Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare Study Guide Act

Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare

Study Guide – Act One l What is the setting? l l l Romeo’s cousin; polite l Romeo’s parents Abraham & Balthasar: l Main character; loves Juliet Benvolio: Lord & Lady Montague: l Verona, Italy Romeo Montague: l l Montague servants Lord & Lady Capulet: l Juliet’s parents

l Sampson & Gregory: l l l Montague servants Tybalt: l Prince of Verona; wants to keep the peace between families Rosaline: l l l Romeo’s lust; becomes a nun Juliet Capulet: l Juliet’s cousin; hot headed Prince Escalus: l l Main character; turning 14 Paris: : l Juliet’s suitor

l Mercutio: l l l What does it mean to “bite your thumb”? l Romeo’s best friend Friar Laurence: l l l Marries Romeo and Juliet; trustworthy What is Romeo’s problem and Benvolio’s solution to it? l The Nurse: l Juliet’s keeper; trustworthy l Disrespect; like flicking someone off He’s lovesick over Rosaline; Benvolio says, “get over it!” Who are the feuding families and do we know why they are feuding? l Montagues & Capuelts; no

l What is Prince Escalus’ threat? l l Who fights and why? l l Gregory & Sampson vs. Abraham & Balthasar; they dislike each other What did Rosaline take a vow of? Why? l l Stop fighting or die. Vow of virginity; she’s becoming a nun Who is throwing a party? l The Capulets

l Are Romeo and his friends (Benvolio & Mercutio) invited? l l Who wants to marry Juliet? Does her mother agree with the marriage? l l Paris; no – she thinks she’s too young. She is about to turn 14. Who is Queen Mab? l l No! The dream fairy Who falls in love at the Capulet party? l Romeo and Juliet

l Why doesn't’ Lord Capulet throw Romeo out of the party after he finds out he is there? l l What do Romeo and Juliet talk about doing? l l He is being a gentleman and not causing a scene; he has a reputation to uphold Kissing and hugging What are Romeo and Juliet's reaction when they find out they are from the enemy families? l They get upset

Study Guide – Act Two l Who does Mercutio think Romeo is still lovesick over? l l What does Romeo compare Juliet to? What does he wish he was? l l Rosaline The sun & stars; a glove on her hand so he could touch her cheek. In the balcony scene, Juliet wonders why this is so important. l A name

l Why does Juliet not wan Romeo to swear by the moon? l l Who does Romeo trust to marry him and Juliet in secret? l l Friar Laurence Who sends Romeo a letter challenging a duel? l l The moon changes too much Tybalt What two people are willing to help Romeo and Juliet get together? l Friar Laurence and the nurse

Study Guide – Act Three l Who is going to fight in this scene? l l Why does Tybalt think Romeo came to the party? Why did Romeo really come? l l Tybalt and Mercutio To mock the Capulets & start a fight; to see Rosaline (the Capulet’s neice) What do Romeo and Juliet end up doing? l Get married

l Who dies in the fight? l Mercutio l Who kills Tybalt and why? l Romeo; to avenge Mercutio’s death l Who helps Romeo flee from the Prince? l Benvolio l What does the prince do to Romeo? l Exiles him; if he returns, he’ll die

l Who’s mother dies? l l What is Juliet “stuck” between? l l Being upset over Tybalt’s death or glad Romeo is still alive Where does Friar tell Romeo to go after he sees Juliet on their wedding night and what does he tell him to do there? l l Romeo’s – of grief Mantua; wait until he tells the families about marriage and pardons are granted What do Lord and Lady Capulet decide? l Juliet will marry Paris

l Why would Romeo and Juliet argue over whether the bird they hear is a lark or nightingale? l l What does Lady Capulet plan to have done to Romeo? l l Poisoned What does Juliet threaten if her parents make her marry Paris? What is her parents’ response to this? l l Lark = morning, Nightingale = evening She won’t marry him; they’ll disown her and throw her out What does Juliet ask her mother to do? l Delay the marriage for a week or she will kill herself

Study Guide – Act Four l Rather than answer him honestly, what does Juliet do to Paris? l l Having run out of answers, what does the friar have to do? l l Play word games with him (beat around the bush) Marry Juliet and Paris What does the friar decide to do to help Romeo and Juliet out? l Give Juliet a potion

l What does the potion do? What does friar do with her body? l Make her appear dead; moves her to the vault l What does friar send to Romeo? Does he receive it? l A letter telling of his plan; no (the messenger gets held for the plague) l When Juliet’s parents find her, what is their reaction? l They’re sorry for themselves, “whoa is us!”

Study Guide – Act Five l What does Romeo find out and what is his response? l l What does Romeo buy? l l Juliet is “dead”; he wants to kill himself Poison from the apothecary Why didn’t Romeo get the letter from friar? l Friar John was quarantined on the way over because of the outbreak fo the black plague

l Who fights outside of the Capulet tomb? Why? l l How does Romeo die? l l He poisons himself When Juliet awakes, what does friar suggest? What does Juliet do instead? l l Romeo and Paris; Romeo was “breaking in”; Paris dies She become a nun; she stabs herself with Romeo’s knife Whose fault is it for the deaths? What is the end solution? l Everyone’s; the feud ends so the killing will stop and because of their children’s deaths