Across
- 2. “Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet ……./That I shall say good night till it be morrow.” (Juliet II,2)
- 4. Confidant of Romeos; friar who marries Romeo to Juliet
- 5. Young girl believes he loves before he meets Juliet
- 6. Latin phrase at the end of scenes meaning “they exit”
- 8. In mythology, the child of Hyperion; the sun god; term for any one of the race of giant deities overthrown by the Olympian gads; “…’s fiery wheels” (II,3) refers to passage of time
- 9. juliet's age
- 13. Number of days that elapse during the play
- 15. Prince of Verona
- 17. Type of pet that Juliet wishes she could make of Romeo and thus keep him near her. (II,2)
- 23. Juliet’s confidant; old woman who has cared for Juliet since her birth
- 24. Romeo's family name
- 25. Name the friar who was unable to deliver Friar Laurence’s message to Romeo
- 27. City in northeastern Italy; primary setting of the play
- 28. Word meaning “dawn-song” Term for traditional form used in the parting dialogue between Romeo and Juliet
- 30. An insulting gesture: biting the ……; Sampson does this and begins the quarrel with the Capulet servants (I,1)
- 31. A formal fight between two persons armed with deadly weapons to defend one’s honor or to settle a dispute
- 33. Romeo’s best friend and relative of Paris Escalus; engages in a duel when Romeo fails to respond to insults; he is killed in this duel and later avenged by Romeo.
- 34. Legendary Queen of Carthage who fell tragically in love with Aeneas;"....a dowdy"; the great ladies of history are said to be inadequate by comparison to Romeo's love.
- 35. “….never was a story of more ……./Than Juliet and her Romeo.” (Prince,V,3)
- 36. Adjective used by the Chorus in the prologue to describe the ill-fated Romeo and Juliet
- 41. A person who makes and sells drug preparations; Romeo obtained his vial of poison from such a person
- 43. A young count and relative of the Prince; Capulet orders Juliet to marry him or to leave the household; Romeo is forced to kill him at the Capulet tomb.
- 44. Form of poetry used for the first meeting of Romeo and Juliet, which begins “If I profane with my unworthiest hand…;” conventional form for love poetry
- 45. Songbird; bird that sings at the break of day; when Romeo is preparing to leave for exile, he and Juliet debate whether the bird they hear is this type or a nightingale (III,5)
Down
- 1. Word meaning prayers; used by Juliet (IV,3) when asking nurse to leave her alone the night before she is to marry Paris.
- 2. Servant of the Capulets; he and Gregory inadvertently renew the feud.
- 3. The prince substituted this punishment for that of Romeo’s death, provided Romeo was not caught in Verona; term for being exiled from one’s home country; a noun.
- 7. Town to which Romeo flees to avoid the death penalty
- 10. “That which we call a ……./By any other name would smell as sweet.” (Juliet II,2)
- 11. Queen of the fairies described at length by Mercutio. (I,4)
- 12. Tragic heroine of the play; the events of the play change her from a child into a mature woman
- 14. Main character who grows into manhood during the play; begins as the shallow stereotype of the lover but emerges capable of the deepest passion and is prepared to die for his love
- 16. In Roman mythology the goddess of dawn; “But all too soon as the all-cheering sun/Should in the farthest East begin to dawn/ The shady curtains from …….’s bed.” (I,1)
- 18. A close-fitting male’s jacket (III,1)
- 19. Nephew of Lord Montague; Romeo’s friend; attempts to stop a renewal of the feud
- 20. A form a address used for a man indicating familiarity and contempt; frequently used by Elizabethans (I,5)
- 21. Juliet’s family name.
- 22. Gold coin used by Romeo to buy the poison
- 26. Derogatory name Mercutio uses for Tybalt: “King of ………” (III,I)
- 29. A bitter, prolonged quarrel between families; there was a …… between the Capulets and Montagues.
- 31. When Lord Capulet discovers Juliet in her death-like sleep, he states Paris will not be her groom because Juliet has married………….(IV,5)
- 32. central theme of Romeo and Juliet
- 37. Nephew of Capulet’s wife; rash and impetuous; kills Romeo’s friend in a duel; Romeo kills him in a duel to avenge his friend.
- 38. The evergreen shrub with clusters of small, light blue flowers; native to the Mediterranean area; traditional symbol of remembrance and constancy. The nurse tells Romeo that Juliet has a verse about him and this plant (II,4)
- 39. Name for a drink, usually poison or medicine; Juliet takes such a drink provided by the friar, the night before the marriage arranged by her father is to take place
- 40. Romeo’s servant who brings him the news of Juliet’s (apparent) death
- 42. Poetic word for “gladly;ready;” Juliet uses this word several times in her speech to Romeo upon discovering he has overheard her declaration of affection for him (II,2)