| Why is banishment worse than death according to Romeo? | – he would rather be dead and without Juliet than know she is alive but always be away from her- he can never come back into the city of Verona |
| What plans does Capulet make with Paris? | he makes arrangements with Paris for his wedding with Juliet |
| What “ill-divining” image does Juliet see in scene 5? | a ghostly, pale Romeo in a tomb |
| What does Lady Capulet threaten to do to Romeo? | – she threatens to send a man to Mantua to poison Romeo |
| What is the Nurse’s advice to Juliet? Why is this surprising? | The Nurse’s advice to Juliet is to marry Paris. This is surprising because Juliet sees this as betrayal since the nurse helped her marry Romeo. |
| What does Romeo say about removing his name after the Nurse arrives? | he says he wishes he could cut his name out of his body so it is no longer a part of him |
| Why does Romeo refuse to fight Tybalt? | he doesn’t want to get hurt or die before he is given the opportunity to be with Romeo again |
| Why does Mercurio stand up to fight Tybalt when Romeo won’t? | he thinks Romeo was being weak |
| Why does Benvolio try to stop the fighting between Mercutio and Tybalt? | – he wants to keep the peace so no one gets hurt – he doesn’t want anyone to have to face the death penalty |
| Who wants Romeo dead in scene 1? | Lady Capulet |
| What is the Prince’s punishment for Romeo? Why is this surprising? | – romeo punishment is he is banished from Verona- this is surprising because earlier the Prince said that if there was another fight between the Montague’s and the Capulet’s they would have to face the death penalty |
| Who is Tybalt looking for? Why has he come? | – he is looking for Romeo- wants to challenge Romeo to a duel for being at the Capulet’s party |
| Why does Romeo suddenly want Tybalt dead? | because he killed Mercutio |
| What does Mercutio mean by “a plaque o’ both your houses” ? | he means he hopes both the Capulet’s and Montague’s become sick and die |
| Explain how Mercutio is stabbed | – he is stabbed when he challenges Tybalt to a duel – Romeo attempt to intervene and when he does he holds Mercutio back and Tybalt stabs him |
| What does Juliet wish for at the beginning of Scene 2? | she wishes for nightfall when Romeo is supposed to come to her room |
| What indication does Benvolio give that he feels trouble might be coming? | he says it is a hot day |
| What does Juliet misunderstand when the Nurse finally arrives? | Juliet thinks Romeo is dead rather than Tybalt because the nurse keeps talking about people being dead and seeing dead bodies |
| What does Juliet give to the Nurse to take to Romeo? | gives the Nurse a ring to bring to Romeo |
| What has Juliet planned when she says “i’ll to my wedding-bed; / And death, not Romeo, take my maidenhead!” | she means she will kill herself if she can no longer be with Romeo (foreshadowing) |
| What comparison does Juliet make to the idea of Romeo being banished? | if the news of Tybalt’s death had been followed by the news of the death of her parents |
| Give three reasons Romeo should be happy according to Friar Lawrence | – Juliet is alive – Tybalt was going to kill him but instead he died – Romeo isn’t being killed like the Prince had originally said and instead being banished |
| Explain Friar Lawrence’s Plan | 1. He has to spend the night with Juliet2. Romeo has to go to Mantua 3. Friar Lawrence announces the marriage at the right time- asks the Prince to Pardon Romeo and he can return happily 4. Everyone in Verona is happy and the feud has ended |
| At the beginning of scene 4 what day is it? | Monday (day 3 of the play) |
| Why has Capulet suddenly changed his mind about Juliet getting married? | he believes it will end her sadness |
| What is Romeo and Juliet’s argument about in the beginning of Scene 5? | – it is about Juliet not wanting Romeo to leave – Romeo says he has to leave before he is caught or else he will be killed |
| What is Capulet’s response to Juliet’s refusal of marriage? | – she is spoiled and ungrateful – her father told her he would drag her to the church if she refused to go – he would disown her if she refused marriage |
| What is Lady Capulet’s reaction to Juliet? | she think Juliet doesn’t want to get married at the moment because she is grieving over Tybalt’s death |
| Where does Juliet say she is going at the end of scene 5? Why does she say she is going there? Why is Juliet really going? | – she says she is going to see Friar Lawrence – she says she is going here because she wants to confess her treatment of her parents – she is really going to this place to see if Friar Lawrence has a solution to her problem |
| How does Mercutio make fun of Benvolio in scene 1? Give three examples of what Mercutio accuses Benvolio of? | – says he is moody – mercutio is always fighting – mercutio is very violent – says he is the type of person who always gets into fight with everyone(reader knows this is not true because Mercutio is always the one trying to stop the fights) |
Romeo and Juliet Act 3
July 12, 2019