Plot Flashcards
All 24 cards in this deck
Who starts the street brawl in Act 1 Scene 1?
Servants of the two houses: Capulet’s Sampson and Gregory against Montague’s Abram.
What does the Prince threaten after the opening brawl?
Death for anyone who disturbs Verona’s streets again.
Whom does Romeo love at the start of the play?
Rosaline, who has sworn to stay chaste.
How does Romeo find out about the Capulet feast?
A Capulet servant who cannot read asks him to read the guest list (Act 1 Scene 2).
Who asks Capulet for permission to marry Juliet in Act 1 Scene 2?
Paris.
Where do Romeo and Juliet first meet?
At the Capulets’ feast, where Romeo is wearing a mask (Act 1 Scene 5).
Who recognises Romeo by his voice at the feast?
Tybalt, who calls for his rapier.
Who stops Tybalt from attacking Romeo at the feast?
Capulet, who says Romeo “shall be endur’d”.
In which act and scene is the balcony scene?
Act 2 Scene 2, in Capulet’s garden.
Who marries Romeo and Juliet?
Friar Lawrence, in his cell (Act 2 Scene 6).
What does the Nurse fetch so Romeo can reach Juliet on their wedding night?
A rope ladder.
Who kills Mercutio?
Tybalt, under Romeo’s arm as Romeo tries to part them (Act 3 Scene 1).
Who kills Tybalt?
Romeo, in revenge for Mercutio (Act 3 Scene 1).
What is Romeo’s punishment for killing Tybalt?
Banishment from Verona; he goes to Mantua.
On which day does Capulet first fix Juliet’s wedding to Paris?
Thursday, arranged on Monday night (Act 3 Scene 4).
How long does the Friar’s potion make Juliet seem dead?
Forty-two hours (“two and forty hours”).
To which day does Capulet bring the wedding forward in Act 4 Scene 2?
Wednesday, the next day.
Who finds Juliet apparently dead on her wedding morning?
The Nurse (Act 4 Scene 5).
Who brings Romeo the news of Juliet’s death in Mantua?
Balthasar, his servant (Act 5 Scene 1).
Why does Friar John fail to deliver the Friar’s letter to Romeo?
He is shut in a house suspected of plague (Act 5 Scene 2).
How much does Romeo pay the Apothecary for poison?
Forty ducats.
Whom does Romeo kill outside the Capulet tomb?
Paris (Act 5 Scene 3).
How does Juliet kill herself?
With Romeo’s dagger.
How do Montague and Capulet end the feud?
They shake hands and promise gold statues of each other’s child.