Match each description to a character from Romeo and Juliet.




Tiles




Friar Laurence



Mercutio



Lord Capulet



Prince Escalus



Pairs

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He is disgusted by Romeo’s refusal to fight when challenged and dies cursing the Montagues and Capulets for his fate.
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He hopes that the marriage of Romeo and Juliet will end the hatred between the Montagues and the Capulets.
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He is the ruling authority of Verona. He decides that Romeo will not be executed but only banished for killing Tybalt.
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He is the head of a powerful family. He threatens to disown his only child for rejecting an arranged marriage.

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He is disgusted by Romeo’s refusal to fight when challenged and dies cursing the Montagues and Capulets for his fate. - Mercutio

He hopes that the marriage of Romeo and Juliet will end the hatred between the Montagues and the Capulets.  - 
Friar Laurence 

He is the ruling authority of Verona. He decides that Romeo will not be executed but only banished for killing Tybalt. - 

Prince Escalus

He is the head of a powerful family. He threatens to disown his only child for rejecting an arranged marriage. - 

Lord Capulet

"He is disgusted..." - Mercutio

Your clues are here that he dies and he curses the Montagues and Capulets. Remember Mercutio says three times, "A curse on both your houses." He also believes Romeo is a coward and losing his honor when Romeo refuses to fight Tybalt so he fights in order to stop the dishonor.

"He hopes that the marriage..." - Friar Laurence

Friar Laurence is the only man that knows Juliet and Romeo are married or going to be. He says he marries them "to turn your household rancor to pure love." Rancor means hatred.

"He is the ruling authority..." - Prince Escalus

The Prince is the one who tells the Capulets and Montagues in the beginning that if there is any more bloodshed they will pay with their lives. He only shows up in the play after a crime has been committed.

"He is the head..." - Capulet

There are only two powerful families in the play. Montagues and Capulets. Juliet Capulet is the only person who rejects a marriage.