WorksheetsAct III Romeo and Juliet
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Why does Romeo at first try to stop the fight with Tybalt?
Romeo wants peace between his own family and his new wife's relatives.
Romeo fears that Mercutio will be severely injured or killed.
Romeo fears fighting will force him into exile from his new wife.
Romeo admires Tybalt, even though he is a Capulet.
After he is wounded, Mercutio says, "A plague a both your houses! They have worms' meat of me." Which of these statements is the best paraphrase of Mercutio's words?
Curse both the Capulets and the Montagues. Their feud has killed me.
I am too weak to enter any of the houses. Tybalt and his friends have killed me.
My wounds are like a plague spreading in people's houses. They will kill me.
The feud between the two families is like a plague whose germs are like fat worms.
Why does Romeo ultimately kill Tybalt in Act III?
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 a death sentence
with banishment
with imprisonment for life
with loss of his noble title
At the beginning of Act III, Juliet delivers a long speech while alone on stage. What is the correct term for this type of speech?
aside
monologue
foil
soliloquy
In Act III, Juliet delivers a long speech directed to the Nurse. What is the correct term for this type of speech?
aside
monologue
foil
soliloquy
In Act III, what chief emotion does Romeo express as he talks with Friar Lawrence about the Prince's decree?
calm
panic
guilt
self-pity
What is the main purpose of Act III in which Juliet's parents speak with Paris?
to prove that Juliet is grieving over the death of Tybalt
to show that Capulet will pursue the feud between the families indefinitely
to show Capulet's decision that Juliet will marry Paris the following Thursday
to stress Lady Capulet's opposition to the marriage of Paris and Juliet
By the end of Act III, how does Juliet come to regard the Nurse?
with admiration
with gratitude
with resentment
with indifference
At the end of Act III, what does Juliet decide to do?
plead with the Prince to lift the decree of Romeo's banishment
tell her parents the truth about her marriage
send a message to Romeo telling him it is not safe to remain in Verona
visit Friar Lawrence to seek his advice
