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Who is the first person to die in the this Shakespearean play?
Romeo's dear friend Mercutio
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What is the common theme in Juliet's metaphors that she uses?
Astrology and the sun
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Who starts the fight and who ends the fight in Act 3 of Romeo and Juliet
First Mercutio and Tybalt. Mercutio Dies which makes Romeo kill Tybalt.
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Give one example of what Juliet compares Romeo to when she finds out that he killed Tybalt.
A snake disguised as a flower. Did a dragon ever hide in such a beautiful cave? He’s a beautiful tyrant and a fiendish angel! He’s a raven with the feathers of the dove. He’s a lamb who hunts like a wolf! He’s a saint who should be damned. He’s a villain who seemed honorable. Was there ever such an evil book with such a beautiful cover? Oh, I can’t believe the deepest evil lurked inside something so beautiful!
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Who wrote the play Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare
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What are Juliet's thoughts when the nurse comes into her bedroom to tell her someone is dead?
Juliet thinks that Romeo has died and not Tybalt
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What is the black night in relation to Romeo and Juliet's love
The black night is a place for lovers to be lovers and hide from those who do not approve.
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Why does the fighting occur in the first place?
Romeo refuses to fight Tybalt and tries to be nice to him which Tybalt throws back in his face which anger Mercutio who insists that Tybalt draws his sword and fight.
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Why does Juliet make this request to the stars? "Give me my Romeo. And when I shall die, Take him and cut him out in little stars, And he will make the face of heaven so fine"
So that when she dies she will always be able to see Romeo's face from heaven and that he will always be with her.
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Where does this play take place?
In Verona Italy
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What is Juliet's initial reaction to the nurse's news?
Juliet is at first angry at Romeo for killing her cousin but then she says she must stand by her husband and is mad at her family
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What is the request that Juliet makes to the stars about Romeo
Juliet asks the stars to make Romeo's face into a constellation after she dies.
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What is Romeo's argument to stop Tybalt and Mercutio from fighting and does it work?
Romeo says they should stop fighting because the prince forbade it and that if they continued they could face their death. This ironically does not work and eventually leads to Mercutio's death.
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What is Juliet saying in this quote relating to night and day and her love with Romeo "For thou wilt lie upon the wings of night Whiter than new snow upon a raven’s back. Come, gentle night, come, loving, black-browed night"
Juliet is saying Romeo is like the day at night. She says that he is whiter than snow on the black raven, meannig she thinks he is the bright sun in the dark night. He comes and gives her light in the darkness.
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When the Nurse agrees with Juliet's anger at Romeo and calls him shameful how does Juliet react?
Juliet scolds the nurse for calling her husband shameful and then starts to defend the man she just said she hated.
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What is it that the nurse tells Juliet she will do?
The nurse tells Juliet that she will find Romeo so he can come and comfort Juliet.
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What is the description Juliet uses to describe her anger at Romeo?
Juliet describes Romeo as a snake in a flower, a dragon in a beautiful cave, a beautiful tyrant and a fiendish angel, a raven with feathers of a dove and etc.
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How does Mercutio die and is it instant?
Mercutio is stabbed by Tybalt but no one sees it until Mercutio has later fallen down and died in the arms of Romeo.
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Interpret the meaning of this quote. "O serpent heart hid with a flowering face! Did ever dragon keep so fair a cave? Beautiful tyrant! Fiend angelical! Dove-feathered raven, wolvish-ravening lamb!"
In this quote Juliet is conveying her confusion and anger at Romeo. She is saying he is a snake hiding in a beautiful flower, meaning she cant believe Romeo would kill Tybalt and she did not think of Romeo as a violent killer.
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Why is this last quote of the scene so ironic? "O, find him! Give this ring to my true knight, And bid him come to take his last farewell."
Because this will be the last farewell or last time that Romeo and Juliet will see each other alive.
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What does Juliet give the Nurse at the end of this scene?
Juliet gives the nurse her ring to give it to Romeo
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How would you describe the way Juliet acts when she finds out Romeo killed Tybalt.
Juliet is acting very childlike and is appropriately acting her age. Her age really stands out in this scene because of the difficult situation she is put in and how she can not cope with it.
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Why did the Prince get so angry when Mercutio and Tybalt were killed and what punishment does Romeo receive for Tybalt's death.
For one Mercutio was the Prince's relative and also the Prince forbade fighting for this specific reason of death. The punishment that the Prince gives Romeo is banishment from the city of Verona.
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Who is Phaeton and Phoebus and how do they relate to Romeo and Juliet
Phaeton was the son of Phoebus the sun god. Phaeton stole is fathers sun chariot and carelessly set the world on fire. Juliet is so hurried to consummate her marriage with Romeo as Phaeton is speeding fast in the chariot of sun. Both of these stories lead to pain and death.
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What is the city Romeo flees to after he is banished
The city of Mantua