Romeo and Juliet Act 3 Scene 1
Why does Romeo initially refuse to fight Tybalt when they meet on the street?
Married Juliet
What is Juliet eagerly anticipating at the beginning of this scene?
Romeo's arrival
How does Romeo react to the news of his banishment?
Extreme despair
Why does Lord Capulet decide to rush the marriage between Juliet and Paris?
Grief distraction
What advice does the Nurse give Juliet after Capulet storms out, and why does this constitute a betrayal?
Marry Paris
What character is stabbed and killed first, and what does he famously curse before he dies?
Mercutio, Plague Houses
Why does Juliet initially believe that Romeo and Tybalt have both died?
The Nurse's hysteria
This is what Romeo continually calls Tybalt in Act 3
cousin
What day of the week does Lord Capulet decide the wedding will take place?
This Thursday
Where does Juliet say she is going at the end of the act, and what is her true, hidden intention?
Seek solution
How does Mercutio's death ultimately lead to Romeo killing Tybalt?
Rage, Revenge
After learning the truth, how does Juliet react to the news that her new husband killed her cousin?
Defends Romeo
The fake reason Juliet is crying
Death of Tybalt
What is the symbolic meaning behind Romeo and Juliet debating whether the bird they hear is a lark or a nightingale?
Day vs Night
What line does Juliet utter at the very end of Act 3 that foreshadows her final, tragic actions? (Hint: it's about her own power.)
Power to die
What is Romeo's initial sentence from Prince Escalus after the double murder?
Banishment
Which word does Juliet say is more "murderous" to her than the death of ten thousand Tybalts?
Banishment
These are the two options that Lord Capulet threatens Juliet with at the end of Act 3
Marry Paris or he will disown her
What unsettling vision does Juliet have as she watches Romeo climb down from her window?
Dead in tomb
What specific plan does Friar Laurence lay out for Romeo to follow after he leaves Juliet that night?
Flee Mantua
What key piece of information does Benvolio provide to the Prince that spares Romeo's life?
Tybalt struck first
What action does the Nurse promise to take to try and comfort Juliet?
Fetch Romeo
Why does this scene, which lacks Romeo or Juliet, create such a tense moment for the audience?
Plan destroyed
When Juliet refuses to marry Paris, what specific, vicious threats does Lord Capulet make to her?
Disown, Starve
What item does the Nurse give to Romeo as a sign of Juliet's continuing love?
Juliet's ring