Study guide and notes for Romeo and Juliet

Romeo & Juliet Study Guide CHARACTERS 1. Stage Manager-When the play is read aloud, and the actors remain seated the stage manager reads the play directions. These are the words in italics that describe what's happening on stage. Capulet's 2. Lord Capulet 3. Lady Capulet-his wife 4. Juliet-their daughter 5. Tybalt-Juliets Cousin 6. Sampson 7. Gregory Montague's 8. Lord Montague 9. Lady Montague-his wife 10. Romeo-their son 11. Benvolio 12. Mercutio 13. Abraham Other 14. Nurse-Juliets Nurse 15. Friar Laurence-a holy man 16. Prince-The Prince of Verona 17. Paris Act1 Scene1: The …

…to friar and finds away out. Scene2: Juliet is dead. Paris is angry. There will be a funeral. Act5 Scene1: Romeo hears the news of Juliet being dead. Scene2: Romeo kills himself after killing Paris and then Juliet kills herself (for real this time!) Shakespear Bio Notes: He was born in 1564 and he died in 1616. He wrote 38 plays. Strategy 3 major ingredients: 1. Story 2. Performance 3. Audience A PLAY WILL USUALLY END IN A RESOLUTION TO A CONFLICT