| Why does Juliet want the nightingale to be singing instead of the lark? | So Romeo can stay longer. The lark singing means that it is morning and he needs to leave. |
| Since Romeo is banished, where does he plan to go? | Mantua. |
| Juliet has a frightening vision of Romeo. What did she see and what does this foreshadow? | That he looks like a dead man in the bottom of a tomb. Foreshadows his death. |
| What is Lady Capulet’s plan for Romeo? | To send someone to Mantua to kill him with poison. |
| Juliet gives her mother some shocking news. What is it? | That she will not marry Paris. She would marry Romeo whom the family hates before she would marry Paris! |
| Juliet’s parents give her an ultimatum. What is it? | She must marry Paris or she will be kicked out of the family (disowned) |
| What does it appear Juliet’s parents are more interested in having than their daughter’s happiness? | The social acceptance that will come from marrying such a rich spouse. They want the wedding to happen. |
| The Nurse gives Juliet some advice. What is it? | That Paris is rich and handsome. More than Romeo and that Juliet’s marriage with Romeo is pretty much over so she should marry Paris and be happy about it. |
| What does Juliet think of the nurse’s advice? | That the nurse is a witch like her mother and has abandoned her. |
| Whose advice does Juliet now seek? | Friar Laurence |
| If Juliet gets no acceptable advice, what is her plan? | to commit suicide |
Romeo and Juliet Act 3: Scene 5
July 8, 2019