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ABOUT THE BOOK
NO SPOILERSIn the city of Verona, two powerful noble families, the Montagues and the Capulets, have been locked in a bitter feud for so long that even their servants brawl in the streets. Into this divided world comes Romeo, the young son of the Montagues, who sneaks into a Capulet party one night and falls instantly in love with Juliet, the Capulets' only daughter. They discover each other's identity almost immediately, and Juliet says it best: her love has "sprung from her only hate." Still, the pull between them is stronger than the hatred around them, and the two begin plotting to be together despite their warring families, their parents' watchful eyes, and the danger that comes with crossing a feud that has already drawn blood.
Free Battle of the Books questions for Romeo and Juliet
SPOILERSEvery one of these has the same answer, and that is the point. In a real battle the question is read aloud with a dozen other books in play, and students have a few seconds to place it. Here is what a battle might ask about Romeo and Juliet. Use them as a quiz, a trivia round, or BOTB practice.
Where in the book they come from
- Early in the book
In what book do two strangers share their first kiss after speaking together as pilgrim and saint?
✓ Answer
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
When Romeo first speaks to Juliet at the ball, the two strangers trade lines in the form of a sonnet, casting him as a pilgrim and her hand as a holy shrine. The shared poetry ends in a kiss, then a second one.
- First half
In what book does a friar warn that violent delights have violent ends just before a secret wedding?
✓ Answer
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
As the two lovers meet at his cell to be married, Friar Lawrence warns Romeo with the famous line about violent delights having violent ends. The audience is reminded that this rushed happiness is already foreshadowing disaster.
- First half
In what book does a young bride compare her absent husband to a dove-feathered raven and a wolvish-ravening lamb?
✓ Answer
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Reeling at the news that her new husband has killed her cousin, Juliet pours out a string of paradoxes calling him a dove-feathered raven and a wolvish-ravening lamb. The opposites capture her torn love and outrage in a single speech.
- Second half
In what book does a wealthy father hire twenty cunning cooks to prepare a sudden wedding feast?
✓ Answer
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Old Capulet bustles around organizing the marriage feast with frantic energy, sending servants to hire skilled cooks. His haste to marry off his daughter sets the tragic timing in motion.
- Second half
In what book does a young bride drink a potion alone in her chamber and fall behind the curtains?
✓ Answer
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
After sending away her nurse and mother, she swallows the sleeping draught and collapses on her bed. The closing curtains mark the start of the false death that will deceive her family.
- Near the end
In what book does a starving apothecary admit "My poverty but not my will consents" while selling forbidden drugs?
✓ Answer
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
The hungry shopkeeper takes the gold under duress, knowing Mantua's law makes selling poison a capital crime. The buyer answers that he is paying poverty, not will, and pockets the drug.
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