| At the beginning of the scene, why does Benvolio think that there will be a fight | Mercutio want to fight. The heat makes people frustrated |
| What does Mercutio accuse Benvolio of in line 15-30 | That Benvolio is quick to pick a fight, quick tempered. |
| When Tybalt and Mercutio first begin arguing, what does Benvolio try to them to do | He wants to go somewhere private and talk |
| What does Tybalt call Romeo | Boy, an insulting term of address, villian |
| Why won’t Romeo fight Tybalt | he loves juliet and doesn’t want to hurt him |
| What does Mercutio think is the reason Romeo refuses to fight | he is afraid and Romeo is weakened by love |
| Why does Mercutio keep repeating, A plague o’ both your houses? | he is dying and blames both houses. He tries to curse them |
| What does Romeo say that Juliet’s love has done to him | made him less manly and brave (feminine) |
| Why does Romeo call himself “fortunes fool” | fate has made a fool of me, fate has turned against him |
| When Benvolio relates to the Prince what happened, what does he say Romeo tried to before mercutio was killed | Romeo tried to talk calmly to Tybalt to calm him, but Tybalt was to angry |
| What does Lady Capulet accuse Benvolio of | Not speaking the truth because he is a montague |
| What is Romeo’s punishment for killing Tybalt | to leave verona forever or be put to death |
| Why is Juliet so impatient for the nurse to return | she wants to know what happened to Romeo |
| Decscribe Juliet’s rapidly changin attitudes toward Romeo in this scene | she’s happy Romeo is alive, but upset that Tybalt died |
| what piece of news has upset Juliet the emost | that Romeo is banished from Verona |
| What does the nurse promise to do | to find Romeo and bring him to Juliet |
| Explain Romeo’s reaction to the news of his banishment | he is horrified and scared. He is devastated and he makes banishment as death |
| Romeo tells Friar laurence that the priest cannot know or understand how Romeo feels. Why | He is in deep grief, plus the priest has never been married. |
| What argument does Friar Laurence use to prevent Romeo from killing himself | he tells him to not commit suicide, because you would curse your birth, heaven and earth |
| What does the nurse give to Romeo | a ring |
| What does Capulet tell his wife to say to Juliet | she will talk to Juliet about marriage |
| As romeo is preparing to leave Julie, what argument does she use to convince him to stay | she keeps telling him its still night |
| later, why does Juliet think Romeo should leave | its getting light outside and she doesn’t want Romeo caught. He started to talk about if he stays he will be killed |
| Just as Romeo is about to descend the rope ladder and leave Juliet, what does Juliet say about the way Romeo looks | He looks pale, like a dead person at the bottom of a tomb |
| Why does lady capulet think juliet is crying | crying over tybalt |
| When Lady Capulet threatens to send someone to Mantua to poison Romeo, what does Juliet say | She doesn’t want her to. She will make the poison herself |
| After Lady capulet breaks the news about Paris, what is Juliet;s response | she says she doesn’t want to marry |
| If juliet’s mother does not arrange to delay the marriage, what will juliet do | she will kill herself |
| what is Capulet’s reaction to Juliet’s threats | she is angry |
| What is the nurse’sadvice to Juliet | go and marry Paris |
| How does Juliet’s attitude toward the nurse change | she doesn’t like the nurse anymore |
| What scheme does Juliet devise to get ride of the nurse and to get out of the house | she sill confess to tell her parents to go to friar laurence to forgive her but to go to have advice. |
romeo and juliet act 3 questions
August 12, 2019