Romeo and Juliet

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In which city does the play take place?

Verona

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2

Who are the families that are fighting?

The Montagues and the Capulets

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3

Why are the Montagues and the Capulets fighting?

An ancient grudge

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4

What does the prologue say is the only thing that will end their parents' rage?

That 1 child from each family would fall in love but tragically die together

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5

What is the purpose of the prologue?

To hook the reader

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6

What type of poem is the prologue?

A sonnet

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7

What does Shakespeare do to highlight important parts in the plot?

He writes it as a sonnet

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8

What is the exposition of Romeo and Juliet?

Prologue and Act 1

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9

Who started the fight in Act 1 Scene 1?

Sampson, a Capulet

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10

Who is Sampson?

A servant of Capulet

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11

Who is Romeo?

Son of Montague

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12

Who is Benvolio?

Romeo’s friend and nephew of Montague

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13

Who is Balthasar?

Servant of Montague

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14

Who is Abram?

Servant of Montague

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15

Who is Juliet?

Daughter of Capulet

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16

Who is Tybalt?

Nephew of Lady Capulet, a great but violent swordsman

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17

Who is Peter?

Juliet's nurse’s servant

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18

Who is Gregory?

The Capulets servant

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19

Who is Prince Escalus?

Ruler of Verona

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20

Who is Mercutio?

Friend of Romeo, and relative of the Prince. He is a bit wild, funny, and a bit paranoid.

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21

What is a Friar?

A Franciscan priest

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22

Who is Count Paris?

A young nobleman who is related to the Prince

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23

What is the rising Action?

Act 2

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24

What is the resolution?

Act 5

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25

What warning does the Prince give the street fighters?

If they fight again, the head of the families will be killed

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26

Why is the Prince's warning to the street fighters so effective and important?

It stops all the underlings from fighting, and it shows how much power the prince has.

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27

Where is Romeo during the first fight?

He was in the forest depressed about Rosaline.

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28

What makes Romeo so upset in the being of the story?

The lady he loves does not love him back

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29

Who is Romeo in love with first?

Rosaline

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30

Does Lord Capulet want Juliet to marry at her age?

No

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31

Who changes Lord Capulets mind about Juliet getting married and how?

Paris changes his mind by saying others marry so young and are happy.

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32

What does Capulet ask his servant to do in the first act that he can not?

He must invite people to a party from a list, but he can't read.

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33

How does Romeo find out party and what fact interests him in particular?

He helps a servant read the party list and learns Rosaline would be there

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34

What does Romeo decide to do after he helps the servant?

He decides to go to the party

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35

What is the Nurses relation to Juliet?

The nurse raised Juliet

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36

How old is Juliet?

13 but will turn 14 in two weeks or so.

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37

What does lady Capulet tell Juliet in the first act?

That Paris wants Juliet's hand in marriage.

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38

How does Juliet react to the news that Paris intended a to marry her?

She is shocked and says marriage didn't cross her mind

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39

What is the nurses reaction to Juliet getting married?

She is giddy

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40

Who is in the streets before the party?

Romeo, Mercutio, Benvolio, and their friends

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41

What are Romeos and his friends doing in the street?

they are on their way to the party

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42

What happened in Mercutio's story?

He describes Queen Mab the fairy who brings dreams or nightmares to people

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43

How are Mercutio and Benvolio foils of Romeo?

Romeo is sensitive like Benvolio but also crazy like Mercutio

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44

What does Romeo say he fears on his way to the party?

That something bad will happen that will lead to his early death

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45

What are the people at the party doing?

Talking and dancing

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46

Who is the first person to recognize Romeo at the party and how do they react?

Tybalt, who wants to fight him

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47

How does Capulet react to Romeo at the party?

He tells Tybalt not to fight with Romeo because Romeo is said to be a nice person

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48

How does Shakespeare emphasize the inciting incident?

It's a sonnet

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49

What is the inciting incident?

Romeo and Juliet’s kiss at the party

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50

What is the purpose of the chorus and what is special about it?

It foreshadowing and it is a sonnet

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51

How does Benvolio describe Romeos love?

Blind, and that he is also blinded with love

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52

What happens at the balcony scene?

Romeo spies on Juliet then they talk, Romeo proposes, and they make a plan to get married

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53

What do Romeo and Juliet proclaim to each other during the balcony scene?

Their love for each other

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54

What do Romeo and Juliet plan to do after the balcony scene?

They plan to meet with the friar to get married

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55

Where is Romeo planning to go after the balcony scene?

To his priest to plan their marriage

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56

What fault does the Friar see in Romeo?

He falls in love too quickly

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57

What is Romeos biggest character flaw?

He is fickle

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58

What line that the priest say that foreshadows the future?

"Within the infant rind of the weak flower/ poison hath residence and medicine power “

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59

What did Tybalt say to Romeo in the letter he sent?

He challenged him to a duel

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60

Why are Mercutio and Benvolio upset with Romeo?

He ditched them

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61

Why did the nurse come for Romeo?

Juliet sent her like Romeo planned

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62

What part does the nurse play in Romeo and Juliet's scheme?

Messenger

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63

What is Romeos and Juliet's plan for marrying?

Juliet would go to the friar for confession but instead meet Romeo to get married

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64

Why is Juliet upset in the the beginning of act 2 scene 5?

It has been 3 hours and the nurse hasn't come back yet with the news yet

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65

Why did Shakespeare draw out the nurse giving Juliet her news?

To build suspense

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66

What does the Nurse have for Juliet?

The plan for her and Romeos wedding

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67

What advice does the Friar have for Romeo?

To let the relationship progress more slowly

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68

What does Romeo ask Juliet to do at their wedding?

To tell the Friar that she loves him just as much as he loves her

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69

How does Juliet describe her love for Romeo to the Friar?

That it is vast that she cannot describe it

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70

Why did the Friar decide to marry Romeo and Juliet?

To stop the fighting between their families

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71

How does the weather characterize the tone of the Mercutio Tybalt fight?

The heat shows that things are going to be intense

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72

What causes the sword fight between Mercutio and Tybalt?

Mercutio stood up for Romeo when Tybalt was beating him up

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73

Why does Romeo fight Tybalt?

Tybalt killed Mercutio

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74

How is Mercutio killed?

He is stabbed by Tybalt

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75

Why does Romeo mean by calling himself "fortunes fool"?

His fortune is so up and down its like his fate is mocking him or using him as a plaything

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76

What is Benvolio used as a lot?

A character who summarizes what has happened in confusing scenes

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77

What is the climax?

Romeos kills Tybalt

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78

Who was the first killed?

Mercutio

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79

Who is the second killed?

Tybalt

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80

What is Romeos punishment, why?

He is exiled because he fought when he was told not to

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81

Why wouldn't the Prince show Romeos mercy?

because he went against the prince's orders and killed

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82

What do we know that Juliet doesn't know after the climax? What irony is being used?

That Romeo killed Tybalt, dramatic irony

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83

What news does the Nurse bring Juliet after her wedding?

That Romeo killed Tybalt and has been exiled because of it

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84

What is Juliet's reaction to the Nurse brings after her wedding?

She insults him for killing tybalt before learning he is exiled and then breaks down crying

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85

Who does the Nurse blame Juliet's unhappiness on?

Romeo

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86

Why did Juliet turn against the Nurse?

The Nurse talked badly about Romeo

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87

When Juliet comprehends what happened, why does she fix in the word "Banished"?

She thinks it's an unreasonable punishment, she would rather he was dead than banished

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88

What did the Nurse do when Juliet freaks out about never consummating their marriage?

She goes and gets Romeo

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89

What is Romeos reaction to his punishment?

He flips out and says that death would be better than banishment

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Why is the Friar angry with Romeos reaction to his punishment?

he is overreacting and not using his resources

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What does banishment mean to Romeo?

It means that he can't see Juliet

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92

How is Romeo a madman?

He prefers death to banishment and is inconsolable about it but won't listen to anyone

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93

What news does the Nurse bring to Romeo after Romeo gets his punishment?

Juliet is freaking out and greiving

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94

What does the Friar tell Romeo after Romeo threatens suicide?

He basically said you've had all the luck and your being a big baby so suck it up and go to Juliet, then go to Mantua and come back when things cool down

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95

Where does Romeo go after he learns his punishment?

With Juliet, then to Mantua

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96

What do we know that the Capulets, Montagues, and Paris are ignorant of?

That Romeo and Juliet are married

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97

What news does Lord Capulet have for Juliet?

That Paris and her will get married on Thursday

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98

Why must Romeo leave Juliet?

If he is found he will be killed

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99

How is fortune/date characterized? Why?

Fickle, because it changes frequently

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What does Lady Capulet is the reason for Juliet's ill feelings, what is the true reason?

Tybalts death, Romeo leaving

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