Act 3 Plot
Climax
True
Act 3 Scene 3 takes place in Friar Laurence's cell. Friar Laurence calms Romeo with a plan. He plans that Romeo should
A leave Verono with Benvolio
B visit Juliet and then hide in Mantua
B
"Boy, this shall not excuse the injuries that thou hast done me; therefore turn and draw." (III.i. lines 61-62)
Tybalt
A character's remark that others on stage do not hear. It's purpose is to reveal the character's private thoughts
Aside
As Act 3 opens Benvolio and Mercutio are walking the streets looking for Romeo. They (Benvolio and Mercutio) both understand that ______________ has challenged Romeo to a dual for his 'crashing' of the Capulet party.
Tybalt
In the immediate aftermath of the deadly fight that sees the death of Mercutio and Tybalt in Act 3 scene 1, the Prince arrives to hear an accounting of the events. Who tells the Prince what happened?
Benvolio
Act 3 Scene 4 takes place at Capulet's house and is very short. Lord Capulet decides that Juliet should marry ________________ on Thursday. He (Lord Capulet) believes this will shake Juliet from her mourning of Tybalt's death.
Paris
"Romeo slew him; he slew Mercutio. Who not the price of his dear blood doth owe?" (III.i line 175)
Prince
A humorous scene or speech intended to relieve tension. Its purpose is to heighten the seriousness of the main action by contrast.
Comic relief
As Act 3 progresses Tybalt finally arrives. He encounters Benvolio, Mercutio, and Romeo. A deadly fight ensues. Who starts the fight? Bevolio, Mercutio, Romeo, or Tybalt?
Mercutio
Upon hearing the events as they transpired. That is how the fight began, what happened during it, and how it ended, there is one character that is skeptical of Bevolio's account. Who is that character and why the skepticism?
Lady Capulet. She questions Benvolio's account because he is a biased witness. That is he is Romeo's cousin.
In Act 3 Scene 5 Romeo and Juliet argue over the bird they hear as a nightingale or lark. Why
A The nightingale represents the Capulets and the lark the Montagues.
B If it is the lark, then it is dawn and Romeo must leave Verona
B
"Not Romeo, Prince; he was Mercutio's friend; his fault concludes but what the law should end, the life of Tybalt." (III.i lines 176-178)
Lord Montague
A speech is given by a character alone and its' purpose is to expose the character's thoughts and feelings to the audience.
Soliloquy
Why does Romeo want to avoid fighting Tybalt?
Romeo has just married Juliet, Tybalt's cousin.
Banishment from Verona
When Juliet refuses to marry Paris, Lord Capulet
A threatens never to see her again.
B blames the Friar and the Nurse for interfering.
A
"I do protest I never injured thee, but love thee better than thou canst devise till thou shalt know the reason of my love; and so, good Capulet, which name I tender as dearly as mine own, be satisfied." (III.i. lines 63-67)
Romeo
William Shakespeare was born and died on the same date. This statement is True or False
True
Unfortunately, Romeo ends up fighting Tybalt in Act 3 scene 1. Why does he fight Tybalt?
Romeo fights Tybalt because he (Tybalt) kills Mercutio
In Act 3 Scene 2, Juliet learns of her cousin Tybalt's death at the hands of her new husband Romeo from the Nurse. It is an extremely emotional scene. Juliet goes from cursing her new husband for this crime to immediately feeling guilty for doing so. In the end, she gives something to the Nurse to bring to Romeo to prove her undying love. What is it?
A ring
The nurse betrays Juliet as Act 3 Scene 5 closes. How
She tells Juliet to forget about Romeo and move on with Paris. No one needs to know of her first marriage.
"Blistered be thy tongue for such a wish! He was not born to shame. Upon his brow shame is ashamed to sit; for 'tis a throne where honor may be crowned sole monarch of the universal earth. O, what a beast was I to chide at him!" (III.ii.lines 91-95)
Juliet
Occurs when the audience knows more than the characters. Its purpose is to build suspense
Dramatic irony