Romeo and Juliet Questions

Fact Questions:

1. What does Mercutio say while he is dying? How does Romeo react?

2. What does Friar Lawrence tell Romeo to do when he is distraught in his cell?

3. What ultimatum does Lord Capulet give Juliet? How does Juliet and her Nurse respond?


Discussion Questions:

1. Why is it significant that Juliet's Nurse sided with her father? Why did the Nurse do this and how did it make Juliet feel?

2. Why do you think Shakespeare chose to have Mercutio curse both of the families before his death? What was Shakespeare's aim in including this and how did it affect Romeo?