Across
- 2. Excessive pride or arrogance.
- 3. A division into two opposite parts.
- 5. Romeo’s cousin who tries to keep the peace.
- 7. The city where the play is set.
- 9. The nobleman who asks to marry Juliet.
- 11. Juliet’s talkative caretaker and confidante.
- 14. Juliet’s family name.
- 15. When something happens that is the opposite of what is expected.
- 16. Romeo’s family name.
- 17. Juliet’s hot-tempered cousin who recognizes Romeo at the feast.
Down
- 1. An introduction at the beginning of a story or play.
- 4. The Prince of Verona who threatens death to anyone who disturbs the peace again.
- 6. An intense but short-lived passion or admiration.
- 8. Romeo’s witty friend who delivers the Queen Mab speech.
- 10. The woman Romeo pines for at the beginning of the play.
- 12. The idea that events are decided in advance and cannot be changed.
- 13. A tragic flaw that leads to a character’s downfall.
- 16. A repeated idea, image, or theme in a work.