Romeo & Juliet Act I

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The Chorus, or narrator, says that in this play, two families, both _______ in dignity...

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...live in the city of ____________.

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Two ________ from these families...

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...will "take their _______________."

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Scene 1:
Two Capulet servants, _________ and Gregory pick a fight with two Montague servants.

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__________, a Montague, tries to break up the fight...

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...but ____________, a Capulet sees him with his sword drawn and forces him to fight.

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Soon, many people from both families are fighting in the streets. The _________ stops the fight.

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He says that the families have disturbed the peace _______ times...

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...and the penalty for fighting from now on will be ______.

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After the fight, ________ asks Benvolio to find out what is wrong with his son who has been acting strangely, crying, sighing, going off by himself, and locking himself in his room.

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...what is wrong with his son, _________, who has been acting strangely, crying, sighing, going off by himself, and locking himself in his room.

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Benvolio finds out that __________ is in love, but the woman (Rosaline) he loves does not feel the same way about him.

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Benvolio's advice to Romeo is to "Examine other ________" in order to get over his love for Rosaline.

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Scene 2:
Juliet is not quite _______ years old.

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In ___________ more years, her father plans to have her marry.

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________, a relative of the prince, has asked permission to be her husband.

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Capulet is holding a _________ that night, and he invites Paris to compare his daughter to other women there.

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He gives a guest list to the servant, but the servant does not know how to _______.

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When the servant asks _______ and Benvolio for help, the find out about the feast and decide to show up...

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...so Romeo can compare _________, the woman he loves, to the other women.

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Scene 3:
Juliet talks to Lady _____________ (her mother)...

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...and the __________ (the woman who raised her).

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Juliet's mother tells her that County ___________ wants to marry her.

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Both older women think he is wonderful, but _________ says she will wait and see what he is like for herself.

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Scene 4:
As Romeo and his friends head for Lord Capulet's feast, Romeo says he does not feel like dancing because he had a ________ that he is afraid might come true.

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Scene 4:
As Romeo and his friends head for Lord Capulet's feast, Romeo says he does not feel like dancing because he had a ________ that he is afraid might come true.

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__________ tries to cheer him up...

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...and he gives a long speech about _____, the Fairy Queen, who brings dreams to people while they sleep.

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________ gets Romeo to admit that dreams mean nothing...

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...but _______ is still worried that something bad will happen.

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Scene 5:
The first, second, and third _________ are busy getting ready for the feast.

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_________ wants everyone to have a good time and to dance.

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When Romeo and his friends show up, uninvited, wearing masks, Capulet does not throw them out, but says, "You are _______, gentlemen."

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Romeo sees Juliet for the first time and compares her to a rich ___________....

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...and a snowy ____________...

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...who makes the other women look like _____ by comparison.

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_______ recognizes Romeo and wants to throw him out...

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...but _________ says Romeo and his friends may stay, and says that he wants no trouble at his party.

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Romeo approaches Juliet and calls her a dear _________...

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...he compares kissing her to _________.

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At the end of the scene, Romeo and Juliet find out that they are actually each other's "great ______" because of who their families are.