Romeo And Juliet Flashcards
(49 cards)
Who else is at the tomb? What happens?
Act 5
Paris and Page
Romeo and Paris fight and Paris is left dead and as his dying wish request to be placed in the tomb beside Juliet is filled by Romeo
From where does Romeo procure such a deadly poison?
Act 5
Apothecary
What does Romeo give to Balthasar? Why does he threaten them?
(Act 5)
Romeo gives Balthasar a letter to take to his father and because he wants to die alone with Juliet with no chance of being stopped.
Who else died on this night? (2) (besides Romeo and Juliet)
Act 5
Lady Montague and Paris
What do Capulet and Montague agree to do to honor their children?
(Act 5)
To never fight again and to make golden statues of their children
What happened to Friar Laurence? What evidence is used to corroborate the story?
(Act 5)
Friar Laurence’s plan was thrown off when Friar John got held up on his journey to give Romeo the letter of the plan due to a plague Quarantine of 24 hours. The story was corroborated when Benvolio gave the letter Romeo wrote to his father and it proved Friar Laurence’s story.
Romeo
Husband of Juliet
Killed Tybalt
Son of the Montagues
Suicide
Juliet
Wife of Romeo
Suicide
Daughter of the Capulets
Mercutio
Kinsman of the prince
Friend of Romeo
Killed by Tybalt
Benvolio
Friend of Romeo
Nephew of Montague
Tybalt
Juliet’s cousin
Killed by Romeo
Nephew of the Capulet
Nurse
Julie’s caretaker
Lord Capulet
Juliet’s father
Lady Capulet
Juliet’s mother
Lord Montague
Romeo’s father
Lady Montague
Romeos mother
Grief induced suicide
Count Paris
Going to marry Juliet
Romeo killed him
Noblesman
Prince
Ruler of Verona
Rosaline
Romeo’s first love
Friar Laurence
A priest that married Romeo and Juliet
Created Juliet’s plan to help Juliet and Romeo
Friar John
Priest that was used as a messenger for Friar Laurence
Plot details of the Prologue
The chorus sets up the plot for the romantic tragedy.
“From forth the fatal loins of these two foes / A pair of star-cross’d lovers take their life.”
Plot details of the opening fight scene
The servants of the feuding families of Capulet and Montague break out into a brawl. Benvolio, a Montague tries to stop the brawl, but he too joins in when Tybalt, a Capulet arrives. The Prince shows up and breaks up the fight and tells the families if any more fighting occurs, that person will be sentenced to death.
Why does Romeo go to the party?
His friends and family wanted to take his mind off of Rosaline. They also wanted him to get out of the mood he was in a make him have a little fun. Benvolio his cousin, is the main person that pushes him to go, to make Romeo see Rosaline as not as good and as special as other people at the masquerade. Benvolio tells him “Compare thine beauty with some that I shall show. I will make thee think thy swan a crow”