Act I
1.) Juliet is a?
2.) Romeo is a?
3.) What will happen if the servants of the Montague and Capulet's fight again in the streets?
4.) Why is Romeo depressed and sad?
5.) What is the premonition that Romeo has in his Dream?
6.) Who is the Nurse?
7.) Who is Mercutio?
8.) Who is Benvolio?
9.) Who is Balthasar?
10.) Who is Abram?
11.) How does Tybalt recognize Romeo at the Masquerade?
12.) Who is Prince Escalus?
13.) Who is Count Paris?
14.) Who is Tybalt?
15.) Who are Sampson and Gregory?
16.) Who is Romeo?
17.) Who is Juliet?
18.) Who is Lord Montague?
19.) Who is Lady Montague?
20.) Who is Lord Capulet?
21.) What is a Proloque?
22.) What is foreshadowed by Juliet in Act 1, Scene 5?
23.) Where do Romeo and Juliet meet?
24.) Why are Romeo and Juliet forbidden to fall in love?
25.) What premonition does Romeo have about the Masquerade party?
Act II
1.) What does this section of the Act 2 Prologue mean?
Now Romeo is beloved and loves again,Alike bewitchèd by the charm of looks,
2.) Why is Mercutio making fun of Romeo?
3.) Where is Romeo after the party and why is he there?
4.) Explain the following lines:
But soft! What light through yonder window breaks?It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.
6.) How does Romeo describe Juliet's eyes in his opening speech?
7.) What does Juliet mean by "Wherefore art thou Romeo?"
8.) What is Juliet saying about roses and names?
9.) What warning does Juliet give Romeo?
10.) Why does Juliet tell Romeo not to swear his love by the moon?
11.) What does Juliet mean when she says:Although I joy in thee,I have no joy of this contract tonight.It is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden,Too like the lightning, which doth cease to beEre one can say "It lightens."
12.) After the hesitation and with a little prompting from Romeo who complains that she has left him hanging, Juliet makes a rather bold proposal. What does Juliet say that Romeo should do?
13.) Were you surprised by this?
What does Romeo mean by this ...
A thousand times the worse to want thy light.
Love goes toward love as schoolboys from their books,
But love from love, toward school with heavy looks.
14.) Read the Friar's opening speech. What is the overall theme of this speech?
15.) What does the Friar says about "young men's love?" Why does he say this?
16.) Where is an example of foreshadowing in Act 2 Scene 3?
17.) What does Romeo mean when he tells the Friar ...
I have been feasting with mine enemy,Where on a sudden one hath wounded me,That's by me wounded.
18.) What does the Friar mean when he says ...
And art thou changed? Pronounce this sentence then:Women may fall when there's no strength in men.
19.) What does the Friar mean when he says ...
Oh, she knew wellThy love did read by rote, that could not spell.
20.) Why does the Friar agree to marry Romeo and Juliet?
21.) What warning does the Friar give to Romeo?
22.) Tybalt has sent a letter to the Montague house. What is in the letter?
23.) Why is Mercutio worried about Romeo accepting the duel?
24.) Find an example of dramatic irony at the beginning of Act 2 Scene.
25.) What does Mercutio mean by the following ...
Why, is not this better now than groaning for love? Now art thou sociable. Now art thou Romeo.
26.) Why is the Nurse so angry in Act 2 Scene 4?
Now, afore God, I am so vexed that every part about me quivers. Scurvy knave?
27.) What message does Romeo give the Nurse?
28.) Why is Juliet so anxious when Act 2 Scene 5 opens?
29.) Why does the Nurse need to get a ladder?
30.) The Friar has agreed to marry Romeo and Juliet. What are some reasons that the Friar has agreed to this marriage?
Act III
1.) Why has Tybalt come looking for Romeo?
2.) What does Mercutio do?
3.) How does Romeo contribute to Mercutio's death?
4.) What is the outcome of the fight between Romeo and Tybalt?
5.) What punishment does Escalus(the Prince) give Romeo?
6.) Why does Juliet defend Romeo's actions?
7.) At the scene 2, what does Juliet ask the nurse to do?
8.) What is Romeo's reaction when Friar Laurence tells him that Escalus (the Prince) banished him?
9.) What is Friar Laurence's plan for Romeo?
10.) In scene 4, what does Capulet tell Paris?
11.) At the beginning of scene five, why do Romeo and Juliet discuss whether it is morning or not?
12.) What is Capulet's reaction when he finds out that Juliet refuses to marry Paris?
13.) What does the nurse tell Juliet she should do?
14.) Why is Juliet so angry with the nurse at the end of scene five?
15.) How are Juliet's beliefs about love and marriage different from her parents'?
16.) Describe the change in Juliet's behavior toward her parents.
17.) Define Soliloquy:
18.) Define Foil:
19.) Define Aside:
20.) Who fought in scene 1?
21.) Who killed Tybalt
22.) Who killed Mercutio?
23.) To where is Romeo exiled?
24.) How does Juliet react to the Nurse's news?
25.) What does Juliet plan to do with the cords?
26.) Who does the nurse retrieve to console (pacify) Juliet?
Act IV
1.) Why is Paris at Friar Laurence's Cell? (scene 1)
2.) What reason does Paris give for the hasty marriage? (1)
3.) How does the Friar react to the news of this new marriage? (1)
4.) Characterize the conversation between Paris and Juliet...(1)
5.) What is Juliet trying to do with her words? (1)
6.) How does Paris react to Juliet in these lines? (1)
7.) The Friar is currently the young lovers' only confidant and source for help. How do you think he is feeling about his decision to marry Romeo and Juliet in this moment? Why? Support your answer with specific examples from the text. (1)
8.) How does the saying, "desperate times call for desperate measures" apply to this scene? Be specific in your response, citing support from the text. (1)
9.) What plan does the friar come up with to help Juliet?
10.) What are the specifics of Friar Lawrence's plan?
11.) How does Romeo fit in to the plan? (1)
12.) What complications do you think might come out of this plan? Why? Be specific. (1)
13.) How does Juliet respond to the Friar's plan?
14.) What happens to put Capulet into such a good mood?
15.) Why does Capulet move the wedding up to Wednesday?
16.) Juliet continues to deceive her family in this scene. How and why?
17.) What is Lady Capulet most concerned about when she hears that her husband has moved up the wedding date?
18.) How does Capulet moving up the date of the wedding complicate things for the friar's plan? (2)
19.) Who is Juliet speaking to when she says, "Farewell! God knows when we shall meet again. I have a faint cold fear thrills through my veins/That almost freezes up the heat of life."
20.) What are these lines an example of? How do you know?
21.) How does Juliet explain the friar's actions in her soliloquy? (3)
22.) Does she believe him to be a coward? Why or why not? (3)
23.) Do you believe him to be a coward? Be specific. (3)
24.) How does Juliet feel about drinking the potion? Why do you think she feels this way? What are the three scenarios that she comes up with?
25.) Who is sent to wake up Juliet?
26.) What is Nurse going to find when she goes to awaken Juliet?
27.) Describe the reactions of Nurse, Lady Capulet and Lord Capulet to Juliet's "death."
28.) Analyze "Death hath lain with thy wife. There she lies,/Flower as she was, deflowered by him./Death is my son in law, Death is my heir;/My daughter he hath wedded. I will die/And leave him all. Life, living, all is Death's." Who is the speaker and the audience.
29.) What are these lines describing and why are they important?
30.) What is the literary device being used? How do you know?
31.) What may the Capulet family and Paris think caused Juliet's death? Why would they assume this?
32.) How does the friar respond to the commotion surrounding Juliet at this moment? What does he say to the adults? Why isn't Friar worried?
Act V
1.) Who tells Romeo that Juliet is dead?
2.) The ______________ sold the poison to Romeo illegally.
3.) Why was the Friar Laurence trapped in his cell?
4.) Did Romeo recieved the letter from Friar Laurence about the plan?
5.) When does scene 1 start?
6.) When does scene 2 start?
7.) What are 3 things that change
8.) When does scene 3 start?
9.) What is Romeo doing when Paris finds him?
10.) After Romeo kills Paris, where does Romeo place his body?
11.) Does Balthasar leave or hide when Romeo tells him to?
12.) What does Paris think when he finds Roemo in the graveyard?
13.) What is an example of dramatic irony in Act 5?
14.) What is the main climax of the story?
15.) What does Romeo dream of?
16.) What is an example of situational irony in this act?
17.) How did Lady Montague die?
18.) When Friar Laurence tells the families about Romeo and Juliet, what does he lie about?
19.) What is the main theme of the story?
20.) When does the play end?
21.) By the end of the play, what did both families decide to do?