Romeo and Juliet

Notes: Study Guide
Plot: Synopsis
Setting: Verona, Italy
Theme: Falling in Love
Characters:
A. Montagues Family
B. Capulet Family (old capulet)
C. Romeo Montagues
D. Juliet Capulet
E. Tybalt cousin of Juliet
F. Rosaline (Romeo in love with her)
G. Prince / orders all fights between the Montagues family and Capulet family to cease under penalty of death

Conflict: (problem facing main character(s)
A. Juliet falls in love with her energy Romeo (her only love has sprung from her only hate)
B. Romeo falls in love with his enemy Juliet
C. Tybalt, Juliets’ cousin, recognizes Romeo and wants to fight him
D. Old Capulet for kids Tybalt to do any harm to a guest
E. Tybalt bows to settle the score lative

Plot: (Bare outline of the story/ sequence of related events)
A. Romeo steps away from his friends
I. Lingers in Capulets garden under Juliet’s window
II. Over hears her confess to the stars that sh...