Part I
1. What begins the newest argument between Capulets and Montagues?
2. Who is Romeo in love with at the start of the play?
3. What is Benvolio's advice to Romeo to help him get over the girl he originally has a crush on?
4. Who is in love with Juliet at the beginning of the play?
What do we know about him?
5. Describe the relationship between Juliet and her mother.
6. What is Tybalt's reaction to Romeo's presence at the costume party?
7. What is Lord Capulet's reaction to Romeo's presence at the costume party?
8. What does Juliet mean when she says, "my only love sprung from my only hate"?
Part II
9. What does Romeo compare Juliet's beauty to when he sees her at the window at midnight?
10. What does Juliet feel is the enemy of the love that she and Romeo have for one another?
11. What difference do you note about how impulsive both Romeo and Juliet are?
12. What agreement does Juliet make with Romeo for the following day after they meet?
13. Why won't Juliet's nurse immediately tell her what Romeo says about her?
14. Why does Tybalt come to find Romeo?
15. Why does Romeo refuse to engage in a duel with Tybalt?
16.What happens to Mercutio? And as a result of what happens to Mercutio, what happens to
Tybalt? What is Romeo's punishment for what he does to Tybalt?
Part III
17. Why does Romeo feel that banishment is worse than death?
18. What internal conflict is Juliet having after Tybalt's death?
19. What "happy" news does Lady Capulet bring to Juliet after Romeo is snuck out of her room?
20. How does Juliet react to this news?
21. How does Lord Capulet react to Juliet's refusal? What ultimatum does he give her?
22. Does Juliet's mother comfort her? Why?
23. What insight do we have into the Capulet family after this confrontation?
24. What does Juliet say she will do if Fr. Laurence does not help her out of her marriage to
Paris?
25. What is Fr. Laurence's plan to reunite Romeo and Juliet?
Part IV
26. What does Juliet say to her mother as she goes to bed the night before her wedding that
should have tipped her mother off that something was wrong?
27. How do you think the Capulet's feel about what Juliet has done? Who is to blame?
28. What does Balthasar think happens to Juliet?
29. What news from Verona does Balthasar have for Romeo?
30. What effect does Balthasar's news have on Fr. Laurence's plans?
31. What does Romeo do after hearing Balthasar's news?
32. What happens after Romeo drinks the poison?
33. What could have been done to prevent this tragedy from occurring?