Romeo and Juliet Act III

Scene One

1.How does Romeo respond to Tybalt’s insults?

2.What happens to Mercutio?

3.What happens to Tybalt?

4.What is the Prince’s response to this?

5.To where is Romeo banished?

6.What is the climax of the play?

7.When Mercutio says "a curse o’ both your houses," he is really voicing one of the central themes of the play. Why is it ironic that he says this?

8. Why does the prince question Benvolio about the fight?

9. Why does Lady Capulet believe there were 20 men fighting?


Scene Two

1.What misunderstanding does Juliet have with the nurse as the nurse tries to tell her about Tybalt and Romeo?

2.What is Juliet’s first response to hearing the news of Tybalt’s death? Her second response?

3. How has the role of day and night been changed?

4. What does the serpent represent?


Scene Three and Four

1. Why does Romeo have to ask what his sentence is?


2. What is the Friar’s plan?

3. What agreement does Paris make with Capulet?
4. Why do you think the Nurse wants to assist Romeo and Juliet?

5. Why does Friar Laurence repeat the phrase, “You are fortunate”?


Scene Five

1.What news does Lady Capulet give to Juliet?

2.What is Juliet’s response?

3.How does Lord Capulet respond?

4.What advice does the nurse give?

5.Whose advice does Juliet decide to seek?

6.Why does Juliet agree to do that which her father has asked?

7.Romeo and Juliet talk about their relationship and again use night and day images. Why do they seem to prefer darkness over light?