Act 3 Romeo and Juliet

Why does Romeo at first try to stop the fight with Tybalt?

• Romeo wants peace between his own family and his new wife's family.

• Romeo fears fighting will force him into exile from his new wife.

• Romeo fears that Mercutio will be severely injured or killed.

• Romeo feels connected to members of Juliet's family.

Why does Romeo ultimately kill Tybalt?

• Tybalt calls Romeo a villain.

• Tybalt threatens Benvolio.

• Tybalt kills Mercutio.

• Tybalt is a Capulet.

After Tybalt's death, how does the Prince punish Romeo?

• with banishment

• with a death sentence

• with loss of his noble title

• with imprisonment for life

At the end of Act 3, what does Juliet decide to do?

• tell her parents the truth about her marriage

• visit Friar Lawrence in this cell to seek his advice

• plead with the Prince to lift the decree of Romeo's banishment

• send a message to Romeo telling him it is not safe to remain in Verona

After he is wounded in Act 3, Mercutio says, "A plague a both your houses! / They have made worms' meat of me." Which of these statements is the best paraphrase of Mercutio's words?

• Curse both the Capulets and Montagues. The feud has killed me.

• My wounds are like plague spreading in people's houses. They will kill me.

• I am too weak to enter any of the houses. Tybalt and his friends have killed me.

• The feud between the two families is like a plague whose germs are like fat worms.

Juliet says these lines after the Nurse suggests that marrying Paris is a wise decision since Romeo has been exiled.

 

Ancient damnation! O most wicket fiend!

Is it more sin to wish me thus forsworn,

Or to dispraise my lord with that same tongue

Which she hath praised him with above compare

So many thousand times?

 

What inference can you make about Juliet's feelings toward the Nurse?

• She feels shame and embarrassment.

• She feels confusion.

• She feels anger and resentment.

• She feels indifference and boredom.

In their conversations with Friar Lawrence in Act 3, which character trait does both Romeo and Juliet demonstrate?

• Feelings of desperation and hopelessness about their situation.

• A willingness to ignore the advice of their parents.

• Resentment toward Tybalt for killing Mercutio.

Romeo is motivated to kill Tybalt because Tybalt has

• called Romeo a villain

• killed Benvolio

• killed Mercutio

• challenged Romeo to a duel

Lord Capulet responds to the death of Tybalt by

• plotting to personally harm Romeo

• arranging the immediate marriage of Paris and Juliet

• negotiating with the Prince for Romeo's banishment

• asking Paris to leave Verona and wait further word

Which statement is true about Paris?

• His interest in Juliet lessens after Tybalt dies.

• He visits the house of Montague and speaks with Benvolio.

• He enjoys puns and games that match people's wits.

• He wishes to marry a woman he has not dated.