Scene 1
Who is Tybalt looking for at the beginning of Act 3?
Romeo
Why does Juliet wish it was nighttime?
So she can see Romeo
How does Romeo react to learning that he has been banished?
He is very upset and thinks it is worse than death
Why does Lord Capulet tell Paris that it is a bad time to talk to Juliet about marriage?
She is grieving Tybalt's death
Who do Lord and Lady Capulet think Juliet is crying for?
Tybalt
How does Romeo respond to Tybalt's threat to fight?
He is patient. He doesn't want to fight him because he is now married to Juliet.
Who tells Juliet about Tybalt's death?
The Nurse
Why is Friar Laurence upset with Romeo?
He believes he is being ungrateful about his punishment.
What day does Lord Capulet plan for the wedding to be?
Thursday
Why does Lord Capulet want to have a small wedding?
He doesn't want people to think they are being insensitive to Tybalt's death.
How does Mercutio use irony at the beginning of scene 1?
Mercutio is being ironic when stating that Benvolio is very angry and violent. Benvolio is very peaceful.
How does Juliet react when she first learns of Tybalt's death?
She blames Romeo
Where is Romeo when the Nurse arrives looking for him?
He is on the ground crying
What does Lord Capulet threaten to do to Juliet if she does not marry Paris?
Disown her
What does Romeo say Juliet has done to him? (scene 1)
It has made him soft/weak
What does Lady Capulet think about Benvolio's explanation of what happened?
She believes he is lying since he is close with Romeo.
How does the Nurse confuse the story of what happened to Tybalt and Romeo?
She makes it sound like Romeo has died
When does Friar Laurence say Romeo should leave Verona?
Before daybreak
Who does Juliet plan to go to for advice at the end of scene 5?
Friar Laurence
What does Lady Capulet plan to do to Romeo?
She plans to send someone to Mantua to poison him.
What does it mean when Mercutio says, "A plague o' both your houses" ?
He is angry with the two families because they caused his death
What object does Juliet give the Nurse to give to Romeo?
Ring
Where does Romeo plan to go after leaving Verona?
Mantua
What advice does the Nurse give Juliet?
To marry Paris (because Paris is wealthy and Romeo is now banished)
Give an example of how Juliet uses a double meaning in scene 5
"With Romeo till I behold him - dead -"
"To bear a poison I would temper it"
"O, how my heart abhors / To hear him named and cannot come to him, / To wreak the love I bored my cousin"
"It shall be Romeo, whom you know I hate, / Rather than Paris."