Across
- 7. Type of irony where the reader is privy to information that certain characters are not
- 8. Relative of Count Paris, originally friendly with both houses, but hangs out with the Montagues; Takes Tybalt's challenge to fight upon himself and is then killed by him
- 11. A long, uninterrupted speech by a character to the audience (not to other characters)
- 13. Wife of Lord Capulet and mother of Juliet
- 15. A character that is used to amplify a characteristic of another character
- 16. Wife of Lord Montague and mother of Romeo, who dies of grief after the latter's banishment
- 19. Caretaker of Juliet, knew of Romeo and Juliet's marriage, finds Juliet after she "dies"
- 20. Describes a character that has little characterization within the story
- 21. Juliet's cousin, hot-headed and combative, slays Mercutio and is in turn slain by Romeo
- 23. The city where the story is set; most events happen here
- 24. After Romeo is banished, he flees to this city
- 25. Romeo's cousin and friend, accompanies him throughout the first half of the story
- 26. A Montague who quickly falls in love, marries, and subsequently kills himself for a Capulet
- 27. Relative of the prince, wanted to marry Juliet, killed by Romeo after trying to apprehend him in front of the Capulet's tomb
- 28. A type of poem made up of 3 quartets and a couplet, in iambic pentameter
Down
- 1. Describes a character that stays the same the whole story
- 2. A Capulet who who quickly falls in love, marries, and subsequently kills herself for a Montague
- 3. Head of the Montague house and father of Romeo
- 4. Ruler of Verona, declares the punishment for further fights between the feuding houses; is related to Count Paris and Mercutio
- 5. Describes a character that has a large amount of characterization within the story
- 6. "Neutral" character, gives Romeo and Juliet advice, officiates their wedding, and creates the plan for Romeo and Juliet to escape together
- 9. Describes a character that changes over the course of the story
- 10. A long, uninterrupted speech by a character to another character or characters within the story
- 12. Head of the Capulet house and father of Juliet, planned to marry Juliet to Count Paris
- 14. A reference to another work, person, or event
- 17. The allusion was only relevant to one culture and time period (less relatability/understanding)
- 18. The allusion is relevant to multiple cultures and time periods (more relatability/understanding)
- 22. Information given before the story starts
