Font size
WorksheetsRomeo and Juliet Act III (Acad/Gen 2023)
Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 28mins
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, 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
Why does Benvolio suggest he and Mercutio return home?
The day is hot and causes the blood to boil
He is tired
They need to find Romeo
the pair cannot escape a brawl if they run into the Capulets
Who attempts to move the fight to a private place?
Mercutio
Benvolio
Nurse
Tybalt
What is the irony in Mercutio's death?
Romeo caused it by trying to stop the fight
Romeo did not stop the fight
Romeo ran away
Romeo thought it best
Benvolio tells the truth about the fight and who killed who.
True
False
Romeo agrees with the Princes punishment thinking banishment is fair.
True
False
Lord Capulet still believes Juliet is too young to be married to Paris
True
False
Lord and Lady Capulet still do not know that Juliet is married to Romeo
True
False
Who stands up for Juliet against her father?
Nurse
Juliet
Romeo
Lady Capulet
What does Lord Capulet say will happen if Juliet does not marry Paris?
Juliet will be grounded
Juliet will be sent to a convent
Juliet has no other choice
Juliet will be disowned
"Thou art a villain."
"A plague on both of your houses!"
What event do Benvolio's lines from the opening of Act III Scene 1 hint at, or foreshadow?
"And, if we meet, we shall not 'scape a brawl,
For now, these hot days, is the mad blood stirring."
the conversation about Benvolio's quick temper
the argument Juliet has with her father
the fight in which Mercutio and Tybalt are killed
the duel in which Romeo is killed
Who is Tybalt looking for when he enters Act III Scene 1?
Romeo
Juliet
Benvolio
Mercutio
After Tybalt calls Romeo a villain, Romeo responds by...
insulting Tybalt in return.
challenging Tybalt to a duel.
asking Mercutio to fight for him.
telling Tybalt that he won't fight him.
Who is Juliet referring to in the following lines?
"O serpent heart, hid with a flowering face!
Did ever dragon keep so fair a cave?
Beautiful tyrant! fiend angelical!
Dove-feather'd raven! wolvish-ravening lamb!"
Tybalt because he is so violent and ruthless
Lord Capulet because he insists that she marry Paris
Romeo because he is beautiful on the outside but awful on the inside
Nurse because she betrays Juliet and tells her to marry Paris
What does Juliet realize that causes her to support Romeo instead of blame him?
Lord Montague gave Romeo orders to kill Tybalt.
Because of Mercutio's death, Romeo had gone temporarily crazy.
If Romeo hadn't killed Tybalt, Tybalt would've killed Romeo.
Prince Escalus had tried to stop the fighting.
Which is NOT one of the three reasons Friar gives Romeo to explain why he should be happy?
The Prince banished him rather than sentencing him to death.
Juliet is alive and still loves him.
He will one day inherit all of the Montague fortune.
He killed Tybalt rather than Tybalt killing him.
Lord Capulet meets with Paris, and they plan to have...
the wedding delayed two years because of Juliet's grief.
the wedding on Thursday to give Juliet some joy in a time of woe.
the wedding cancelled entirely because of Tybalt's death.
the wedding postponed one month, so they can plan a big celebration.
Juliet loses trust with the Nurse at the end of Act III because the Nurse...
believes that Romeo is dead.
advises Juliet to marry Paris.
recommends that Juliet run away to Mantua.
always brings her bad news.
Who stated the following line?
"And so, good Capulet - which name I tender as dearly as my own, - be satisfied."
Romeo
Juliet
Tybalt
Mercutio
Using context clues, choose the best definition of the word highlighted in red in the sentence below.
As he is dying, Mercutio tries to play is wounds off by saying that it is only a scratch, but he then says that if Romeo asks him tomorrow that Romeo will find him a grave man.
selfish and bold
reckless and unyielding
proud and heroic
dying or dead
Using context clues, choose the best definition of the word highlighted in red in the sentence below.
When Romeo and his friends go to the Capulet ball, they attempt to beguile the guests into thinking they belong there by wearing masks.
to deceive
to trick
to cheat
all of the definitions are correct
Using context clues, choose the best definition of the word highlighted in red in the sentence below.
Some may see the wedding between Romeo and Juliet as a great calamity, but the Friar saw it as an opportunity to heal the feuding families and bring them together.
disaster
reunion
event
all of the definitions are correct
Using context clues, choose the best definition of the word highlighted in red in the sentence below.
When Romeo tried to make peace with Tybalt rather than fight him which resulted in getting his friend killed, he declared that his love for Juliet had made him effeminate and cowardly.
unmanly
weak
childish
lazy
Which of the words below is most likely the OPPOSITE of the word highlighted in blue in the sentence below.
Romeo and Juliet consort each other so much so that they got married.
hate
love
desire
choose
Which of the words below is most likely the OPPOSITE of the word highlighted in blue in the sentence below.
As Romeo raged with revenge, he is acting like a fiend unable to control himself until his mission of killing Tybalt was achieved.
cowardly and choking man
wicked, cruel and inhumane being
lusty and overzealous gentleman
kindhearted, empathetic, and humane person
Which of the words below is most likely the OPPOSITE of the word highlighted in blue in the sentence below.
At first after hearing that Tybalt, her cousin, had been killed Juliet felt lamentation for marrying Romeo, a heartless wicked man but that soon changed after she realized that if Romeo hadn't killed Tybalt first then Tybalt would have killed him.
a sense of pride and ownership in making a good decision
a feeling of deep affectionate love
an overwhelming sense of anxiousness and grief
an expression of regret or sorrow
Which of the words below is most likely the OPPOSITE of the word highlighted in blue in the sentence below.
Although the Prince had mercy on Romeo, Romeo began to beseech the Friar to have the Prince rethink his banishment of Romeo because it was worse than being dead without the ability to see Juliet, his wife.
beg and plead
require and demand
kiss and hug, to show deep affection
mock and slander
In the end of "A Poison Tree", what happens to the persona’s foe?
The persona and the foe become friends.
The persona finds his foe dead on the ground.
The persona continues to grow apple trees.
The persona finds his foe taking a nap beneath the apple tree.
In the poem, "A Poison Tree", what is meant by ' ...sunned it with soft deceitful smiles'
the persona treats the foe badly
the persona pretends to be nice
the persona sits in the sun
the persona does not smile
What does the "poison tree" symbolize?
anger that grows
a living thing
a poisonous fruit
a plant
Which of the following feelings is NOT what the persona in "A Poison Tree" feels at the end of the poem?
sadness
happiness
satisfaction
relief
Based on the poem "A Poison Tree", which statement would you most expect the speaker to make?
Holding on to your anger can be destructive
Only worry about making peace with your friends
Take time to enjoy the beauty around you
Water your garden and care for it well
According to Francis Bacon, "Revenge is a type of wild _____________; the more man's nature runs to, the more the law should weed it out."
rage
justice
passion
objection
Bacon states that, "...a man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds ______________."
open
green
healed
stained
Bacon believes that men who seek revenge are living in the ______________, and they are attempting to change something that cannot be undone.
past
future
present
now
