R+J Act III

Romeo's punishment for killing Tybalt is

• banishment/exile.
• immediate death.
• divorce Juliet.
• life in prison.

Why is Romeo upset over his punishment for killing Tybalt?

• He feels bad for killing someone.
• He doesn't think he deserves the death penalty.
• He killed his best friend.
• He can't be with Juliet (banished).

What does Lord Capulet agree to do (without asking Juliet first) to help her get over her depression, and what kind of irony is present?

• marry Paris on Thursday, situational
• marry Paris on Thursday, dramatic
• marry Paris on Wednesday, verbal
• marry Paris on Wednesday, dramatic

Who used to be on Juliet's side about being with Romeo but isn't anymore at the end of Act III?

• the friar
• Lady Capulet
• Lord Capulet
• the nurse

In Act III, scene 5, Juliet says to Romeo: More light and light--more dark and dark our woes.

What could this mean?

• She is light as a feather but dark in her sad heart

• The sun is rising (light), so she feels dark (sad) that Romeo has to leave before her mom sees him in her room.

• She wants more light (happiness) to get rid of her dark sadness.

• The darker it gets the lighter she feels.

"Beg pardon of the Prince, and call thee back With twenty hundred thousand times more joy Than thou wen’s forth in lamentation."

• oxymoron

• paradox

• hyperbole

• pun

"Despised substance of divinest show! Just opposite to what thou justly seem’st! A damned saint, an honorable villain!"

• oxymoron

• paradox

• foil

• flashback

How does Romeo contribute to Mercutio's death?

• He duels Mercutio.

• He tells Tybalt what Mercutio's weakness is.

• He interferes with the fight to break it up and Tybalt stabs Mercutio.

• He holds back Mercutio so Tybalt can kill him.

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When the Nurse first enters Juliet's room to tell her someone has died, who does she first worry is dead? 

• Tybalt 
• Her mother
• The Nurse
• Romeo 

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What is a foil character? 

• A character with opposite characteristics of the protagonist or another key character to be compared and contrasted. 
• A character wrapped up in tinfoil to look like a knight or alien. 
• A character who is the exact same as another character to emphasis their traits. 
• A silly or ignorant character.

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