| 1. After he is wounded in III. i., Mercutio says to Romeo, “Why the devil came you between us? I was hurt under your arm.” What does he mean (in contemporary language)? | Why did you come between us? I just got run through with a sword because you got in the way.Mercutio complains that romeo got in the way of tybalts attack, helping him successfully stabbing mercutio. I got run through tht |
| 2. When Benvolio announces Mercutio’s death, Romeo replies, “This day’s black fate on moe days doth depend; / This but begins the woe others must end.” Describe Romeo’s emotional reaction to Mercutio’s death. | he reacts with grief and fear of the future |
| 3. After Tybalt’s death, the Prince sentences Romeo to what punishment? | excommunication; banishment; exiled |
| 4. At the beginning of III. ii., Juliet is alone in Capulet’s orchard. She delivers a long speech in which she eagerly anticipates Romeo’s arrival at nightfall. What kind of dramatic speech is it? | soliloquy |
| 5. In III.iii., when Romeo learns about the Prince’s decree, what word(s) best express(es) his reaction as he talks with Friar Lawrence? | Doomsday, angry, romeo believes that banishment is worse than death |
| 6. What is the main purpose of Scene iv, with Capulet, Lady Capulet, and Paris? | The scene contains dramatic irony, where the capulets intend to marry juilet to paris, the dramatic irony does not that juilet is married to romeo |
| 7. By the end of Act III, how has Juliet come to regard the Nurse? | she feels that the nurse has betrayed her. |
| What is an aside? | short speech in which a character reveals inner thoughts or feelings |
| 9. At the end of Act III, what does Juliet decide to do? | Goes and seeks help from Friar Lawrence |
| 10. In Scene v, Lady Capulet, who thinks Juliet is lamenting the death of Tybalt, tells her, “Therefore have done. Some grief shows much of love; / But much of grief shows still some want of wit.” Paraphrase this passage. | Some grief is apportaite but too much of it means youre not using your brain, to much means a lack of logic or reasoning |
Romeo and Juliet Act 3
August 25, 2019