WorksheetsR&J Act 3
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 32mins
Who dies in this act?
Tybalt and Romeo
Tybalt and Mercutio
Mercutio and Benvolio
Mercutio and Romeo
What does Romeo say he would rather do than be banished?
Serve a prison sentence
Pay a fee
Apologize
Die
T or F: Mercutio is the Prince's relative.
True
False
Lord Capulet says he will ______ Juliet if she refuses to marry Paris.
love
disown
hug
smile at
By the end of Act III, who does the Nurse want Juliet to marry?
Mercutio
no one
Romeo
Paris
Juliet misunderstands the Nurse's news of the days tragedy and thinks that _____ is dead.
Romeo
Lord Capulet
Tybalt
Paris
Who killed Mercutio?
Romeo
Tybalt
Benvolio
Paris
Who killed Tybalt?
Paris
Benvolio
Romeo
Mercutio
Juliet gives the Nurse something to give to Romeo. What was it?
a rope
a bird
her ring
poison
Who tells the Prince what happened in the streets?
The Friar
Mercutio
Benvolio
Romeo
Friar Lawrence tells Romeo he needs to go live in the city of ____
Verona
Mantua
Paris
Rome
Who said, "A plague on both of your houses!"?
Juliet
Capulet
Mercutio
Tybalt
At the end of Act 3, Juliet goes to Friar Lawrence for what reason?
To go to confession
To divorce Romeo before marrying Paris
To get advice.
To get medicine to sleep better.
"To send away" is the definition of:
Vile
Banish
Vex
Fray
What event does this opening passage of Act 3 foreshadowing
Benvolio:
"I pray thee good Mercutio, let's retire /The day is hot, the Capels are abroad, /And, if we meet, we shall 'scape a brawl. /For now these hot days, is the mad blood stirring."
The conversation the boys have later about Benvolio's quick temper
The fight in which Mercutio and Tybalt are killed.
The argument Juliet has with her father.
The duel in which Romeo is killed.
Act 3:1 Which word BEST describes Mercutio's role in the plot?
instigator
faultless victim
traitor
victor
Act 3:1 Based on his actions, which BEST describes Tybalt?
even tempered
open minded
hot headed
unskilled
Act 3:1 When Mercutio says, "Ask for me tomorrow, and you shall find me a grave man," (line 60) he uses a pun to express the fact that he
is upset with Romeo
finds the family feud ridiculous.
has been mortally wounded.
is serious about killing Tybalt.
Act 3:1 What does Mercutio mean when he says, "They have made worms' meat of me"?
He knows he is dying.
His friend has killed him.
He does not want to be buried.
He is not hungry.
Act 3:1 Mercutio's repeated declaration, "A plague o'both your houses!" underscores the central idea that
the Montagues and Capulets are cursed. Their fighting led to his death.
Mercutio will seek revenge for Romeo.
the Montagues and Capulets deserve what they get.
Mercutio no longer considers Romeo a friend.
What disturbing vision does Juliet have about Romeo as he is leaving her chambers?
She sees him drinking poison
She sees him with Rosaline
She sees him dead in a tomb
She sees him in a prison cell
T or F: Even though Romeo killed her cousin, Juliet still loves him.
True
False
Who said Romeo is guilty only of avenging Mercutio’s death which the law would've done anyway?
Peter
Lord Capulet
Lord Montague
Paris
Why does Juliet lose trust in the Nurse at the end of Act 3?
Nurse wants Juliet to kill herself.
Nurse tells Juliet to run away.
Nurse tells Juliet to marry Paris.
Nurse tells Juliet's parents about Romeo.
Friar Lawrence tells Romeo he needs to go live in the city of ____
Verona
Mantua
Paris
England
When Romeo hears of his punishment, he is
angry
happy
sad, rolling around on the ground, and crying
doesn't care about it at all
Lord Capulet tells Paris that
Juliet is too young to marry
he has to wait to marry Juliet
Juliet wants to marry Romeo
he can marry Juliet
After Romeo killed Tybalt, what does Lady Capulet plan on doing to him?
hiring someone to poison Romeo.
hiring someone to shoot Romeo.
asking the Prince to pardon Romeo's banishment.
making peace between the two families
How does Romeo help cause Mercutio's death?
He duels Mercutio.
He tells Tybalt what Mercutio's weakness is.
He gets into the fight to stop it and Tybalt stabs Mercutio.
He holds Mercutio so Tybalt can kill him.
Why is Lord Capulet furious (very angry) with Juliet?
Juliet is married to Romeo.
She does not want to marry Paris and is disobeying his orders.
Juliet is mean to the Nurse.
What is Juliet's reaction to her mother's news that the wedding has been planned for Thursday?
She pretends to be overjoyed.
She refuses to go through with the wedding.
She refuses to get married until Saturday.
She pretends that she cannot hear her mother.
How does Lady Capulet respond to Juliet's plea for help regarding the impending marriage to Paris?
She says she wants Juliet to go confess her sins.
She says Juliet should ask the nurse for help instead.
She says she will speak to Capulet.
She says she is done with Juliet.
Tybalt calls Romeo a...
coward
weakling
madman
villian
Which of the following quotes best describes Romeo's reasoning for not wanting to fight with Tybalt?
"Gentleman, for shame! Forbear this outrage."
“I do protest I never injured thee, But love thee better than thou canst devise, Till thou shalt know the reason of my love.”
“My reputation stained with Tybalt’s slander.- Tybalt, that hour Hath been my kinsman! O sweet Juliet, Thy beauty hath made me effeminate and in my temper softened valor’s steel!”
“Draw, Benvolio. Beat down their weapons. Gentlemen, for shame! Forebear this outrage. Tybalt, Mercutio! The Prince expressly hath Forbidden bandying in Verona streets.”
Lady Capulet thinks Juliet is upset because of...
The morning sun
Paris's proposal
Mercutio's death
Tybalt's death
At the end of Act III, Juliet tells the nurse she is leaving to...
Find time to think
Go to confession
Apologize to her parents
Find Romeo
Why does Lord Capulet decide that Thursday will be Juliet and Paris' wedding day instead of Wednesday?
Wednesday is Tybalt's funeral.
Wednesday is Juliet's birthday.
If they wed too soon it will look like the Capulets didn't truly love Tybalt.
They can't plan a big wedding in so little time.
What is Juliet MOST upset about after hearing of Tybalt's death?
Tybalt's death
Romeo killing him
Romeo being banished
The Nurse not telling her sooner
What are Friar Lawrence's instructions to Romeo in Act III?
Friar Lawrence is going to tell Lord and Lady Capulet that Romeo and Juliet are married so that Romeo can stay in Verona.
Romeo should go see Juliet and leave for Mantua in the morning. Friar will try to talk to the Prince.
Friar Lawrence thinks that Juliet should marry Paris and that Romeo should make a new life in Mantua.
To tell the Nurse to convince the Prince that Romeo shouldn't be banished.
Romeo has descended Juliet's balcony and is looking up at her. She says to him, "I seem to see you...as if you're at the bottom of a tomb. Either my eyesight's failing, or you look pale." What technique does Shakespeare use?
Oxymoron
Foreshadowing
Metaphor
Soliloquy
