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What is the setting of the play?
1200's, Verona, Italy
How does the Prince respond to the third Capulet & Montague fight in the streets?
Passes a law that if you fight, you die.
How does Romeo feel about the feud?
He hates it, and thinks it is stupid.
Why is Romeo so sad at the beginning of the play?
He is infatuated with Rosaline, and she rejected him.
How do Romeo and Benvolio get invited to the Capulet party?
An illiterate servant has Romeo read him the guest list, and then the servant invites them.
Why does Benvolio think it's a good idea to go to the party?
He wants Romeo to see Rosaline beside other girls, so he can see she's not the only girl there is.
Why is Lady Capulet so anxious to have Juliet marry Paris?
She wants Juliet to be part of the nobility, and then they'd be ahead of the Montagues.
After the party, Romeo ditches his friends. What do they think he's doing?
walking and moaning about Rosaline not loving him
What does "Wherefore art thou Romeo" mean?
Why does your name have to be Romeo?
Friar Laurence says he will not marry Romeo and Juliet at first. What changes his mind?
It might end the feud.
What message should Benvolio and Mercutio have given Romeo the first time they saw him on Monday?
Tybalt had sent a challenge to his house.
At the end of Act 2, what three people (other than R & J) know they got married?
Nurse, Friar Laurence, and Balthasar
Who believes Romeo is too lovesick to fight and challenges Tybalt on Romeo's behalf?
Mercutio
What two characters are part of the nobility (Prince's family)?
Mercutio and Paris
What is Romeo's punishment for killing Tybalt?
banishment
Six people die in this play; name 5.
Mercutio, Tybalt, Paris, Romeo, Juliet, and Lady Montague
