Romeo and Juliet Study Guide
1. This story mainly takes place in _______________________________, Italy.
2. _______________________________ asks Lord Capulet if he may marry Juliet.
3. Romeo and his friends escape detection at the party because they are wearing
_____________.
4. Juliet finds out that Romeo is a __________.
5. Romeo finds out that Juliet is a __________.
6. Who asks his uncle to kick Romeo out of the party?
7. What is the name of the woman (girl) who just broke Romeo’s heart at the beginning
of the play?
8. How is Tybalt related to Juliet?
9. In the famous "balcony" scene, when Juliet says "Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou
Romeo?" (Act II, Sc. 2, line 33), what is she asking?
10. Which member of the Capulet household is not only aware of the marriage, but is
assisting with it?
11. William Shakespeare wrote most of his plays and sonnets in what rhyming pattern?
12. Why do Juliet’s parents think she is sad?
13. What does Lord Capulet threaten to do if Juliet does not agree to marry Paris?
14. Where does Romeo go after his banishment?
15. What news does Romeo’s servant bring to Romeo in Mantua?
16. What does Romeo buy from the Apothecary?
17. What is Paris’ last request?
18. How does Juliet die?
19. Romeo and Juliet are called star-crossed lovers because…
20. What proves that Romeo and Juliet are star-crossed lovers?
21. What does Lord Montague tell Lord Capulet he will do in honor of Juliet?
22. What is the last line of Romeo and Juliet?
23. What could be considered a theme of “Romeo and Juliet?”
24. What event was a turning point in the play?
25. What is the actor doing when the script says [aside] ?
For the following quotes, you need to be able to tell me WHO said it and WHO it was
said to or about, what was going on in the play when the lines were spoken, paraphrase
what the quote is saying, and explain how the quote relates to the greater whole of the
play.
"Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight! For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night."
"O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name.
Or if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love and I'll no longer be a Capulet."
“Part, fools! Put up your swords; you know not what you do.”
“What, drawn, and talk of peace! I hate the word as I hate hell, all Montagues, and
thee.”
“O happy dagger! This is thy sheath; there rust, and let me die.”