Act 3 Flashcards
Why does Benevolio think there will be a fight at the top of the act?
Because the Capulet’s are out?
What does Mercutio accuse Benvolio of?
Being a hot head
When Mercutio and Tybalt start fighting what does Benvolio do?
Benvolio trys to break them apart especially bc they are in public (prince death threats)
What does Tybalt call Romeo?
a villian
Why won’t Romeo fight Tybalt?
Because he just married Juliet and Tybalt is his famiily now
Why does Mercutio keep saying a plague on both your houses?
Because he is mad that the feud caused his death and doesn’t think that anything is his fault
What does Romeo say that Juliet’s love has done to him?
Made him soft
Why does Romeo call himself Fortune’s fool?
He is saying that he thinks everything is fate and none of the horrible things that just happened are his fault (deaths)
When Benvolio is telling the story to the princes what does he tell the Prince that Romeo tried to do before Mercutio was killed?
He tried to break up the fight, also tried to say “hold friends, friends part” didn’t actually say the thing but did try to stop the fight
What is Romeo’s punishment for killing Tybalt?
banishment
What does LC accuse B of and why?
She accuse him of lying to protect Romeo bc they are cousins
Why is Juliet so impatient for the nurse to return?
Because she wants news about Romeo and when they are going to consumate their marriage
Describe Juliet’s rapidly changing attitude towards Romeo?
At first she is upset that he might have died than she is upset that he killed Tybalt but then it’s ok bc he’s her husband
What piece of news upset Juliet the most?
Romeos banishemnt
What does the Nurse promise to do?
Find Romeo and bring him to Juliet that night?
What parallel does scene 2 have to Act 2 scene 5?
Nurse is hard to get info out of but this time bc she is so overcome with emotion
What literary device does Juliet use to show her confusion over Romeo’s behavior?
oxymorons
What sparks Juliet to start defending Romeo after being upset with him?
The nurse agreeing with her that what he did was bad
Why does Juliet say she needs to defend Romeo?
Because he is her husband, only been her husband for 3 hours, haste is bad
What does Juliet give the nurse to give to Romeo?
a ring to symbolize that she will still be his wife
What is Romeo’s reaction to his banishment?
very bad would rather die, kind of connects to other things about would rather die than live without Juliets love, would rather died again
Why does Romeo tell the Friar he can’t understand his feelings?
Because he’s a priest so he can’t be married
What argument does Frair use to prevent Romeo from killing himself?
Romeo should be happy that everything is a blessing, Tybalt the op is dead and Romeo survived his fight with him, Juliet is alive and well and he is not going to die
How does Friar Lawrence feel about Romeo’s reaction to his banishment?
he’s upset bc he thinks that Romeo should be grateful and it could obviously be much worse
