| in Act III , mercutio and benvolio get into a conflict with tybalt . what does romeo do when he comes upon them ? why ? | he tried to get rid of the problem by telling tybalt to put away his weapon . romeo doesn’t want to fight his cousin because tybalt is romeo’s cousin by marriage . |
| how do mercutio and tybalt die ? | mercutio is slain by tybalt and tybalt is slain ( killed ) by romeo . |
| what punishment did the prince give romeo for fighting ? | the punishment was to be put to death but the prince exiled romeo . |
| why did romeo’s killing tybalt put juliet in a bad position ? what did she finally decide ? | juliet didn’t know what to do because she loved romeo and tybalt but she decided to feel sorry for romeo . |
| lady capulet goes to tell juliet about the plans for the marriage between juliet and paris . what is juliet’s reaction ? | she says she will not marry now but when she marries , romeo will be her husband . |
| what is capulet’s reaction when juliet refuses to marry paris ? | he thinks she’s unthankful and tells her if she doesn’t marry paris she won’t have anything to do with her father . |
| what advice does nurse give to juliet ? | nurse tells juliet to marry paris and try to forget romeo , since he is probably permanently out of her life anyways . |
Romeo and Juliet; Act III
August 6, 2019