Romeo and Juliet Questions and Answers
What does Mercutio mean when he says, "Ask for me tomorrow, and you shall find me a grave man"?
In Romeo and Juliet, Juliet is 13, but how old is Romeo?
In act 1, scene 5 of Romeo and Juliet, how does Tybalt react to Romeo's presence at the party, and what does Lord Capulet say about Romeo?
In act 3, scene 1, lines 94–95, Mercutio says, "And you shall find me a grave man." What is the literary device being used here, and how is it characteristic of Mercutio?
Puns In Romeo And Juliet
What are four puns from act 1, scene 4 (Queen Mab speech) of Romeo and Juliet?
What fears does Juliet reveal in her soliloquy (speech) in act 4, scene 3?
What warning does Friar Laurence give Romeo foreshadowing future events of Romeo and Juliet?
Why is the feud between the Capulets and Montagues the reason for Romeo and Juliet's deaths?
Explain the meaning of the following line from Romeo and Juliet: "Then I'll be brief. O happy dagger, / This is thy sheath. There rust and let me die."
Explain the quote "I do protest I never injured thee, / But love thee better than thou canst devise, / Till thou shalt know the reason of my love. / And so, good Capulet—which name I tender / As dearly as my own—be satisfied" from act 3, scene 1.
In act 1, scene 2 of Romeo and Juliet, why does Romeo want to go to the Capulets' party, and why does Benvolio want to go with him?
What are some quotes that prove that Friar Lawrence is the most to blame for Romeo and Juliet's death?
These Violent Delights Have Violent Ends
How would you describe Romeo in ten words?
In Romeo and Juliet, act 3, scene 1, Romeo says, "O, I am fortune's fool!" What does he mean by that, and why is it important to the outcome of the story?
If Love Be Rough With You Be Rough With Love
What is the major conflict in Romeo and Juliet? Possible answers are: Juliet's parents are forcing her to marry Paris. The families of Romeo and Juliet have been feuding for years. Romeo loves Rosaline who loves Paris who loves Juliet.
How did Romeo and Juliet die?
In Romeo and Juliet, what are the differences and similarities between the characters of Romeo and Juliet?
What warning does Prince Escalus give the street brawlers in act 1, scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet?
In act 5 of Romeo and Juliet, why didn't Romeo receive the Friar's letter explaining the change in plans?
Why is Friar Laurence to blame for the deaths in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, and what quotes prove it?
"What, drawn, and talk of peace! I hate the word as I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee" was said by who to whom?
What are three songs that represent Friar Laurence's personality?
What are some examples of puns from Romeo and Juliet?
Why is the audience not invited to the wedding in Romeo and Juliet?
What is an example of dramatic irony from act 2 of Romeo and Juliet? Dramatic irony occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play.
In Romeo and Juliet, act 5, what metaphor does Romeo use for the tomb?
Romeo And Juliet Hate Quotes
What is the meaning of the metaphor "love is a smoke made with the fumes of sighs"?
Explain the following passage from act 1, scene 4 of Romeo and Juliet.
What examples of personification does Romeo use when he describes Juliet's tomb?
In act 3, Friar Laurence provides advice to make Romeo happy. What are the three reasons the Friar emphasizes in Romeo and Juliet?
What is the moral behind the story in Romeo and Juliet?
What does this quote mean: "Oh speak again, bright angel! For thou art / As glorious to this night, being o'er my head / As is a winged messenger of heaven."
What does Mercutio say about the Nurse in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet (act 2, scene 4)? I know he corrects her about the time of day and thinks she is overdressed.
What does Juliet mean when she says, "What's in a name? That which we call a rose/By any other name would smell as sweet."
What is Lord Capulet's reaction when Juliet refuses to marry Paris in Romeo and Juliet?
In Romeo and Juliet, what does it mean when Mercutio says, "A plague o' both your houses"?
What are some literary devices in Romeo and Juliet, act 5, scene 3, when and before Juliet kills herself?
What are some examples of aside in Romeo and Juliet?
What quotes from Romeo and Juliet describe Romeo's appearance?
Foreshadowing In Romeo And Juliet Act 2
In act 1, scene 4, Romeo tells Benvolio, "I fear too early, for my mind misgives some consequence yet hanging in the stars shall bitterly begin." How would you interpret this quote? What literary devices does it use?
What does the following quote from Romeo and Juliet mean? "This day's black fate on more days doth depend, This but begins the woe others must end."
In act 3, Juliet says, "O serpent heart hid with a flowering face! / Did ever a dragon keep so fair a cave? / Beautiful tyrant! Fiend angelical!" What is the meaning of this quote?
Explain the following quote from act 5 of Romeo and Juliet: “Capulet! Montague! / See what a scourge is laid upon your hate, / That heaven finds means to kill your joys with / love! And I, for winking at your discords, too / Have lost a brace of kinsmen. All are punished.”
In Romeo and Juliet, what relationship does Friar Laurence see between plants and people?
What is the relationship between Romeo and his parents?
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