Romeo and Juliet Study Guide

What does 'Romeo, Romeo wherefore art thou Romeo' mean?

• Why do you have to be a Montague?

• Where is Romeo right now?

• Why is Romeo so sad?

• What does Romeo think of Juliet?

How do Romeo and his friends treat the nurse?

• They tease and insult her

• They show her great respect

• They ignore her completely

• They ask for her advice

Who says, 'Here’s to my love! Thus with a kiss I die.'?

• Juliet

• Romeo

• Mercutio

• Tybalt

Where does Romeo flee after killing Tybalt?

• Friar Laurence's Cell

• The Capulet House

• The Montague House

• The Prince's Palace

Who is the head of Verona’s government?

• Prince Escalus

• Lord Capulet

• Mercutio

• Benvolio

Items such as dagger, poison, flowers, and potions in plays are called

• Props

• Costumes

• Scenery

• Scripts

What does Lord Capulet say about going with Paris to church?

• He will take Juliet to church in a carriage.

• He will drag Juliet on a hurdle thither if she does not go.

• He will allow Juliet to decide for herself.

• He will send Juliet with a servant.

Who says, 'For never was a story of more woe/ Than this of Juliet and her Romeo.'?

• Romeo

• Juliet

• Prince

• Mercutio

What does Shakespeare use for comic relief in the tragedy?

• Tragic Hero

• Comic Relief

• Foreshadowing

• Dramatic Irony

Words that were used in Shakespeare’s day but are not in use today are considered to be

• Victorian

• Elizabethan

• Georgian

• Modern