

To kill herself with a knife.

What does Juliet threaten if the Frair cannot help her?