The Tragedy of Romeo & Juliet

• Romeo & Juliet was published in a 3rd quarto based on the 2nd, used by editors of the 1st Folio


  1609
• Romeo & Juliet was based on Arthur Brooke’s story; written in 1562
• Who wrote the famous play Romeo & Juliet?
• Romeo & Juliet was first published in an unauthorized quarto


  1597
• Abram & Balthazar are servants involved in the fight from Capulet
• Juliet is set to marry Count Paris; age 13
• Tybalt is the cousin of Juliet who fought Benvolio and hates Romeo
• Biting your own thumb was known as an insult back then, initiating a fight
• Rosaline is the cousin of Juliet and the first love of Romeo (unrequited)
• Mercutio is the best friend of Romeo, blood related to Count Paris & Prince Escalus
• Friar John was supposed to deliver a message to Romeo but fell sick and was quarantined
• Deadly Nightshade is a type of poison that makes a person appear dead for a few days (no pulse)
• Romeo was in love with Rosaline (Capulet) initially, but changed when he went to the Capulet party
• Romeo & Juliet was published in an authorized quarto


  1599
• Romeo & Juliet was written

  1594-1596
• Characters in Romeo & Juliet


  • Montague
  • Capulet
  • Romeo
  • Gregory
  • Sampson
  • Benvolio
  • Juliet
  • Abram
  • Balthazar
  • Tybalt
  • Rosaline
  • Prince Escalus
  • Count Paris
  • Mercutio
  • Friar Laurence
  • Friar John
• Prince Escalus threatened to kill Tybalt & Benvolio to stop them from fighting
• Gregory & Sampson are servants involved in the fight from Montague
• Romeo is the son & heir of Montague & Lady Montague; described as handsome, intelligent, sensitive, impulsive, & immature
• William Shakespeare wrote Romeo & Juliet
• Benvolio is the cousin of Romeo who stopped the fight
• Count Paris is the "husband to be" set to marry Juliet
• Friar Laurence helped Romeo & Juliet get together
• Why was Romeo banished from Verona?
• An Apothecary is a person who prepares & sells medicines & drugs, similar to pharmacists
• Prince Escalus


  Stopped a fight and threatened to kill the fighters if they ever fought again
• Romeo


  Decided to marry Juliet and asked Fr. Laurence for help
• Tybalt (Capulet)

  Challenged Romeo to a duel; Mercutio was killed in the fight; Romeo killed Tybalt in vengeance for Mercutio, leading to his banishment from Verona
• Fr. John fell sick and was quarantined, unable to deliver the message to Romeo about Juliet's fake death
• Mercutio


  Convinced Romeo to crash an upcoming Capulet party to impress Rosaline
• The tragic deaths of Romeo & Juliet

  Prompted the feuding families to reconcile and agree to build a monument mourning the young lovers
• Count Paris


  Wanted to arrest Romeo but passed away during their duel together
• Fr. Laurence

  Agreed to marry Romeo and Juliet in secret to bring peace to both families
• Romeo


  Immediately forgot about Rosaline when he saw how beautiful Juliet is and fell in love with her
• Romeo was in love with Rosaline (Capulet)
• Romeo's servant informed him that Juliet had passed away, leading Romeo to plan to return to Verona and die next to Juliet
• Fr. Laurence's Plan

  Planned to reunite Romeo and Juliet by faking Juliet's death with a type of poison (Deadly Nightshade)
• When Juliet found out that Romeo had died from poison, she killed herself with his dagger