Download Romeo and Juliet Study Questions- Act III

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Romeo and Juliet Study Questions- Act III
Scene 1
1. What do the following lines foreshadow?
“I pray thee, good Mercutio, let’s retire
The day is hot, the Capulets abroad.
And, if we meet, we shall not ‘scape a brawl,
For now, these hot days, is the mad blood stirring.” (Lines 1-4)
2. How does Romeo respond to Tybalt’s challenge? Why?
3. Explain “a grave man” (Line 96). Grave means serious, but it’s also the place
where a body is buried. Why do you think Mercutio says this and what literary
device is he employing?
4. Explain the following lines:
“This gentleman, the Prince’s near ally,
My very friend, hath got his mortal hurt
In my behalf-my reputation stained
With Tybalt’s slander- Tybalt, that an hour
Hath been my cousin. O sweet Juliet.
Thy beauty hath made me effeminate
And in my temper soft’ned valor’s steel!” (Lines 107-1
5. What is the Prince’s punishment for Romeo? Why doesn’t the Prince have
him executed?
Scene 2
1. What is Juliet’s first reaction when learning of Tybalt’s death?
2. What is Juliet’s reaction when the Nurse curses Romeo?
3. Where is Romeo hiding?
Scene 3
1. Explain Romeo’s statement:
“Tis torture, and not mercy.” (Line 31) Why is banishment worse than death to
Romeo?
2. What does the Friar mean when he says, “O, then I see that madmen have
no ears”?
3. What is Romeo considering when he says “In what vile part of this anatomy /
Doth my name lodge? Tell me that I may sack / The hateful mansion.”
4. What comfort does the Friar provide Romeo? What does he suggest for a
plan?
Scene 4
In this scene, Paris again approaches Lord Capulet about Juliet. Capulet, saying that
Juliet will do as she is told, promises Paris that she will marry him in three days.
Scene 5
1. Explain Romeo and Juliet’s conversation about the nightingale and the lark.
2. Explain the line: “I must be gone and live, or stay and die.”
3. Juliet has a vision. Who does she see and what does she see?
4. What does Lady Capulet mean in the following:
“Some grief shows much of love;
But much of grief shows still some want of wit.“ (Lines 74-76)
5. What are Capulet’s feelings towards his daughter when she refuses to
take Paris for a husband? Quote the lines that support your answer.
6. What is Capulet’s threat in line 168-170?
7. Is Lady Capulet willing to intercede (to speak in favor of Juliet)? Quote the
lines that support your answer.
8. At the end of Act III, Scene 5, where does Juliet go?
9. If the Friar is not able to help, what does she plan to do? Quote the lines that
support your answer.