Across
- 3. Wants to marry Juliet; relative of Prince Escalus
- 4. Romeo was in love with her before he met Juliet; she rejected Romeo
- 6. Juliet's age when the play begins
- 12. Romeo's servant; tells Romeo that Juliet is dead after he sees her funeral
- 13. Romeo's last name
- 14. Has looked after Juliet since Juliet was a baby
- 15. Sells poison to Romeo because he is poor and desperate
- 17. Wrote The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet; worked as an actor and playwright in London
- 20. In line 1 of the Prologue we learn that Montagues and Capulets are "alike in ____________."
- 21. Romeo's father; head of the household
- 22. Bites his thumb; hangs out with Gregory in the opening scene
- 23. Juliet's father; head of the household
- 24. Juliet's cousin; absolutely hates the Montagues; kills Mercutio
- 25. Romeo goes to this town and waits there, hoping to receive a message from Friar Lawrence
- 27. A fairy and the subject of Mercutio's speech in Act 1, Scene 4, when Mercutio says dreams are false and dangerous
Down
- 1. Juliet's last name
- 2. Banishes Romeo from Verona after Romeo's kills Tybalt
- 5. Romeo's best friend; relative of Prince Escalus
- 7. A fourteen-line poem with a rhyme pattern (ABABCDCDEFEFGG) made famous by Shakespeare; the Prologue is an example
- 8. Agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet because he believes it will finally end the Montagues and Capulets' "ancient grudge"
- 9. Was supposed to deliver a message from Friar Lawrence to Romeo; did not arrive in time
- 10. The "fair" Italian city where the play happens
- 11. In line 3 of the Prologue we learn that the Montagues and Capulets have an "ancient ___________."
- 16. Romeo's cousin; tries to break up fights and "keep the peace"
- 18. Romeo's mother; apparently dies from grief after Romeo's banishment
- 19. Juliet's mother; married when she was very young
- 26. In the opening scene Sampson, a Capulet servant, bites this to insult a Montague servant