Romeo and Juliet Act 3

Which of the following quotes best describes Romeo's reasoning for not wanting to fight with Tybalt?

• "Gentleman, for shame! Forbear this outrage."

• “I do protest I never injured thee, But love thee better than thou canst devise, Till thou shalt know the reason of my love.”

• “My reputation stained with Tybalt’s slander.- Tybalt, that hour Hath been my kinsman! O sweet Juliet, Thy beauty hath made me effeminate and in my temper softened valor’s steel!”

• “Draw, Benvolio. Beat down their weapons. Gentlemen, for shame! Forebear this outrage. Tybalt, Mercutio! The Prince expressly hath Forbidden bandying in Verona streets.”

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Tybalt calls Romeo a...

• coward

• weakling

• madman

• villian

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In the Prologue, Shakespeare writes that Romeo and Juliet are “star-crossed lovers.” What does this mean?

• Romeo and Juliet are meant to be together.

• Romeo and Juliet’s relationship is doomed to fail.

• Romeo and Juliet’s destiny is in their hands.

• Romeo and Juliet describe their love in regards to the stars often.

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Who steps into the fight just before Tybalt stabs Mercutio?

• Benvolio

• Romeo

• Balthasar

• Peter

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Who does Romeo attempt to stab after he learns he has been banished?

• Himself

• Friar Laurence

• The Prince

• Tybalt

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Who does Juliet assume has been killed when the nurse delivers the news?

• Tybalt

• Lord Capulet

• Mercutio

• Romeo

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"beautiful tyrant" and "fiend angelical" are examples of...

• metaphor

• dramatic irony

• allusion

• oxymoron

Lady Capulet thinks Juliet is upset because of...

• The morning sun

• Paris's proposal

• Mercutio's death

• Tybalt's death

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At the end of Act III, Juliet tells the nurse she is leaving to...

• Find time to think

• Go to confession

• Apologize to her parents

• Find Romeo

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What does Mercutio mean by "a plague o both your houses" ?

• He curses their families because their feuding is the reason he is dying.

• He is angry because they disobeyed the Prince, his relative.

• He is saying that both families will catch a sickness.

• He is reminiscing on his life.

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