It is hot and the Capulets are nearby | At the beginning of the scene, why does Benvolio think that there will be a fight? |
He accuses Benvolio of being a coward | What does Mercutio accuse Benvolio of in lines 15-30? |
He tries to break up the fight | When Tybalt and Mercutio first begin arguing, what does Benvolio try to get them to do? |
Romeo | What character tries to act as a peacemaker? |
A villain | What does Tybalt call Romeo? |
Romeo won’t fight Tybalt because Tybalt is now his cousin-in-law | Why won’t Romeo fight Tybalt? |
Mercutio thinks that Romeo is a traitor to the Montague house | What does Mercutio think is the reason Romeo refuses to fight? |
Mercutio is outraged at the outcome of the fight | Why does Mercutio keep repeating, “A plague o’ both your houses”? |
He says that Juliet’s love has made him kill Tybalt | What does Romeo say Juliet’s love has done for him? |
He is “fortune’s fool” because love has made him kill Tybalt | Why does Romeo call himself “fortune’s fool?” |
He says that Romeo tried to break up the fight | When Benvolio relates to the Prince what happened, what does he say Romeo tried to do before Mercutio was killed? |
She accuses him of changing to the story, because Romeo is his cousin | What does Lady Capulet accuse Benvolio of doing? Why? |
Banishment | What is Romeo’s punishment for killing Tybalt? |
It is one of the most important scenes in the play | Why is this scene the climax for the play? |
She wants to hear more of Romeo’s love | Why is Juliet so impatient for the nurse to return? |
She is very mad at Romeo, but retaliates if anyone else say something bad about him | Describe Juliet’s rapidly changing attitudes toward Romeo in this scene. |
She is upset that her cousin has been killed by her husband | What piece of news has upset Juliet the most? |
She promises to find Romeo | What does the nurse promise to do? |
She refuses to marry Paris | How do we know Juliet will stay true to Romeo? |
Apostrophe | What dramatic effect does Juliet’s soliloquy have? |
Juliet does not know that her husband has killed Tybalt | What is dramatic irony at the beginning of this scene? |
Romeo and Juliet Act III Scenes I and II
July 23, 2019