Plot Check
What happens to Mercutio in Act 3?
What is he was wounded by Tybalt during a duel
Why does Tybalt want to fight Romeo?
What is Because Romeo attended the Capulet party uninvited.
Does Romeo choose to kill Tybalt, or is it fate?
What is free will he acts impulsively after Mercutio’s death.
What is ironic about Juliet agreeing to marry Paris in Act 4, Scene 2?
What is the audience knows she plans to fake her death.
What punishment does Prince Escalus give Romeo after Tybalt’s death?
He banishes Romeo from Verona.
What is Juliet’s emotional reaction after learning Romeo killed Tybalt?
What is she is torn between grief for Tybalt and loyalty to Romeo.
Why is Juliet’s fake death plan risky?
What is Because she chooses to take the potion despite her fears.
What foreshadowing is in Juliet’s farewell to Romeo in Act 3, Scene 5?
What is She imagines seeing him dead in a tomb.
In Act 3, Scene 5, why does Lord Capulet threaten to disown Juliet?
What is Because she refuses to marry Paris.
What does the Nurse suggest Juliet do after Romeo is banished?
What is Marry Paris, since Romeo is gone
How does Lord Capulet’s sudden wedding decision affect Juliet’s fate?
What is It speeds up the timeline and forces her into desperation.
How is the Nurse’s discovery of Juliet’s “death” an example of dramatic irony?
What is We know she’s not actually dead, but the Nurse doesn’t.
What plan does Friar Laurence give to Juliet in Act 4, Scene 1?
What is To fake her death by drinking a sleeping potion and escape with Romeo
Why does Juliet go to Friar Laurence after her father demands she marry Paris?
To seek help and avoid marrying Paris.
Who is most responsible for the events of Act 4?
What is Juliet, Friar Laurence, or Capulet – depends on student argument.
What role does timing play in the rising tragedy of Acts 3–4?
What is Poor timing (banishment, moved-up wedding) accelerates the tragic spiral.
What is Paris doing in Act 4, Scene 1 when he talks to Friar Laurence?
What is He is arranging the wedding to Juliet, which has been moved up.
How does Romeo react to his banishment in Friar Laurence’s cell?
What is He breaks down emotionally, saying banishment is worse than death.
How is the concept of fate shown in Juliet’s monologue in Act 4, Scene 3?
What is She wrestles with fear, death, and destiny but still chooses to drink the potion.
What moment in Act 4 foreshadows disaster in Act 5?
What is Friar Laurence’s rushed plan and fear the letter won’t arrive in time.