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=__**Characters**__=

Simon Lee
 * __Benvolio (Montague)__**

In this very beginning of the play, Gregory, Sampson from the Capulet family and Abraham from the Montague family tries to duel with each other. Here, Benvolio appears as a peacemaker with maturity, trying to stop both of them so that further chaos would be prevented, "Part fools, Put up your swords, you know not what you do," (1.1.60). However, later on, Tybalt taunts Benvolio and allures him to duel him, creating chaos in the town.
 * Ac****t 1 Scene 1:**

In this scene, Benvolio is shown as a trustworthy, caring friend and also a fine adviser. He tries to comfort and gives Romeo advices so that he would get out of the gloom of Rosaline's rejection towards his marriage offer.
 * Act 1 Scene 1 (after Romeo appears):**

In this scene, Benvolio shown as an affable helper towards Romeo. Even though early on he disagrees with Romeo, once again, trying to persuade Rosaline to marry him, Benvolio informs Romeo that Rosaline will be in the Capulet Party on that night and helps him approach Rosaline even more, "At this same ancient feast of Capulet's sups the fair Rosaline," (1.2.84-85). However, Benvolio still claims he's right by saying that Romeo loves Rosaline because he never compared her with anyone else, "Tut, you saw her fair none else being by," (1.2.96).
 * Act 1 Scene 2:**


 * Act 2 Scene 4:**

In this scene, Benvolio only speaks one line and that is him mocking the Nuse about her giving Romeo 'a hint' about Juliet. Through this scene, readers also find out Benvolio's inner hate towards anyone related to a Montague.

In this scene, many tragic deaths occur such as Mercrutio's and Tybalt's (later on). In the beginnign of the scene, Benvolio is yet again, a peacemaker who tries to stop Mercrutio from interacting with the Capulets (however Mercrutio refuses and later is slain by Tybalt), "I pray thee, good Mercrutio, let's retire." (3.1.1). Benvolio also turns himself to an informer, a messenger when he approaches to Romeo to tell him Mercrutio is slain. After that, Benvolio advises Romeo to run away from town so that he will escape from the Prince's wrath towards him later on, "Romeo, be gone!" (3.1.128). This shows, again, Benvolio's friendly, trustworthy and cooperative attitude and characteristic.
 * Act 3 Scene 1:**

__** Lord and Lady Capulet-Jonathan Chang **__ Act 1 Scene 1: In this scene, Lord Capulet is visualized as an old ignorant person who wants to fight the Montagues. On the other hand, Lady capulet seems like a nice and caring person, attempting to stop her husband from fighting.

Act 1 Scene 2: Here, Paris asks Lord Capulet if he can marry Juliet. However, Lord Capulet said that he would only accept if Juliet is willing to do so. In this scene he is portrayed as a protective and responsible father.

Act 1 Scene 3: Lady Capulet gives many reasons as to why Juliet should marry Paris by praising him in an elaborate style. As a result, she seems very superficial.

Act 3 scene 4: In this scene, Lord capulet was very insensitive when it comes to Tybalt’s death. “And so did I. Well, we were born to die.” (3.4.4)

Act 3 Scene 5: In the beginning of this scene, Lady Capulet sounds very insensitive because she tells Juliet to stop crying over Tybalt’s death because it looks stupid (3.5.124-125). Not only that, she also responds coldly to Juliet’s plea. "Talk not to me, for I'll not say a word / Do as thou wilt, for I have done with thee" (3.5.15) Then, Lord capulet is enraged when Juliet says that she does not want to marry Paris. "Out you baggage, / you tallow face" (3.5.3) This creates irony for Lord Capulet because although he said that he would follow his daughter’s decisions, he actually only listens to himself. In this scene the two capulets both come together to lecture Juliet from lines 149-157, 160-168, and 176-195.

Act 4 Scene 2: In this scene, Lord Capulet is planning the party. However he was bossing everyone around, making him seem even more arrogant than before. When Juliet tells him that she is willing to marry Paris, he is delighted, and decides to move the wedding one day earlier.

Act 5 scene 3: Lord Capulet and Lord Montague decides to make peace (5.3.296) It seems like he has finally gotten over the hatred of the two houses. __**Mercutio - Bryan Chan**__ Act 1 Scene 4: Act 2 Scene 1 Act 2 Scene 4 Act 3 Scene 1 Mercutio is a relative of the Prince and a good friend of our protagonist, Romeo, introduced in Act 1 Scene 4. He is a lighthearted person, often making rude jokes towards people around him. One example is right after Romeo met Juliet; Mercutio starts teasing him so he would come out, saying things like “’twould anger him to raise a spirit in his mistress’s circle” (2.1.24). He sometimes also take his time to develop a joke, such can be seen from 1.4.53 to 1.4.94 where he describes a dream in detail just to make fun of Romeo, but this speech (Queen Mab) is also very dark compared to his other jokes.. Mercutio also has a short temper. This is shown when he says “O calm, dishourable, vile submission!” (3.1.66) after Romeo declines Tybalt’s challenge, and then springs into action himself. He is also rarely serious; always making jokes at the most serious times. A good example is when he says “Ask for me tomorrow, and you shall find me a grave man”; this is a pun he says after he gets stabbed and knows he will die. One meaning is that he will be sad and serious the next day, and the second one is that he would be dead.
 * Mercutio introduced
 * He is presented as a funny character
 * Has the patience to develop a story to mock Romeo
 * Queen Mab:
 * o About the bringer of dreams, starts pleasant
 * o Develops into a dark story
 * o Reminds us again of their fate
 * Cares about Romeo
 * He mocks Romeo with love
 * He has never been in love and doesn’t understand it
 * Loves to fight (reaction to Tybalt’s letter)
 * Mocks Tybalt without him being there (entertaining audience)
 * Uses puns related to sex to tease Romeo of his disappearance
 * Mocks the nurse
 * Teases Benvolio of his peacefulness
 * Still mocking Tybalt
 * Gets mad when Romeo declines the duel
 * Short tempered and loves fighting
 * He is still making puns to his own death
 * Follow the theme that characters blame others, but he didn’t blame fate like many others. He blames Romeo for his death
 * Mercutio curses Capulet and Montague (This is probably a reminder of the end result and not what caused it)
 * Mercutio dies


 * Side notes: Mercutio is the main entertainer for the peasants watching the show; He might have been killed early because he doesn’t fit in with the dark scene of Act 3 to 4.


 * __Paris__**
 * Allyson Sprague 4B**

Act 1 Scene 1 Act 1 Scene 3 Act 3 Scene 4 Act 4 Scene 1 Act 4 Scene 5 Act 5 Scene 3
 * Paris wants to marry Juliet
 * Paris tries convincing Lord Capulet to allow the marriage even though Juliet is quite young
 * Lord Capulet invites Paris to a party at the Capulet home to "woo" Juliet
 * Lady Capulet talks to Juliet about her thoughts on marriage (specifically with Paris in mind)
 * Lady Capulet only wants Juliet to marry Paris because of his appearance and money, the Capulet family don't know Paris' personality
 * Paris' actions make him seem very insensitive, he is annoyed that he cant flirt with Juliet because she is sad due to the loss of her cousin Tybalt and unknown husband Romeo who gets banished
 * Paris seems very full of himself
 * When Juliet goes to see the Friar, Paris assumes she came to see him
 * He tells Juliet that she looks ugly after she's been crying - "Thy face is much abused with tears."
 * He's quite clueless, Juliet says "I will confess to you my love for him" Paris thinks she is talking about him when she is actually talking about Romeo
 * Even though they are not married Paris still considers Juliet as his
 * He is quite cocky. "Don't deny to him that you love me"
 * Only wants physical contact with Juliet. "Till then adiu and keep this holy kiss"
 * Paris is upset they can't get married because she is dead (only cares about getting married to her)
 * Brings flowers to Juliet
 * Wants him and her corpse to be alone (has his servant wait outside)
 * Romeo comes - Paris and his servant hide (they aren't supposed to be in there)
 * Paris (still clueless about Romeo and Juliet's marriage) gets mad at Romeo because all he knows is that Romeo killed Tybalt not that Juliet loved him
 * His protectiveness over Juliet and risking his live to get vengeance for her cousins death shows he actually did care about Juliet
 * Paris dies


 * __Andrea Sanchez 1B__**

In Act 1 Scene 1, Shakespeare uses juxtaposition to enhance Tybalt and Benvolio’s personalities.
====We see Benvolio being the kind and peaceful man he is trying to stop the fight by saying “Part, fools! Put up your swords, you know not what to do” This makes us come to the conclusion that he is a calm hearted boy and even though he hates the Capulet’s he is not willing to stand by and watch a fight.====

====Then Tybalt is introduced, he comes striding in, caring with him all the confidence in the world and demands to know why Benvolio is not fighting, and why he was talking about peace. He says “What, drawn and talk of peace? I hate the word, As i hate hell, all Montagues and thee. Have at thee coward.” This is the second line he says and it clearly shows us the kind of person he is. It tells us that he likes violence, he truly hates the Montagues and he is just an evil person. Shakespeare put these two characters together because they are complete opposites so it makes them stand out even more.====

Then we meet Romeo in Act1, Scene 1, Shakespeare introduces him through foreshadowing.
====We first hear about Rome when Lady Montague, Montague and Benvolio discuss his strange attitude. We learn many things about Romeo for example when Montague says “Many a morning hath he there been seen, With tears augmenting the fresh morning dew, Adding to clouds more clouds with bis deep sighs” This let’s us know that Romeo had not been having good days, he seems really sad, almost depressed.====

====Then when the Monatgue say’s “But he, his own affections’ counsellor, Is to himself (I will not say how true) But to himself so secret and so close,So far from sounding and recovery” This tells us that Romeo is very shy and distant with the world, it tell’s us that what ever happened to him must have been something really big for him to react this way.====

====Then we meet Romeo, and thanks to foreshadowing the audience already knew what to expect from this character. I think that Shakespeare made him sound depressed so that when he meets Juliet his change in personality is that much more drastic and epic.====

**Capulet**
====Then we meet Capulet, Juliet’s father. In Act 1, Scene 1, Line 66. The first few lines of Capulet tell us that he is not one to pass a fight, it just re-enforces that fact that he truly hates the Montague’s.====

====The next time we see him is in Act 1, Scene 2. He is talking to Paris, a man who wants to marry Juliet. In this scene Paris is trying to convince him to let them get married but Capulet say’s that Juliet is still far too young for marriage. He say’s “My child is yet a stranger to the world, She hath not seen the change of fourteen years; Let two more summers wither in their pride, Ere we may think her ripe to be bride.” I believe that Shakespeare again used Juxtaposition to introduce him. On one hand there is Paris who wants to marry her this year, he is pressuring him to give them his blessing. Then there is Capulet who is acting like a responsible, caring father, putting his daughters needs first. This intensifies the caring image that we have of her father because not only is he saying no she will not get married but he is saying no with the pressure that he is getting from Paris.====

====I also believe that Shakespeare is making him sound like an amazing father/person because through out the play we Capulets personality and point of view changes completely. It makes the play more confusing and====

**Juliet**
====We meet Juliet in Act1, Scene 3. Shakespeare portrays her as an innocent, naive girl that will do anything to keep her parents happy. We come to this conclusion when Lady Capulet say’s “Speak briefly, can you like of Paris’ love?” “Ill look to like, if looking liking move; But no more deep will i endart mine eye Than your consent gives strength to make it fly” That was a conversation between Juliet and Lady Capulet, where Lady Capulet ask’s Juliet if she could look at him and see if she could ever love him. Although Juliet does not want to marry anyone she is willing to see him with open eyes.====

====Juliet’s character as well completely changes, at first she didn’t want to marry anyone but once she meets Romeo, she is the one to insist on getting married. This just makes their love even greater because if their love could change that many peoples personality than it must be great.====

He is introduced when Romeo and Benvolio and him are all going to the party to compare Rosaline with all the other girls. In the scene Mercutio gives a very important and famous speech about dreams
====We learn that he is not a true believer of love and he thinks that Romeo is silly and stupid for believing in love. Mercutio is not very popular throughout the play, yet we still have a strong opinion about his personality due to the speech he gave.====

==== **Side Note**: I think that Shakespeare in the beginning of the play made the characters complete opposites with how they will become. Juliet will defy her parents multiple times, Romeo’s poetic personality shines through, and Capulet’s fatherly instincts are completely gone. I believe that he did that so when they change it just re-enforces the great love that they have, and the power that it has to be able to have an affect on so many people. ====

=Tybalt - Capulet=

Bobby Chow

Tybalt from House Capulet is Juliet's cousin in Shakespeare's __ Romeo and Juliet. __ Throughout Shakespeare's play, Tybalt plays a significant role as he creates more problems against family members of House Montague.

Act 1 Scene 1:
 * He is known to hate Montagues more than anyone else
 * He is a man of hatred
 * Mocks Benvolio
 * Hates on many things in life such as hell, peace, Montagues, and mostly Benvolio (Shows how much he hates Montagues and Benvolio since he compares them to hell, he thinks all of them are at the same level)
 * Quote: "What, drawn and talk of peace? I hate the word. As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee. Have at thee coward!" (1.1.65)
 * An example of how Tybalt reacts to Montagues and an example of how fearless is.
 * He wants to kill all Montagues
 * Moves the plot forward, shows the rivalry between Capulet's and Montague's. (Provides suspense)

Act 1 Scene 5:
 * He spots Romeo in Capulet's House during their party
 * It shows how aggressive and violent he is
 * Quote: "This by his voice should be a Montague. Fetch me my rapier, boy. What dares the slave come hither, covered with an antic face to fleer and scorn at our solemnity?" (1.5.53)
 * Without understanding the situation, he decides that he would fight the Montague right away
 * He thinks Romeo is here to mock them at their celebration
 * His rage stopped by Capulet
 * Creates foreshadowing -> Tybalt wants to challenge him to a fight but eventually stopped by Capulet, which foreshadows in the future that Romeo and Tybalt will have a showdown. (Which is in Act 3)

Act 3 Scene 1:
 * He spots Mercutio and Benvolio
 * He says that Romeo is a villian which is another way of showing how he thinks about Montagues
 * Quote: "Romeo, the love I bear thee can afford no better term than this: thou art a villian." (3.1.56)
 * Without giving a care about what Romeo is saying, he stabs Mercutio and kills him
 * Shows how he tries to be and shows how superior as a Capulet against a Montague
 * Romeo catches up to Tybalt, wants to take revenge and they fight. We learn that no matter what he does such as killing someone can change his mind on reality.
 * Romeo and Tybalt fights
 * Tybalt dies

Relates to the essential question: ** Who is to blame for the tragic events of the play? **

Tybalt is one of the characters in the play that relates to the essential quesiton; who is to blame for the tragic events of the play? This is because he is the one who starts arguments, the one who challenges people in fights, and what he do for a living is to take down his enemy Montagues and to kill them all. Tybalt is the one who led to Mercutio's death and the death of himself, since after killing Mercutio, Romeo took revenge upon his death and kills Tybalt, which led to another tragic event of Romeo being banished from Verona.

Tybalt also has internal and external conflicts, such as man vs man. For example, a man vs man conflict would be between Tybalt and Romeo, even though Romeo wants to become friends with Tybalt. Tybalt wants to take revenge on Romeo after what happened at the party and also because he thinks that Romeo was at the celebration is to mock them. Everythign that is going on Tybalts mind was no matter if Montagues did not do anything harsh to his family, he will try to make ways and excuses and also he would try to kill them and become more superior and dominant.


 * Romeo Montague **

Kevin Chuang

Romeo of House Montague is one of the main protagonists in Shakespeare’s __Romeo and Juliet__. As a protagonist, he undergoes several profound changes throughout the Acts, and so does the audience’s perception of him.

Act 1:
 * Reclusive and heart-broken: Romeo begins the Act by walking in the early morning, being heart-broken over Rosaline who did not requite Romeo’s love as she is aspiring to become a nun. He also turns away from his best friend, Benvolio, as a gesture of his sadness.
 * Romeo uses a lot of oxymoron as his comparison of love and several other situations that he runs into. This demonstrates and enhances his status as a highly educated person. Ie: “brawling love, loving hate” (1.1)
 * Risk-taking and rash: In Scene 4, Romeo agrees to break into the Capulet party at the recommendation of Benvolio and Mercutio in seeking a thrill and a cure for Romeo’s heartbreak. At the party, Romeo finds Juliet, and falls in love with her without consideration that she is a Capulet and their love would be impossible.
 * Act 1 audience conclusion: Romeo is a heart-broken man that is determined in pursuing his true love, and expresses it through high vocabulary. However, he’s also young and rash as he switches love quickly, and does things he knows could have negative consequences.

Act 2:
 * Romantic: Romeo sneaks into the Capulet mansion grounds and meets Juliet at her balcony at night, where he realizes that it is impossible for them to court normally, as their families are rivals. However, Romeo being the romantic, promises Juliet that he would do anything in order to be with Juliet.
 * Poetic: Several of Romeo’s lines at Juliet’s balcony are highly eloquent and reflect his education and his role as a love-sick romantic.
 * Shallow: In Scene 3, Romeo meets Friar Lawrence and confesses to him his love for Juliet. This elects a chastise from the Friar, who branded him shallow and quick to change. This also shows how perhaps Romeo isn’t as profound of a character as we believe him to be.
 * Chivalrous: A main development for Romeo is his chivalry and/or his manners. This is exemplified through how Romeo treats the Nurse courteously through their encounter, by speaking to her as if she’s a dignified lady. However, this again could be seen as Romeo being superficial as this only comes after he realizes that it is Juliet’s nurse he is speaking to.

Act 3: (Romeo’s Point of No Return)
 * Morality and honor: In Scene 1, Tybalt challenged Romeo to a duel, but he refuses to fight on the grounds that they are family, however, Mercutio fights in his stead and is slain. This causes Romeo to be guilt-ridden and fights to avenge his friend.
 * Sensible: Knowing that Prince prohibited dueling in Verona, Romeo attempts to stop the duel between Tybalt and Mercutio, thus showing his sensibility. However, this results in Mercutio being slain by Tybalt.
 * Cowardice: Instead of going out to argue his case, Romeo fears for his future as he knows that he would be exiled. However, his reason to fear exile comes from the resulting inability to see Juliet.
 * Another major point here that we as the audience can observe as a change in Romeo would be his sudden breakdown as his previously smooth and suave outlook descends quickly into a broken man in Friar Lawrence’s cell. Also, Romeo’s lack of responsibility is also a reoccurring factor as he blames all his troubles on fate and misfortune.

Act 4: Romeo does not appear in this Act, as he is exiled to Mantua

Act 5:
 * Wishful: Romeo begins the Act with a dream where he dreamt that he dies, but yet is revived by Juliet’s kisses. This shows his potential as a romantic, holding true to Juliet even though he is exiled.
 * Very reckless: After hearing that Juliet has died, Romeo has no thought to verify the truth and decides to break the exile, go to Verona, and commit suicide by poison. At the same time, his anger causes him to blame the stars and fate, which is known to have nothing to do with his misfortune.
 * Apathetic: Knowing that Juliet has died, and seeing Paris also coming to pay his respects, Romeo has no empathy for Paris at the doors of the tomb. This shows how Romeo, in his grief, shows possibly his true selfish side as he is unable to connect and feel for Paris, who appears to be sincerely saddened by Juliet’s passing
 * Understanding/enlightenment: After seeing Juliet’s body, Romeo achieves a form of spiritual enlightenment where he seems to be at peace. He decides to make amends and peace to his past by asking Tybalt’s spirit for forgiveness, and decides to take his life in order to be with Juliet in afterlife
 * Selfishness or Selflessness: While these two are at polar opposites, Romeo’s metaphor that Death wants Juliet as a lover and he would kill himself so he could be with Juliet seems both selfless and selfish, as it can be interpreted in both way. In a sense, it could show that Romeo doesn’t want Juliet to be alone in death; yet the other would say that Romeo believe he holds an exclusive right over Juliet.

Conclusion: Romeo undergoes several changes throughout the play that allows the audiences’ perception of him to change drastically, as we learn to dislike Romeo for his shallowness, yet begin to love him for his ideals as he finally attempts to set things right.

The Nurse __Act 1 Scene 3__ -She is Juliet’s nurse -Raised her and weaned her -Makes a long speech
 * Juliet is not fourteen yet
 * Tells a story from Juliet’s babyhood
 * Her deceased husband joked about Juliet ‘falling backwards’

-The nurse likes to make crude jokes “bigger women grow by men” (1.3.96) -Lady Capulet does not respect her
 * Through her speech we learn**
 * Tells her to shut up “Enough of this, I pray thee hold thy peace” (1.3.50)

__Act 1 Scene 5__ -Juliet asks her the names of three men -Hears Juliet saying that her only love is sprung from her only hate -May or may not believe Juliet’s assertion that she was only singing a rhyme she had learned recently

__Act 2 Scene 2__ -Calls Juliet in from the balcony (where she is talking to Romeo) -Her calls create a sense of urgency in the scene -Minor conflict (Juliet has to leave because the nurse is calling her) -Suspense: will the nurse come out and find them together?

__Act 2 Scene 4__ -Mercutio and Romeo tease the nurse “To hide her face, for her fan’s the fairer face” (2.4.88) -She asks for Romeo -Asks him who the rude gentleman was (Mercutio) -Says that if he says anything else to her she will take him down -Warns Romeo that if he plans to break Juliet’s heart to think twice because she is young -She refuses the penny Romeo gives her (demonstrating she is not greedy)
 * shows her blustery nature
 * she rages about all the suggestive insults they threw at her

__Act 2 Scene 5__ -She teases Juliet, pretending to be tired and keeping the news of Romeo from her -Keeps delaying “Lord, how my head aches!” (2.5.47) -Comedy scene, with the Nurse delaying and Juliet pressuring her to spill the beans -Finally tells Juliet that she is to go to Friar Lawrence’s cell to be married

-Messenger to facilitate information between the lovers -Create comic relief between two romantic scenes (the teasing)
 * Her Role in this Scene**

__Act 3 Scene 2__ -creates confusion by being vague with her wording “he’s dead!” (3.2.36) -Used to create the initial mood (heartbreak) in Juliet’s long line of emotional swings by making her think that Romeo is the one who’s dead -After Juliet’s 3rd mood swing (anger at Romeo for killing Tybalt) the Nurse denounces Romeo “No faith, no honesty in men, all perjured, all forsworn, all naught, all dissemblers.” (3.2.86-87) -Creates a realistic way for Juliet to bounce back from hating Romeo (because often when someone else insults a loved one you become defensive) -She tells Juliet she will go find Romeo for her

__Act 3 Scene 3__ -Berates Romeo for crying instead of rising up for Juliet’s sake -Jokes about Juliet crying a lot, “O she says nothing, sir, but weeps and weeps,/ And not falls on her bed, and then starts up,/ And Tybalt calls, and the on Romeo cries,/ And then down falls again.” (3.3.99-102) -Tells Romeo to go to Juliet’s chamber to comfort her

Act 3 Scene 5 -Defends Juliet in front of her father “God in heaven bless her!/ You are to blame, my lord, to rate her so.” (3.5.168-169) -Lord Capulet thinks she is a dithering idiot and tells her to shut up, “Peace you mumbling fool!” (3.5.173) -Nurse tells Juliet that it is best she marry Paris because Romeo is banished -She is the last person to abandon Juliet, it has a drastic effect on Juliet’s decision making -The nurse leaving her is the final straw needed for Juliet to choose a plan as drastic as the friar’s -The nurse believes that Juliet is sincerely sorry and is actually going to confess, rather than going to friar Lawrence to formulate a plan

Act 4 Scene 5 -Nurse calls for Juliet to wake up “Why, lamb! why, lady! fie, you slug-a-bed!” (4.5.2) -She makes a bawdy joke about Paris keeping her up all night -Thinks Juliet is only sleeping soundly, but she is actually dead (or supposed to seem dead) -Exclaims in despair when she realizes Juliet is dead


 * Friar Lawrence:**

Act 2 Scene 3
 * He is the Priest of the Catholic Church
 * He helps Romeo and Juliet get married
 * He develops the theme and contrast in the play
 * The nurse, the young characters
 * He seems quite wise and old in Act 2 Scene 3
 * What kind of man is he?
 * He seems wise and old
 * Setting = Early dawn (2, 3, 1)
 * His long speech is about
 * Plants and good/bad things
 * He uses the plants as a metaphor to compare the general people’s good/evil
 * Reference to “Nature”
 * A lot of comparisons
 * This makes him seem like a neutral character
 * Doesn’t really form a character
 * Doesn’t have his own opinion
 * He is not talking about the Capulets and Montagues
 * He is using comparisons between death and life
 * Full of knowledge of nature and life
 * This establishes him as a very wise and intelligent man
 * He also tells foreshadowing in the beginning of Act 2 Scene 3
 * He lets Romeo and Juliet marry
 * Isn’t a smart choice
 * Last line: “Love slowly, but you can marry today.” what the hell
 * Also the Priest chose to marry them without their parent’s permission

Act 3 Scene 3
 * Starts off being kind to Romeo
 * Later on gets annoyed by Romeo crying and weeping
 * Old wise view
 * The world is broad and wide
 * Death to Banishment
 * Criticizes Romeo
 * He’s ungrateful
 * Calls Romeo a “mad man”
 * “Philosophy”
 * Eyes and Ears
 * Not understanding each other
 * Caring for Romeo even though he is annoyed
 * Doesn’t stop Romeo trying to kill himself
 * The nurse stops Romeo with the dagger
 * Shouts at Romeo for being womanish
 * MAN UP ROMEO I GOT YOU
 * Telling Romeo that he’s made up of wax figuring a man outside, but a woman in the inside
 * Ouch that’s harsh

Act 4 Scene 1

- Friar already knows that Juliet is married to Romeo - In the scene, Paris has no idea - Mistress of the double meaning - Juliet - "What must be shall be" - I hope fate is going to help me out - I am going to get married with Paris - Friar says: - I have a desperate plan in mind - If you're brave enough to kill yourself, you should be brave enough to drink a poison that makes you look dead to get you out of this problem (to Juliet)

- Friar's Plan

Tomorrow night, leave yourself alone, take your poison, drink it, then you will have no pulse no warmth, no breath, you will be stiff and cold as if you're dead. Then it will continue for 48 hours. Then the nurse will come over and find you daed. I will signal Romeo. When you're awake, you will see Romeo and run away with him.

Act 4 Scene 5

- The friar knows that Juliet is not actually dead - He knows everything but the rest doesn't know - He acts out everything and helps to fake Juliet's death - He references back to his long speech including life and death, rise and fall - Life and death - Friar comes for the marriage, but later arranges her funeral - He is there to get Juliet out and get her back to Romeo - He references to Heaven for comforting Juliet's family

**Juliet:** Act 1, Scene 3-
 * Juliet is introduced
 * Juliet is closer to the nurse and more comfortable around her than she is to Lady Capulet
 * Juliet doesn’t want to get married
 * The Nurse and Lady Capulet talk about how handsome Paris is and how this makes him a good man, this scene makes Juliet look inexperienced.

Act 1, Scene 5-
 * Romeo and Juliet meet at a party being held at her house
 * They quickly fall in love ‘love at first sight’
 * In this scene Juliet is characterized as young and naïve
 * At the end of this scene Juliet finds out that Romeo is a Montague ‘my only love hath sprung from my only enemy’ (1.5.

Act 2, Scene 2-
 * Romeo and Juliet are very rushed with their love, they barely know each other
 * ‘Deny thy father and refuse thy name; or if thy wilt not, be but sworn my love’ (2.2.34-37) – Juliet is saying she wants to be with Romeo so much that she will give up her name for him.
 * Juliet is practical, she does not use metaphors like Romeo
 * Juliet tries to slow her relationship with Romeo down (2.2.155)
 * ‘Thy purpose marriage, send me word tomorrow’ (2.2.144)- this shows that Juliet is also rash, she gets caught up in the moment

Act 2, Scene 5-
 * Juliet waits for the nurse to come home and bring news of her marriage proposal- This is very frustrating for Juliet because the nurse adds suspense (for Juliet) by not telling her Romeo wants to marry her
 * Juliet, Romeo and the Friar meet at the church,

Act 3, Scene 2-
 * This scene is very confusing for Juliet
 * The nurse is upset and so she doesn’t tell Juliet that Tybalt is dead, she thinks that Romeo is dead- this leads to a lot of confusion for Juliet
 * Juliet thinks that Romeo is dead and so is very sad
 * (3.2.64) Juliet finds out that Tybalt is dead, not Romeo and that Romeo killed him and has been banished.
 * To describe her emotions Juliet uses a lot of oxymorons in this scene (3.2.73)
 * Juliet can’t comprehend how he is so hadsome on the outside but vile on the inside
 * This shows that Juliet is learning, knows more than her mother: she is growing up.
 * When the nurse says ‘There is no trust, No faith, no honesty in men, all perjured.’ (3.2.85) Juliet realizes that she loves him; that it was going to be either her cousin or Romeo
 * (3.2.121) Rather both her parents die than Romeo be banished- she is overreacting, being rash because she is emotional.
 * (3.2.135) Shows her willingness to commit suicide; foreshadowing?

Act 3, Scene 5-
 * Juliet wants Romeo to stay for a while longer (3.5.2)
 * Juliet is very worried about Romeo being banished, shows how much she loves him ‘O think’st we shall ever meet again?’ (3.5.50)
 * ‘Me thinks I see thee now, thou art so low, as one dead in the bottom of a tomb.’ (3.5.55) -Foreshadowing
 * Juliet conceals the fact that she is sad about Romeo, not Tybalt from her mother (3.5.93)
 * ‘He shall not make me there a joyful bride.’ (3.5.116) She is shocked that her parents arranged a marriage, she doesn’t want to be married because she is already married to Romeo.
 * ‘I would the fool were married to her grave’ (3.5.140); ‘Talk not to me, for I’ll not speak a word.’ (3.5.203)- Juliet loses both of her parents in this scene
 * Juliet now only has the nurse for comfort
 * Nurse tells Juliet to marry Paris (3.5.216); Juliet thinks that the nurse is betraying her and realizes that she can only rely on herself
 * Juliet is learning and growing up; hides her feelings
 * Juliet loses everyone in this scene; this is why she decides to trust the Friar.

Act 4, Scene 1-
 * This scene shows that Juliet has grown up because she hides her feelings while speaking to Paris, she makes him think that she is into him. (4.1.25)
 * Juliet is quick to threaten suicide
 * Although Friar Lawrence doesn’t tell her much about his plan, Juliet jumps at the chance- she is so against Paris

Act 4, Scene 2-
 * Juliet deceives her father- apologizing and acting excited about the wedding

Act 4, Scene 3-
 * Juliet is very nervous about the plan
 * This scene characterizes Juliet as brave and afraid

Act 5, Scene 3-
 * Juliet finds out that Paris and Romeo are dead after she wakes up
 * Friar Lawrence leaves Juliet alone in a tomb surrounded by dead relatives and her dead husband, she is not sane- she becomes overwhelmed with sadness; enough reason to kill herself.

=** Lady Capulet: **=

- Act 1 Scene 1: Lady Capulet is really bitter.

- Act 1 Scene 3: Lady Capulet does not give really good advice to Juliet and she says that if a man is beautiful in the outside it means he is the same inside. This is Lady Capulets idea of a man.

- Act 3 Scene 1: Fighting scene- Lady Capulet is mean and she wan’t revenge because her cousin died (lines 137-142) She does not believe Benvolio (lines 167-172). She says this to twist the story so that Romeo gets in more trouble (execute him).

- Act 3 Scene 5: Lady Capulet is insensitive (line 70) because she says that if Juliet was still crying for Tybalt she should stop because she looked stupid. Juliet is getting married in three days and Lady Capulet is so insensitive and not sympathetic. (line 124-125) Lady Capulet “ Ay, sir but she will none, she gives you thanks. I would the fool were married to her grave” (line 138-139). This lines are the most harsh that Lady Capulet says in the play. She says that it would be better if Juliet was dead.

- Act 4 Scene 2: Lady Capulet is worried that not everything will be prepared in time. (line 38-46)

Capulet:

- Act 1 Scene 2: He is very protective. He want’s Juliet to marry but she is too young.

- Act 3 Scene 4: Capulet is arranging Juliet to get married with Paris. He is really bad tempered that Juliet doesn’t want to marry Paris because Paris is his friend and he cant say that his daughter refuses to marry him.

- Act 4 Scene 2: Capulet is bossy because he wants to get ready for the wedding. He moved the marriage date forward and now it is on Wednesday.

__**Paris:**__


 * Related to the Prince ➔ Wealth / Power / High Reputation Reason why Capulet wants to marry Juliet off to him
 * Very Noble
 * Is getting married to Juliet on Thursday ( Moves it to Wednesday ) --- Chosen by Capulet ( Juliet had no say in this )
 * Preferred by Capulet because of his wealth and status


 * Promised by Capulet to be married to Juliet -- If not then Capulet's reputation will decrease ( Juliet resists - suspense )
 * Whenever he meets Juliet -- acts as if they are already married.
 * Agrees to marry Juliet because she is beautiful -- ( other way around ) Married for wealth

__**Nurse:**__

Characteristics-
 * Caring Sticks up for Juliet when Lord Capulet yells at her for not wanting to marry Paris
 * Talkative Talks non stop to Lady Capulet about Juliet even though she gives back one worded answers
 * Protective Speaks to others like Juliet is her own
 * Wise/More Experienced Gives Juliet helpful advice whenever she's in a crisis
 * Trustworthy Juliet was able to tell her that she loved Romeo without the Nurse judging her and yelling at her

Important Scenes-
 * Act 2 Scene 5**
 * The Nurse uses many delaying tactics that makes Juliet impatient
 * Juliet sends the Nurse to tell Romeo about the marriage at nine o'clock
 * Nurse finally meets Romeo at twelve
 * Her delays show that she likes teasing Juliet (?)


 * Act 3 Scene 5**
 * The Nurse and Juliet's relationship take a turn
 * Nurse gives good advice to Juliet about why she should marry Paris
 * Juliet pretends agrees with her but finds out that the only person she could trust is herself

MERCUTIO 1.4:
 * Where Mercutio is introduced.
 * This scene shows Mercutio as a Joker. He is also put next to Benvolio in a sense of Juxtaposition.
 * He tries to cheer up Romeo and could be shown as a good friend.
 * Mercutio also loves wordplay and puns.
 * Mercutio is shown as someone who can mock romeo like no one else can

Queen Mab Speech
 * Explains that different things are for different people
 * Gets more and more brutal as it goes on
 * COuld possible be a metaphor for life how it may seem great but is really terrible.
 * Shows mercutio’s dark side and shows a bit of sadness inside of him.
 * Shows how Mercutio’s beliefs are completely different than Romeo’s. Romeo believes in love and honor and Mercutio believes in none of those.

2.1:
 * Shows Mercutio doesn’t believe in love
 * teases Romeo about sex
 * Could be humor for the audience

2.4
 * Very joking and is rarely serious
 * Thinks of Tybalt as a very proper swordsman compared to himself
 * Mercutio makes fun of everything that Tybalt stands for
 * Mercutio makes fun of Romeo again and says he abandoned his friends
 * Mercutio also teases the nurse when she comes out calling her a ‘Harlot” which makes the nurse very mad

3.1
 * Mercutio mocks Tybalt trying to get into a fight with him
 * Mercutio criticises Benvolio for quarreling
 * Mercutio makes fun of Tybalt with a lot of wordplay and puns.
 * Mercutio is even Joking while he is dying
 * Mercutio blames Romeo for his death
 * Mercutio gives a plague on both houses before his death

Important Quotes: (Quotes found on [])

“[|O, then, I see Queen Mab hath been with you!]

[| She is the fairies’ midwife, and she comes]

[| In shape no bigger than an agate-stone]

[| On the fore-finger of an alderman,]

[| Drawn with a team of little atomies]

[| Athwart men’s noses as they lie asleep.] Description of queen mab

[|True, I talk of dreams,]

[| Which are the children of an idle brain,]

[| Begot of nothing but vain fantasy . . . .]

Dreams are nothing [|A gentleman, nurse, that loves to hear himself talk, and will speak more in a minute than he will stand to in a month.] Quote describing Mercutio [|Thy head is as full of quarrels as an egg is full of meat.]

Mercutio says that Benvolio, who wants to not fight with the Capulets, would probally be the most likley to start one. Analysis of Mercutio:

Judging from Acts 1.4, 2.1, 2.4, and 3.1 I believe that Mercutio is a character who is very memorable in this play. His joking words add lightenment to the play, but some of his analizations of queen mab also create a sad dark mood to the play. Mercutio is always joking even while he is dying. He loves to make fun of other characters in the story and loves wordplay and puns. He is a very important character in the book and plays a very important role. If you would like to read another summary about Mercutio this link to summaries of Romeo, Juliet, Friar Lawrence, and Mercutio could be helpful ( [] ) **Mercutio** - A kinsman to the Prince, and Romeo’s close friend. One of the most extraordinary characters in all of Shakespeare’s plays, Mercutio overflows with imagination, wit, and, at times, a strange, biting satire and brooding fervor. Mercutio loves wordplay, especially sexual double entendres. He can be quite hotheaded, and hates people who are affected, pretentious, or obsessed with the latest fashions. He finds Romeo’s romanticized ideas about love tiresome, and tries to convince Romeo to view love as a simple matter of sexual appetite. ([])

Juliet
Act 1 Scene 2

“My Child is stranger in the world, She hath not seen the change of fourteen years; Let two more summers wither in their pride, Ere we may think her ripe to be a bride.” (Act 1 Scene 2 Line 9~11)

//Capulet thinks Juliet is too young for a marriage and wishes Paris to wait for about 2 years.// //This quote shows that Juliet is now fourteen years old//

“Earth hath swallowed all my hopes but she; She’s the hopeful lady of my earth.”(Act 1 Scene 2 Line 14,15)

//Capulet tells the audience that Juliet is the only child that survived in the Capulet Family.//

Act 1 Scene 5

Juliet meets Romeo at the Capulet party. When she is dancing, Romeo asks Juliet to dance with him and Juliet and Romeo falls in love(They kiss during the dance).

Act 2 Scene 2

“Deny thy father and refuse thy name; Or if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, And no longer be a Capulet ” (Act 2 Scene 2 Line 33~36)

//Juliet wants Romeo to give up his last names as she says she will give up her own just for him.//

Act 3 Scene 2

“Shall I speak ill of him that is my husband? Ah, poor my lord, what tongue shall smooth thy name, When I, thy three-hours wife, have mangled it? But,wherefore, villain, didst thou kill my cousin? That villain cousin would have kill’d my husband: Back,foolish tears, back to your native spring; Your tributary drops belong to woe, Which you, mistaking, offer up to joy” (Act 3 Scene 2 Line 97~104)

//Juliet knew that if Romeo didn’t kill her cousin, Romeo would have been killed by her own cousin. She thinks Romeo had made the right decision and it was stupid for her to cry for such thing.// //This shows that Juliet’s character is changeable.//

“Tybalt is dead, and Romeo ‘banished’, That ‘banished,‘that one word ‘banished,’ Hath slain ten thousand Tybalts. Tybalt’s death Was woe enough, if it had ended there:”(Act 3 Scene2 Line111~115)

//This shows that her love toward Romeo is more important than her cousin’s death.//

//Juliet rather wants Tybalt to be dead for about ten thousands times instead of Romeo being banished from Verona. She feels great grief from Romeo’s banishment than her cousin’s death.//

Act 3 Scene 5

“O fortune, fortune! all men call the fickle: If thou art fickle, what dost thou with him. That is renown’d for faith? Be fickle, fortune; For then, I hope, thou wilt not keep him long, But send him back.” (Act 3 Scene 5 Line 60~ 63)

//Juliet wishes fortune to change so Romeo can come back to Verona.//

“Villain and he be many miles asunder.-- God Pardon him! I do, with all my heart ;And yet no man like he doth grieve my heart.” (act 3 Scene 5 Line 81~82)

//Juliet is saying that she is sad of Romeo’s banishment, which Lady Capulet understands as that she is sad of her own cousin’s death.//

“Now, by Saint Peter's Church and Peter too, He shall not make me there a joyful bride.I wonder at this haste; that I must wed Ere he, that should be husband, comes to woo.” (Act 3 Scene 5 Line116~119 )

//Juliet says that she doesn’t think it’s the right time for a marriage. Which shows the dramatic irony since Juliet is already married to Romeo!//

“I pray you, tell my lord and father, madam,I will not marry yet; and, when I do, I swear,It shall be Romeo, whom you know I hate,Rather than Paris. These are news indeed!” (Act 3 Scene 5 Line 120~123)

//This quote shows that Juliet is afraid of her father, so she would rather want her mother to tell Lord Capulet about her disagreement with the marriage.// //It also shows that she would rather marry Romeo (Dramatic Irony~!!) rather than Paris. The reason why this is dramatic is that we all know that she is already married to Romeo. This quote makes Lady Capulet think that Juliet doesn’t want to marry Paris, since she said she would marry someone who killed her own cousin!//

“Is there no pity sitting in the clouds,That sees into the bottom of my grief? O, sweet my mother, cast me not away!Delay this marriage for a month, a week;Or, if you do not, make the bridal bed In that dim monument where Tybalt lies.” (Act 3 Scene 5 Line196~201)

//This quote also shows that Juliet is afraid to convince Lord Capulet to delay the marriage and asks her mother to delay it and she thinks after the marriage, she would wake up right next to where Tybalt lies.Which means that she would die if Lady Capulet make her marry Paris//

Act 4 Scene 1

“That may be, sir, when I may be a wife.”(Act 4 Scene 1 Line 19)

//Juliet says to Paris, when he says Juliet for his lady and his wife.// //Dramatic irony created because she is already Romeo’s wife.//

“I will confess to you that I love him.”(Act 4 Scene 1)

//Dramatic irony created again since she him means Romeo which Paris doesn’t know.//

“Give me some present counsel, or, behold, Twixt my extremes and me this bloody knifeShall play the umpire, arbitrating that Which the commission of thy years and ar tCould to no issue of true honour bring. Be not so long to speak; I long to die, If what thou speak'st speak not of remedy.”(Act 4 Scene 1 Line 61~66)

//Juliet tells Friar Lawrence that she would rather suicide if she have to marry Paris.//

“Love give me strength, and strength shall help afford. Farewell, dear father.”(Act 4 Scene 1 Line 125~126)

//This shows that love meant more than anything to Juliet in this situation and she believes that love would help her lead the way out of this terrible situation.//

“What if it be a poison, which the friar Subtly hath minister'd to have me dead, Lest in this marriage he should be dishonour'd, Because he married me before to Romeo? I fear it is: and yet, methinks, it should not, For he hath still been tried a holy man. How if, when I am laid into the tomb, I wake before the time that Romeo Come to redeem me? there's a fearful point! Shall I not, then, be stifled in the vault, To whose foul mouth no healthsome air breathes in, And there die strangled ere my Romeo comes? Or, if I live, is it not very like, The horrible conceit of death and night, Together with the terror of the place,-- As in a vault, an ancient receptacle, Where, for these many hundred years, the bones Of all my buried ancestors are packed: Where bloody Tybalt, yet but green in earth,Lies festering in his shroud; where, as they say, At some hours in the night spirits resort;-- Alack, alack, is it not like that I, So early waking, what with loathsome smells, And shrieks like mandrakes' torn out of the earth, That living mortals, hearing them, run mad:-- O, if I wake, shall I not be distraught, Environed with all these hideous fears? And madly play with my forefather's joints? And pluck the mangled Tybalt from his shroud? And, in this rage, with some great kinsman's bone, As with a club, dash out my desperate brains? O, look! methinks I see my cousin's ghost Seeking out Romeo, that did spit his body Upon a rapier's point: stay, Tybalt, stay! Romeo, I come! this do I drink to thee.” (Act4 Scene 3 Line 23~58)

//Juliet thinks that she would be mad if the plan turns out wrong, since she would be laying right next to her dead families!//

Act 5 Scene 3

Juliet suicides which tells love meant more than death to her.

= Juliet--Wendy Boeker =

Even in just the five days of the play, Juliet changes, maturing from a naïve young girl into an adult.

Act 1 Act 2 Act 3 Act 4 Act 5
 * Juliet is first introduced in Act 1 Scene 3 as a polite, obedient, pure girl, not yet 14
 * “Madam, I am here. What is your will?” (1.3.78) Shows she is well mannered because she addresses her mom as “madam”
 * she is obedient/dutiful— she immediately asks what her mother wants her to do, and says “But no more deep will I endart mine eye than your consent gives strength to make it fly.” (1.3. 99-100) meaning her mother’s permission is the most important thing
 * “It is an honor I dream not of.” (1.3.66) She is still young and innocent, and has never considered marriage before
 * The nurse is closer to Juliet than her biological mother—“Faith, I can tell her age unto an hour” (1.3.12) meaning the Nurse can give Juliet’s birthday as specific as the hour she was born
 * Juliet meets Romeo at Capulet’s party in Act 1 Scene 5
 * Her dialogue with Romeo on their first meeting shows her intelligence “For saints have hands that pilgrims’ hands do touch, and palm to palm is holy palmers’ kiss.” (1.5.98-99)
 * When she asks him to kiss her, she is no longer just following orders and being obedient
 * When she says, “You kiss by th’ book.” (1.5.109) Juliet thinks Romeo is kissing her like following a manual, and although she loves him, she wants their love to reach a more genuine level
 * Juliet is brave and open-minded
 * She admits her love for him, even though she is embarrassed that he overheard, taking a risk and throwing away politeness and rules “Thou knowest the mask of night is on my face, else would a maiden blush bepaint my cheek for that which thou hast heard me speak tonight. Fain would I dwell on form, fain, fain deny what I have spoke, but farewell compliment. Dost thou love me?” (2.2.85-89)
 * “What’s Montague? It is nor hand nor foot, nor arm nor face, nor any other part belonging to a man. O be some other name! What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other word would smell as sweet.” (2.2.40) Even though her family has been in a feud for so many years with the Montague’s, Juliet still wants to defy her family and be with Romeo
 * Juliet is more cautious than Romeo in their love, and more mature
 * “O swear not by the moon, th’inconstant moon, that monthly changes in her circled orb, lest that thy love prove likewise variable.” (2.2.109-111) This not only shows her cleverness, but her cautiousness—she wants Romeo’s love to be true and constant
 * “Although I joy in thee, I have no joy of this contract tonight, it is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden, too like the lightning, which doth cease to be ere one can say ‘It lightens’. Sweet, good night: This bud of love, by summer’s ripening breath, may prove a beauteous flower when next we meet.” (2.2.116-122) She knows they are going too fast, and even though she enjoys it, Juliet stops herself, thinking rationally
 * In Act 2 Scene 6, Romeo describes his love with Juliet using rich, elaborate language, and Juliet argues that true love doesn’t need words to describe it
 * Although she holds herself back, she is just as in love with Romeo as he is with her, shown by her impatience with the nurse in Act 2 Scene 5
 * Juliet loves Romeo a lot and longs for him in her long speech in Act 3 Scene 2
 * Her metaphor of the “love-performing Night” shows their relationship is very secret and forbidden—they can only see each other when everyone else is sleeping
 * When she finds out that Romeo killed Tybalt, she does not immediately defend him—shows that even in love she has a brain. Still, she is overdramatic about his banishment, threatening to commit suicide (which shows her youth and foolishness)
 * Cleverness—in Act 3 Scene 5, when Juliet is talking to her mother, everything she says has double meanings—her mother thinks she is grieving over her cousin Tybalt, not her new husband, Romeo
 * In Act 3 Scene 5, Juliet loses her father, mother, and nurse’s support. This makes her determined to try anything and laying all her hopes onto Friar Lawrence’s dangerous idea with the potion without considering the risks, and moves the plot forward
 * Her willingness to the potion idea can also be interpreted to show that she still wishes to please her parents and be the dutiful child—instead of escaping, she wants to be their child until the end. She is 13, after all.
 * Again with the double meanings when Juliet is speaking to Paris in Act 4 Scene 1—she is married to Romeo, but Paris doesn’t know that, putting her in a difficult position she cleverly gets out of
 * In Act 4 Scene 2, the wedding is moved up to tomorrow, putting even more time pressure on Juliet
 * More double meanings/dramatic irony when speaking to nurse and mother in scene 3
 * Juliet is scared of the potion, imagining all the things that go wrong—but with her incredible love and pressure, she goes through with it. She is asleep until the end of Act 5
 * Friar Lawrence is the last person to leave Juliet
 * Juliet’s suicide requires more nerve than Romeo—he drinks poison, while she stabs herself through the heart with a dagger. Unlike him, she had lost everyone who had supported her—her parents, the nurse, Friar Lawrence, and of course, Romeo.

Relationships with other characters
 * Juliet and the Nurse
 * The Nurse has raised Juliet ever since she was young almost like her own child (her daughter died at birth). Juliet sees the Nurse as a friend she can confide in, and in some ways, a mother. Whenever Juliet needs help in the play, she relies on the Nurse.
 * Juliet and her Parents
 * Lady Capulet, Juliet’s biological mother, has never been close to her. They have quite a cold relationship, and Lady Capulet doesn’t bother to help Juliet after her father gets angry at her
 * Juliet and Romeo
 * Lovers (you know)

Internal/external conflicts: I think I already explained some. How does she move the plot forward? Juliet is one of the main characters. Practically everything she does moves the plot forward. How does she relate to essential questions of play? Old are wise and young are impetuous—she displays this theme by marrying Romeo the day after she meets him What is love—Juliet’s love is romantic, young, impetuous love

=Tybalt=

Example 1: Tybalt is a very strong and has a very aggressive behavior. Throughout the play, the audience learns that he is a man of hate, and always wants to fight against people. "What, drawn and talk of peace? I hate the word, as I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee. Have at thee coward.” - Tybalt, Act 1 Scene 1
 * Quotes **

He repeats saying how much he hates everything, hating peace, hell, the Montagues, and Benvolio. We see that he is eager to start a fight, and doesn’t mind the consequences. Tybalt doesn’t know anything about the argument that has just happened, but he doesn’t care and just wants to fight against Montagues. This tells us a lot about his character, in such a small amount of lines.

Example 2: Another example that shows how Tybalt has an aggressive behavior is the scene at the Capulet’s Mansion Party. Tybalt hears Romeo’s voice and knows that he is a Montague. “This, by his voice, should be a Montague. Fetch me my rapier, boy.” Already, without having the slight intention in knowing the background of the story on how Romeo got there, Tybalt is ready to fight the Montague.

Tybalt also has internal and external conflicts. As an internal conflict, Tybalt has man vs self. For example, during the Capulet’s ‘party’, Tybalt was talking to himself (audience) about wanting to kill Romeo so badly. He even forced himself to write a letter to duel with him later on, showing how much fighting means to him and taking revenge. Another conflict that Tybalt has is man vs man. For example, Tybalt has a very big conflict with Romeo, even though Romeo doesn't even really want to have one. Tybalt had promised himself that he would take revenge on Romeo, therefore hating him even more. All Tybalt wants to do is fight him and to become the dominate one out of the two.
 * Conflicts:**

Tybalt also has internal and external conflicts. As an internal conflict, Tybalt has man vs self. For example, during the Capulet’s ‘party’, Tybalt was talking to himself (audience) about wanting to kill Romeo so badly. He even forced himself to write a letter to duel with him later on, showing how much fighting means to him and taking revenge. Another conflict that Tybalt has is man vs man. For example, Tybalt has a very big conflict with Romeo, even though Romeo doesn't even really want to have one. Tybalt had promised himself that he would take revenge on Romeo, therefore hating him even more. All Tybalt wants to do is fight him and to become the dominate one out of the two.


 * Essential Questions/Oppositions: **

1. Who is to blame for the tragic events in the play?’ can easily relate back to Tybalt. First off, he was the one that started the fight at the bringing of the play. Secondly, he was the one that killed Mercutio, which then led to him being killed by Romeo.

2. The fourth question, ‘Is it true that the old people are wise and the young are impetuous?’ definitely relates back to Tybalt. This is very true for the character of Tybalt as he does show a lot of careless acts throughout each scene he appears in.

3. Death and Life is one of them as the audience realizes that Tybalt doesn’t seem to know the difference between them. Also, Mercutio calls him ‘The Prince of Cats’ as it seems he has nine lives, getting into fights he seems he won’t survive after.

- Lastly, the audience learns about Tybalt’s character from the way he speaks and interacts to the other characters. His words and lines always seem to show some kind of challenge, or threat. We also learn about Tybalt from his actions to other characters. He always brings the topic up about fighting and death. This then leads to him or one of the other characters fighting and dying.
 * Interactions with other characters:**

= = =Friar Lawrence= When we first meet the Friar in Act 2 Scene 3, when Romeo comes to him at dawn to ask him to marry him and Juliet


 * Romeo **


 * personality
 * poetic/romantic
 * speaks in prose, with beautiful imagery, metaphors and oxymoron
 * i.e. he talks about light all throughout the play to symbolize the beauty of Juliet and romeo
 * adds to the beauty of his relationship with Juliet and the beauty of the play in general
 * rash
 * makes many hast decisions throughout the play
 * to marry Juliet (2.2)
 * to fight tybalt (3.1)
 * to return to Verona after his banishment to “...lie with [Juliet]…” (5.1)
 * these decisions are a large part of the cause for the tragic events which occur to romeo and Juliet at the end of the play
 * these decisions highlight the theme of young vs. old, as the young romeo is quite rash and not wise, like stereotypical young people
 * hasty decisions about love sometimes make his short, though dramatic, relationship with Juliet seem superficial
 * external conflict
 * man vs. man
 * capulets vs. montegue’s
 * this is especially strong for him because this dictates his relationship with Juliet
 * plot
 * as the main character, romeo moves the plot forward with every action he makes- for as the main character, the plot ‘follows’ him. His important, pivotal moment decisions are especially plot moving, such as those mentioned above, as the lead to the resolution in the capulet monument in 5.3
 * essential questions
 * who is to blame
 * while the blame for the resolution of the play is debatable, it seems that many of romeo’s decisions were the cause for the tragic events. If he hadn’t made several of the decisions (such as those above), then the events might not have occured
 * what is love?
 * In the play, love is defined by romeo’s love, which is often based much on beauty
 * Young vs. old
 * Romeo supports the argument that young people are rash and impetuous, as he makes many hasty and un-thoughtful decisions throughout the play
 * How do we learn about romeo
 * We learn about his personality through his behavior and dialogue throughout the play


 * Sebastian Shi, 4B**

__Mercutio:__


 * Mercutio's personality:
 * In Romeo and Juliet, Mercutio is portrayed as a witty and sarcastic character, all the while being skeptical of what love really means. His death (and arguably his curse) is what drives Romeo to kill Tybalt and thus incites the following events, leading to Romeo and Juliet’s deaths.
 * Key Quotes:
 *  “A plague a’both your houses!/ They have made worms’ meat of me. I have it,/ And soundly too. Your houses!” (3.1.97-100).
 * “Thou has most kindly hit it.” (2.4.47)
 * If love be rough with you, be rough with love;/ Prick love for pricking and you beat love down." (1.4.27-28)
 * "O calm, dishonorable, vile submission" (III.1.72).
 * Mercutio's internal and external conflicts:
 * Internal Conflicts:
 * Mercutio isn't shown to have many internal conflicts, but one example of it would be in Act 3, scene 1. He says "By my heel, I care not". This could be taken as a casual retort to Benvolio, or it could be interpreted as Mercutio's internal conflict - being frustrated of being sucked into a fight with two families he didn't  belong in. He also clearly thinks of love differently than Romeo and Benvolio do, saying " If love be rough with you, be rough with love;/ Prick love for pricking and you beat love down." (1.4.27-28)
 *  External Conflicts:
 * Mercutio is shown to physically fight with Tybalt in act 3 scene one after being insulted by Tybalt and begged to stop fighting by Romeo, saying "O calm, dishonorable, vile submission" (III.1.72).
 * How Mercutio moves the plot forward:
 * Mercutio is one of the key reasons why Romeo and Juliet ends so tragically. As he dies, he speaks to Romeo, saying it was Romeo's fault because Romeo interfered with his fight, leading Romeo to blame it upon himself and thus kill Tybalt in revenge and guilt. If you look at it from a perspective of fate, he was the one who cursed the families, leading to the unfortunate ending. Because of Tybalt and Mercutio's death, Romeo takes the full brunt of the punishment, leading to his banishment. Because he is banished, Juliet becomes more and more desperate as she is forced into another marriage to Paris. She agrees to the Friar Lawrence's ridiculous plan, leading Romeo and Juliet to commit suicide. Other than the fact that Romeo and Juliet met in the first place, Mercutio indirectly is the reason for both their deaths.
 * How Mercutio relates to the essential questions and oppositions of the play:
 * Question 1: "Who is to blame for the events of the play".
 * As I said in the previous paragraph, Mercutio is the indirect reason for both of Romeo and Juliet's deaths.
 * Question 2: "Were Romeo and Juliet's deaths fated from the beginning?
 * While Mercutio doesn't show that their deaths were fated from the beginning, he cursed them just as he died, saying “A plague a’both your houses!/ They have made worms’ meat of me. I have it,/ And soundly too. Your houses!” (3.1.97-100), which arguably shows fate's hand in Romeo and Juliet's deaths.
 * Question 3: "What is love in the world of the play?"
 * Mercutio relates to this because his ideas portray one way of thinking about love. He thinks that love is all about sex, although Romeo says that Mercutio cannot understand since he has never truly "been in love".
 * How we learn about Mercutio:
 * Act 1 Scene 4:
 * Mercutio is first introduced when Romeo and his group of friends go to the party. As Romeo expresses his feelings about his unrequited love for Rosaline, Mercutio jokes about it and makes a ton of sexual innuendos, giving a more humorous mood to the audience. This is the first hint showing Mercutio’s cynical idea of love.
 * Act 2 Scene 1:
 * Mercutio and Benvolio go searching for Romeo after he has disappeared at the party. In typical fashion, Mercutio thinks Romeo has gotten lucky finally and didn’t actually want to be found as Benvolio worries. Mercutio has fun with implying several sexual innuendos, giving us a clearer picture of what his definition of love is.
 * Act 2 Scene 4:
 * Mercutio and Benvolio wonder where Romeo is after his disappearance right as he appears. Mercutio asks where he’s been and when Romeo says he has had a great time, Mercutio instantly takes it in a perverted way. Mercutio goes off into another bout of sexual innuendos, even saying “Thou has most kindly hit it.” (2.4.47), something most people would understand if said in the present. As the Nurse appears, he harasses her, giving the audience comedic relief.
 * Act 3 Scene 1:
 * Mercutio and Benvolio have a discussion in a public street when Tybalt confronts them, asking where Romeo is. Mercutio tries to pick a fight with Tybalt as Benvolio begs him not to pursue it. Tybalt drops it with them when Romeo appears and he challenges Romeo to a fight. Romeo declines, saying he would never fight his own kinsman. Tybalt is disgusted at the very thought of them being kinsmen, and Mercutio, sick of Romeo’s behavior, challenges Tybalt to a fight instead. They fight, and Romeo tries to stick himself between the two to stop them from fighting, but Tybalt strikes Mercutio down from underneath his arm. This leads to Mercutio’s death. Before he dies, blames Romeo for his death and curses both the houses, saying “A plague a’both your houses!/ They have made worms’ meat of me. I have it,/ And soundly too. Your houses!” (3.1.97-100). Maddened with grief, Romeo kills Tybalt in revenge.

Prince Jady Tian
 * Authoritative
 * He uses imperative verbs, such as the royal “we”, “our”.
 * When servants from two families are fighting, the Prince comes and tries to stop the fight. He says, “If ever you disturb our streets again” (1.1.87).
 * “Have thrice disturbed the quiet of our streets” (1.1.82)
 * Foreshadowing
 * “Once more, on pain of death, all men depart) (1.1.95)
 * This sentence foreshadows that more fights will be going on and more people will die.
 * Moves the plot forward
 * Banishment of Romeo
 * “Immediately we do exile him hence” (3.1.178)
 * After the fight in Act 3 Scene 1, the Prince quickly comes and tries to keep peace. He listens to Benvolio’s words and orders that Romeo will be banished from Verona for killing Tybalt.
 * His order moves the plot forward and adds time pressure on Romeo and Juliet. It indirectly leads to the tragic deaths of this couple.
 * Tries to keep peace between the Montague and Capulet
 * Fighting in Act 1 between servants from two families
 * Fighting in Act 3 among Tybalt, Mercutio and Romeo
 * Romeo and Juliet’s deaths
 * “Go hence to have more talk of these sad things; / Some shall be pardoned, and some punished: / For never was a story of more woe / Than this of Juliet and her Romeo.” (5.3.305-310)
 * In the end of the story, Prince closes the play by concluding all the events and promising punishment and pardon for some people who hold responsibility for the tragic deaths of Romeo and Juliet.

---Russell Harris

Lord Capulet’s character seems like a cautious one at first who cares greatly for his daughter; since Juliet is the only daughter he has left (the others have died). When Paris and him are discussing Juliet’s marriage to Paris, Lord Capulet lets her decide whether to marry Paris or not, giving the message that he’s not the typical father at the time who would want to marry their daughters off to rich men as soon as possible. Later on in the play however, we see a different side of Lord Capulet, almost slapping Juliet for not wanting to marry Paris. This was most likely because Lord Capulet was stressed out from all of the pressure he was receiving from Paris, as well as the arranging of the wedding in one night. Shakespeare most probably did thing in order to move the plot forward, since Juliet didn’t want to marry Paris in the first place. In a way, Lord Capulet is kind of to blame for the tragic events of the play. Moving the wedding to Thursday, he put a lot of pressure on Juliet, which was one of the reasons why she agreed to the Friar’s plan, since she had no time to think of another plan.
 * Lord Capulet:**

Memorable Quotes:

“And too soon marred are those so early made. / Earth hath swallowed all my hopes but she; / She’s the hopeful lady of my earth. / But woo her, gentle Paris, get her heart, / My will to her consent is but a part;” (1.2.13-17) Referring to all of his daughter’s deaths, and that Capulet’s choice to marry Juliet to Paris is not all his.

“Hang thee, young baggage, disobedient wretch! / I tell thee what: get thee to church a’Thursday, / Or never after look me in the face / Speak not, reply not, do not answer me! / My fingers itch. Wife, we scarce thought us blest / That God had lent us but this only child, /But now I see this one is one too much / And that we have a curse in having her. (3.5.160-167) This is when Capulet rages at his daughter when she still does not agree to marrying Paris, saying he wants to slap her and that having her was a curse to him and his wife.


 * Lady Capulet**

Lady Capulet’s character seems the same throughout the book, and she is easily described in one word: cold. When first introducing Juliet’s mother, she is in the same room as the hilarity ensuing nurse, so next to her, Lady Capulet seems more cold than she actually is, leaving a solid first impression. Lady Capulet, unlike Lord Capulet, wants Juliet to marry Paris as soon as possible and when we see the ‘bad’ side of Lord Capulet, Lady Capulet sides with her husband immediately. Her, along with Lord Capulet, move the plot forward by putting pressure on Juliet by moving her wedding to Paris to an earlier date.

Memorable Quotes:

“Read o’er the volume of Paris’ face / And find delight writ there with beauty’s pen; / examine every married lineament” (1.3.82-84) This shows that Lady Capulet judges a book by its cover, and not by its content. This is not a good way to live, for it may lead to dangerous situations.

“Well, think of marriage now; younger than you, / Here in Verona, ladies of esteem, / Are made already mothers. By my count,” (1.3.70-72) This quote shows that Lady Capulet wants Juliet to get married right away, now that she is a maid, and that lots of girls are already mothers of Juliet’s age. (She’s trying to be persuasive).

“Evermore weeping for your cousin’s death? / What, wilt thou wash him from his grave with tears? / And if thou couldst, thou couldst not make him live; / Therefore have done. Some grief shows much of love, / But much of grief shows still some want of wit.” (3.5.69-73) Ever had your mother dis you before? In this quote, Shakespeare makes Lady Capulet say that showing a little grief is a sign of love, but a lot of it shows that you’re dumb.