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Romeo and Juliet
Study Guide for Act lll
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is Romeo's response to Tybalt's goading? | |
| Why does Mercutio become involved in the altercation? What irony is present in his fate? | |
| What dramatic function does Mercutio's death serve? | |
| Is Romeo realistic in his hope that his relationship with Juliet will put an end to the enmity between the two families? | |
| As Benvolio leads him away, Romeo cries out, "O, I am fortune's fool." To what extent is Romeo a pawn of fate? To what extent is he responsible for the events that are so swiftly unfolding? | |
| Juliet has mixed emotions concerning Tybalt's death and Romeo's part in it, but what bothers her most? | |
| When the Friar protests that banishment is a merciful sentence, what is Romeo's response? | |
| Romeo wonders in "what vile part of this anatomy / Doth my name lodge?" What thematic concept does the play continue to explore with this question? | |
| When the Nurse arrives bearing news of Juliet's grief, what does Romeo attempt? How is the gesture characteristic of him? | |
| How does Act 3 Scene 3 define masculinity? | |
| What is occurring, ironically, while the unsuspecting Capulets plan Juliet's marriage to Paris? | |
| What does Scene 4 reveal about Lord Capulet's personality? | |
| How does Shakesphe continue his light / dark motif in Scene 5? What happens as the day becomes lighter? | |
| What is prophetic about Romeo's image as he descends the ladder from Juliet's balcony? | |
| What is ironic in Juliet's response to her mother when she informs her of her father's plans for her marriage to Paris? | |
| Juliet says "Well, thou hast comforted me marvelous much." To whom is she speaking, and what does the tone of this passage reveal about her words? | |
| What is the Friar's solution and plan? | |
| Why is the Friar willing to become involved in solving Romeo and Juiet's marriage problems? | |
| When Juliet tells Paris, "That may be, [happily met] sir, when I may be a wife," how would Paris and the audience have interpreted her meaning differently? |