Character Quiz Flashcards
Benvolio’s uncle
Lord Montague
asked Benvolio to talk to Romeo
Lord Montague
concerned about Romeo’s depression
Lord Montague
Glad Romeo wasn’t at the fight
Lady Montague
Could have been killed for talking to Juliet without a chaperone
Romeo
asks the friar to marry him and Juliet
Romeo
Believes in fate, love, and dreams
Romeo
suffered from depression
Romeo
Montague’s only child
Romeo
Flat character showing only peace- inner peace and civil peace
Benvolio
tries to talk to Romeo about his depression
Benvolio
tries to break up the servant’s fight
Benvolio
fights only if he has to, but will fight
Benvolio
asks Romeo what’s wrong, why he’s depressed
Benvolio
peacekeeper
Benvolio
Teases Romeo to lift his spirits
Mercutio
loves to have fun
Mercutio
doesn’t believe in fate, dreams, or love
Mercutio
Romeo’s best friend
Mercutio
loves teasing, but hates being teased
Mercutio
teases Sampson
Gregory
starts the fight by biting his thumb
Sampson
sees both healing and killing people in plants
Friar
agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet
Friar
Says anyone caught fighting will be put to death
Prince
Law of the town
Prince
breaks up the servant’s fight
Prince
Narrator at the beginning of the act
Chorus
Doesn’t want Juliet to marry for two more years
Lord Capulet
believes Juliet should have a choice in whom she marries
Lord Capulet
hosts a party
Lord Capulet
doesn’t want Romeo to be insulted at his party, says Romeo is behaving himself and has heard good things about him
Lord Capulet
Wants Juliet to marry as she was Juliet’s age when Juliet was born
Lady Capulet
Asks Juliet if she is interested in marriage
Lady Capulet
Doesn’t trust Romeo’s words of love
Juliet
needs a chaperone
Juliet
was obedient, but has gone against her parents wishes
Juliet
agreed to give Paris a chance
Juliet
doesn’t want to get married
Juliet
Capulet’s only child
Juliet
Flat character showing only hatred and fighting
Tybalt
sends a note to the Montague home challenging Romeo to a fight
Tybalt
Juliet’s male cousin
Tybalt
hates all Montagues
Tybalt
wants to beat up Romeo for crashing a party
Tybalt
Wants to be a nun
Rosaline
Juliet’s female cousin
Rosaline
Romeo was in love with her
Rosaline
Teased for being ignorant
Nurse
says she is not one of Mercutio’s criminals
Nurse
Juliet’s messenger
Nurse
wants to see Juliet marry
Nurse
Juliet’s best friend
Nurse
most eligible bachelor in Verona
Paris
asks for Juliet’s hand in marriage
Paris
Montague servant
Abram
Lord Montague, Lady Montague, Romeo, Benvolio, Mercutio, Abram
Montagues
Prince, Friar, Chorus
Neutral
Lord Capulet, Lady Capulet, Juliet, Nurse, Rosaline, Tybalt, Paris, Gregory, Sampson
Capulets
Changed his mind about Juliet waiting 2 years to marry
Lord Capulet
Came to pay his respects to the Capulets
Paris
Is supposed to marry Juliet on Thursday
Paris
Banishes Romeo
Prince
Argues for Romeo’s life to be spared
Lord Montague
Tells the truth about how Tybalt and Mercutio died
Benvolio
Tells Juliet to forget about her marriage to Romeo and marry Paris
Nurse
Insists Romeo dies
Lady Capulet
Says it took 20 to kill Tybalt
Lady Capulet
First to die
Mercutio
Curses and blames the houses or his death
Mercutio
Ignores his uncle’s orders to forget about Romeo
Tybalt
Gives Nurse a ring to give to Romeo
Juliet
Gets angry with Nurse for saying that Romeo should be ashamed
Juliet
Called a disobedient wench by her father
Juliet
Banished from Verona
Romeo
Attempts suicide but was stopped by Nurse
Romeo
No longer trusts Nurse to help her
Juliet
Will go see Friar for help
Juliet
Prince of Cats
Tybalt
Fights for family honor
Tybalt
Best fighter in town
Tybalt
Is given permission for Juliet’s hand in marriage by Lord Capulet
Paris
Came up with a plan to help Romeo and Juliet
Friar
Blames the family feud for Mercutio’s death
Prince
Threatens to disown Juliet
Lord Capulet
Says Benvolio lies
Lady Capulet
Plans to hire a hitman to kill Romeo
Lady Capulet
Pacifist turned murder
Romeo
Gets revenge for Mercutio’s death
Romeo
Stops Romeo from killing himself
Nurse
Forced to fight by Tybalt in Act 1
Benvolio
Second to die in the play
Tybalt
Killed by Romeo
Tybalt
Blames Juliet for Mercutio’s death
Romeo