Romeo and Juliet

• William Shakespeare: 1564-1616
• William Shakespeare was inspired to write "Romeo and Juliet" after reading a romance story by Matteo Bandello, italian writer.
• "Romeo and Juliet" holds place in the beautiful city Verona.
• The play is set in Italy during the Renaissance period (late 15th century).
• At the beginning of the story the conflict between the Montague and Capulet families is presented.
• Who is Eros?

  Greek god of love
• What does "pathos" mean?

  suffering or experince
• Who is Thanatos?

  Greek god of death
• During the story, the Montague and Capulet families hate each other.
• Romeo is son of Montague.
• Juliet is daughter of Capulet.
• Romeo and Juliet fall madly in love with eachother since the first time they talk.
• Romeo and Juliet are secretly married by Friar Laurence.
• Juliet's cousin, Tybalt, kills Romeo's best friend, Mercutio, in a fight.


  This makes Romeo really mad and he kills Tybalt.
• When Romeo finds out that Juliet has "died", he goes back to Verona and kills himself.
• After Romeo dies, Juliet wakes up and sees him dead. She stabs herself with his dagger and also dies.
• The Prince banishes Romeo from Verona because he killed Tybalt.
• The play ends with both families realising how much their hatred caused all this trouble.
• The play ends with Prince Escalus saying that all the families have agreed not to hate each other anymore because it was so sad when Romeo and Juliet died.
• "O happy daggers! This is your sheath; there rust, and let me die." - Romeo speaks these lines when he thinks Juliet is dead, showing how desperate he is to end his own life
• "I am fortune's fool" - Mercutio calls himself this when he gets stabbed by Tybalt, suggesting that fate played a big part in causing all the problems in the play
• "Romeo and Juliet" is a tragedy.
• In "Romeo and Juliet", the tragic flaws are pride, jealousy, anger, revenge, and love.
• Tragedy is a type of drama where the main character has a tragic flaw (a weakness) which leads them down a path towards destruction.
• Who is Tybalt?

  Juliet's cousin
• Who is Mercutio?

  Romeo's close friend
• Who is Benvolio?

  Romeo's cousin and friend
• Characters:

  1. Romeo
  2. Juliet
  3. Juliet's nurse
  4. Friar Laurence
  5. Tybalt
  6. Mercutio
  7. Benvolio
  8. Lord & Lady Capulet
  9. Count Paris
  10. Lord & Lady Montague
  11. Prince Escalus
  12. Samson
  13. Gregory
  14. Abram
  15. Balthasar
• How old is Romeo?

  16 years old
• How old is Juliet?

  13 years old
• Traits of Romeo: rich, smart, good-looking, impulsive, immature, true friend, passionate lover.
• Traits of Juliet: well mannered, trusting, naive, sheltered, courageous and intense.
• How is Juliet's nurse?

  • friend of Juliet - cared for Juliet all her life
  • long-winded
  • sometimes vulgar
  • funny
  • practical
• Who is Friar Laurence?

  • a Franciscan monk
  • friend to Romeo and Juliet
  • wants peace between the 2 families
  • gives advice and tries to help
  • helped Juliet fake her death so she won't marry Paris
• Who is Tybalt?

  • a Capulet
  • Juliet's cousin
  • fashion-conscious and a bit vain
  • troublemaker
  • quick to anger
  • hates the Montagues
• Who is Mercutio?

  • close friend of Romeo
  • relative of the prince
  • imaginative and witty
  • hates people that are pretencious or obsessed with latest fashion
  • hot-headed (angry)
• Who is Benvolio?

  • Romeo's cousin and friend
  • also good friend of Mercutio
  • thoughtful
  • tries to help Romeo get his mind off of love
  • tries to defuse violence
• Who is Lord Capulet?

  • Juliet's father
  • enemy (not known reason) of the Montagues
  • truly loves his daughter but he doesn't really know her
  • has the final say over all financial matters, marriages and business ventures
  • use to getting his own way
• Who is Lady Capulet?

  • Juliet's mother
  • gave birth to Juliet at 14 years old
  • much younger than her husband
  • wants Juliet to marry Count Paris, a suitable match in her eyes
  • relies on the nurse to help her raise Juliet
• Who is Count Paris?

  • a kingsman of the prince
  • suitor of Juliet, preferred by Juliet's parents
  • assumes Juliet will marry him without really asking her or getting to know her