Plot Points
What character kills Mercutio in Act 3, leading to further tragedy?
Tybalt
“A plague o’ both your houses!”
Mercutio
Romeo kills Tybalt to avenge this character’s death.
Mercutio
What does Romeo’s banishment represent?
Separation and loss.
What literary device is used in Juliet’s line, “O serpent heart, hid with a flowering face!”
Oxymoron
After killing Tybalt, where is Romeo banished to?
Mantua
“O serpent heart, hid with a flowering face!”
Juliet
Juliet refuses to marry Paris because of her loyalty.
Romeo
What theme do the deaths of Mercutio and Tybalt showcase?
The consequence of violence and impulsive decisions.
Mercutio’s curse is an example of what literary device that hints at future events?
Foreshadowing.
What decision do Juliet’s parents make about her marriage, intensifying her internal conflict? (Before she marries Romeo)
They arrange her marriage to Paris.
“And for that offense, immediately we do exile him hence”
Prince Escalus
After Tybalt’s death, this character believes Juliet should be grateful to marry Paris.
Lady Capulet
What type of conflict does Juliet’s issues her loyalty to her family vs her love for Romeo represent?
Internal
What figurative language is Romeo using when he says “There is no world without Verona walls”?
Hyperbole
Romeo initially tries to avoid fighting Tybalt for what reason?
Because Tybalt is now his family (through marriage to Juliet).
“Methinks I see thee, now thou art below, as one dead in the bottom of a tomb”
Juliet
This character warns Romeo that staying in Verona could mean his death.
Friar Laurence
What does Mercutio’s curse “a plague o’ both your houses” foreshadow?
Tragedy or the downfall of both families
When Romeo refers to banishment as worse than death, what type of language is he using that expresses intense emotion?
Dramatic language and dramatic irony
After Romeo kills Tybalt, what character advises him to escape?
Benvolio.
“Ha, banishment? Be merciful, say ‘death’”
Romeo
The Nurse suggests that Juliet marry Paris, creating a rift in their relationship for what reason?
Juliet feels betrayed and that the Nurse doesn’t understand her love for Romeo.
The Friar‘s role as a religious figure advising Romeo and Juliet represents what?
Fate versus free will.
What literary device is represented when Juliet describes Romeo as both a villain and beloved?