All Character
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Plot Quotes Literary Devices
Montagues
Capulets
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He was in love with Rosaline.
Who is Romeo Montague?
Romeo’s best friend; often playfully
mocking.
The caretaker of Juliet.
Romeo’s cousin, a peace-maker.
Thinks Juliet is too young to be married.
Who is Lord Capulet?
An ancient grudge.
What is the cause for the street fight?
Recognizes Romeo as a member of the rival
family at the ball.
An illiterate servant needs to read the
guest list.
What is the way Romeo first meets
Juliet?
If you look at other beautiful women, you
won’t think your beloved so special
anymore.
What is Benvolio’s advice to Romeo?
The character who informs both Romeo and Juliet that they
are of rival households.
Who is the Nurse?
Says, “Did my heart love till now?
Forswear it, sight. / For I ne’er saw true
beauty till this night.”
Says, “My only love, sprung from my only
hate!”
Says “What, drawn, and talk of peace? I hate the word / As I
hate hell, all Montagues, and
thee.”
Says, “Compare her face with some that I shall show / And I will make thee think thy
swan a crow.”
Says, “Then move not, while my
prayer’s effect I take.”
The Prologue sets up this kind of irony to impact the audience throughout the play.
What is dramatic irony?
When discussing love, characters often
begin speaking in these.
What are rhyming couplets?
“Oh heavy lightness” and “bright smoke,
cold fire, sick health” are all examples of
this.
What is oxymoron?
A humorous line-by-line exchange
focused on word play.
What is stichomythia?
The Nurse provides this kind of break from the tragedy
because she is often humorously bawdy.
What is comic relief?
The only child of the Montagues.
One of the Montague servants who tries (unsuccessfully) to
avoid a quarrel in the street.
Who is Balthasar or Abram?
Asks about Romeo’s whereabouts.
Who is Lady Montague?
Wants Romeo to tell him what’s wrong, though doesn’t ask
him directly.
Who is Lord Montague?
He tries to avoid fights with the
Capulets even though he’s a Montague.
Juliet’s age at the beginning of the play.
Thinks Lord Capulet is too old to be sword-fighting.
Who is Lady Capulet?
Easily angered, this character will be a problem for Romeo
and Juliet later in the play.
The Nurse feels a tragically close tie to Juliet because of this.
What is the fact that she had a daughter
Juliet’s age who died?
(This is why she became Juliet’s wet
nurse.)
Two characters who don’t agree on Juliet’s
marital future.
Who are Juliet and Lady Capulet?
Who are Lady and Lord Capulet?
Who are Juliet and the Nurse?
Final Jeopardy! Category
A friend of Montagues who
is NOT in the family.