Romeo and Juliet Act 3

When Mercutio says " A plague o' both your houses" he

• curses Romeo and Juliet

• encourages Romeo to avenge his death

• curses Romeo and Benvolio

• blames the feud for his death

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All of the following consequences result from Romeo's killing of Tybalt except

• Capulet tells Paris he can marry Juliet

• Romeo and Juliet cannot reveal their marriage

• Juliet decides that Paris is more honorable than Romeo

• Romeo is banished from Verona forever

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Why doesn't Romeo want to fight Tybalt at first?

• Romeo is a coward

• Tybalt is a mighty fighter

• the Prince will punish anyone who fights

• Romeo is now related to Tybalt through marriage

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When she finds Juliet weeping, Lady Capulet assumes that Juliet is still mourning over Tybalt's death. Why does Shakespeare give Juliet lines filled with double meaning?

• Juliet wants to trick her mother

• Juliet blames Romeo for Tybalt's death

• Juliet has conflicting feelings for Romeo

• Juliet can express her love for Romeo while making it seem she agrees with her mother

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In Scene 1, Mercutio speaks the following line: "Tybalt, you ratcatcher, will you walk?" Mercutio wants Tybalt to

• forfeit the fight

• fight

• leave quietly

• join Mercutio for the evening

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Lord Capulet

• encourages his wife to convince Juliet to get married

• does not want Paris to marry Juliet

• scorns his only child and vows to disown her

• is proud of Juliet's independence

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The climax of the play occurs when

• Romeo and Juliet marry

• Romeo kills Tybalt

• Juliet's parents insist she marry Paris

• Mercutio is killed

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The Prince punishes Romeo by

• sentencing him to jail

• sentencing him to death

• annulling his marriage

• banishing him from Verona

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Friar Laurence's plan is that Romeo should

• leave Verona with Benvolio

• visit Juliet then hide in Mantua

• announce his marriage to his family

• pretend to leave and return in disguise

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As Juliet encounters more conflicts and problems, how does her character change?

• she runs away from her problems

• she becomes more self-confident and pushes her elders away

• she becomes weaker and plans to commit suicide

• she confesses her life with Romeo is ill-fated and wants to leave

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