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WorksheetsRomeo and Juliet Act 3 Reading Check
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Why has Tybalt come looking for Romeo?
He wants to duel
He wants to question him about Juliet
He is concerned about Benvilio
What does Mercutio do?
Tries to end the fight
Defends Juliet
Antagonizes Tybalt and makes the fighting worse
How does Romeo contribute to Mercutio’s death?
He says he won’t defend him
He steps in between Mercutio and Tybalt
He looks away at the worst moment
What is the outcome of the fight between Romeo and Tybalt?
Romeo kills Tybalt
Tybalt kills Benvolio
Romeo surrenders
What punishment does Escalus give Romeo?
Sentences him to death
Banishes him
Sends him to Montague
Why does Juliet defend Romeo’s actions?
She feels loyal to him because of marriage
She didn’t like Tybalt anyway
She is angry at Mercutio
At the end of scene ii, what does Juliet ask the nurse to do?
Send a message to Romeo
Bring her Tybalt’s body
Break things off with Romeo
What is Romeo’s reaction when Friar Laurence tells him that Escalus has banished him?
He is in deep sorrow and woe
He is optimistic about it
He wants to break things off with Juliet
What is Friar Laurence’s plan for Romeo?
Tells him to “lie low” until things can be smoothed over
To confront the Prince and demand Romeo be freed
He tells Romeo to break things off with Juliet
In scene iv, what does Capulet tell Paris?
That he cannot marry Juliet
That he can marry Juliet in 4 years
That he can marry Juliet soon
At the beginning of scene v, why do Romeo and Juliet discuss whether it is morning or not?
Because they do not want to part ways
Because they are confused and don’t know what time it is
Because they have forgotten what day it is
What is Capulet’s reaction when he learns that Juliet refuses to marry Paris?
He is forgiving
He is enraged
He is sad
What does the nurse tell Juliet she should do?
Defy her father and be with Romeo anyway
Marry Paris because it would be easier for everyone
Run away with Romeo
At the end of scene v, why is Juliet so angry with the nurse?
She turns her back on Romeo
She says she’s being silly
She talks about her with her father
How are Juliet’s beliefs about love and marriage different from her parents’?
Juliet believes in true love instead of an arranged marriage
Juliet wants to get divorced and her parents do not
Juliet believes in being married to multiple people at once
