Romeo and Juliet - Act III & IV

Why does Romeo ultimately kill Tybalt in Act III, Scene i, of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet?

• Tybalt calls Romeo a villain.

• Tybalt threatens Benvolio.

• Tybalt kills Mercutio.

• Tybalt is a Capulet.

After Tybalt’s death in Act III of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, how does the Prince punish Romeo?

• with banishment

• with a death sentence

• with loss of his noble title

• with imprisonment for life

What is the main purpose of Act III, Scene iv, of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, in which Juliet’s parents speak with Paris?

• to prove that Juliet is grieving over the death of Tybalt

• to stress Lady Capulet’s opposition to the marriage of Paris and Juliet

• to show that Capulet will pursue the feud between the families indefinitely

• to show Capulet’s decision that Juliet will marry Paris the following Thursday

Juliet calls Romeo "beautiful tyrant" and "fiend angelical," which are examples of ____________.

• A simile

• A metaphor

• An oxymoron

• An allusion

When Capulet hears of Juliet's refusal to marry Paris, he does what?

• Plans to reschedule the wedding.

• Threatens to kill her.

• Figures out she is already married to Romeo.

• Threatens to disown her.

In Act IV of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, what is the true reason Friar Lawrence does not encourage Paris in his plan to marry Juliet?

• The wedding plans are too rushed.

• He knows Juliet is already married to Romeo.

• Friar Lawrence does not like Paris.

• He knows Juliet will be dead before the wedding.

Which detail about Friar Lawrence, revealed earlier in the play, takes on new, important meaning in Act IV of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet?

• He is a Franciscan friar.

• He is a blood relative of Prince Escalus.

• He conducted the funeral service for Tybalt.

• He is an expert on the medicinal uses of plants.

Which of the following most accurately describes what the nurse discovers on the morning of the wedding in Act IV, Scene v of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet?

• Juliet’s corpse

• Juliet’s love for Romeo

• Juliet’s flight from Mantua

• Juliet’s body in a death-like trance

Rather than marry Paris, Juliet threatens to do what in Act 4, Scene 1?

• Tell her parents the truth.

• Kill herself.

• Run away tonight.

• Kill Paris.

In Act IV, Scene iii, of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Juliet delivers a speech as she prepares to drink the potion. On what subject does she dwell in this speech?

• her undying love for Romeo

• her confidence in Friar Lawrence’s wisdom

• her resentment of her parents’ order that she marry Paris

• her fear of what may happen when she awakens in the tomb