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Act 3: scene i

  1. How has the audience been prepared for the dueling scene that occurs at the opening of Act 3?

 

  1. What have you learned about Tybalt and Mercutio that makes their actions in this scene consistent with their characters?
  1. Why does Romeo refuse to accept Tybalt’s challenge?

 

  1. How does Mercutio interpret Romeo’s action?
  1. Why does Mercutio decide to fight Tybalt?

 

  1. How does Romeo try to stop the fight?  What is the result of his interference?
  1. What reasons does Benvolio give to convince Romeo to run away?

 

  1. Is Benvolio’s account of the fight accurate?  Explain your answer.
  1. How do you know that it’s true that Romeo “but newly entertained revenged”?

 

  1. What is Lady Capulet’s immediate reaction to Benvolio’s testimony?
  1. According to Lady Capulet, what really happened?

 

  1. What can you conclude about Lady Capulet from her statement?
  1. How does the Prince’s punishment differ from the punishment he threatened?

 

Act 3: scene ii

  1. What is Juliet impatient for?

 

  1. What misunderstanding occurs between Juliet and the Nurse?
  1. How does Juliet react when she learns that Romeo has killed Tybalt?

 

  1. Why does she change her mind?
  1. What do these reactions show about her?

 

  1. How long have Romeo and Juliet been married?
  1. What does the Nurse promise to do?

 

Act 3: scene iii-iv

  1. Romeo and Friar Lawrence feel differently about the Prince’s punishment of Romeo.  How does each feel?

 

  1. Why does Romeo think that every cat, dog, mouse, and fly are luckier than he?
  1. Why won’t Romeo listen to Friar Lawrence?

 

  1. Name the five things for which Friar Lawrence scolds Romeo?

 

  1. How does the Friar plan to communicate with Romeo?

 

Act 3: scenes v

  1. How are the lark and the nightingale used in this scene?

 

  1. What foreboding does Juliet have?
  1. In Act I, Capulet was not eager to see Juliet married.  Why has he suddenly decided to accept Paris’s offer?

 

  1. Why does Lady Capulet misinterpret Juliet’s sorrow?
  1. Why are Lord Capulet and his wife surprised by Juliet’s refusal to marry?

 

  1. How do they react?  What choice does Capulet give to Juliet?
  1. What is the Nurse’s advice to Juliet?

 

  1. What sudden change does Juliet apparently undergo?
  1. Why doesn’t she tell the Nurse the truth?

 

  1. What does Juliet intend to do?