Romeo and Juliet Study Guide Act III - Answers-2.doc

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Romeo and Juliet

Study Guide – Act III

Act III – Rising Action

Scene I:

1. At the beginning of the scene, why does Benvolio think that there will be a fight?

Benvolio thinks there will be a fight because the weather is very hot. Hot weather will often

cause tempers to flare leading to fights.

2. What does Mercutio accuse Benvolio of in lines 15!"?

Mercutio accuses Benvolio of being a short tempered man that will often start fights for no

apparent reason.

!. When #ybalt and Mercutio first begin arguing, what does Benvolio try to get the$ to do?

Benvolio tells both Mercutio and #ybalt that they are arguing in %ublic. &e tells both of the$ to

go so$e%lace %rivate and argue %eacefully or to 'ust go away and leave eachother alone.

(. What does #ybalt call )o$eo?

Tybalt calls Romeo a villain.

5. Why won*t )o$eo fight #ybalt?

Romeo will not fight Tybalt because he just became married to Tybalt’s cousin !uliet. Romeo

considers Tybalt to be part of his family "through marriage#$ therefore he will not fight a

family member.

+. What does Mercutio think is the reason )o$eo refuses to fight?

Mercutio thinks that Romeo is refusing to fight because he has been weakened by love.

Mercutio thinks that Romeo’s surrender is dishonorable.

. Why does Mercutio kee% re%eating, -A %lague o* both your houses?

Mercution keeps repeating this phrase because the family feud has cost him his life. %s he laysdying he is showing his anger and wishes for evil to happen to both families. This is a good

e&ample of foreshadowing in the play.

/. What does )o$eo say that 0uliet*s love has done for hi$?

Romeo states 'Thy love has made me effeminate.( Romeo is saying that his love for !uliet

has turned him into a weak and helpless girl.

. Why does )o$eo call hi$self -fortune*s fool?

Romeo is commenting on his bad luck and how fate has turned against him.


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1". When Benvolio relates to the rince what ha%%ened, what does he say )o$eo tried to do

before Mercutio was killed?

Benvolio tells the )rince that Romeo tried to the stop the fight. He also tells the )rince that he

tried to use the penalty imposed by the )rince as a means to stop the fight.

11. What does 3ady 4a%ulet accuse Benvolio of doing? Why?

*ady +apulet accuses Benvolio of lying to the )rince. ,he accuses him of this because he is

part of the Montague family.

12. What is )o$eo*s %unish$ent for killing #ybalt?

The )rince decides that Romeo should banished to Mantua. The )rince also states that should

Romeo return to -erona that he will receive the penalty of death.

1!. u$$ari6e the scene.

pens with Mercutio and Benvolio hot day tempers easily flare

Tybalt arrives with other +apulets Mercutio taunts him they fight he is stabbed

Romeo retaliates

)rince makes a decree Romeo is banished killed if he returns


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Scene II:

1. Why does 0uliet beco$e so i$%atient waiting for the nurse to return?

/t is the wedding night and she is waiting for nightfall when Romeo will climb the rope ladder

to her room. ,he is becoming more impatient as time passes slowly. The nurse is bringing

!uliet more news that she hopes will help her prepare for the night.

2. 7escribe 0uliet*s ra%idly changing attitudes toward )o$eo in this scene.

%t first !uliet thinks that Romeo has been killed because the nurse is talking about the death

of someone but does not tell her the person’s name. ,he is worried about him. 0hen she finds

out that Tybalt has been killed by Romeo she states ' serpent heart hid within a flowering

face.( ,he thinks that Romeo was truly 'fake( and was only a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Then

she forgets about what he did and immediately goes back to being in love with him because it

is her husband.

!. What %iece of news has u%set 0uliet the $ost?

!uliet is most upset by the news that Romeo has been banished from -erona.

(. What does the nurse %ro$ise to do?

The nurse promises to go find Romeo because she knows where he is hiding

5. u$$ari6e the scene.

,cene opens with !uliet waiting

1 it is their wedding night

1 Romeo is going to sneak into her room

The nurse is crying

1 tells !uliet of Tybalt’s death

1 the nurse maligns Romeo

!uliet learns Romeo is banished to Mantua

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Scene III:

1. 89%lain )o$eo*s reaction to the news of his banish$ent.

Romeo is devastated at the news of his banishment. /2 this scene he threw himself on the

floor and his crying loudly and e3uating his banishment to a life in hell. Romeo would rather

be dead than banished from -erona.

2. )o$eo tells :riar 3awrence that the %riest cannot know or understand how )o$eo feels.

Why?

Romeo tells the priest he cannot understand his sorrow because the priest has not been in

love nor has he ever been married. Romeo tells the 4riar if you were young and in love with

!uliet had just been married and then killed a man that he too would be in the same position

as him.

!. What argu$ent does :riar 3awrence use to %revent )o$eo fro$ killing hi$self?

4riar *awrence tells Romeo that he has a great deal to live for and that he should be thankful

first for being alive. He then tells Romeo that he has !uliet to be thankful for and should do his

best to live for her.

(. What does the nurse give to )o$eo?

The nurse gives Romeo a ring from !uliet to show him that she still loves him.

5. u$$ari6e the cene.

Romeo is grief stricken hiding with the 4riar

fficial wedding night 4riar52urse to guard

The rope ladder last night together

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Scene IV:

1. Why does 4a%ulet think 0uliet is so sad?

+apulet thinks that !uliet is saddened by the death of her cousin Tybalt.

2. Who is at the house? Why is he there?

)aris arrived at the house that night and is again asking +apulet to marry !uliet.

!. 4a%ulet believes that 0uliet will do whatever he tells her to. ;s this true, why or Why not?

+apulet may believe this$ however it is up to you to decide how !uliet will react to the news

of the arranged marriage.

(. What does 4a%ulet tell his wife to say to 0uliet?

+apulet tells his wife to go to !uliet’s chambers and tell her of the joyful news of the marriage

on Thursday. *ady +apulet tells him that she will find out 'what she thinks of marriage.(

5. u$$ari6e the cene.

• The return of )aris

• +apulet thinks about marriage

1 changes opinions plans a wedding for Thursday

• % way to stop the sadness in the household after the death of Tybalt


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Scene V:

1. As )o$eo is %re%aring to leave 0uliet, what argu$ent does she use to convince hi$ to stay?

!uliet tells Romeo that it was 2ightingale that he heard singing in the tree. ,he tells him it

only sings at night and therefore he has plenty of time to stay with her until the morning.

2. 3ater, why does 0uliet think )o$eo should leave?

!uliet reali6es that she is mistaken that it was in fact the *ark that was singing its 'harsh(

song in the trees. ,he tells Romeo he must go to avoid being seen and captured.

!. 0ust as )o$eo is about to descend the ro%e ladder and leave 0uliet, what does 0uliet say

about the way )o$eo looks?

!uliet tells Romeo that he looks 'dead at the bottom of a tomb( and she mentions that he

looks 'pale.( This is a good e&ample foreshadowing.

(. Why does 3ady 4a%ulet think 0uliet is crying?

*ady +apulet thinks that she is still crying over the death of her cousin Tybalt.

5. When 3ady 4a%ulet threatens to send so$eone to Mantua to %oison )o$eo, What does

0uliet say?

!uliet tells *ady +apulet that she would mi& the poison herself.

+. After 3ady 4a%ulet breaks the news about aris, what is 0uliet*s res%onse?

!uliet tells her mother that she will not marry )aris that she would rather marry Romeo

instead before ever considering the wedding her father has planned.

. ;f 0uliet*s $other does not arrange to delay the $arriage, what will 0uliet do?

!uliet tells her mother that if she does not delay the marriage that she will kill herelf.

/. What is 4a%ulet*s reaction to 0uliet*s threats?

Both +apulet and *ady +apulet tell !uliet what they e&pect from her if she chooses not toobey they will both disown her and throw her out of the house.

. What is the


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1". &ow does 0uliet*s attitude to the nurse change?

!uliet has decided that she will no longer listen to the nurse and will no longer trust

her with any of her secrets. !uliet is turning her back on everything that she hasknown for her short life.

11. What -sche$e does 0uliet devise to get rid of the nurse and to get out of the

house?

!uliet told the nurse to go to her parents and tell them that she was off to see 4riar*awrence to confess her sins and be forgiven.

12. u$$ari6e the scene.

• Romeo spends the night

• Risks life and safety

1 last time before e&ile• 7eparture as e&pected • +apulet tells !uliet the news

• +apulet and !uliet argue family relationships are broken

• !uliet goes to the 4riar • /rony throughout the scene
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