Romeo and Juliet Prologue and Act 1 Scene 1

1. Shakespeare begins the play by telling the audience the

________________.
2. When we first meet ______________ and ________________
3. Sampson is ________________.
4. Sampson and Gregory talk about ___________ and___________ as if its
a joke.
5. The word tool in the play probably means ________________
6. Sampson talks a big game, but when ________________, a Montague,
appears he becomes a ________________.
7. In order to avoid getting into trouble for starting the fight, Gregory decides
to only _________ and Sampson decides to bite his ________________.
8. Eventually __________ tries to break up the fight, but Tybalt renews the
fight.
9. Everyone in Verona is fighting, and the _______ must come in and break it
up.
10.
The Prince tells all the participants that this is the ______ time, if
they fight again, they will be sentenced to ________________.
11.
When Benvolio goes with ________________ and
________________, he describes seeing ________________ earlier that
morning.
12.
Benvolios mood when he runs into Romeo is also
________________.
13.
When Lord Montague describes Romeos behavior he sounds
________________.
14.
When Benvolio finally speaks to ________________, we find out that
he is in ________________ with someone who ________________ love him
back.
Section 2 Drama Questions:
1. Who has a dialogue in act 1 scene 1?
2. What is an example of an aside in 1.1.?
3. What is an example of a pun/double entendre in 1.1.?
4. Which characters might be considered foils from act 1.1.
Section 3: Discussion and Where writing topics will come from
1. In Act One Scene One, Shakespeare characterizes Sampson as _______.
2. How does Shakespeare present an ironic version of masculinity in the fight
between Sampson, Gregory, and Abram?
3. Why does Benvolios appearance make Gregory tell Sampson to say that
Montague is better than Capulet?
4. In Act One Scene One, Shakespeare characterizes Benvolio as _______.
5. In Act One Scene One, Shakespeare characterizes Tybalt as _______.

6. In Act One Scene One, Shakespeare characterizes Lord and Lady

Montague as _______.
7. In Act One Scene One, Shakespeare characterizes Romeo as _______.
Romeo and Juliet Prologue and Act 1 Scene 2
1. This scene opens with ______________ and ______________ talking.
2. ______________wants to marry ______________, Capulets daughter.
3. Capulet explains that he thinks that Juliet is too ______________ to get
married.
4. Capulet asks Paris to wait _________ more years.
5. At the Capulet house, there is going to be a ______________.
6. Capulet tells ______________ to go find the people on the invitation list.
7. Benvolios advice to Romeo is to get a new ______________.
8. Peter cannot read so he has to gets ______________ to read it to him.
9. ______________, Romeos friend, is on Capulets guest list.
10.
______________, Capulets niece and Romeos crush is on the
guest list.
Section 2 Drama Questions:
1. What is an example of a monologue in 1.2.?
2. What is an example of comic relief in 1.2.?
Romeo and Juliet Prologue and Act 1 Scene 3
1. ______________ wants to talk to ______________ in private, but quickly
calls the ______________ back.
2. Juliet is ______________ years old.
3. ______________ is the Nurses daughter that died.
4. Lady Capulet wants to know how Juliet feels about ______________
5. Lady Capulet advises Juliet to study ______________ to see how she
feels about him.
Section 2 Drama Questions:
3. What is an example of a monologue in 1.3.?
Section 3: Discussion and Where writing topics will come from
8. In Act One Scene Three, Shakespeare characterizes Lady Capulet as
_______.
9. In Act One Scene Three, Shakespeare characterizes the Nurse as
_______.
1.1 Prologue: A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life,
1.1 Benvolio: Part fools you know not what you do
1.1 Tybalt: What are thou drawn among these heartless hinds?
1.1 Romeo: Well, in that hit you miss. Shell not be hit
1.2 Capulet: And too soon marred are those so early made
1.2 Benvolio: At this same ancient feast of Capulets
1.3 Lady Capulet: Well, think of marriage now. Younger than you

Romeo and Juliet Prologue and Act 1 Scene 1

1. Shakespeare begins the play by telling the audience the

________________.
2. When we first meet ______________ and ________________
3. Sampson is ________________.
4. Sampson and Gregory talk about ___________ and___________ as if its
a joke.
5. The word tool in the play probably means ________________
6. Sampson talks a big game, but when ________________, a Montague,
appears he becomes a ________________.
7. In order to avoid getting into trouble for starting the fight, Gregory decides
to only _________ and Sampson decides to bite his ________________.
8. Eventually __________ tries to break up the fight, but Tybalt renews the
fight.
9. Everyone in Verona is fighting, and the _______ must come in and break it
up.
10.
The Prince tells all the participants that this is the ______ time, if
they fight again, they will be sentenced to ________________.
11.
When Benvolio goes with ________________ and
________________, he describes seeing ________________ earlier that
morning.
12.
Benvolios mood when he runs into Romeo is also
________________.
13.
When Lord Montague describes Romeos behavior he sounds
________________.
14.
When Benvolio finally speaks to ________________, we find out that
he is in ________________ with someone who ________________ love him
back.
Section 2 Drama Questions:
5. Who has a dialogue in act 1 scene 1?
6. What is an example of an aside in 1.1.?
7. What is an example of a pun/double entendre in 1.1.?
8. Which characters might be considered foils from act 1.1.
Section 3: Discussion and Where writing topics will come from
10.
In Act One Scene One, Shakespeare characterizes Sampson as
_______.
11.
How does Shakespeare present an ironic version of masculinity in the
fight between Sampson, Gregory, and Abram?
12.
Why does Benvolios appearance make Gregory tell Sampson to say
that Montague is better than Capulet?
13.
In Act One Scene One, Shakespeare characterizes Benvolio as
_______.

14.
_______.
15.
Montague
16.
_______.

In Act One Scene One, Shakespeare characterizes Tybalt as

In Act One Scene One, Shakespeare characterizes Lord and Lady
as _______.
In Act One Scene One, Shakespeare characterizes Romeo as
Romeo and Juliet Prologue and Act 1 Scene 2
This scene opens with ______________ and ______________

11.
talking.
12.
______________wants to marry ______________, Capulets
daughter.
13.
Capulet explains that he thinks that Juliet is too ______________ to
get married.
14.
Capulet asks Paris to wait _________ more years.
15.
At the Capulet house, there is going to be a ______________.
16.
Capulet tells ______________ to go find the people on the invitation
list.
17.
Benvolios advice to Romeo is to get a new ______________.
18.
Peter cannot read so he has to gets ______________ to read it to
him.
19.
______________, Romeos friend, is on Capulets guest list.
20.
______________, Capulets niece and Romeos crush is on the
guest list.
Section 2 Drama Questions:
4. What is an example of a monologue in 1.2.?
5. What is an example of comic relief in 1.2.?
Romeo and Juliet Prologue and Act 1 Scene 3
6. ______________ wants to talk to ______________ in private, but quickly
calls the ______________ back.
7. Juliet is ______________ years old.
8. ______________ is the Nurses daughter that died.
9. Lady Capulet wants to know how Juliet feels about ______________
10.
Lady Capulet advises Juliet to study ______________ to see how
she feels about him.
Section 2 Drama Questions:
6. What is an example of a monologue in 1.3.?
Section 3: Discussion and Where writing topics will come from
17.
In Act One Scene Three, Shakespeare characterizes Lady Capulet as
_______.
18.
In Act One Scene Three, Shakespeare characterizes the Nurse as
_______.

1.1 Prologue: A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life,

1.1 Benvolio: Part fools you know not what you do
1.1 Tybalt: What are thou drawn among these heartless hinds?
1.1 Romeo: Well, in that hit you miss. Shell not be hit
1.2 Capulet: And too soon marred are those so early made
1.2 Benvolio: At this same ancient feast of Capulets
1.3 Lady Capulet: Well, think of marriage now. Younger than you