Across
- 2. A serious promise made in the language of love and devotion
- 6. Place Romeo enters when he secretly stays near Juliet’s home
- 8. Authority figure who punishes the violence in Verona
- 13. Describes a relationship blocked by family conflict
- 15. Religious figure whose risky plan depends on secrecy
- 17. Humorous label for Romeo in the balcony scene
- 19. Creature Juliet compares Romeo to during her emotional reaction
- 20. Image Juliet uses to warn that their love is moving too fast
- 21. Character who often tries to calm conflict rather than escalate it
- 23. Object Juliet uses to argue that a name does not define identity
- 24. Italian city that serves as the setting of the play
- 25. Character defined by aggression, pride, and loyalty to family honor
Down
- 1. Friar Lawrence’s dangerous solution in Act 4, Scene 1
- 3. Long-standing family conflict that shapes nearly every major event
- 4. Romeo’s punishment after the fatal street fight
- 5. Nobleman chosen as Juliet’s expected husband
- 7. Word that best describes many of Romeo and Juliet’s decisions
- 9. Central force that drives both plot and character decisions
- 10. Capulet daughter caught between family duty and private love
- 11. His death marks the major turning point of the play
- 12. Word from the Prologue suggesting doomed love
- 14. Adult confidante who helps Juliet but also complicates matters
- 16. Young Montague whose choices help drive the tragedy
- 18. Famous location linked to the scene of promises and danger
- 22. Idea Juliet struggles with when choosing between family and husband