Romeo and Juliet Intro and Act 1 Study Guide
Prologue
1. What is a chorus?
2. Who is the "ancient grudge" between?
3. How does it say this fight will be ended?
4. What is the setting of the play?
Act 1, scene 1
1. Identify the characters on the left by describing the relationship of each to either Capulet or Montague, the heads of the two feuding houses in Verona. The first one is done for you.
Capulet Montague Sampson ________ servant ________ _______________________ Gregory _______________________ _______________________ Abram _______________________ _______________________ Balthasar _______________________ _______________________ Benvolio _______________________ _______________________ Tybalt _______________________ _______________________ …show more content…
What does Sampson do to pick a fight with the Montague's servants?
3. When Benvolio arrives, what does he try to do?
4. Who stirs up trouble after this?
5. How many times does the prince say there has been trouble in the streets between the two families?
6. What does he say will be the penalty if it happens again?
7. How does Benvolio say the fighting began?
8. Why wasn't Romeo at the fight?
9. What does Benvolio tell Romeo's parents he will do when he sees Romeo?
10. What do we learn is the source of Romeo's problems? What does this say about him?
11. What does Romeo mean when he talks about Rosaline having "Dian's wit"?
12. How does Romeo feel about the feud between the Capulets and the Montagues? What does he say that expresses this?
13. What is the advice that Benvolio gives Romeo?
Act 1, scene 2
1. Why is Paris talking to Capulet
2. What does Capulet think about his idea?
3. Why is Capulet so concerned about Juliet's happiness? What has happened to his other children?
4. What does Capulet advise Paris to do?
5. What does Capulet give to his
Prologue
1. What is a chorus?
2. Who is the "ancient grudge" between?
3. How does it say this fight will be ended?
4. What is the setting of the play?
Act 1, scene 1
1. Identify the characters on the left by describing the relationship of each to either Capulet or Montague, the heads of the two feuding houses in Verona. The first one is done for you.
Capulet Montague Sampson ________ servant ________ _______________________ Gregory _______________________ _______________________ Abram _______________________ _______________________ Balthasar _______________________ _______________________ Benvolio _______________________ _______________________ Tybalt _______________________ _______________________ …show more content…
What does Sampson do to pick a fight with the Montague's servants?
3. When Benvolio arrives, what does he try to do?
4. Who stirs up trouble after this?
5. How many times does the prince say there has been trouble in the streets between the two families?
6. What does he say will be the penalty if it happens again?
7. How does Benvolio say the fighting began?
8. Why wasn't Romeo at the fight?
9. What does Benvolio tell Romeo's parents he will do when he sees Romeo?
10. What do we learn is the source of Romeo's problems? What does this say about him?
11. What does Romeo mean when he talks about Rosaline having "Dian's wit"?
12. How does Romeo feel about the feud between the Capulets and the Montagues? What does he say that expresses this?
13. What is the advice that Benvolio gives Romeo?
Act 1, scene 2
1. Why is Paris talking to Capulet
2. What does Capulet think about his idea?
3. Why is Capulet so concerned about Juliet's happiness? What has happened to his other children?
4. What does Capulet advise Paris to do?
5. What does Capulet give to his