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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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