Act One: Prologue

What do we find out at the beginning of the play?

True or False?

Put a tick () by the true statements and a cross (×) by the false ones:

 or ×
The Capulets are a powerful family.
The Montagues are a rich family.
The Capulets live in Venice.
The Montagues live in Verona.
The Montagues and the Capulets are friends.
The Capulets hate the Montagues.

Act One: Scene 1

Which character?

Fill the gaps, using the name of the character or characters below. You may need to use some names more than once.

  1. The ______and the ______fight in the street.
  2. ______says there must be no more fighting and anyone who fights will be executed.
  3. ______and his wife ______are worried about their son ______.
  4. They ask their nephew ______to find out what is wrong with ______.
  5. ______finds out that ______is sad because he is in love with Rosaline but she does not love him.

Act One: Scene 2

Invitation to a party

Match the two halves of the sentences:

Paris wantslist of people to invite.

Lord Capulet says she isa party.

Lord Capulet is havingto marry Juliet.

He sends a servant out with aread the list.

The servant needs help toRosaline is on the list.

Benvolio and Romeo see thata bit young.

Benvolio and Romeo decideto go to the party.

Act One: Scenes 3 and 4

Getting ready for the party

Fill in the correct pronoun to complete the sentences:

  1. Lady Capulet comes into Juliet’s room. ______tells ______that Paris wants to marry ______.
  2. Juliet tells ______mother that ______will follow ______parents’ advice.
  3. Juliet is calm but ______Nurse is very excited.
  4. Romeo is on ______way to the party. ______and ______friends are laughing and joking.

Act One: Scene 5

Lord Capulet’s party

Put these sentences in the right order to describe what happens in this scene:

Tybalt recognises Romeo as a Montague.

Lord Capulet stops him.

Romeo and Juliet meet and fall in love.

Tybalt decides to fight Romeo next time they meet instead.

Romeo finds out that Juliet is a Capulet and she finds out that he is a Montague.

Lord Capulet welcomes everyone to the party.

He wants to throw him out of the house.

They are both very shocked to find out they have fallen in love with their enemy.

Romeo and his friends arrive.

They kiss each other.

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Predicting what will happen in the play

Fill in the table putting things that you think will happen in the Very likely column and things that you think won’t happen in the Not very likely column. You can use the suggestions below and add more of your own.

Very likely / Not very likely

Romeo and Juliet will get married

Romeo and Juliet will live happily

Tybalt will kill Romeo

Juliet will marry Paris

Romeo’s feelings will change again and he will go back to Rosaline

Romeo will go off with someone else

Romeo will ask Lord Capulet if he can marry Juliet

The Montagues and the Capulets will become friends

Romeo and Juliet will not be happy together

Lord Capulet will kill Juliet when he finds out about Romeo

The Nurse will tell Juliet’s parents she is seeing Romeo

What do you think?

Write three sentences about what you think will happen in the play:

1.I think …

2.I also think that…

3.At the end of the play I think …

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