Background the many themes or the main ideas behind a story within romeo and juliet invite much discussion love hate youth politics and religion are chief among the topics in the play that . High school discussion questions romeo and juliet compare and contrast 1 study the characters benvolio and mercutio including the meaning behind their names what are the differences in their functions words and fates in the play 2 romeo and juliet is shakespeares first tragic love story being written about 1594. Romeo and juliet study questions prologue 1 a prologue gives the reader information explain what it says about the plot and length of the play act i scene 1 1 why do tybalt and benvolio fight 2 prince escalus foreshadows what will happen if the street brawls between the montagues and the capulets occur again quote and explain his statement 3. Discuss juliets maturity level and compare it to romeos compare juliet early in the play with juliet later in the play how has she changed when did she change why did those changes occur 10 the first prologue describes romeo and juliet as a pair of star crossd lovers