"Romeo and Juliet"

Question 1

What is Romeo’s surname?

Answer 1

Montague

Question 2

What is Juliet’s surname?

Answer 2

Capulet

Question 3

Who kills Tybalt?

Answer 3

Romeo

Question 4

Who does Juliet’s parents want her to marry?

Answer 4

Paris

Question 5

Who performs Romeo and Juliet’s marriage ceremony

Answer 5

Friar Lawrence

Question 6

Where is the play “Romeo and Juliet” set?

Answer 6

Verona (and Mantua), Italy

Question 7

Who banishes Romeo from Verona after he kills Tybalt?

Answer 7

Prince Escalus

Question 8

Who is the Prince of Cats?

Answer 8

Tybalt

Question 9

What is the name of Romeo’s friend who tries to keep the peace between the Montague’s and the Capulets?

Answer 9

Benvolio

Question 10

How old is Juliet?

Answer 10

Juliet is 13 years old.

Question 11

Who wrote the play “Romeo and Juliet”?

Answer 11

William Shakespeare

Question 12

What is the climax of the play?

Answer 12

The deaths of Romeo and Juliet in the Capulet tomb (5.3)

Question 13

Act 3, Scene 1, the fight scene is a turning point in the play. What is a turning point is? How is the fight scene a turning point in the play?.

Answer 13

A turning point is a point at which a significant/decisive/important change takes place in the play.
The action changes from the pursuit of love to the fate of the star-crossed lovers. The theme in the play changes from love to hatred/revenge. The tone changes from comic to tragic.

Question 14

List 3 themes of “Romeo and Juliet”.

Answer 14

Love
Hatred
Fate
Chance