I would say that the principle means of characterization employed by the author is dialogue. Since Romeo and Juliet is a play, everything we know actually comes from the conversations, be it a dialogue, or a monologue.
Answer:
1. John the baptist and the reason he was so important was because hes the forerunner of Jesus
2. John the Baptist baptized Jesus
3. ongoing faithfulness
4. a greater reality of the Christian life
5.This is my son and soon I am well pleased
6. Ezekiel and Elizabeth
7. a new or returning Elijah
8. Bethany beyond the Jordan
9. Elizabeth is Mary's aunt
10. Sanctified the Jordan's water
Nervousness flows through our veins, This day has been dreaded since the news came
<h2>there is no why, only try</h2>