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Honors:
How might the fact that the herb that Friar Lawrence is picking contains both medicine and poison be a comment on the quality of the relationship between Romeo and Juliet? Or on Romeo and Juliet themselves? Or on the nature of others in the play? minimum3 paragraphs.
College English 9 Block 3:
1. In Act III, Mercutio and Benvolio get into a conflict with Tybalt. What does Romeo do when
he comes upon them? Why?
a. He remembers the Prince's warning about death to the fighters.
b. Tybalt is now his cousin by marriage, and Romeo does not want to fight.
c. Romeo knows Tybalt is too strong for them, and it would not be a fair fight.
d. He has promised Friar Lawrence that he will never fight again.
2. How do Mercutio and Tybalt die?
a. Romeo kills them both.
b. Benvolio kills Mercutio, and Romeo kills Tybalt.
c. Tybalt kills Mercutio, and Romeo kills Tybalt.
d. Mercutio and Tybalt kill each other
3. What punishment did the Prince give Romeo for fighting?
a. Death
b. Exile
c. Twenty years in jail
d. A fine of 5,000 lira
4. For whom did Juliet decide to weep?
a. Only Romeo
b. Both Romeo and Tybalt
c. Only Tybalt
d. Neither of them
5. Lady Capulet goes to tell Juliet about the plans for the marriage between Juliet and Paris.
What is Juliet's reaction?
a. She says she will be glad to marry Paris if it pleases her parents.
b. She says she has already married Romeo
c. She says she will go to a convent and never marry.
d. She says she will not marry now but when she does, she will marry Romeo.
6. What is Capulet's reaction when Juliet refuses to marry Paris?
a. He raves about her ungratefulness and tells her if she doesn't marry Paris, he will
have nothing more to do with her.
b. He tells her he is glad to have a daughter who thinks for herself, and that she
doesn't have to marry Paris.
c. He banishes her to her room.
d. He sends his guards to murder Romeo.
7. What advice does Nurse give to Juliet?
a. Ask her father to let her wait one year before she marries.
b. Stand up for what she believes in.
c. Forget Romeo since he is probably out of her life anyway, and marry Paris.
d. Tell her father she has already married Romeo.
8. Why does Juliet go to Friar Laurence's cell?
a. She wants to have him annul her marriage to Romeo.
b. She wants to go to confession.
c. She has a letter for him to send to Romeo.
d. She wants to get his advice.
9. What plans do Friar Laurence and Juliet make?
a. They will tell Capulet the truth and ask him to beg the Prince to allow Romeo's return.
b. Juliet should agree to marry Paris. On the eve of her wedding, she should drink
a potion that will make her appear dead. After it wears off, she should go to Mantua
to be with Romeo.
c. She should threaten to kill herself if her father makes her marry Paris.
d. The Nurse will help her disguise herself and run away that very night. They will
go to another town. Friar Laurence will send Romeo there in a week.
9. What news does Balthasar bring Romeo? How does Romeo react?
a. Balthasar tells Romeo where to meet Juliet and the Nurse. Romeo happily gets
ready to leave.
b. Balthasar tells Romeo that Juliet has married Paris. Romeo swears to return and
kill Paris.
c. Balthasar tells Romeo of Juliet's death. Romeo rushes out to the apothecary to
get poison. He goes to Juliet's grave to drink the poison.
d. Balthasar tells Romeo that Friar Lawrence has arranged for a pardon from the Prince.
Romeo is free to return to be with Juliet.
10. What went wrong with the Friar's plan?
a. The Prince changed his mind about the pardon.
b. The potion was too strong and killed Juliet.
c. The nurse would not cooperate.
d. His letter never got to Romeo, so Romeo didn't know that Juliet was not really dead.
11. What are the circumstances of Paris' death?
a. Capulet is angry that Juliet killed herself. He blames Paris, and kills him.
b. Paris and Romeo meet at Juliet's tomb. Paris starts a fight, and Romeo kills him.
c. Paris finds the remains of the potion that Juliet took. He swallows it and kills himself.
d. Paris kills Romeo, and the Prince orders him to be killed.
12. After she wakes up from being drugged, why does Juliet kill herself with Romeo's dagger?
a. She sees Romeo dead from the poison. Since there is no poison left, she kills
herself with his dagger.
b. She realizes how foolish she had been, and she is afraid to be discovered by her father.
c. She is still dazed by the potion. She picks up the knife and then trips, accidently
killing herself.
d. She is afraid the Prince will think she killed Romeo intentionally, and either banish
her or put her to death.
Short Answer:
What about the film interpertation did you like?? Dislike?? Minimum 5 sentences for full credit.
