Across
- 4. A large body of dialogue spoken to the audience or another character in the play; example of this is Mercutio's manic speech
- 6. Main protagonist of the Capulet house
- 9. Friend of Romeo, helps him with his love for Rosaline
- 10. Explains the current situation between the two houses, the main characters, and how they will end up
- 11. A character that is meant to show a contrast between them and the other character. Example: Romeo & Count Paris
- 12. Mother of Romeo, died of grief shortly after his death
- 16. Caretaker for Juliet, is often giddy and overly compassionate for her
- 17. A type of character that maintains the same personality throughout the play, an example being Tybalt, who always stays as the violent hothead of Verona.
- 21. Father of Juliet, Did not approve of Juliet's refusal of marrying Paris
- 22. Mother of Juliet, Extremely strict
- 23. A type of character that changes its personality throughout the play, an example being Juliet going from being an obedient daughter to someone who strives for another man's love.
- 25. What an allusion may contain regarding bodies of work that are popular at its time, an example being biblical imagery and Greek mythology.
- 26. A type of irony where the audience knows that will happen next, but the character(s) do(es)n't.
- 27. Trusted figure to Romeo, ends up marrying him to Juliet & plays a role in Juliet's plan to stay with Romeo
Down
- 1. Father of Romeo, wants to look out for his child
- 2. Where most of the play takes place in.
- 3. A large body of dialogue not spoken to anyone, only themself; example of this is the balcony scene
- 5. Friend of Romeo, dies in a fight with Tybalt
- 7. Capulet-leaning character, is arranged to marry Juliet and ends up dying
- 8. A well rounded character, with lots of interesting character traits, an example being Friar Lawrence, a kooky old man who is willing to do anything for the people he cares about.
- 10. Neutral character, has a lot of authority over the citizens of Verona
- 13. A reference to another body of work in a certain of work; example of this is Greek mythology being referenced heavily in names & elements of the story
- 14. What an allusion may contain regarding bodies of work or things that will always remain relevant no matter what, an example being feelings of love.
- 15. Main protagonist of the Montague house
- 18. Hothead of the Capulet family, commonly gets into fights and eventually dies in retaliation by Romeo
- 19. Where Romeo gets banished to.
- 20. Follows a rhyme scheme of ABAB CDCD EFEF GG, is seen multiple times throughout the play
- 24. An uninteresting character, with little to no personality traits, an example being the parents of Romeo and Juliet respectively, as the feud between the two houses are the only defining trait about their character.
