Characters
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This character tried to avoid conflict with Tybalt at the beginning of Act Three because he viewed him as kin.
Who is Romeo?
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Juliet objected to doing this action, which soon happened to enrage her father.
What is marrying Paris?
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Prince Escalus: "Bear hence this body and attend our will. / Mercy but murders, _____ those that kill." (3.1.158-159)
What is "pardoning"?
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The principal conflict in Act Three was a man-on-man duel between Mercutio and this belligerent character.
Who is Tybalt?
Identify which type of figurative language is used in the quote below. Please answer in the form of a question.
Mercutio: "...Nor so wide as a church-door."
What is a simile?
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This character truthfully explained to Prince Escalus the details of the street battle that killed two people.
Who is Benvolio?
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Romeo and Juliet both threatened to perform this action at different points in Act Three, with Romeo mentioning it to Friar Lawrence and Juliet contemplating it in the last line of the act.
What is suicide?
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Paris: "These times of woe afford no time to _____. Madam, good night. Commend me to your daughter." (3.4.8-9)
What is "woo"?
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Lord Capulet calls this character "carrion", "baggage", and a "disobedient wrench" during an outburst late in Act Three.
Who is Juliet?
Identify which type of figurative language is used in the quote below. Please answer in the form of a question.
Mercutio: "They have made worms' meat of me."
What is a metaphor?
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This character, despite showing his merciful element in the previous act, displayed the wrathful side of himself towards his family in Act Three.
Who is Lord Capulet?
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Juliet's marriage with Paris was scheduled for this day in Act Three before later being rescheduled for Wednesday.
What is Thursday?
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Juliet: "I'll to the friar to know his remedy. If all else fail, myself have power to _____." (3.5.242-243)
What is "die"?
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Friar Lawrence harshly scolds Romeo for not being grateful that he received this punishment instead of execution.
What is banishment?
Identify which type of poetic device is used in the quote below. Please answer in the form of a question.
Juliet: "Beautiful tyrant, fiend angelical! Dove-feathered raven, wolf-ravening lamb!
What is an oxymoron?
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This character has shown both a generous side of himself and a scheming side of himself. In act three, he offered temporary lodging to Romeo and delivered the news of his punishment.
Who is Friar Lawrence?
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After being exiled from Verona by Prince Escalus, Romeo fled to this city located approximately 33 kilometers to the south.
What is Mantua?
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Mercutio: "No, 'tis not so deep as a _____ nor so wide as a church-door, but 'tis enough, 'twill serve." (3.1.64-65)
What is a "well"?
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Juliet had multiple conflicts with this character throughout Act Three, despite the two having a very positive relationship earlier on. At one point, she told this character, "Blistered be thy tongue for such a wish!"
Who is the Nurse?
Identify which type of poetic device is described in the definition below. Please answer in the form of a question.
A poetic device where synonymous words are substituted.
What is metonymy?