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| ACT III, Scene i: At the beginning of this scene, what does Mercutio accuse Benvolio of? Why is this ironic? |
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| Mercutio accuses Benvolio of fighting all the time; this is ironic becase Mercutio is fighter and Benvolio is peaceful |
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| ACT III, Scene i: How does Benvolio's actions in this scene parallel those of ACT I, Scene i? |
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| Benvolio is trying to make peace |
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| Why does Romeo refuse to accept Tybalt's challenge? |
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| Now that Romeo and Juliet are married, he doesn't want to fight his cousin because they are family. |
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| How does Mercutio interpret Romeo's denial to Tybalt's request to fight him? Why does he decide to fight Tybalt? |
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| He interprets it as Romeo being weak, so he fights Tybalt to stand up for Romeo |
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| What does Mercutio repeat three times and why is it an example of dramatic irony? |
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| He says "a plague on both of your houses"; this is an example of dramatic irony because he doesn't know Romeo and Juliet are now married, therefore, "a plague on both of your houses" now includes his own house. |
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| What line does Romeo speak which indicates the climax or turning point of the play? |
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| "Oh, I am fortune's fool" |
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| What judgement does Prince pass on to Romeo? |
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| How does Juliet first react when she learns what Romeo has done? |
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| She thought he deceived her |
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| Why does she change her mind and what does it show about her? |
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| She changes her mind because she loves him |
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| What does Juliet mean when she says, "Oh, serpent heart, hid with a flowering face!"? |
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| She felt like she was being deceived by her parents |
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| Describe Romeo's reaction to his banishment. |
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| He felt as though it was worse than death |
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| What admonition does Friar Laurence give to Romeo? |
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| He tells him to be glad he isn't dead |
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| What is the Friar's advice to Romeo? |
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| To go see Juliet tonight, and leave in the morning |
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| In ACT I, Capulet was not eager to see Juliet married. Why has he changed his mind? |
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| He wants her to marry so she can cheer up and get her mind off of Tybalt's deah |
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| ACT III, Scene v: Why does Juliet insist that she hears a nightingale and not a lark as this scene opens? |
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| She doesn't want her night with Romeo to end |
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| What does Juliet say that foreshadows the coming tragedy? |
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| She envisions Romeo in a tomb |
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| How do the Capulets react to Juliet's refusal to marry? |
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| They threaten to put her out on the streets, and don't expect her to be defiant |
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| What is the nurse's advice to Juliet? |
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| How does Juliet respond to the Nurse's advice? |
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| She wants to go to the Friar to kill herself |
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