Across
- 3. The infectious disease outbreak that causes Friar John to be quarantined, stopping the letter from reaching Romeo.
- 5. — After their very first conversation and shared kiss at the party, Juliet playfully tells Romeo, "You kiss by the _______."
- 7. — Romeo's cynical, quick-witted, and hot-tempered best friend who is killed by Tybalt, and is the nephew of the Prince.
- 9. — Juliet's crude, fiercely loyal, and practical caretaker who acts as a secret messenger between the lovers.
- 11. — The nearby city to which Romeo flees to live out his banishment.
- 13. — Baz _______; the director behind the modern 1996 film adaptation starring Leonardo DiCaprio.
- 15. — The Prologue famously describes the doomed couple as a pair of "_______ lovers," meaning their tragic fate was written in the stars.
- 18. — Friar _______; secretly marries the lovers and devises the sleeping potion plan.
- 22. The lethal substance Romeo buys and drinks to commit suicide next to Juliet.
- 23. The small glass bottle containing the liquid that will fake Juliet's death.
- 24. — "A _______ o' both your houses!" — Mercutio's iconic dying curse that blames both families for his fatal wound.
- 25. After hearing of Juliet's "death," a furious Romeo shouts, "I defy you, _____!"
- 27. — Tybalt, Juliet, and the Nurse all belong to this proud, feuding noble household.
- 30. — The woman Romeo is desperately pinning over in Act I, completely forgetting her the second he sees Juliet.
- 31. — In the 1996 film adaptation, the opening Prologue is uniquely delivered by a news anchor reading a broadcast on a _______.
Down
- 1. — The "happy" object Juliet uses to end her own life upon awakening in the tomb.
- 2. — The ancient, deeply ingrained, and violent ________ between the Capulets and Montagues that drives the play's conflict.
- 4. — The lethal substance Romeo purchase and consumes to join Juliet in death.
- 5. — Romeo's peace-loving friend and cousin whose name literally means "good will"; he constantly tries to stop the street brawling.
- 6. — Meaning changeable or variable; Juliet tells Romeo not to swear his love by the moon because it is _______.
- 8. — Juliet’s fiery, fashion-forward Capulet cousin who is nicknamed the "Prince of Cats."
- 10. - Romeo's loyal servant who rides to Mantua to deliver the tragic (and incorrect) news that Juliet has died.
- 12. — The beautiful Italian city where the vast majority of the play's tragic action takes place.
- 14. The day of the week Lord Capulet moves the wedding up to after Juliet apologizes.
- 16. — The fictional, sun-drenched coastal setting of the 1996 film, heavily inspired by Miami and Southern California.
- 17. — In the famous balcony scene, Romeo uses a metaphor to compare Juliet's radiant beauty to the _______.
- 19. — The official punishment decreed by Prince Escalus for Romeo following the death of Tybalt.
- 20. — In Juliet's famous balcony line ("O Romeo, Romeo!________ art thou Romeo?"), this word does not mean "where," but rather "why."
- 21. — Romeo, Benvolio, and Mercutio's loyalties all align with this rival family faction.
- 26. — A Shakespearean term for confession; Juliet uses the excuse of going to this religious ritual to secretly marry Romeo.
- 28. — The wealthy, noble kinsman to the Prince who seeks Lord Capulet's permission to marry Juliet.
- 29. Friar ____ was the messenger who failed to deliver the crucial letter to Romeo because he was quarantined.