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Scene 1:Between what two families does the feud exist? Montague vs Capulet What decree does the Prince make after the street brawl? Anymore fighting in the street will get put to death What is wrong with Romeo in this scene?…

Mercutio – Act 3 Lines 37-38 pg.633″And but one word with one of us? Couple it with something; make it a word and a blow.”circumstance: Mercutio taunts Tybalt. He tries to engage him in a fight. Mercutio – Act 3…

What does Mercutio say about “blind love”? If love be blind,love cannot hit the mark When Juliet appears on her balcony, what does Romeo compare her to? The sun,stars, and angel How does Juliet”speak yet…[say]nothing”? With her eyes When Juliet…

Read the excerpt from Act III, scene v of Romeo and Juliet.Juliet: O! now be gone; more light and light it grows.Romeo: More light and light; more dark and dark our woes.How does Shakespeare use the motif of darkness? IT…

Why is Friar Laurence reluctant to marry Paris to Juliet? He knows it’s a sin since he already married Romeo and Juliet. How does Paris explain the sudden haste of the marriage plans? He claims it is Capulet’s wisdom of…

Puns were used by Shakespeare toA. explain historical background to the audience.B. add humor or hidden meanings to a scene.C. create a tone of confusion in his plays.D. encourage audiences to listen more carefully. B. add humor or hidden meanings…

Why is Friar Laurence reluctant to marry Paris to Juliet? He already has married Romeo and Juliet How does Paris explain the sudden haste of the marriage plans? Lord Capulet insisted upon it; trying to cheer up Juliet What is…

How much better it is to weep at joy than to joy at weeping! Leonato You will never run mad, niece Leonato Alas, poor hurt fowl, now will he creep into sedges. But that my Lady Beatrice should know me,…

Where have Don Pedro, Claudio, and Benedick been? At war About whom does Beatrice ask and why? She asks about Benedick because she wants to know if he has done well in the war Who was defeated in the war?…

“Her mother hath many times told me so.” Women are not to be trustedThis is the first mention of a married couple and it is a joke about whether the wife may have deceived Leonato about the parentage of their…