REVIEW - Romeo and Juliet Act 3

Why does Romeo want to avoid fighting Tybalt?

• Tybalt is a mighty warrior.

• Romeo has promised Benvolio that he will not fight.

• Romeo has just married Juliet, Tybalt’s cousin.

• The Prince will punish anyone who fights.

Romeo attacks Tybalt because Tybalt kills

• Lord Montague.

• Mercutio.

• Benvolio.

• Paris.

Lady Capulet doubts Benvolio’s description of the fight because

• Benvolio has omitted important details.

• the young man is not trustworthy.

• Benvolio is Romeo’s friend.

• the Prince is related to Mercutio through marriage.

What is the Prince’s punishment for Romeo?

• banishment

• death

• life in a Mantua prison

• a sharp reprimand

Romeo first responds to the news of the Prince’s punishment by

• sitting in stunned silence.

• gnashing his teeth.

• wailing and moaning irrationally about his fate.

• pleading with the Prince for a reduced sentence.

Friar Laurence’s plan is that Romeo should

• leave Verona with Benvolio.

• announce his marriage to his family, the Capulets, and the Prince.

• pretend to leave, and then return to Verona in disguise.

• visit Juliet and then hide out in Mantua

Why does Lord Capulet agree to let Paris marry Juliet?

• He has grown rather fond of Paris.

• He realizes that, with Romeo gone, Juliet will need a new husband.

• Tybalt would have wanted them to marry.

• He wants to make Juliet happy.

At the beginning of Scene 5, Juliet insists, “It was the nightingale, and not the lark / That pierced the fearful hollow of thine ear.” Why do Romeo and Juliet argue over the identity of the bird?

• The nightingale represents the Capulets and the lark the Montagues.

• If a couple hears a lark on their wedding night, it is bad luck.

• If it is the lark, then it is dawn and Romeo must leave Verona.

• The lark’s call is a signal from Friar Laurence that Romeo must go.

When Juliet refuses to marry Paris, Lord Capulet

• threatens to disown her.

• vows to banish her from Verona.

• blames the Friar and the Nurse for interfering.

• sends her to Friar Laurence to confess her sins.

In Scene 3, what 3 reasons does Friar Laurence give to explain why Romeo should be happy?

• He could have been killed by Tybalt, but is still alive.

• He could have been sentenced to death instead of banishment.

• Juliet is alive and well.

• He can still marry Rosaline in Mantua.