What city does the play take place?
Verona
Who are the families fighting?
The Montagues and the Capulets
Why are the Montagues and the
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An ancient grudge, probably bc of land and power
What does the prologue say is the only thing that will end their parents' rage?
That 2 children from both families one from the Capulets and one from the Montagues fall in love but would kill themselves
What is the purpose of the prologue?
To hook the reader
What type of poem is the prologue?
A sonnet
What does Shakespeare do to highlight important parts in the plot?
He writes it as a sonnet
What is the exposition of Romeo and Juliet?
Prologue and Act 1
Who started the fight in Act 1 Scene 1?
Sampson a Capulet
Who is Sampson?
A servant of Capulet
Who is Romeo?
Son of Montague
Who is Benvolio?
Romeos friend and nephew of Montague
Who is Balthasar?
Servant of Montague
Who is Abram?
Servant of Montague
Who is Juliet?
Daughter of Capulet
Who is Tybalt?
Nephew of Lady Capulet, a great but violent swordsman
Who is Peter?
Juliet's nurses servant
Who is Gregory?
The Capulets servant
Who is Prince Escalus?
Ruler of Verona
Who is Mercutio?
Friend of Romeo, and relative of the Prince, he is a bit wild and funny, and a bit paranoid
What is a Friar?
A Franciscan priest
Who is Count Paris?
A young nobleman who is related to the Prince
What is the rising Action?
Act 2
What is the resolution?
Act 5
What warning does the Prince give the street fighters?
That of they fight again then the head of the families will be killed?
Why is the Prince's warning to the street fighters so effective and important?
It stops all the underlings from fight, and it shows how much power the prince has
Where is Romeo during the first fight?
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What makes Romeo so upset in the being of the story?
The lady he loves does not love him back
Who is Romeo in love with first?
Rosaline
Does Lord Capulet want Juliet to marry at her age?
No
Who changes Lord Capulets mind about Juliet getting married, how?
Paris, and he changes his mind by saying others marry so young and are happy
What does Capulet ask his servant to do in the first act that he can not?
To invite people to a party from a list but he can't read [Show Less]