Romeo YoungDaring/ BraveHandsomeRomanticSharp-witted/ Quick-wittedDown/ DepressedHasty/ Rash/ ImpetuousWealthySuperstitiousFatalisticTeenage JulietYoungDaring/ BravePretty/ BeautifulRomanticFoolish/ ChildishHasty/ Rash/ ImpetuousWealthySuperstitiousFatalisticTeenage Continue reading Romeo and Juliet – Adjectives
· Who was he in love with at the start?· Where did he meet Juliet?· How long had they known each other when they were married?· Why did they marry in secret?· Who conducted the marriage?· Why was he exiled by the Prince? Where was he sent to?· Why did he come back to Verona?· Why did he commit suicide?· Why was this futile?· How … Continue reading Romeo and Juliet – Obituaries
Characters Paris, Juliet, Romeo, Paris’s page, Balthazar, Friar Laurence, Capulet, Lady Capulet, Montague, Prince Escalus The gist Paris comes to Juliet’s grave to strew flowers and weep. Paris promises to visit Juliet’s grave every night. Paris sees a torch and withdraws into the darkness to see who else has come to Juliet’s grave. Romeo starts to open the tomb. Paris comes forward and tries to … Continue reading Romeo and Juliet – Act 5.3
Characters Friar John, Friar Laurence The gist Friar John explains to Friar Laurence that he was unable to deliver Friar Laurence’s letter to Romeo. Friar Laurence makes plans to be there when Juliet awakes, to write again to Romeo in Mantua, and to hide Juliet in his cell until Romeo arrives. Quotations “Within this three hours will fair Juliet awake.” – Friar Lawrence p235 Continue reading Romeo and Juliet – Act 5.2
Characters Romeo The gist Romeo expects good news from Verona, but receives the news that Juliet is dead. He buys poison of an apothecary and says that he intends to return to Verona and join Juliet in death. Quotations “I dreamt my lady came and found me dead.” – Romeo p229 Continue reading Romeo and Juliet – Act 5.1
Characters The Nurse, Juliet, Lady Capulet, Capulet, Paris, Friar Laurence The gist The Nurse finds Juliet (apparently) dead. Lady Capulet and Capulet lament their daughter’s death. Capulet, Lady Capulet, Paris, and the Nurse go nearly wild with grief, but Friar Laurence takes command of the situation by reminding everyone that Juliet is now in a better place, and telling them proceed with her funeral. Quotations … Continue reading Romeo and Juliet – Act 4.5
Characters Capulet, Lady Capulet, Paris, The Nurse, servants and guests The gist The Capulets and their servants are busily preparing for the wedding. Paris’s musicians are heard, and Capulet sends the Nurse to wake Juliet Quotations “Go waken Juliet, go and trim her up.” – Capulet p213 Continue reading Romeo and Juliet – Act 4.4
Characters Juliet, Lady Capulet, The Nurse The gistJuliet persuades her mother and the Nurse to leave her alone. She agonises over everything that could go wrong, is terrified by visions of the grave. Juliet drinks the draught. Quotations “Farewell. God knows when we shall meet again.” – Juliet p209 Continue reading Romeo and Juliet – Act 4.3
Characters Juliet, Capulet The gist Juliet tells Capulet that she will marry Paris. This makes Capulet so happy that he moves the wedding up to the very next day, Wednesday Quotations “Pardon, I beseech you, Henceforward I am ever ruled by you.” – Juliet p205 Continue reading Romeo and Juliet – Act 4.2
Characters Paris, Friar Laurence, Juliet The gist As Paris is making arrangements with Friar Laurence to perform the wedding ceremony between himself and Juliet, she appears. Juliet says that she will kill herself rather than marry Paris, and the Friar comes up with the plan for her to take a drug which will make her appear dead for 42 hours, so that the wedding will … Continue reading Romeo and Juliet – Act 4.1
Characters Romeo, Juliet, Lady Capulet, The Nurse, Capulet The gist Just before dawn Romeo is preparing to leave. Romeo offers to stay and die, but Juliet urges him to leave. Romeo kisses Juliet and leaps out the window. Juliet asks if they will ever see each other again; Romeo is sure they will, but Juliet is not convinced. Lady Capulet, assuming that Juliet is weeping … Continue reading Romeo and Juliet – Act 3.5
Characters Capulet, Paris The gist On an impulse, Capulet promises Paris that Juliet will marry him the day after tomorrow. Quotations “A Thursday let it be a’ Thursday, tell her, She shall be married to this noble earl.” – Capulet p169 Continue reading Romeo and Juliet – Act 3.4
Characters Friar Laurence, Romeo, The Nurse The gist The Friar tells Romeo that he has been banished. The Nurse tells him that Juliet is also in despair. Romeo, guilty for causing Juliet pain, tries to stab himself. Friar Laurence tells Romeo to visit Juliet, then flee to Mantua. The Nurse gives Romeo the ring that Juliet asked her to take to him. Quotations “Heaven is … Continue reading Romeo and Juliet – Act 3.3
Characters Mercutio, Tybalt, Benvolio, Romeo The gist Tybalt challenges Romeo to fight. Romeo refuses, but Mercutio steps forward and fights Tybalt. Romeo tries to stop the fight but Tybalt gives Mercutio a wound, then runs away. Mercutio dies. Romeo is ashamed of himself for letting Mercutio do the fighting. When Tybalt returns, Romeo kills him. Benvolio tells the Prince what happened. Lady Capulet wants Romeo … Continue reading Romeo and Juliet – Act 3.1
Characters Juliet, The Nurse The gist Juliet longs for Romeo. The Nurse tells her about Tybalt, and that Romeo has been banished. Juliet first turns against Romeo for killing her cousin, then defends him for killing the man who would have killed him. She despairs that he has been banished. The Nurse promises that Romeo will visit her once more. Quotations “Romeo is banished, There … Continue reading Romeo and Juliet – Act 3.2
Characters Friar Lawrence, Romeo, Juliet The gist Juliet arrives at the church and the Friar leads them away to be married. Quotations “you shall not stay alone,// Till holy church incorporate two in one” Continue reading Romeo and Juliet – Act 2.6
Characters The Nurse, Juliet The gist The Nurse tells Juliet that Romeo will meet her at Friar Lawrence’s cell. Juliet is giddy with excitement. Quotations “hie you hence to Friar Lawrence’s cell, // There stays a husband to make you a wife.” Continue reading Romeo and Juliet – Act 2.5
Characters Benvolio, Mercutio, Romeo, Nurse, Peter The gist Mercutio says that Tybalt loves _______________ (verb) and is an accomplished swordsman. The Nurse arrives with a _____________ (noun) for Romeo. The Nurse warns Romeo that he must treat Juliet correctly. She arranges a ______________ )(noun) ceremony for the same afternoon. Romeo will use a rope ____________ (noun) to get into Juliet’s house that night. Quotations “If … Continue reading Romeo and Juliet – Act 2.4
Characters Portia, Bassanio, Gratiano, Nerissa, Antonio The gist The women accuse the men of giving away their wedding rings. They then say they have the rings, and they obtained them by sleeping with the two lawyers. The men accuse the women of betrayal. The women reveal that they were the lawyers and have tricked the men to test their faith. Quotations “if I be left … Continue reading The Merchant of Venice – Act 5.1
Characters Shylock, The Duke, Antonio, Portia, Nerissa, Bassanio, Gratiano The gist Shylock demands his “pound of flesh”. Portia, pretending to be a lawyer, says he can have the flesh, but not one drop of blood. The court strips Shylock of his money (and gives half to Lorenzo), and forces Shylock to become a Christian. Portia persuades Bassanio to part with his wedding ring. Quotations “take … Continue reading The Merchant of Venice – Act 4.1
Characters Portia, Nerissa, Balthazar, Lorenzo The gist Portia says that she has told Bassanio that she and Nerissa will go to a monastery until he returns. She then tells Nerissa that they will disguise themselves as men and travel to Venice. Quotations “They shall, Nerissa; but in such habit that they shall think we are accomplished with what we lack.” Portia tells Nerissa they will … Continue reading The Merchant of Venice – Act 3.4
Characters Shylock, Antonio The gist Antonio begs not to take the flesh. Shylock refuses. Quotations “I’ll have my bond. I’ll not hear thee speak. I’ll have my bond…” The repetition shows that Shylock is now obsessed with the bond. Continue reading The Merchant of Venice – Act 3.3
Characters Bassanio, Nerissa, Portia, Gratiano The gist Bassanio arrives in Belmont to try his luck at the casket lottery. Bassanio chooses correctly. Portia gives him a ring and makes him swear never to give it away. Gratiano announces that he and Nerissa are also to marry. Bassanio explains about Antonio’s terrible luck. She gives Bassanio a fortune to return to Venice and save his friend. … Continue reading The Merchant of Venice – Act 3.2
Characters Salerio, Solanio, Shylock, Tubal The gist Shylock accuses the Christians of plotting Jessica’s elopement, he passionately says that he will have revenge. His friend Tubal tells him a second ship has sunk, and Jessica is spending all his money. Quotations “If you prick us do we not bleed?” Shylock suggests Christians and Jews are the same Continue reading The Merchant of Venice: Act 3.1
Characters Arragon, Portia, Nerissa The gist The Spanish prince chooses the wrong casket (silver). The scroll inside says he is a fool. Quotations “Who chooseth me shall have as much as he deserves.” Continue reading The Merchant of Venice: Act 2.9
Characters Salerio, Solanio The gist Two Christians discuss Shylock’s reaction to losing his daughter. He is obsessed by the loss. Quotations “O my daughter, oh my ducats!.. Oh, my Christian ducats Continue reading The Merchant of Venice: Act 2.8
Characters Portia, Prince of Morocco The gist The Prince of Morocco tries his hand at the caskets but chooses incorrectly. He selects gold – this reveals that he is most interested in appearances. Quotations “all that glisters is not gold” Continue reading The Merchant of Venice: Act 2.7
Characters Friar Lawrence, Romeo The gist Romeo visits his priest. R has been awake all night and visits in the early morning. R explains that he is in love with J. FL reminds R that the previous day he thought he wa in love with Rosaline. FL accepts that a marriage between R&J may end the warring of the Montagues and Capulets. Quotations “…my heart’s … Continue reading Romeo and Juliet: Act 2.3
Characters Romeo, Juliet The gist Romeo speaks to Juliet on her balcony. She thinks she is alone and talks of how much she loves Romeo. She sees their family feud as irrelevant. She asks R if he loves her as she does he. They exchange vows of love. J says she will send a messenger to R the following day with a time and place … Continue reading Romeo and Juliet: Act 2.2
CharactersLorenzo, Gratiano, Jessica The gist Lorenzo helps Jessica to escape her house. She steals a small chest of money from her father. Quotations “Here, catch this casket. It is worth the pains.” The casket is filled with money. Continue reading The Merchant of Venice: Act 2.6
CharactersLauncelot, Shylock, Jessica The gist Shylock does not want to visit the Christians’ feast but feels he has to. He tells Jessica to stay indoors. Quotations“Clamber not you up to the casements, then, nor thrust your head into the public street…” Shylock bosses his daughter around. Continue reading The Merchant of Venice: Act 2.5
Characters Lorenzo, Gratiano, Salerio, Solanio, Launcelot The gist Lorenzo and his friends arrange a party. He receives a letter from Jessica. Continue reading The Merchant of Venice: Act 2.4
Characters Jessica, Launcelot The gist Launcelot delivers a letter from Lorenzo to Jessica. She writes a reply. Quotations “Give him this letter. Do it secretly.” Continue reading The Merchant of Venice: Act 2.3
Characters Launcelot, Launcelot’s father, Bassanio, GratianoThe gist Launcelot wants to leave Shylock’s service. His father visits him at Shylock’s house. Launcelot gains work with Bassanio. Gratiano says he will travel to Belmont with Bassanio. Quotations “The Jew is the very devil incarnation.” Launcelot Continue reading The Merchant of Venice: Act 2.2
Characters Portia, the Prince of Morocco The gist The Prince is the first to try the “casket lottery” – if he fails he will never be allowed to marry anyone. He must choose from a gold, a silver and a led casket. Quotations “…swear before you choose, if you choose wrong never to speak to lady afterward in way of marriage.” Continue reading The Merchant of Venice: Act 2.1
Characters Antonio, Shylock, Bassanio The gist Shylock agrees to lend Antonio three-thousand ducats. This is surprising because the Christians have treated him so badly. As a “sport” Antonio agrees that the forfeit for not repaying will be “a pound of flesh” cut from his body. Quotations “You call me misbeliever, cut-throat dog, and spit upon my Jewish gabardine” “let the forfeit be nominated for an … Continue reading The Merchant of Venice: Act 1.3
Characters Portia and Nerissa The gist Portia explains the many men who have come to court her since her father died. She has not liked any except Bassanio. She is sad because she cannot choose her own partner. Quotations “He of all the men was the best deserving a fair lady.” Continue reading The Merchant of Venice: Act 1.2
CharactersRomeo, Benvolio, Mercutio The gist Romeo and his friends walk home from the party but Benovolio realises he has crept back and climbed the walls of the Capulet house. They try to coax Romeo back but he will not listen. Quotations “…’tis in vain// To seek him here that means not to be found.” Continue reading Romeo and Juliet: Act 2.1
CharactersSampson, Gregory, Anthony, Potpan (Servants), Capulet, Lady Capulet, Tybalt, Juliet, Romeo, Nurse The gist At the Capulets’ party, Romeo catches sight of Juliet and falls immediately in love with her. Tybalt recognises Romeo’s voice and tries to start a fight – Capulet tells him to stop. Romeo speaks to Juliet and kisses her. After she leaves, they learn that the other is part of the opposing family. Quotations “O … Continue reading Romeo and Juliet: Act 1.5
Characters Romeo, Mercutio, Benvolio, Horatio The gist Romeo and his friends attend the Capulets’ party without invitations (they are wearing masks and hope they won’t be discovered). Romeo is unhappy that his love is unrequited. Mercutio unsuccessfully tries to improve his mood with jokes. Romeo believes something bad is about to happen. Quotations “…my mind misgives// Some consequence, yet hanging in the stars,// Shall bitterly … Continue reading Romeo and Juliet: Act 1.4
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