R&J Act 1 Flashcards
The play opens with the __________________ spoken by a chorus and is in the form of a 14-line poem called a sonnet.
Prologue
The setting of the play is__________.
Verona
The feud is between what two families?
The Montagues and the Capulets
Romeoś family is called
The Montagues
Julietś family is called
The Capulets
Who orders the fighting to stop?
The Prince
Who says….”on pain of death”
The Prince
Who does Romeo love at the start of the play who does not love him back
Rosaline
Who wants Juliet to wait two more summers before marrying?
Lord Capulet
Juliet is about to turn__________years old
14 years old
Wants to marry Juliet
Paris
Who says, “it is an honor that I dream not of”
Juliet
Who says “examine other beauties”
Benvolio
Who brings you dreams
Queen Mab
the belief that everything in life is pre-determined
Fate
the belief that your actions determine what happens
Free Will
Mercutio thinks we dream about what we_____________
desire
Who is worried about their “untimely death”
Romeo
Romeo’s cousin who tries to help him.
Benvolio
Juliet’s cousin who recognizes Romeo at Capulet’s party.
Tybalt
Is like a mother to Juliet.
The Nurse
Tells a story about Queen Mab, the fairies’ midwife.
Mercutio
rhyme scheme of a sonnet
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
There are three stanzas in a sonnet called
Quatrains
There are two lines in this stanza in a sonnet
Couplet
A sonnet has these many syllables in each line
ten
Who says, “If ever you disturb our streets again, Your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace.”
The Prince
Who says, “Younger than she are happy mothers made.”
Paris
Who says, “What, drawn and talk of peace! I hate the word As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee.”
Tybalt
Who says, “O’ then I see Queen Mab hath been with you.”
Mercutio
Who says, “My only love, sprung from my only hate”
Juliet
Who does Romeo learn about the Capulet party from?
A (Capulet) Servant
Romeo’s reason for going to the Capulet party is to see who?
Rosaline
Romeo & Juliet learn that their families are…
enemies
At the end of the party, this character, when asked, tells both Romeo & Juliet who one another is.
The Nurse
Gives Romeo Advice
Benvolio (his cousin)
During the street scene, at the beginning of the play, who is the character who says he/she hates the Montagues?
Tybalt
He/she falls in love easily
Romeo
Who says: “woo her….get her heart”
Lord Capulet
