Mercutio
a kingsman to the prince, and romeo's close friend
Romeo
son of montague; falls in love with juliet
Juliet
daughter of capulet
Friar Lawrence
priest and romeos friend, also makes medicine
Nurse
juliets caregiver since birth and friend, real name is angelica
Benvolio
Nephew of Montague and friend of Romeo
Peter
capulet servant
Montague
Romeo's father, hates capulet
Lady Montague
Romeo's mother, Montague's wife. She dies of grief after Romeo is exiled from Verona.
Capulet
Juliet's father, hates Montague
Lady Capulet
Juliet's mother, Capulet's wife
Prince Escalus
Prince of Verona; concerned about maintaining the public peace
Paris
Wants to marry Juliet, princes kingsman, dies
Romeo and Juliet written by
William Shakespeare
Friar John
Franciscan priest, supposed to bring Romeo letter from friar Lawrence
How do Romeo and Benvolio find out about the capulet party?
The capulet servant asks for help to read his list.
Who's is Romeo in love with in act 1
Rosaline
Where does Romeo and Juliet take place?
Verona, Italy
Where does Romeo go to hide after he kills Tybalt?
Friar Laurence's cell
Where does Romeo go after his banishment?
Mantua
What does Juliet say that makes her father happy?
She says that she will marry Paris.
Who kills Mercutio?
Tybalt
Who kills Tybalt?
Romeo
Juliet has a vision. Who does she see and what does she see?
in her vision, she sees Romeo dead in a tomb
Foreshadowing
the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot
Soliloquy
A long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage
Allusion
an indirect reference
Simile
A comparison using "like" or "as
After Juliet wakes up in the tomb, Friar Lawrence suggests hiding her
in a nunnery
Romeo goes to the apothecary because he
wants to buy poison
How does Juliet kill herself?
She uses romeo's dagger
Why does Paris think Romeo has come to the tomb?
To commit crimes to the corpses
Balthasar
Romeo's servant
Tybalt
evil, violent cousin of Juliet
Why does Juliet want Romeo to have some other name?
Because their families are fighting
Why can Juliet not marry Paris
She is already married