Romeo and Juliet Act III

banishment

sentence of being thrown out of a place

dexterity

skill in performing tasks

idolatry

religious worship of idols

reconcile

to bring into agreement or harmony, to make peace

exile

actual being thrown out of a place

fickle

inconstant, likely to change

gallant

man who pays special attention to women

allusion

something that is real outside the story/play

example of allusion

queen mab, phoebus

climax

point at which tension breaks, and conflict resolved

dramatic structure

exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, denouement

symbol

an object or word that represents another object or word

examples of symbols

light and death, look like in a tomb, juliet's ring

it's hot, and the capulets are near. the heat tends to make people easily angered

at the beginning of scene 2, why does benvolio think that there will be a fight?

being an excessive fighter, never peaceful, violent

what does mercutio accuse benvolio of in lines 15-30?

either go to a private place, drop it, or talk it over

when tybalt and mercutio first begin arguing, what does benvolio try to tell them to do?

villian

what does tybalt call romeo?

he's now tybalt's cousin and part of his family

why won't romeo fight tybalt?

he thinks that romeo's a coward

what does mercutio think is the reason that romeo refuses to fight?

cursing montagues and capulets, if romeo hadn't go in the way or fought in the first place, mercutio wouldn't be dead, and if tybalt didn't stab him, he wouldn't be dead

why does mercutio keep shouting a plague o' both your houses?

made him feminine and not brave and girly wimp

what does romeo say that juliet's love has done to him?

he thinks he's a victim of fate, played by fate, and it's not his fault that he killed tybalt - it was written in the stars

why does romeo call himself fortune's fool?

romeo tried to break up the fight and stood in between them, but then tybalt stabbed mercutio and ran off

when benvolio relates to the prince what happened, what does he say romeo tried to before mercutio was killed?

lying because he is a montague and affection is making him false

what does lady capulet accuse of benvolio of? why?

banished form Verona, and if he is found, he'll be killed

what is romeo's punishment for killing tybalt?

so she can find out what's new with romeo, and when he's coming

why is juliet so impatient for the nurse to return?

first mad for killing tybalt. then guilty for calling romeo bad names. then realizes that he'd be dead if he didn't kill tybalt. she's happy that tybalt is dead then, and then she is depressed that romeo is banished

describe juliet's rapidly changing attitudes towards romeo in scene 2

romeo being banished

what piece of news upsets juliet the most?

find romeo and give him juliet's ring and make sure he can come tonight

what does the nurse promise to do?

really upset and would rather die because he can't be with juliet if he's banished

explain romeo's reaction to the news of his banishment

never felt this way, doesn't know how it is, never been in this situation, he's not young and in love

romeo tells friar lawerence that the priest cannot know or understand how romeo feels. why?

juliet would kill herself, he's lucky because he avoided death by tybalt and the prince

what argument does friar lawerence use to prevent romeo from killing himself?

juliet's ring

what does the nurse give romeo?

she will be married on thursday

what does capulet tell his wife to say to juliet

it's night (that's the nightingale, not the lark - that's a meteror, not the sun), and we still have time

as romeo is preparing to leave juliet, what argument does she use to convince him to stay?

she accepts that it is morning and if he doesn't leave, he'll be killed

later, why does juliet think romeo should leave?

pale, dead-looking, dead man in a tomb because he's so far down

just as romeo is about to descend the rope ladder and leave juliet, what does juliet say about the way romeo looks?

tybalt's death

Why did Lady Capulet think Juliet was crying?

find someone that will get the poison and she herself will personally mix it and give it to Romeo

when lady capulet threatens to send someone to mantua to poison Romeo, what does juliet say?

really angry, she'd rather die or marry romeo, whom her mother thinks she hates

after lady capulet breaks the news about paris, what is juliet's response?

kill herself

if juliet's mother does not arrange to delay the marriage what will juliet do?

upset, worked hard to find juliet a suitable husband, threatens to disown her

what is capulet's reaction to juliet's threats

forget about romeo and start over with paris

what is the nurse's advice to juliet

betrayed, never trust her again

hwo does juliet's attitude towards the nurse change?

go to confession and be forgiven of her sins

what scheme does juliet devise to get rid of the nurse and to get out of the house?

the fight - when romeo kills tybalt

climax of the act

imagery in the play

paradoxes of romeo, fire, light and dark, sun and moon, romeo looking like a man in a grave

romeo's tragic flaw

doesn't think things out, does things without thinking, acts without thinking

juliet

who is universally considered more mature: romeo or juliet?

banishment

sentence of being thrown out of a place

dexterity

skill in performing tasks

idolatry

religious worship of idols

reconcile

to bring into agreement or harmony, to make peace

exile

actual being thrown out of a place

fickle

inconstant, likely to change

gallant

man who pays special attention to women

allusion

something that is real outside the story/play

example of allusion

queen mab, phoebus

climax

point at which tension breaks, and conflict resolved

dramatic structure

exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, denouement

symbol

an object or word that represents another object or word

examples of symbols

light and death, look like in a tomb, juliet's ring

it's hot, and the capulets are near. the heat tends to make people easily angered

at the beginning of scene 2, why does benvolio think that there will be a fight?

being an excessive fighter, never peaceful, violent

what does mercutio accuse benvolio of in lines 15-30?

either go to a private place, drop it, or talk it over

when tybalt and mercutio first begin arguing, what does benvolio try to tell them to do?

villian

what does tybalt call romeo?

he's now tybalt's cousin and part of his family

why won't romeo fight tybalt?

he thinks that romeo's a coward

what does mercutio think is the reason that romeo refuses to fight?

cursing montagues and capulets, if romeo hadn't go in the way or fought in the first place, mercutio wouldn't be dead, and if tybalt didn't stab him, he wouldn't be dead

why does mercutio keep shouting a plague o' both your houses?

made him feminine and not brave and girly wimp

what does romeo say that juliet's love has done to him?

he thinks he's a victim of fate, played by fate, and it's not his fault that he killed tybalt - it was written in the stars

why does romeo call himself fortune's fool?

romeo tried to break up the fight and stood in between them, but then tybalt stabbed mercutio and ran off

when benvolio relates to the prince what happened, what does he say romeo tried to before mercutio was killed?

lying because he is a montague and affection is making him false

what does lady capulet accuse of benvolio of? why?

banished form Verona, and if he is found, he'll be killed

what is romeo's punishment for killing tybalt?

so she can find out what's new with romeo, and when he's coming

why is juliet so impatient for the nurse to return?

first mad for killing tybalt. then guilty for calling romeo bad names. then realizes that he'd be dead if he didn't kill tybalt. she's happy that tybalt is dead then, and then she is depressed that romeo is banished

describe juliet's rapidly changing attitudes towards romeo in scene 2

romeo being banished

what piece of news upsets juliet the most?

find romeo and give him juliet's ring and make sure he can come tonight

what does the nurse promise to do?

really upset and would rather die because he can't be with juliet if he's banished

explain romeo's reaction to the news of his banishment

never felt this way, doesn't know how it is, never been in this situation, he's not young and in love

romeo tells friar lawerence that the priest cannot know or understand how romeo feels. why?

juliet would kill herself, he's lucky because he avoided death by tybalt and the prince

what argument does friar lawerence use to prevent romeo from killing himself?

juliet's ring

what does the nurse give romeo?

she will be married on thursday

what does capulet tell his wife to say to juliet

it's night (that's the nightingale, not the lark - that's a meteror, not the sun), and we still have time

as romeo is preparing to leave juliet, what argument does she use to convince him to stay?

she accepts that it is morning and if he doesn't leave, he'll be killed

later, why does juliet think romeo should leave?

pale, dead-looking, dead man in a tomb because he's so far down

just as romeo is about to descend the rope ladder and leave juliet, what does juliet say about the way romeo looks?

tybalt's death

Why did Lady Capulet think Juliet was crying?

find someone that will get the poison and she herself will personally mix it and give it to Romeo

when lady capulet threatens to send someone to mantua to poison Romeo, what does juliet say?

really angry, she'd rather die or marry romeo, whom her mother thinks she hates

after lady capulet breaks the news about paris, what is juliet's response?

kill herself

if juliet's mother does not arrange to delay the marriage what will juliet do?

upset, worked hard to find juliet a suitable husband, threatens to disown her

what is capulet's reaction to juliet's threats

forget about romeo and start over with paris

what is the nurse's advice to juliet

betrayed, never trust her again

hwo does juliet's attitude towards the nurse change?

go to confession and be forgiven of her sins

what scheme does juliet devise to get rid of the nurse and to get out of the house?

the fight - when romeo kills tybalt

climax of the act

imagery in the play

paradoxes of romeo, fire, light and dark, sun and moon, romeo looking like a man in a grave

romeo's tragic flaw

doesn't think things out, does things without thinking, acts without thinking

juliet

who is universally considered more mature: romeo or juliet?