 Characters  Setting  Literary terms  Quotes (6 total)  Themes  Plot

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 Benvolio  Lord and Lady Montague  Juliet  Mercutio  Tybalt  Lord and Lady Capulet  Romeo  Prince Escalus  Paris  Nurse

 Five Act Structure: Purpose of Act I  Introduces the central argument or conflict.  Primary Setting:  Verona, Italy  Time Period:  16 th Century

Literary Terms:  Foil  A character who has qualities that are in sharp contrast to another character, thus emphasizing the traits of each.  Romeo and Paris  Foreshadowing  Refers to hints in the text about what will occur later in the plot.  Prologue (renewed violence)  Romeo’s ill feeling about entering the Capulet feast  Tybalt’s warning about Capulet allowing Romeo to stay

Literary Terms:  Pun  A play on words that have similar sounds but more than one possible spelling or meaning.  “nimble soles” of Mercutio; “soul of lead” referencing Romeo’s sadness  Personification  Giving human qualities or characteristics to a nonliving/inanimate object  “the all-seeing sun”  Oxymoron  A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction  “brawling love; loving hate”

Act I Quotes (6 total)  “I’ll look to like, if looking liking move; / But no more deep will I endart mine eye/ Than in your consent gives strength to make it fly.”  Juliet Act I: iii Lines  “I do but keep the peace; Put up thy sword, / or manage it to part these men with me.”  Benvolio Act I: i Lines 61-62

Act I Quotes (cont.):  “What, drawn and talk of peace? I hate the word/ As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee. / Have at thee, coward!”  Tybalt Act I: i Lines  “If ever you disturb our streets again, / Your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace.”  Prince Escalus Act I: i Lines  Foreshadowing

Act I Quotes (cont.):  “Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight! / For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night.”  Romeo Act I: v Lines  Irony  “My only love, sprung from my only hate!/ Too early seen unknown, and known too late!”  Juliet Act I:i Lines

Revenge: -Tybalt’s pride hurt at the feast by Capulet Love: Love: -Love at first sight -”Don’t judge a book by the cover” -arranged marriage -love Nurse has for Juliet

What is the purpose of the prologue? What information does it reveal to the audience? What does the exchange of words between Sampson and Gregory reveal about the long standing feud between the Capulets and the Montagues? What is Romeo’s emotional attitude like at the start of the play? Why is he experiencing this emotion?

What does Paris ask of Lord Capulet? What is Lord Capulet’s response? How does Romeo hear about the Capulet feast? Why does Benvolio encourage him to attend? Why does Romeo agree to attend the masquerade? What is Juliet’s reaction to the idea of Paris courting her?

Why does Lord Capulet allow Romeo to stay at the feast when Tybalt points out that he is there? What is Tybalt’s reaction to Lord Capulet’s decision? Both Romeo and Juliet fall in love at first sight. Explain the reactions each has when they discover they are from opposing households.