The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet Acts 3, 4, and 5

Why does Romeo want to avoid fighting Tybalt?

• Benvolio has warned Romeo not to fight.
• Romeo thinks fights kill too many people.
• Romeo has just married Juliet, Tybalt's cousin.
• The Prince punishes everyone who fights.

Romeo kills Tybalt because Tybalt fights and kills

• Lord Montague
• Mercutio
• Benvolio
• Paris

What is the Prince's punishment for Romeo?

• Death
• Banishment
• Life in prison
• Hard Labor

What does Juliet ask the Nurse to do at the end of Scene 2?

• Hold and comfort Juliet
• Give Juliet the rope ladder
• Take Romeo a ring from Juliet
• Cry over both Romeo and Tybalt

Romeo responds to the news of the Prince's punishment for him by

• Getting upset but then calming down quickly.
• Sitting in stunned silence before crying loudly.
• Asking eagerly for ways to avoid the punishment.
• Wailing and moaning irrationally about his fate.

Friar Laurence's plan is that Romeo should

• leave Verona with Benvolio.
• visit Juliet then hide in Mantua.
• announce his marriage to his family.
• plead for mercy from the Prince.

Lord Capulet agrees to let Paris marry Juliet because Lord Capulet

• loves Paris more than he loves Juliet.
• knows that Juliet is already married.
• wants to show respect for Tybalt.
• wants to make Juliet happy.

Whose life does Juliet threaten to end in lines 242-243 of Scene 5 (page 69)?

• Friar Laurence's
• the Nurse's
• her own
• Paris's

How does Paris feel about his upcoming wedding to Juliet?

• nervous
• rushed
• eager
• angry

How does Juliet feel when she first visits Friar Laurence's cell?

• scared
• cautious
• hopeless
• irritated