Romeo and Juliet Outline

A short speech delivered by an actor in a play (is directed to the audience and is presumed to be inaudible to the other actors) 2. Ex: Romeo: "(aside) She speaks.

O, speak again, bright angel! When he bestrides the lazy-puffing clouds And sails upon the bosom of the air. " B. Blank Verse 1. Defy: Poetry written in unrushed iambic pentameter lines 2.

Ex: Prince: "Rebellious subjects, enemies to peace, Your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace" C. Comic Relief 1.Defy: A technique that is used to interrupt a serious part of a literary work by introducing a humorous character or situation 2. Ex: Any scene with Nurse or Mercuric.

D. Couplet 1. Defy: A pair of rhyming lines, usually of the same length and meter 2. Ex: Lady Montague: "O, where is Romeo? Saw you him to-day? - Right glad I am he was not at this fray. " E. Dramatic Foil 1 .

Defy: A character who highlights or brings out the personality traits of another character in a play because of contrasting characteristics 2. Ex: Scene with easy- going, Jovial Mercuric and the serious Romeo. F.Dramatic Irony 1 . Defy: A contradiction between what a character thinks and what the reader or audience knows to be true 2. Ex: Knowing that Romeo and Juliet will kill themselves.

G. End-stopped Line 1. Defy: A metrical line ending at a grammatical boundary or break?such as a dash or closing parenthesis?or with punctuation such as a colon, a semicolon, or a period 2. Ex: Benevolence: "Here were the servants of your adversary, - And yours, close fighting ere I did approach. " H.

Extended Metaphor 1. Defy: A writer speaks or writes of a subject as though it were something else 2.Ex: Romeo: "Two of the fairest stars in all the heaven, having some business, do entreat her eyes to twinkle in their spheres till they return. What if her eyes were there, they in her head? The brightness of her cheek would shame those stars as daylight doth a lamp. Her eye in heaven. " l.

Foreboding 1. Defy: A prediction; portent. 2. Ex: Chorus: "A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life. " J. Foreshadowing 1 .

Defy:The use in a literary work of clues that suggest events that have yet to occur 2. Ex: Prince: "Your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace" K. Iambic Pentameter 1 .Defy: A verse written in five foot lines with one unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable 2. Ex: The Chorus singing in the prologue. L.

Monologue 1. Defy: A speech by one character in a play, story, or poem 2. Ex: Juliet: "Shall I speak ill of him that is my husband? - In that word's death; no words can that woe sound. " M.

Paraphrasing 1 . Defy: Express the meaning of (something written or spoken) using different words, especially to achieve greater clarity 2. Ex: When Caplet finds his daughter. Caplet: "Ha! Let me see her: out, alas! She's cold: Her blood is settled, and her Joints ..

. How more. " N. Prose 1.

Defy: The ordinary form of written language 2. Ex: The lower class people and servants when they speak. O. Pun 1 . Defy: A play on words in which a humorous effect is produced by using a word that suggests two or more meanings or by exploiting similar sounding words having different meanings 2.

Ex: Romeo: "Not l, believe me. You have dancing shoes. - With nimble soles; I have a soul of lead - So stakes me to the ground I cannot move. " P.

Soliloquy 1. Defy: A long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage 2. Ex: But soft!What light through yonder window breaks? - Oh, that I were a glove upon that hand - That I might touch that cheek! Q. Turning Point 1. Defy: A moment when the course of events is changed .

Ex: Act 3 Scene 1 is the turning point of the play. R. Round Character 1 . Defy: A character in fiction whose personality, background, motives, and other features are fully delineated by the author 2. Ex: Romeo and Juliet S.

Flat Character 1 . Defy: An easily recognized character type in fiction who may not be fully delineated but is useful in carrying out some narrative purpose of the author 2.Ex: Benevolence T. Dynamic Character 1 . Defy: A literary or dramatic character who undergoes an important inner change, as a change in personality or attitude 2.

Ex: Montague and Caplet U. Static Character . Defy: a literary or dramatic character who undergoes little or no inner change; a character who does not grow or develop 2. Ex: The nurse II.

Character List A. Romeo - The son and heir of Montague and Lady Montague. A young man of about 16, Romeo is handsome, intelligent, and sensitive. Though impulsive and immature, his idealism and passion make him an extremely likable character.

He lives in the middle of a violent feud between his family and the Capsules, but he is not at all interested in violence. His only interest is love and he goes to extremes to prove the seriousness of his feelings. He secretly marries Juliet, the daughter of his father's worst enemy; he happily takes abuse from Table; and he would rather die than live without his beloved. Romeo is also an affectionate and devoted friend to his relative Benevolence, Mercuric, and Friar Lawrence. B.

Juliet - The daughter of Caplet and Lady Caplet.A beautiful thirteen-year-old girl, Juliet begins the play as a naive child who has thought little about love and marriage, but she grows up quickly upon falling in love with Romeo, the son of her family great enemy. Because she is a girl in an aristocratic family, she has none of the freedom Romeo has to roam around the city, limb over walls in the middle of the night, or get into swordfishes. Nevertheless, she shows amazing courage in trusting her entire life and future to Romeo, even refusing to believe the worst reports about him after he gets involved in a fight with her cousin.Gullet's closest friend and confidant is her Nurse, though she's willing to shut the Nurse out of her life the moment the Nurse turns against Romeo.

C. Mercuric - A kinsman to the Prince, and Romeos close friend. One of the most extraordinary characters in all of Shakespearean plays, Mercuric overflows with imagination, wit, ND, at times, a strange, biting satire and brooding fervor. Mercuric loves wordplay, especially sexual double entendre.

He can be quite hotheaded, and hates people who are affected, pretentious, or obsessed with the latest fashions.He finds Romeos romanticizes ideas about love tiresome, and tries to convince Romeo to view love as a simple matter of sexual appetite. D. Table - A Caplet, Gullet's cousin on her mother's side. Vain, fashionable, supremely aware of courtesy and the lack of it, he becomes aggressive, violent, and quick to draw his sword when he feels his pride has been injured. Once drawn, his sword is something to be feared.

He loathes Montague. E. The Nurse - Gullet's nurse, the woman who breast-fed Juliet when she was a baby and has cared for Juliet her entire life.A vulgar, long-winded, and sentimental character, the Nurse provides comic relief with her frequently inappropriate remarks and speeches. But, until a disagreement near the plays end, the Nurse is Gullet's faithful confidante and loyal intermediary in Gullet's affair with Romeo.

She provides a contrast with Juliet, given that her view of love is earthy and sexual, whereas Juliet is idealistic and intense. The Nurse believes in love and wants Juliet to have a nice- looking husband, but the idea that Juliet would want to sacrifice herself for love is incomprehensible to her. F.Caplet - The patriarch of the Caplet family, father of Juliet, husband of Lady Caplet, and enemy, for unexplained reasons, of Montague. He truly loves his daughter, though he is not well acquainted with Gullet's thoughts or feelings, and seems to think that what is best for her is a "good" match with Paris.

Often prudent, he commands respect and propriety, but he is liable to fly into a rage when either is lacking. G. Lady Caplet - Gullet's mother, Caplet's wife. A woman who herself married young (by her own estimation she gave birth to Juliet at close to the age of fourteen), she is eager to see her daughter marry Paris.

She is an ineffectual mother, relying on the Nurse for moral and pragmatic support. H. Friar Lawrence - A Franciscan friar, friend to both Romeo and Juliet. Kind, civic-minded, a proponent of moderation, and always ready with a plan, Friar Lawrence secretly marries the impassioned lovers in hopes that the union might eventually bring peace to Verona.

As well as being a Catholic holy man, Friar Lawrence is also an expert in the use of mingle mystical potions and herbs. L. Montague - Romeos father, the patriarch of the Montague clan and bitter enemy of Caplet.At the beginning of the play, he is chiefly concerned about Romeos melancholy. J.

Lady Montague - Romeos mother, Montage's wife. She dies of grief after Romeo is exiled from Verona. K. Prince Callus - The Prince of Verona. A kinsman of Mercuric and Paris. As the seat of political power in Verona, he is concerned about maintaining the public peace at all costs.

L. Paris - A kinsman of the Prince, and the suitor of Juliet most preferred by Caplet. Once Caplet has promised him he can marry Juliet, he behaves very presumptuous toward, acting as if they are already married.M. Benevolence - Montage's nephew, Romeos cousin and thoughtful friend, he makes a genuine effort to defuse violent scenes in public places, though Mercuric accuses him of having a nasty temper in private. He spends most of the play trying to help Romeo get his mind off Rosalie, even after Romeo has fallen in love with Juliet.

N. Friar John - A Franciscan friar charged by Friar Lawrence with taking the news of Gullet's false death to Romeo in Mantra. Friar John is held up in a quarantined house, and the message never reaches Romeo. O.Blathers - Romeos dedicated servant, who brings Romeo the news of Gullet's death, unaware that her death is a ruse.

P. Sampson and Gregory - Two servants of the house of Caplet, who, like their master, hate the Montague. At the outset of the play, they successfully provoke some Montague men into a fight. Q. Abraham - Montage's servant, who fights with Sampson and Gregory in the first scene of the play.

R. The Apothecary - An apothecary in Mantra. Had he been wealthier, he might have been able to afford to value his morals more than none, and refused to sell poison to Romeo.S. Peter - A Caplet servant who invites guests to Caplet's feast and escorts the Nurse to meet with Romeo.

He is illiterate, and a bad singer. T. Rosalie - The woman with whom Romeo is infatuated at the beginning of the play. Rosalie never appears onstage, but it is said by other characters that she is very beautiful and has sworn to live a life of chastity. U.

The Chorus - A single character who functions as a narrator offering commentary on the plays plot and themes. Ill. Setting A. Time: Sunday through Wednesday, Early Renaissance B. Place: Verona, Italy and Mantra 'V.

Act I A. Scene 1 - Setting: Verona, Italy in a public place on a Sunday 1. Characters: Sampson, Gregory, Abraham, Benevolence, Table, Officer, Caplet, Lady Caplet, Montague, Lady Montague, Prince, Romeo. 2.

Plot: Servants belonging to the Montague and the Capsules begin a quarrel which leads to a full on brawl between the two parties. 3. Theme: Intertwining Fates 4. Symbols/ Motifs/ Contrasts: Sword drawing-act of peace B. Scene 2 - Setting: A street in Verona 1. Characters: Caplet, Paris, Servant, Benevolence, Romeo 2.

Plot: Paris wishes to court Juliet.While Romeo desires to seek Rosalie, his love interest that vowed chastity, at the Caplet house for a party. 3. Theme: Awestruck Infatuation 4. Symbols/ Motifs/ Contrasts: Montague get invited to Caplet party C. Scene 3 - Setting: A room in the Caplet's House 1 .

Characters: Lady Caplet, Nurse, Juliet, Peter 2. Plot: Lady Caplet inquires Gullet's outlook on marriage with the Nurse in their presence adding a comic relief to the tension of the moment. 3. Theme: Arranged Marriage 4. Symbols/ Motifs/ Contrasts: Arranged Marriage D.

Scene 4 - Setting: A street 1 . Characters: Romeo. Benevolence, Mercuric 2.Plot: Romeo, Benevolence, and Mercuric attend the Caplet feast where Romeo fears the night will end in death.

Romeo dreamt of dark fortunes and Mercuric plays it off with Jokes. 3. Theme: Fate 4. Symbols/ Motifs/ Contrasts: Mask=Mystery E. Scene 5- Setting: A hall Caplet's house 1 .

Characters: First Serviceman, Second Serviceman, Third Serviceman, Caplet, Second Caplet, Serviceman, Table, Juliet, Romeo,Nurse, Benevolence 2. Plot: Romeo spots Juliet from afar while at the feast and thenceforth his love for Rosalie is obsolete and Juliet full on. 3. Theme: 4. Symbols/ Motifs/ Contrast: V.

Act 2 A. Scene 1 - Caplet's Housing Area .Characters: Romeo 2. Plot: Romeo hides by Caplet's house because he doesn't want to leave 3. Theme: Desperateness 4.

Symbols/ Motifs/ Contrasts: B. Scene 2 - Outside Gullet's balcony 1 . Characters: Romeo, Mercuric, Juliet, Nurse, Benevolence 2. Plot: Romeo is awestruck by Juliet and excitedly goes to her balcony waiting. It is there that they agree to marry the next day. 3.

Theme: Love quick burning like lightning 4. Symbols/ Motifs/ Contrasts: Bright lights C. Scene 3- Friar's cell 1. Characters: Friar Lawrence, Romeo 2. Plot: Friar Lawrence sees Romeo tired and infers that he was sleeping in sin withRosalie; however, Romeo says otherwise and speaks of Juliet, and he also speaks of how the feud is coming between them.

3. Theme: Things are not always as they seem 4. Symbols/ Motifs/ Contrasts: Basket of herbs - peace and tranquility D. Scene 4 - Montague house 1 . Characters: Mercuric, Benevolence, Romeo 2. Plot: Mercuric and Benevolence are unaware of the whereabouts of Romeo and make crude remarks of him and Rosalie.

And the nurse tells Romeo he must watch how he treats Juliet. 3. Theme: Don't accuse others for improper actions for it causes mischief 4. Symbols/ Motifs/ Contrasts: Sword symbolizes death E.Scene 5 - Caplet house 1.

Characters: Juliet, Nurse 2. Plot: Juliet is waiting anxiously for the nurse to return with the news of what had happened. The nurse tells Juliet that Romeo is waiting at Friar's cell to marry them. She also explains that she will wait for Romeos servant in the ally to set up the sheet and ladder so Romeo can get into Gullet's room after the marriage.

3. Theme: Love can be great 4. Symbols/ Motifs/ Contrasts: Nurse - messenger F. Scene 6- Friar's Cell 1 . Characters: Friar, Romeo, Juliet 2.

Plot: Romeo and Friar were waiting for Juliet to arrive at the cell.Friar leads them to he exit, and they are wed. 3. Theme: Love burns bright quickly and burns out 4. Symbols/ Motifs/ Contrasts: Marriage(love) VI.

Act 3 A. Scene 1 - Streets of Verona 1 . Characters: Table, Mercuric, Benevolence, Romeo, Juliet, Prince Callus 2. Plot: Benevolence and Mercuric see Table looking for Romeo. Mercuric wants a fight and Table insults Romeo but Romeo refuses to fight.

Mercuric and Table fight and then Table kills Mercuric through Romeos arm. Romeo then kills Table and the Prince bans him from Verona. 3. Theme: Love vs.. Hate B.

Scene 2 -Gullet's house 1. Characters: Juliet and Nurse 2.Plot: Juliet waits to celebrate her wedding night with Romeo then the Nurse enters and tells Juliet that Romeo died. But then tells her that Table actually died. Juliet is overwhelmed by grief after knowing Romeo is banished and then she sends the nurse to Friar.

3. Theme: Passionate Love/ Infatuation 4. Symbols/ Motifs/ Contrasts: Juliet says " and death, not Romeo, take my maidenhead! " C. Scene 3 - Friar's cell 1. Characters: Friar, Romeo, Nurse 2. Plot: Friar tells Romeo that he has been banished and he is in full grief.

Nurse arrives and Romeo tries to take his own life but nurse says no.Friar advices Romeo to o to Juliet and then flee to Mantra. 3. Theme: No theme D.

Scene 4 - Streets of Verona 1. Characters: Caplet, Paris 2. Plot: Late on Monday evening, Caplet and Paris discuss how Gullet's grief over Table's death has prevented Paris from continuing his courtship of Juliet. Suddenly, as Paris prepares to leave, Caplet offers him Gullet's hand in marriage. He tells Paris that Juliet will obey his patriarchal wishes and marry Paris on Thursday. Paris eagerly agrees to the arrangements, and Lady Caplet is sent to convey the news to Juliet.

3. Theme: Parental obedience E.Scene 5 - Gullet's window 1 . Characters: Romeo, Paris, Juliet, Caplet, Lady Caplet 2. Plot: Romeo meets Juliet and then leaves for mantra and Gullet's mother tries to comfort Juliet thinking it is because of Table's death.

She tells her that she is to marry Paris on Thursday, but Juliet opposes. Her father thinks she is disobedient and becomes outraged. 3. Theme: Fate evil.

Act 4 A. Scene 1 - Friar's cell 1. Characters: Juliet, Paris, Romeo, Friar 2. Plot: Friar speaks with Paris about pending marriage. Paris thinks Juliet is grieving because of Table. Caplet wants to marry them soon to end her grieving.

3.Theme: Love for happiness . Symbols/ Motifs/ Contrasts: Friar Lawrence Plan B. Scene 2 - Caplet Mansion 1 .

Characters: Caplet, Lady Caplet, Juliet 2. Plot: Juliet finds her parents preparing for her wedding. She told them she agreed to marry Paris. Caplet was so pleased he moved the wedding to the next day. 3.

Theme: Fate 4. Symbols/ Motifs/ Contrasts: Juliet hides plan from parents C. Scene 3 - Caplet House 1 . Characters: Nurse, Juliet, Lady Caplet 2. Plot: Juliet asks the nurse to let her stay the night alone.

She also makes the same request to her mother. She is wondering what will happen with the potion.Plot: Friar L found out that Friar J couldn't deliver the letter. Friar L starts freaking out and tries to get to Juliet to bring her back to the cell safely before Romeo gets to her thinking she's dead.

3. Theme: None C. Scene 3 - Tomb 1 . Characters: Romeo, Juliet, Friar Lawrence, Paris 2.

Plot: Romeo goes to see Juliet and Paris is there. They fight, Paris is killed. Romeo finds her and drinks the poison, then Juliet awakens and sees what has happened then she sees them all dead. Then she stabs herself.

3. Theme: Death's end feud 4. Symbols/ Motifs/ Contrasts: Death makes everything better between the families.