Romeo and Juliet Act 1 Scene 1: Vocabulary: colliers - valiant - pernicious adversary tyrannous Where does Scene 1 take place: Sampson Gregory Abram Balthasar Benvolio Tybalt Officer Capulet/Lady Capulet Montague/Lady Montague Prince
Romeo Rosaline 1. What are Gregory and Sampson discussing at the beginning of the scene? What does this reveal about the Montagues? 2. What is the gesture biting a thumb similar to today? What were they trying to do to the Capulets? 3. During the fight between the Montagues and the Capulets, the Prince appears and he is very angry. What is the promise and threat he makes? 4. Benvolio and Montague describe the way Romeo has been acting. What do they have to say about him? Use direct quotes and summarize their meanings. 5. Why is Romeo so depressed? 6. What advice does Benvolio give Romeo?
Vocabulary: Heretics: Act 1 Scene 2: Reckoning: Unattainted: Where does Scene 2 take place: Paris Servant 1. Why does Capulet think it will be easy for Montague and him to keep the peace? 2. After speaking briefly, Paris gets to the point of his visit to the Capulets. What does he ask of Lord Capulet? What is Capulet s response? 3. Paris responds that girls younger than she have been married. What is Capulet s response to this? What suggestion and invitation does Capulet make to Paris? 4. Why does Capulet s servant talk to Romeo and Benvolio? 5. While Benvolio is trying to convince Romeo to find other women in order to overcome his heartache over Rosaline, what suggestion does he make? Use a direct quote. Why does he suggest this? (Use back if needed to answer fully)
Act 1 Scene 3: Vocabulary: Lammastide Fortnight Warrant Where does Scene 3 take place: Nurse Juliet 1. How old is Juliet? 2. When Lady Capulet asks Juliet how she feels about marriage, what is Juliet s answer? Use a direct quote and summarize her meaning. 3. Following Juliet s answer, what does Lady Capulet then tell Juliet? 4. What does the Nurse think of Paris?
Act 1 Scene 4: Vocabulary: Lath Wantons Benefice Vile Where does Scene 3 take place: Mercutio 1. Why does Romeo say he is unable to dance? 2. How are Romeo and Mercutio different? Use direct evidence and summarize what it means. 3. How do the Montagues expect to be able to enter a Capulet house? 4. Romeo is nervous about going to the masquerade because of the dream he had the night before. Romeo seems to believe (as did many in Shakespeare s day) that dreams have something to do with life. What is Mercutio s opinion of dreams? What does Mercutio s speech reveal about his character? 5. What is Romeo s misgiving, and what does the line some consequence, yet hanging in the stars have to do with his feeling of dread? What theme does this quote illustrates. How do you know?
Act 1 Scene 5: Vocabulary: Nuptial Scathe Perforce Cholor Prodigious Gall Where does Scene 5 take place: Tybalt 1. What does Romeo think of Juliet the first time he sees her? 2. How does Tybalt recognize Romeo? What does he vow to do? 3. When Tybalt is ready to seize Romeo and throw him out of the party, what does Capulet say to Tybalt? 4. Explain what the conversation is between Romeo and Juliet.
5. During their conversation, Romeo ends up kissing Juliet twice before the Nurse comes to tell Juliet that her mother requests her. Romeo and his friends leave. How does the audience know that Juliet feels as strongly about Romeo as he does for her? Use direct evidence from text. 6. How does Romeo find out Juliet s last name? Use direct evidence from text. 7. How does Juliet find out Romeo s last name? Use direct evidence from text. 8. How do they each react to finding out they are from feuding families? How do you know? Character: Reaction (Quote) Romeo What does it mean? Juliet 9. Now that we have ended Act 1, make a prediction about what will happen in the rest of the play. Use your character information and information from the prologue. Be sure to use evidence from the text to support your answer.