Act III
Which two characters die in this Act? What causes their deaths?
Mercutio and Tybalt. Mercutio is killed when Romeo tries to break up his fight with Tybalt. Romeo kills Tybalt to avenge Mercutio's death.
What ultimatum does Juliet give Friar Lawrence in Scene 1?
If he does not come up with a plan for her to avoid marrying Paris and reunite with Romeo, she will kill herself in front of him.
What news does Balthasar bring to Romeo and what problem does this create?
Juliet's death; Romeo now thinks that Juliet is actually dead.
"Ask for me tomorrow, and you’ll find me in a grave. I’m done for in this world, I believe. May a plague strike both your houses. Goddammit! I can’t believe that dog, that rat, that mouse, that cat could scratch me to death!"
Mercutio; he blames the families' feud for his death
In the beginning of Act III Scene 1, who was Tybalt looking for and why was he looking for this person?
He was looking to challenge Romeo to a fight for crashing the Capulet party.
Describe Paris and Juliet's conversation in Friar Lawrence's cell at the beginning of Act IV.
Paris is pushing his love on her and she is insulting him without him knowing.
Why was Friar John unable to deliver the letter to Romeo?
He was in quarantine after coming into contact with people who may have had the plague.
"Or if I live, I’ll be surrounded by death and darkness. It will be terrible. There will be bones hundreds of years old in that tomb, my ancestors' bones. Tybalt’s body will be in there, freshly entombed, and his corpse will be rotting. They say that during the night the spirits are in tombs. Oh no, oh no. I’ll wake up and smell awful odors. I’ll hear screams that would drive people crazy."
Juliet, Act IV Scene 3, she is panicking about taking the sleeping potion and being laid in a tomb while she is still alive.
Who surprisingly turns their back on Juliet at the end of Act III?
The Nurse
Describe Friar Lawrence's plan to help Juliet avoid marrying Paris and reunite with Romeo.
Juliet will pretend to agree to the wedding then take a sleeping potion to make her appear dead. In the meantime, Friar Lawrence will send Romeo a letter explaining that Juliet isn't dead. After 42 hours, Romeo will break Juliet out of the tomb when she awakes and they will run off to Mantua.
List the four characters that died in Act V and explain how they died?
Paris: Romeo killed him
Romeo: Poisoned himself
Juliet: Stabbed herself
Lady Montague: Died of grief
"Where are these enemies? Capulet! Montague! Do you see what a great evil results from your hate? Heaven has figured out how to kill your joys with love. Because I looked the other way when your feud flared up, I’ve lost several members of my family as well. Everyone is punished."
Prince Escalus, Act V Scene 3, he blames the tragedy on the families' feud
What is Lord Capulet's response when Juliet refuses to marry Paris?
He threatens to disown her.
Name two of Juliet's fears just before she takes the sleeping potion.
She fears it won't work. She fears Friar Lawrence may be trying to kill her. She fears she will wake up early and go crazy from being surrounded by dead bodies.
Who is the last person to see Juliet and what does this person do?
Friar Lawrence; when Juliet says she will stay in the tomb, he leaves her there without another word.
"If I can trust my dreams, then some joyful news is coming soon. Love rules my heart, and all day long a strange feeling has been making me cheerful. I had a dream that my lady came and found me dead. It’s a strange dream that lets a dead man think! She came and brought me back to life by kissing my lips. I rose from the dead and was an emperor. Oh my! How sweet it would be to actually have the woman I love, when merely thinking about love makes me so happy."
Romeo, Act V Scene 1
How does Friar Lawrence plan to resolve Romeo's banishment?
He will make Romeo and Juliet's marriage public and beg the Prince to pardon Romeo.
How does Friar Lawrence attempt to comfort Juliet's parents after her "death?"
He tells them that she is in a better place- Heaven- where we all aspire to be one day.
What are Lord Montague and Lord Capulet doing at the end of the play and what is significant about this?
They are competing over who will build better gold statues for Romeo and Juliet; this shows that they have not learned anything despite the tragedy their feud caused.
"Are you going? It’s still a long time until daybreak. Don’t be afraid. That sound you heard was the nightingale , not the lark. Every night the nightingale chirps on that pomegranate-tree. Believe me, my love, it was the nightingale."
Juliet, Act III Scene 5, Juliet wants Romeo to stay. He has to leave for Mantua at daybreak because he has been banished.