Romeo and Juliet: Act III

In act 3 scene 1, choose the piece of text evidence proving that Mercutio was taunting or pushing Tybalt into action in scene 1?

• "Thou! Why thou wilt quarrel/with a man that hath a hair more or a hair less in his/beard than thou hast.:

• "Well, peace be with you, sir. Here comes my man."

• "And but one word, with one of us? Couple it with / something; make it a word and a blow."

• "Men's eyes were made to look, and let them gaze; /I will not budge for no man's pleasure, I."

The following lines from Act 3, scene 1 mainly shows...

• Romeo's marriage inspires a sense of love for Tybalt

• Romeo wishes Tybalt dead

• Romeo will not stand for Tybalt's insults

• Romeo is in love with Tybalt

Why does Shakespeare most likely have Mercutio repeat the following line, “A plague o’ both your houses,” in Act 3, scene 1?

• Shakespeare reinforces the idea that the Capulets are responsible, and therefore should be cursed.

• Shakespeare reinforces the idea that both houses have the plague.

• Shakespeare reinforces the idea that the Montagues are responsible, and therefore should be cursed.

• Shakespeare reinforces the idea that both houses are responsible, and therefore should be cursed

In scene 1, after Tybalt kills Mercutio, Romeo is angry and wants justice for Mercutio's life. He has reached a point of no return in his revenge. Which line best supports this?

• "O, I am fortune's fool!"

• "Alive in triumph and Mercutio slain!"

• "Now, Tybalt, take the ‘villain’ back again,/That late thou gavest me"

• "Either thou or I, or both, must go with him."

After Mercutio’s death, Romeo states that Juliet’s “beauty hath made me effeminate / And in my temper soft’ned valor’s steel.” What does he mean by this?

• Juliet's beauty has cost him his life.

• Juliet's beauty has softened him to react differently than he normally would have.

• Juliet's beauty is to blame, and he curses her for Mercutio's death

• Juliet's beauty has changed him for the better.

Which of the following inferences about Romeo’s feelings about fortune is best supported by the text in the following lines from scene 1?

• Romeo knows how fortunate he is to be wed to Juliet

• Romeo feels that he is very fortunate.

• Romeo suggests that the course of his life is determined by a force outside of himself

• Romeo does not believe in good fortune, he thinks you get out of life what you make of it.

What is the meaning of proceeding as it used in Act 3?

• health

• beating

• reaction

• progress

What is Juliet trying to "conjure" when scene 2 opens?

• the nurse

• nighttime

• a bird

• her wedding

What does the dialogue between the Nurse and Juilet in Act 3, scene 2 reveal?

• The Nurse and Juliet wish that Romeo was dead instead of Tybalt.

• The Nurse says both Tybalt and Romeo are dead, and Juliet is upset.

• The Nurse says that Romeo is dead, but Juliet thinks Tybalt is dead.

• The nurse means that Tybalt is dead, but Juliet thinks Romeo is dead

In the following lines, why does Juliet list all if the opposites (oxymorons) to describe Romeo?

• She thinks that there is no hope for Romeo

• She thinks that Romeo deceived her.

• She thinks right here that Romeo is actually good, seemingly evil.

• She thinks Romeo has a flowering face.