Events
What did Juliet do once she saw Romeo dead?
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She took a dagger and she killed herself.
What was the significance/result of Romeo and Juliet's death for their families?
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It resolved the feud between their two fighting families
How does the term star-crossed lovers as used in the chorus relate to Act 5 Scene 3
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Their fate was predetermined, they were destined for a tragic end.
What is revealed about Juliet's character through this scene?
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Her refusal to leave the tomb and her suicide show her unwavering and impulsive love for Romeo.
Who is the author of Romeo and Juliet (First and Last name required)?
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William Shakespeare
Why did Lady Montague die?
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She died of grief from Romeo's exile.
What is the significance of Balthasar in the scene?
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He is the one who tells Romeo that Juliet has died and this triggers Romeo's suicide.
Why is it ironic that after Juliet wakes up from being "dead" that she asks where Romeo is?
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This is ironic because Romeo thought that she was dead so he killed himself and now that Juliet has awakened and revealed that she wasn't dead. However, Romeo is now dead.
How do the deaths of Romeo and Juliet affect their parents and their behavior?
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They now have a realization of what their feud has led to and are heartbroken. They realize they should end their conflict.
Why does Juliet kiss Romeo after seeing him dead?
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To attempt to get some of the poison so she can die with him.
Who killed Paris in the tomb?
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Romeo
What is the significance of the reasoning Romeo gives Balthasar for why he is at the tomb?
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It is a fabricated lie and he is really going to kill himself due to the fact that Juliet has died.
What does the death of Romeo and Juliet reveal about their fate (use foreshadowed textual evidence in your answer)?
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The death of Romeo and Juliet emphasizes that they were fated to die from the start. Examples of textual evidence may be the "Star Crossed lovers" reference in the Chorus and the fact that Romeo had foreshadowed etah before attending the ball.
What does the killing of Paris, show about Romeo's character?
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It shows his impulsiveness, grieving state, immaturity and compassion towards Juliet.
What is the term for the literary technique used by Shakespeare when the audience knows that Juliet was not dead but Romeo did not.
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Dramatic Irony
Who said, "For never was a story of more woe, than this of Juliet and her Romeo."
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The Prince
What is the significance of the Friar's confession of his actions?
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It reveals his moral failings as he takes the responsibility showcases theme fate vs free will
What is the point of the plague in Mantua?
It caused Romeo not to receive the Friar's important letter, which is out of the characters control, showing how it is an act of fate.
What does the dialogue of Paris at the beginning of this scene tell about him?
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It shows how Paris truly cared for her, and how he is mourning her "death".
What does Romeo do with Paris' dead body?
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Fulfills Paris' request and he buries him next to Juliet.
Why does Paris' think that Romeo has come to the tomb?
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To dishonor the bodies of Tybalt and Juliet, with potentially harmful intentions.
What is the significance of the Romeo not receiving the letter by the Friar?
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This failed delivery prevents Romeo from learning that Juliet’s death is a fake, which leads to both of them taking their own lives.
How does Shakespeare use the exact timing of Romeo and Juliet's death to demonstrate fate?
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Romeo arrives just before Juliet wakes up, showing that even though both characters made personal choices, fate controls the outcome by causing their deaths through timing beyond their control.
What does the Friar's confession of his doings reveal about his character (refer to his soliloquy)?
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He is both the virtue and the vice, that even the most purest of intentions which he had can turn into something destructive.
How does the Friar's decision to flee the tomb contribute to the mystery surrounding the deaths of Romeo and Juliet?
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It contributes to the mystery by leaving a blank scene with no evidence of what happened, delaying the truth from being spread and causing more confusion.