Romeo and Juliet Act 1 Overview

Tybalt's personality

• aggressive & hot-headed

• calm & collected

• friendly & sociable

• thoughtful & introspective

Setting of Act 1

• Verona, Italy

• Rome, Italy

• Florence, Italy

• Naples, Italy

What's the meaning of endure?

• tolerate; put up with

• reject; dismiss

• celebrate; honor

• ignore; overlook

Identify the type of quote

• stage directions

• dialogue

• monologue

• soliloquy

Host of the masquerade ball

• Capulet

• Montague

• Tybalt

• Benvolio

Romeo's disguise at the ball

• Mask

• Costume

• Cloak

• Hat

Romeo's initial love interest

• Juliet

• Rosaline

• Mercutio

• Nurse

In Scene 1, why does the Prince call the Capulets and the Montagues "Rebellious subjects, enemies of the peace,/Profaners of this neighbor-stained in steel"?

• The two families have been feuding

• They are allies in a war

• They are friends with the Prince

• They have made a peace treaty

Romeo's reaction to Juliet...

• He's in love and believes she is beautiful

• He is indifferent to her

• He thinks she is unattractive

• He is angry with her

Act 1 Prologue form is...

• a sonnet

• a haiku

• a limerick

• a free verse