| Accurately paraphrase each line of the following passagg at the opening of act III scene iBENVOLIO “i pray thee, good metcutio, let’s retire. / the day is hot, the capels are abroad/ and if we meet, we shall not ‘scape a brawl / for now, these hot days, is the mad blood stirring” | Please Mercutio, let’s go in. It’s hot and the Capulet’s are out. If we see the. We won’t leave without a fight. Everyone’s tempts are running high nowadays. |
| At what event does the opening passage of act III foreshadow? BENVOLIO “i pray thee, good metcutio, let’s retire. / the day is hot, the capels are abroad/ and if we meet, we shall not ‘scape a brawl / for now, these hot days, is the mad blood stirring” | The fight between Mercutio and Tybalt |
| Why is Romeo motivated to kill Tybalt? | Tybalt killed mercutio |
| In act III, Juliet addresses the nurse in the following monologue. Juliet is referring to the news of which event?JULIET “O serpent heart, hid with a flow’ring face! / Did ever dragon keep so fair a cave?/ … Despised substance of divinist show! / just opposite to what thou justly seem’st- / a damned Saint, an honorable villain!” | Tybalts death by Romeos hand |
| What emotion is Juliet most likely feeling in the “O serpent heart” monologue? | Confusion, betrayal |
| Accurately paraphrase each line of the following passage NURSE “Hie to your chamber. I’ll find Romeo / to comfort you. I wot well where he is. / Hark ye, your Romeo will be here at night / I’ll to him; he is hid at Lawrence’s cell. | Go to your room, I’ll go find Romeo to talk to you. I know where he is |
| In act III, scene iii, in Friar Lawrence’s cell, Romeo addresses Friar in the following monologue. To what is Romeo referring?ROMEO “Tis torture, and not mercy. Heaven is here, / where Juliet lives; and every cat and dog/ and little mouse, every unworthy thing/ live here in heaven and may look on her/ but Romeo may not” | His banishment |
| What emotion can be inferred from Romeo’s words in the following monologue?ROMEO “Tis torture, and not mercy. Heaven is here, / where Juliet lives; and every cat and dog/ and little mouse, every unworthy thing/ live here in heaven and may look on her/ but Romeo may not” | Misery |
| Why is Capulet so upset by Juliet’s refusal to marry Paris? | Paris is a good pick, ands he thinks Juliet is being ungrateful |
| Why does Juliet lose trust in the nurse at the end of act III? | She advises her to be unfaithful and marry Paris |
| Why does Juliet go to Friar Lawrence’s cell at the end of act III? | To seek his advice for the situation |
| Briefly describe a soliloquy from act IIII. (Include the definition in your answer) | When Juliet was talking about her distrust in the nurse when she was talking to herself on stage |
| The central idea of act III has to do with which character’s decision between what two elements? | Juliet’s decision between love and family |
| Define “paraphrase” | Writing something in your own words |
| What is an aside? | When a character “breaks the fourth wall” and speaks to the audience while other characters are on stage |
Romeo and Juliet act III
August 8, 2019