Romeo & Juliet Flashcards
(27 cards)
who is Romeo?
Romeo is a young boy, a montague.
who is Juliet?
Juliet is a young girl, a capulet.
who is Mercutio?
Mercutio is Romeo’s bestfriend, he is in no house.
who is Tybalt?
Tybalt is Juliet’s cousin, a capulet.
who is Benvolio?
Benvolio is Romeo’s cousin, a montague.
who is the centre of conflict in the play?
Tybalt.
who is the peace-keeper in the play?
Benvolio.
what does Benvolio say to the servants fighting?
“part fools!”
who was Romeo in love with before Juliet?
Rosaline.
what are Romeo and Juliet described as at the beginning of the play?
star-crossed lovers
“a pair of star-crossed lovers”
who doesn’t get involved in the conflict?
all women.
what is Tybalt described as?
the King of cats.
who is a mother figure to Juliet?
the nurse/maid.
who is a father figure to Romeo?
the friar.
what does Mercutio say to Romeo and Tybalt when he is stabbed?
“a plague on both your houses”
give a quote to show that Mercutio showed that his stab was a joke.
“a scratch! a scratch!”
who does Juliet’s father want her to marry?
Paris.
what is the technique used to show Romeo and Juliet’s death before it has happened?
fore-shadowing.
what does Romeo say when he sees Juliet for the first time?
“for I have never seen true beauty until this night”
how is Romeo presented at the beginning of the play?
- feminine
- pathetic
- mummy’s boy
who killed Tybalt?
Romeo kills Tybalt.
who kills Paris?
Romeo kills Paris.
how does Romeo kill himself?
he kills himself with poison from a very poor man.
how does Juliet kill herself?
with a dagger.
