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By the end of act III, who does the Nurse want Juliet to marry?
Mercutio
no one
Romeo
Paris
Why does Lady Capulet think Juliet is crying in Scene 5?
She is upset over Romeo being banished.
She is upset over Tybalt.
She is just really emotional.
She is upset, because her dress got ruined.
Friar Laurence tells Romeo to_____
hide at home
go to see Juliet and then leave before daybreak for Mantua
go straight to Verona
hide at the Capulets
When Tybalt says, "Boy, this shall not excuse the injuries that thou hast done me," what does he mean by "the injuries"?
He is upset that Romeo went to the Capulet party when he wasn't invited.
He is talking about a time in the past when Romeo stabbed him with a sword.
He is referring to Mercutio insulting him in the middle of the streets.
He believes Romeo has insulted him by trying to make peace.
All of the following consequences result from Romeo's killing of Tybalt except
Juliet decides that Paris is more honorable than Romeo.
Romeo and Juliet cannot reveal their marriage.
The wedding of Juliet and Paris is decreed in order to offset the unhappiness caused by Tybalt's death.
Romeo is banished from Verona.
As Juliet encounters more conflicts and problems, how does her character change?
She runs away from her problems.
She becomes weaker and threatens suicide.
She becomes more self-confident and pushes away her elders.
She confesses that her life with Romeo is ill-fated and wants to leave him.
The turning point of the play occurs when
Romeo and Juliet marry.
Mercutio is killed.
Romeo kills Tybalt.
Juliet's parents insist she marry Paris.
Who wishes to marry a woman he has not wooed?
Paris
Lord Capulet
Benvolio
Who recounts the events of the killings to the Prince?
Lord Capulet
Paris
Benvolio
After he is wounded in Scene 1, Mercutio says to Romeo, "Why the devil cam you between us? I was hurt under your arm." Which of the following is the best paraphrase of Mercutio's words?
I am so badly wounded that I feel I will die.
Why did you interfere? Your arm allowed him to stab me.
Why has the devil caused me bad fortune?
Your arm could not save me, Romeo.
In Act III, Scene 3, when Romeo learns about the Prince's decree, which of the following best expresses his reaction as he talks with Friar Lawrence?
calm
panic
guilt
self-pity
By the end of Act III, how has Juliet come to regard the Nurse?
with admiration
with gratitiude
with resentment
with indifference
What event do Benvolio's lines from the opening of Act III, Scene 1 hint at, or foreshadow?
the conversation the young men have later about Benvolio's quick temper
the argument Juliet has with her father
the fight in which Mercutio and Tybalt are killed
the duel in which Romeo is killed
In Act III, Scene 1, Romeo is motivated to kill Tybalt because Tybalt has
called Romeo a villain.
killed Benvolio.
killed Mercutio.
challenged Romeo to a duel.
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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