| at the beginning of the scene, why does benvolio think there will be a fight | it’s hot outside so everyone will be cranky and want to fight |
| what does mercutio accuse benvolio of in lines 15-30 | benvolio is an excessive fighter and he’s never peaceful |
| when tybalt and mercutio first start fighting, what does Benvolio try to get them to do | go to a private place, drop it, or talk it over |
| what does tybalt call romeo | a villain |
| why won’t romeo fight tybalt | he’s now tybalt’s cousin and part of the family |
| what does mercutio think is the reason romeo doesn’t want to fight | romeo is a coward |
| why does mercutio keep repeating “a plague o’ both your houses?” | the feud between the montagues and capulets has lead to his death |
| what does romeo say that juliet’s love has done to him? | made him feminine |
| why does romeo call himself fortune’s fool | he’s a victim of fate, it was written in the stars for him to kill tybalt |
| When Benvolio relates to the Prince what happened, what does he say Romeo tried to before Mercutio was killed? | romeo tried to break up the fight by standing between them but tybalt stabbed mercutio |
| what does lady capulet accuse benvolio of? | lying because she thinks benvolio is trying to frame tybalt and to get romeo out of trouble |
| what is romeo’s punishment for killing tybalt | banished from verona |
| why is juliet so impatient for the nurse to return | she wants to find out what’s new with romeo and if he’s coming |
| Describe Juliet’s rapidly changing attitudes toward Romeo in this scene | mad at him for killing tybalt, guilty for calling romeo names, remembers romeo could be dead, happy tybalt is dead, depressed romeo is banished |
| what piece of news has upset juliet the most | romeo being banished |
| what does the nurse promise to do | find romeo, give him juliet’s ring and make sure he can go tonight |
| explain romeo’s reaction to the news of his banishment | very upset because he can’t see juliet, would rather die |
| Romeo tells Friar Laurence that the priest cannot know or understand how Romeo feels. Why? | the friar has never been in that situation and hasn’t felt romeo’s pain |
| what argument does friar laurence use to prevent romeo from killing himself | juliet would end up killing herself, he’s lucky he’s not dead |
| what does the nurse give to romeo | juliet’s ring |
| what does capulet tell his wife to tell juliet | she will get married thursday |
| as romeo is preparing to leave juliet, what argument does she use to convince him to stay | it’s night and they still have time |
| later, why does juliet think romeo should leave | it’s morning and if he gets caught he will die |
| Just as Romeo is about to descend the rope ladder and leave Juliet, what does Juliet say about the way Romeo looks | he looks dead as he is going down |
| why does lady capulet think juliet is crying | the loss of tybalt |
| When Lady Capulet threatens to send someone to Mantua to poison Romeo, what does Juliet say? | she will give the poison to romeo herself |
| After Lady Capulet breaks the news about Paris, what is Juliet’s response? | she would rather marry romeo and is trying to reveal their relationship |
| If Juliet’s mother does not arrange to delay the marriage, what will Juliet do? | kill herself |
| what is capulet’s reactions to juliet’s threats | he’s upset, worked hard to find juliet a husband |
| what is the nurse’s advice to juliet | forget about romeo and start over with paris |
| how is juliet’s attitude towards the nurse now? | betrayed and will never trust her |
| what scheme does juliet devise to get rid of the nurse and to get out of the house? | she tells the nurse she is going to confession at friar laurence’s |
Romeo and Juliet Act 3
July 9, 2019