1. Act 1, Scene 1
1.1. When Sampson says he will not “carry coals,” what does he mean?
1.1.1. they wont let them humiliate them.
1.1.1.1. What literary technique is being used in this silly exchange between Sampson and Gregory? (Hint: Shakespeare used them to jest be funny :) )
1.1.1.1.1. pun
1.2. Is Benvolio a Montague or a Capulet?
1.2.1. montague
1.3. Why doesn’t Lady Capulet want her husband to get involved in the fight?
1.3.1. be cause he cant use his legs properly
1.4. How many times have the Capulets and Montagues had street fights recently?
1.4.1. three times
1.5. How has Romeo been spending his days recently?
1.5.1. crying and sad and locked up in his room creating an artificial night
1.6. List three of the oxymorons Romeo uses to describe the conflict between his family and the Capulets.
1.6.1. Oxymoron #1:O brawling love
1.6.2. Oxymoron #2:cold fire
1.6.3. Oxymoron #3:sick health
1.7. Then, after listing 3 oxymoron's, explain how the family feud is oxymoronic in its nature.
1.7.1. the reason it is so oxymoronic is because they love each other that they will go in a sword fight for each other but when another family does it they hate them for it
1.8. In your own words, rewrite Romeo’s speech about love in Scene 1, lines 176-180, line by line:
1.8.1. listed to modern version
1.8.1.1. Insert an Image or Emoji HERE showing how Romeo feels about love here.
1.9. Romeo is heartsick over a girl (it’s not Juliet) who is not at all interested in Romeo. Name three of the ineffective romantic strategies Romeo has used in his attempt to woo this girl.
1.9.1. Strategy 1: Talk to her lovingly
1.9.2. Strategy 2:loving eyes
1.9.3. Strategy 3:gifts
1.10. Why doesn’t this girl like Romeo?
1.10.1. she plains to become a nun
1.11. What does Benvolio tell Romeo to do in order to forget the girl who doesn’t want him?
1.11.1. Type Here
2. Characters
2.1. Montagues
2.1.1. ROMEO
2.1.2. MONTAGUE, his father
2.1.3. LADY MONTAGUE, his mother
2.1.4. BENVOLIO, their kinsman
2.1.5. ABRAM, a Montague servingman
2.1.6. BALTHASAR, Romeo’s servingman
2.1.7. mercutio- romeo's friends
2.2. Capulets
2.2.1. JULIET
2.2.2. CAPULET, her father
2.2.3. LADY CAPULET, her mother
2.2.4. NURSE to Juliet
2.2.5. TYBALT, kinsman to the Capulets
2.2.6. PETRUCHIO, Tybalt’s companion
2.2.7. Capulet’s Cousin
2.2.8. SAMPSON, servingman GREGORY, servingman PETER, servingman Other Servingmen
2.3. Townspeople
2.3.1. ESCALUS, Prince of Verona Paris’ Page
2.3.2. PARIS, the Prince’s kinsman and Juliet’s suitor
2.3.3. MERCUTIO, the Prince’s kinsman and Romeo’s friend
2.3.4. FRIAR LAWRENCE
2.3.5. FRIAR JOHN
2.3.6. APOTHECARY
2.3.7. Three or four Citizens
2.3.8. Three Musicians
2.3.9. Three Watchmen
2.3.10. Attendants, Maskers, Torchbearers, a Boy with a drum, Gentlemen, Gentlewomen,
3. Act I Scene 2 1. What “suit” does Paris bring to Capulet in Scene 2? 2. How old is Juliet? What are her father’s thoughts about allowing her to marry? 3. Lord Capulet’s willingness to allow Juliet to have a say in whom she marries is pretty progressive, since most marriages for this social class at the time would’ve been arranged by parents. Why, do you suppose, Capulet is willing to take Juliet’s feelings into consideration? 4. Why is the Capulet servant upset about having been given a list of party guests to find? 5. Why does Benvolio want to crash the party? Why does Romeo agree? 6. What does Romeo want to happen to his eyes if they find someone other than Rosaline desirable at the party? What does this show us about Romeo?
3.1. 1.that him and juliet get married
3.2. 2.13 that she is too young and they should wait two more summers
3.3. 3.because he proble doesn't trust him so he wants to see if he is worth it to married his daughter
3.4. 4.he cant read
3.5. 5..he wants romeo to see other girls and romeo agrees because he wants to see the woman he loves
3.6. 6.let his tears turn into flames and burn his eyes for being such obvious liars
4. Act 1 Scene 4 1. According to Mercutio, who or what is Queen Mab, and what does she do? 2. What does Romeo say about the value of dreams? 3. What does Mercutio say about the value of dreams? 4. At the end of Scene 4, Romeo mentions the subject of his latest vivid dream. What did Romeo dream? Why isn’t he changing his course of action? What does this show us about Romeo?
4.1. 1.she is the deliver of dreams
4.2. 2. he thinks that they hold to truth
4.3. 3. he thinks there nothing but silly images
4.4. 4.that something bad will happen that will end with his death and he doesn't want to change his coarse because he wants to see his crush because hes determent
5. Act Two
5.1. Act Two scene one 1. What does the Act 2 Prologue say happened to Romeo’s love for Rosaline? How is this an example of foreshadowing? 2. What does Romeo mean by “dull earth” in Scene 1, line 2? 3. Who does Mercutio think that Romeo is in love with in his speech in Scene 1, lines 6-21? What’s funny about these lines?
5.1.1. 1.it says that it died but its foreshadowing romeos and Juliets soon to be death
5.1.2. 2.what he means is that his love for everything else is dull compared to his love for Juliet
5.1.3. 3.he thinks that he is still in love with roseline and whats funny about it is that mercutio is trying to get romeos attention by making him think that shes there when romeo doesn't even love roseline as much
5.2. Act Two scene two 1. When Romeo says, “He jests at scars that never felt a wound,” what does he mean? 2. What does Romeo compare Juliet to in his first speech in Sc. 2, lines 2-3? 3. In your own words, rewrite Juliet’s speech in Scene 2, lines 33-36. Go line-by-line as you restate her meaning. 4. When Juliet says, “That which we call a rose / By any other word would smell as sweet,” what does she mean? Do names matter in our lives? If you had a different first name, do you think you might have grown up to be a slightly different person? Romeo & Juliet – Act 2, Sc. 2 5. In your own words, translate Juliet’s meaning in lines 95-101. Why do other young lovers, both then and now, play such games? 6. Why does Juliet ask Romeo not to swear his love’s allegiance by the moon? 7. Which one is the first to mention marriage? What does this show us about this character? 8. What does Juliet instruct Romeo to send her the next day? 9. Look at lines 182-184. What do these lines literally mean? Then, explain how this bit of text is an example of foreshadowing. On
5.2.1. 1.its easy for someone to joke about love when they've never had it before
5.2.2. 2.he compared Juliet to the sun
5.2.3. 3.she wishes that romeo wasn't a Montague and that he would change his name or she wishes she couldn't be a caplet anymore
5.2.4. 4. i feel like i would have the same personality because i don't think a name would change your personalty
5.2.5. 5. she is saying that she loves him and if he wanted her to play hard to get then she
5.2.6. 6.because it always changes
5.2.7. 7.juliet, and it shows that she loves romeo
5.2.8. 8.when and where to get married
5.2.9. 9.its foreshadowing there death because juliet might give him to much love
5.3. Act1. At the beginning of Scene 3, what is Friar Laurence doing? 2. According to the Friar, how are humans like plants? 3. With whom does Friar Laurence assume Romeo has spent the night? Romeo & Juliet – Act 2, Sc. 3 4. In lines 87-88, the Friar says, “O, she knew well / Thy love did read by rote and could not spell.” Explain what he means here. 5. Why does the Friar begrudgingly agree to marry Romeo and Juliet?
5.3.1. 1.he is describing a flower in his basket
5.3.2. 2.because some of the people that come into your life and harm you by being mean talking be hind your bake where as some people can help you by being there for you
5.3.3. 3.roseline
5.3.4. 4.the fact that he is moving on to fast from roseline and he barley knows Juliet
5.3.5. 5.because he wants to end the feud between there two families
5.4. 1. Who are Laura, Dido, Cleopatra, Helen, and Hero? What does Mercutio say about them? 2. Write down three subjects Mercutio and Romeo make puns about in Scene 4, lines 44-70. 3. Describe the way Mercutio treats the Nurse. 4. What instructions does Romeo tell the Nurse to pass on to Juliet? 5. Who does the Nurse say also wants to marry Juliet? What does she say Juliet’s feelings are for this other suitor?
5.4.1. 1.he was comparing roseline to beautiful woman in history
5.4.2. 2.a goose to cook and eat soul as in a shoe and as in your own soul curtsy and then he replaced the word courtesy with curtsy
5.4.3. 3.he treats her bad like shes ugly and was being very rude and disrespectful
5.4.4. 4.he tells her to tell juiliet to make a plan to exscape her hows and meet him down at Friar Lawrence’s cell
5.4.5. 5.she warmed him about paris and says that she would rather look at toad then at him
5.5. 1. What time of day is it? 2. How long has the Nurse been gone on her errand to find Romeo? 3. What’s humorous about the way the Nurse treats Juliet in this scene?
5.5.1. 1.twelve o'clock
5.5.2. 2.three hours
5.5.3. 3.shes putting off her answers because she sees her self as a mother figure and she doesnt want her to get married because she want see her as much
5.6. 1. Is Romeo fearful of the future? Write down the lines that support your answer. 2. In your own words, explain the Friar’s warning in these lines: “These violent delights have violent ends And in their triumph die like fire and powder, Which, as they kiss, consume.” 3. In your own words, explain the Friar’s message in these lines: “Therefore love moderately; long love doth so: Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.” 4. What happens at the very end of this scene?
5.6.1. 1.no because he said But whatever misfortunes occur, they can’t ruin the joy I feel with one look at her.
5.6.2. 2.hes saying dont love her a lot because its the same as to little so find a good medium
5.6.3. 3.hes saying that if you love her too much you'll get tired and then it wont last as long so if you find a good medium your love will last a life time
5.6.4. 4.
6. Act Four
6.1. Scene 1 1. What reason does Paris give for not having spent much time courting Juliet? 2. Name three of the horrible things Juliet says she would find preferable to marrying Paris. 3. Describe the Friar’s plan in your own words.
6.1.1. 1.because shes crying a lot and he thinks its over tybalts death but its over romeo
6.1.2. 2.tell me to sit in a field full of poisonous snakes. Chain me up with wild bears. Hide me every night in a morgue full of dead bodies with wet, smelly flesh and skulls without jawbones
6.1.3. 3.to make her seem like shes dead for two days until romeo can come to take her away
6.2. Scene 2 1. How do you know if you’re hiring a good cook? 2. Juliet was supposed to marry Paris on Thursday, but what has her father decided? 3. Who will stay up all night to make sure the wedding party preparations are complete?
6.2.1. 1.if there food tast good
6.2.2. 2.her father moved it up to tomorrow
6.2.3. 3.capuliet
6.3. Scene 3 1. In case the potion doesn’t work, what item does Juliet keep with her in the bed? 2. Describe three things Juliet thinks might go wrong if she takes the potion. 3. Write down six words from Juliet’s speech (Scene 3, lines 30-58) that show her feelings about death.
6.3.1. 1. dagger
6.3.2. 2.her waking up before romeo gets there
6.3.3. 3.fearful terror desperate rage distraught, mangled
6.4. Scene 4 1. What time in the morning is it? 2. In the midst of all the cooking and prepping, Paris arrives for his wedding date. Given the answer to the previous question, what does this arrival show us about Paris? 3. What does Capulet mean when he says the Nurse should “go and trim her up” in Scene 4, line 27?
6.4.1. 1.3,oclock
6.4.2. 2.he is ready desperate
6.4.3. 3.wake her up and get her ready
6.5. Scene 5 1. Who is the first to find Juliet’s body and think that she’s dead in Scene 5? 2. In what three ways does Capulet say he can tell Juliet is dead? 3. What does the Friar advise Juliet’s parents to do with her body? 4. In a sly way, the Friar actually blames Juliet’s parents for her lifelessness. Write the lines in which he says they are being punished by God. 5. Why does Shakespeare end this heavy, emotionally wrenching scene with the odd exchange between Peter and the musicians?
6.5.1. 1.the nurse
6.5.2. 2.shes cold her blood has stopped her joints are stiff
6.5.3. 3.get her dressed in her finest clothes put rosemarry on her corpse and take her down to the church
6.5.4. 4.for disowning there daughter and not stopping the feud
6.5.5. 5.to entertain you and help you relate to the characters
7. Setting
7.1. In which town is the play set?
7.1.1. Verona
7.2. In what country do you suppose this town exists? (Yes, this is a real place on our planet.
7.2.1. italy
8. Prologue
8.1. What is a prologue? (Search online.)
8.1.1. Type Here
8.2. In the prologue, Shakespeare tells us that our two title characters are going to kill themselves. (You already knew this, right?) His 1600’s audience would’ve already known the story of Romeo & Juliet from a famous poem of the time, so this information would not have ruined the experience. In fact, many scholars say that knowing the deaths are coming actually improves the play. How could this be? Explain your thoughts.
8.2.1. Type Your response here.
9. Act 1 Scene 3 1. In your own words, explain the Nurse’s two stories about Juliet as a toddler. 2. Explain Lady Capulet’s opinion about Paris. 3. What is Juliet’s reaction to her mother’s request? What does this show us about Juliet
9.1. 1. in this story we learned that instead of her mother breast feeding her the nurse did in the second story she fell on her face and the nurses husband said jokingly when she gets older that she'll fall on her back
9.2. 2.that he is a one of a kind and there is no other man like him
9.3. 3.i think that she really don't like him as much because she said that shell only fall in love with him as much as her mother allows her two
10. Act 1 scene 5 1. When Romeo first sees Juliet, what terms does he use to describe her? 2. How does Tybalt recognize Romeo? 3. When Tybalt is ready to seize Romeo and throw him out of the party, what does Capulet say to Tybalt? Why? What is Tybalt’s reaction to this? 4. How does Romeo find out Juliet’s last name? 5. How does Juliet find out Romeo’s last name? 6. In the 1996 film version, the Capulet ball is a costume party, where Juliet is dressed as an angel, Romeo as a knight in shining armor, and Paris as an astronaut. Explain how these costumes are appropriate for each character, giving special attention to analyzing Paris’ outfit.
10.1. 1. he compared her to a white dove among crows
10.2. 2. by his voice
10.3. 3.Capulet told him not to and that he wouldn't throw him out for all the money in the village because he caries himself like a well dignified man and tybalt said he had to leave because he was so furious
10.4. 4.romeo ask the nurse
10.5. 5.she ask the nurse
10.6. 6.they put them in those outfits because the angle represents innocents and purity and the knight represents protection and saving from paris and the astronaut costume represents him not being in touch with every thing else
11. Act three
11.1. 1. At the beginning of Act 3, who says the following lines? What do these lines foreshadow? “I pray thee, good Mercutio, let’s retire. The day is hot, the Capulets abroad, And, if we meet, we shall not ‘scape a brawl, For now, these hot days, is the mad blood stirring.” 2. What does Mercutio tell us about Benvolio in lines 15-27? Is this true? Explain what’s happening here. 3. Examine Mercutio’s “grave man” line. What figure of speech is used? What is the meaning? 4. Explain the following lines (104-110): “This gentlemen, the Prince’s near ally, My very friend, hath got his mortal hurt In my behalf – my reputation stained With Tybalt’s slander – Tybalt, that an hour Hath been my cousin. O sweet Juliet, Thy beauty hath made me effeminate And in my temper soft’ned valor’s steel!” 5. Explain the Prince’s judgment and why he makes this ruling.
11.1.1. 1.BENVOLIO and its forshadowing the fight
11.1.2. 2.that bevolio would pick a fight over anything with anyone and when there talking with TYBALT bevolio is trying to get them to go inside so that way nobody sees them fighting
11.1.3. 3.hes using a pun because hes being grave which is not normal and he will also be dead tomorrow
11.1.4. 4.we found out that mercutio is a close relative to the prince and a good friend to romeo and was defending romeo from tybalts words we learnd that romeo and juiliet did get married and tybalt is now romeos cousin and Juliet made him soft
11.1.5. 5.yes because romeo should not have to pay for the death of mercutio
11.2. Romeo & Juliet – Act 3, Sc. 2 1. In her speech at the beginning of Scene 2, what is Juliet looking forward to that night? 2. Give two examples from lines 26-31 that Juliet uses to explain the agony of expectation that she’s feeling. 3. Write down three of the oxymoron's Juliet uses to describe Romeo and explain why she uses this literary technique to describe her young husband. 4. The Nurse says, “Shame come to Romeo!” How does Juliet react to the Nurse? 5. Where is Romeo hiding?
11.2.1. 1.the night so she can loss her virginity
11.2.2. 2.she says shes bought by romeo but he does not yet possess her and she is like a child before a holiday with new robes
11.2.3. 3.Beautiful tyrant! Fiend angelical! Dove-feathered raven she used them because he was the most handsomeness man she had seen but yet he killed tybalt
11.2.4. 4.she got defincave over romeo because she is his wife and she is suppose to defend her husband even tho he killed her cousin who wanted to kill romeo
11.2.5. 5.in friar Lawrence’s cell.
11.3. 1. What is Friar Laurence’s opinion of Romeo’s punishment in Scene 3, lines 25-28? 2. In Scene 3, lines 33-39, why does Romeo say that he is less honored than carrion-flies? 3. What three reasons does Friar Laurence give Romeo to show that he should be happy? 4. In Scene 3, the Nurse gives Romeo a gift from Juliet. What is the gift?
11.3.1. 1.he says it mercy and its better then death
11.3.2. 2.he is less honored because he has to leave the city but mean while the flis there can be around juliet
11.3.3. 3. Juliet is alive hes alive and he so much natural talent, but like someone who hoards money,
11.3.4. 4.the ring
11.4. Romeo & Juliet – Act 3, Sc. 4 1. Capulet explains to Paris that Juliet is upstairs crying about Tybalt. He says, “Look you, she loved her kinsman Tybalt dearly, And so did I. Well, we were born to die.” From this passage, explain how Capulet felt about his nephew. Why, do you suppose, he felt this way? 2. What decision does Capulet make, thinking that it willcheer up Juliet? 3. What is Paris’ reply when Capulet makes hisannouncement?
11.4.1. 1.he loved is nephew but he wasn't close with him
11.4.2. 2.for her to get married to paris
11.4.3. 3.he agrees and he says that he wishes tomorrow war Thursday
11.5. Romeo & Juliet – Act 3, Sc. 5 1.Why does Juliet want to believe the songbird she can hear is a nightingale, not a lark? 2. What does Juliet mean by an “ill-divining soul” in Scene 5, line 54? 3. Why do Juliet’s parents believe she is upset? What istheir plan to help cheer her? 4. Earlier in the play, Capulet said Juliet will get to have a voice in whom she marries. Now, he’s raging at his daughter for speaking up against his choice. Explain why Capulet has changed his mind about listening to his daughter’s opinion about her future spouse. 5. How does the Nurse describe Paris in Sc. 5, lines 218-223?
11.5.1. 1.because she wants romeo to stay and the lark sings early in the morning
11.5.2. 2.her soul predicts evil things
11.5.3. 3.because tybalt died to get her married to Paris
11.5.4. 4.he blowed up on everyone in the room because Juliet spoke out on her dad making her get married to Paris why he changed his mind is because he wants to save his family's reputation and Juliet doesn't like Paris because shes married to romeo and she hasn't officially met him
11.5.5. 5.shes say his better then romeo because romeo is banished and he looks better then romeo
12. Act 5
12.1. Scene 1. 1.Describe the dream that Romeo has just had at the beginning of Scene 1? 2. Who brings news from Verona? What is the news? 3. Write down three odd things Romeo noticed in the apothecary shop. 4. Why is it difficult to get poison in Mantua? Why does Romeo believe this apothecary will sell him some despite this?
12.1.1. he dies and juliet brought him back to life
12.1.2. BALTHASAR
12.1.3. musty seeds,stuffed alligator,skins of strange fish
12.1.4. because its illegal he thinks that because he is poor
12.2. Scene 2 1. In Scene 2, what is Friar John’s excuse for not having delivered the letter to Romeo? 2. What is Friar Laurence’s plan of action once he realizes Romeo hasn’t received his letter?
12.2.1. he was qurented because he was acoceated with someone who had the bubonic plege
12.2.2. hes going to the tomb to get Juliet out and take her to his cell
12.3. Scene 3 1. Who is the first person to arrive at Juliet’s tomb in Scene 3? Why is he there? 2. Explain Paris’ logic in thinking that Romeo is responsible for Juliet killing herself. 3. Did Paris love Juliet? Give evidence to support your answer. 4. Romeo comments that Juliet looks just as beautiful in death as she did in life, with roses in her cheeks and lips. He doesn’t realize that the “death” is just a potion that’s wearing off. Instead, why does he figure Juliet is still so beautiful? 5. Does Juliet wake up just before Romeo dies or just after? 6. Who is present when Juliet awakens? Why doesn’t this person stay? 7. Why does Juliet kiss Romeo’s lips even after he already died? 8. Juliet says, “Thy lips are warm!” This is, quite arguably, one of the saddest lines in the entire play. Why are these four little words so meaningful? 9. How does Juliet kill herself? 10. Which two characters are detained by the watchmen after Juliet’s death? 11. Who else died tonight? How do we find out? 12. How many people died in this play? List their names in order of their deaths.
12.3.1. 1. paris
12.3.2. 2.because he killed tybalt and he thinks she died because of the sadness from his death
12.3.3. 3.no, because he didn't know anything about her
12.3.4. 4.that death loves her
12.3.5. 5.just after
12.3.6. 6. friar lawrence because the watch is coming and he doesnt want to get caught
12.3.7. 7.she hopes to get some poisen from his lips
12.3.8. 8.its sad because if he wouldve waited like 5 more minuets he wouldve seen her wake up
12.3.9. 9.by a knife
12.3.10. 10.the friar and romeos man
12.3.11. 11.romeos mom
12.3.12. 12.6 marcutio tybalt paris romeo Juliet lady Montague