Main Points: A fight between the Montagues and Capulets. Setting: A public street in Verona.
A public street in Verona (Italy).
A fight between the servants of Montagues and Capulets.
Benvollio
Tybalt
When the servants of Capulet encountered the servants of Montague there was tension.
A metaphorical expression that refers to the bloody sword which implies a violent conflict between people who live close to each other. Symbolizes violence between the fueding families.
Bloodshed with purple symbolizing the colour of blood.
Conflict is caused by something trivial or a word or an insult.
The prince warns that anyone who breaks the peace again should be punished by death.
He is melancholic because he is in love with Rosaline.
He says to forget about her by lookingat other ladies and attempting to pursuet them.
Main points: Lord Capulet plans his party. Capulets Mansion.
Paris
He eans that she is young and inexperienced.
She is younger than 14 it is implied she is 12 years old. Capulet says she has not seen the change of 14 years.
Paris is patient and she says he will make two more years to marry her.
He argues that Juliet is too young to be married now but shall be ready to be married in two years.
A traditional family gathering or party thatt happens anually.
The more, the merrior.
These are the beautiful women at the ball.
He hears it from a servant inviting guests.
Says Romeo shoould go to the Capulet ball, to look at the beautiful ladies. Romeo is not convinced.
Main points: Lady Capulet wants Juliet to marry Paris. Setting: Capulet's Mansion.
The nurse's daughter that passed away due to an earthquake.
On Lammas eve which is 31 July.
To convince or persuade her to marry Paris. She questions her of whether she wants to be married or not.
The nurse thinks Paris is perfect calling him a man of wax. Lady Capulte is also approving of him and encourage her to marry him.
Prince Escalus
The nurse took care of Juliet as she grew up, such as breastfeeding her and she plays more of a mother figure to Juliet with a closer relationship with her than that between Juliet and Lady Capulet.
She has been a caretaker for Juliet and Lady Capulet might feel more comfortable with her support.
The pun involbes the word "marry" which can mean both to marry and by the virgin merry which is used here for emphasis.
She says that in Verona, respectable ladies younger than her are already mothers, that she was already a mother to Juliet around her age and that she is now of age.
Valient is brave or courageous.
She means that Paris is perfect as if he were a model or a statue made of wax, beautiful and ideal.
Lady Capulet referring to Paris. Juliet sees him at the feast but does not immediately fall in love with him.
Lady Capulet compares him to a book suggesting that Juliet should read his face and find beauty in every feauture just as one would admire a book's contents.
The Capulets are acting according to their social norms, but they might not be acting in Juliet's best interest; as they are more focused on social status than Juliet's person's feelings.
Juliet is polite but non-commital, stating she will look at Paris and try ro like him but does not express strong interest.
Main Points: Romeo and friends on their way to the party. Setting: Street outside the Capulet's mansion.
It takes place before the Capulet feast, Romeo, Benvolio, Mercutio and others are preparing to go to the party.
Mercutio as his lines are the longest of the three. He is also very descriptive in his speech and reponses.
Romeo feels melancholy and depressed because his heartbroken over Rosaline who does not love him back.
If love is causing you pain you should respond by being tough and not letting it defeat you.
She is a mythical fairy which according to Mercutio brings dream to people while they sleep.
To describe that Queen Mab can plant misleading things in people's dreams and that some ideas can lie, some thoughts may drive people into doing things against their ethics. The heart is misleading.
It serves to distract Romeo and lighten the mood as well to mock Romeo's romantic ideals.
He means that what he is saying is not true and doesn't affect Romeo in anway possible.
He will leave the feast a changed man. This change caused by him meeting Juliet and falling in love with her immediately, he is transformed into a passionate lover from a mellancholic lover and he recieves a requited love.
It is to show the preparations for the party setting the mood for what follows.
Lord Capulet forces them to dance with him by joking and challenging them by saying they look to old if they don't dance.
Her light outshines the torches making her the brightest thing in the room.
Tybalt, recognises Romeo's voice because Romeo is a Montague, a member of the family he hates.
Is a mocking or playful mask suggesting Romeo's not being serious and may be mocking the party.
He thinks Romeo has come to the banquet to start a fight with the Capulets and to stir them up by laughing at them and mocking them.
He refers to him as kinsman because they are related to one another, they share the same household and motives and to caution him to behave in a manner befitting their family's honor and reputation.
He is suprised and somewhat irritated.
Romeo is a Montague the enemy of his family and sees him as an insult.
Tybalt is not justfied as Romeo is behaving politely and has not caused any trouble. Capulet even vouches for Romeo's reputation.
Verona speaks highly of him, and Capulet wants no fights within his banquet and especially due to the Prince's warning to the Montagues and the Capulet.
It is a metaphor which means Romeo is highly respected within Verona and is well regarded.
An open rebellion against the proper authorities suggests that Tybalt's anger could cause a disturbance.
Lord Capulet is jovial and wants to maintain peace. He is short or short-tempered protective of they family honour.
Its more like infatuation, they are drawn to each other physically but they barely know each other.
It suggests their love is pure and sacred like a religous devotion and refers to Juliet as a saint and he a pilgrim seeking her love.
Juliet means he kisses perfectly almost lie he has followed a guideline on how to kiss.
The Nurse
Benvolio's words show that he is practical and wants to avoid while Romeo is more emotional and overwhelmed by the feelings for Juliet.
Juliet feels if she can't marry Romeo she will die as she cannot be with him.
Romeo says that cause he just realized Juliet his only love, is from the family his family hates.
Forbidden love, a love that they should not feel towards each other and that their family's won't allow.
Romeo's love for Juliet is deeper and more genuine than Rosaline (his love towards her was superficial) and unreturned while his love for Juliet is passionate.
Rosaline is distance and cold like darkness while Juliet is bright and full of life (light).
Main points: Mercutio and Benvolio discuss Romeo's love problems. Setting: Outside Capulet's mansion.
Romeo goes to Juliet's garden after the ball because he cannot leave her behind.
He has gone to see Rosaline.
He says that he will be upset to hear Mercutio discuss Rosaline's body in an effort to call him and that his love is blind and better suited for the company of the night.
Romeo uses that to express his love for Juliet which gives the audience insight to his feelings.
Rosaline, as Romeo was heartbroken and obssessed with Rosaline before the ball.
Because he is ashamed that he loves a Capulet and his will is to hide his guilt and shame and to be secrative with his heart.
He means that because Romeo doesn't want them to find him the search will be worthless.
Main points: The famous balcony scene. Setting: Capulet's orchard.
They are in the Capulet's orchard of specifically on Juliet's balcony, Romeo climbed the wall to see Juliet at the ball.
As Romeo and Juliet confess their love to one another, they dwell on the fact they are from enemy families and how they will abandon their families to marry each other. He heares her love for him once he had made her blush and she discusses how she will pretend he hasn't charmed her if he think she is too quickly swindled.
She's not asking for Romeo's physical location but rather, she's crying out against the cruel fate that made him a Montague, member of the family thats been sworn to be her enemy.
As they will marry and she will have to take his surname, emphasizing the fact she is willing to leave her family to become one with him.
A brief comment or speech delivered by a character directly to the audience.
The two families are enemies.
She feels that Romeo despite having that Montague name does not change his nature.
Romeo is implying that his love gave him the courage and determination to do what is difficult and dangerous.
His name is what seperates them from each other. He wishes he could be anyone but a Montague so that they could be married freely.
They confess their feelings for each other, and express their desire to marry each other despite obstacles.
They plan to marry. Juliet intends to send a message to Romeo to find out the details if their secret marraige.
He compares her to the sun saying she is brighter and more beautiful than the sun itself.
The Nurse as she is calling her into the house.
Because its changeable, she wants his love to be constant and unwavering, not subject to the moons changes fluations.
She has a premonition that Romeo may not be able to face the consequences of their family's feud.
Names and family identity are deeply rooted in their society. In Juliet asking him to abandon it for their love, she essentially wants him to give up a part of his identity and status. She is justified however as their family identities are the only thing separating them.
Main points: Romeo asks Frair Lawrence to help arrange his marraige to Juliet. Setting: Outside Friar Lawrence's cell.
His special skill is medicine, he uses the mixtures of herbs to create medicine and medicinal substances.
He compares the rind of a flower an inflant and focuses on its healing power, its ability to posion- when a person is a child or still of a younger age, they have a choice to do bad things or good things to better or worsen the world, like poison and medicine. They can cheer up others and their actions affect other peoople's emotion, they affect people's heart. The evil and godly nature are always at battle with one another, the fight between good and bad will, when bad nature is strengthened the person will meet a worser fate. This can be aligned with the religous text the father knows, he talking from a religious standpoint.
Shrift-confession of sins to a priest.
He means that they become easiky infatuated due to attration and just as easilyy lose feelings towards the person as the subject of their perception changes and is deemed more attractive. Their love is rather lost and untrue.
He says their union may join the families in love may well end the fued.
He says if he rushes their love and matrimony, it could lead to challenges and possibly heartbreak within their relationship.
Main points: Romeo and the nurse confirms the marraige plans. Setting: A street in Verona.
Mercutio believes Romeo has not been home because he thinks Romeo is still mourning Rosaline, whom he was in love with before Juliet.
Tybalt, a Capulet.
Mercutio is wrried because he knows Tybalt is an excellent swordsman and fears that Romeo's refused to fight will leave him vulnerable to Tybalt's challenge.
Mercutio calls Tybalt the 'Prince of Cats' because Tybalt is known for his skill with a sword.
Mercutio, he assumes Rosaline and Romeo have consumated out of wedlock. He teases him for the obsession he thinks he had. He thinks that Romeo is like a lady, sensitive and yearnful. He mocks him for seeing Rosaline as the most beautiful person in the world and his eyes only attached to her, even though it is an untrue perspective.
It is implied she is as large as a ship and also to indicate she is the deliver of good news to Romeo.
She means he should not have bad intentions with her, she should not be used to fill his 'lustfil desires' and he should not seek her hand just for her looks because it is unfair to her, he should wanr her for her heart and to protect.
She is to say that she is going to shrift.
They will be married in the afternoon behind the abbey.
Through the use of a rope ladder late in the evening, he will climb up to her window.
Main points: The nurse tells Juliet the plan for her marraige to Romeo. Setting: Capulet's ordered.
Juliet sent the nurse at 9 am as we can infer as the nurse say she was sent at the hour of 9.
"Of this day's journey, from nine till twelve. Is three long hours, yet she is not come.' indicates that Juliet has been waiting for 3 hours since the Nurse left for her return.
"Of this day's journey, and from nine till twelve. Is three longs hours, yet she is not come. Had she affections and warm youthful bood, She would be as swift in motion as a ball; My words would bandy her to my sweet love, And his to me. But old folks, many feigh as they were dead, Unwieldy slow, heavy, and pale as lead.
Juliet excuses the Nurses delay by attributing it to the Nurse's old age. She tells herself she is problably tired from running back and forth.
Peter is the Nurse's servant or assistant. He accompanies her to help with tasks like delivering messages or carrying things.
The nuse complains about her aches and pains, due to her age exaggerating her exhaustion before revealing Romeo's message.
The nurse might delay to the tension and drame building excitement for Juliet additionally the Nurse might be playful and mischevious or perhaps she enjoys teasing Juliet because of her own affection bond with her.
The nurse is supportive of the marraige she wants Juliet to be happy and enthusiastic about the union. Though she does have her own reservations about the speed at which things are happening. Her delay in providing information also suggets that she wants Juliet to savor the moment of anticipation.
The wedding willtake place later that day Juliet is to go Frair Laurence's cell for the marraige, which is secret ceremony, and Romeo is eagerly waiting to marry her.
Courtship in shakespeare's tie was formal, often arranged and based on the approval of the parents it was a social contract that involved strict rules of behaviour. It was not common for individuals to marry without parental consent, especially for nobal families like the Capulets and Montagues. The marraige would typically involve proposals gifts and the promise of dowry. Paris is more conventional seeking permission Juliet's father, before making any advances towards Juliet. His courtship is formal and based on social expectations Romeo on the otherhand takes a more spontaneous, passionate approach marrying Juliet in secret without the approval of their families showing his intense and immediately love her, While Paris reprsents the traditional approach Romeo's actions hightlight a more rebellious and emotional form of courtship.
Main points: Romeo and Juliet meet Frair Laurence to be married. Setting: Frair Laurence's cell.
The Frair is afriad that the maraige between Romeo and Juliet will end in ruin and destuction die to the intense passion and hatred between their families.
The Frair warns Romeo again about the danger of acting impulsively and giving into his intense emotions.
The holy words refer to the words of the marraige ceremony which Romeo believes will make their love sacred and binding.
It means that intense and all consuming passions like Romeo and Juliet's love often lead to intense and devestating consequences.
Romeo and Juliet's violent ends refer to their tragic deaths, Romeo poisons himself in Juliet's tomb, and Juliet stabs herself with his dagger joining Romeo in death.
Romeo says that his love for Juliet has grown since they last spoke but no specific amount is mentioned.
Only Frair Laurence and the lovers themself know about the marraige. The Nurse also knows about the relationships but not details about their marraige.
The marraige takes place in Frair Laurence's cell (small room in the monestry).
It is referred to as Father since he is a religous figure in the play.