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Listening Guide for Act III The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet Name Act III, Scene i 1. About what are Benvolio and Mercutio arguing? 2. For whom is Tybalt looking? 3. Why doesn’t Romeo want to fight Tybalt? 4. Why is Mecutio upset with Romeo? 5. What does Mercutio mean when he says, “tomorrow you will find me a grave man?” 6. How/Why was Mercutio wounded? 7. What does Romeo do after he kills Tybalt? 8. What does Lady Capulet want the Prince to do? 9. Who explains to the Prince what happened between Tybalt and Romeo? 10. Why does Lady Capulet object to his version? 11. What is Romeo’s punishment? 12. What will happen if Romeo is found in Verona? 13. Why do you think the Prince does not sentence him to death? Act III, Scene ii 14. What is Juliet’s soliloquy at the beginning of the scene about? 15. About whom does Juliet think the Nurse is talking about when she starts to relate the events of the day? 16. Whose

sideTybalt’s or Romeo’sdoes Juliet take when she initially finds out what happened? 17. What does Juliet threaten to do after learning of Romeo’s banishment? 18. What does the Nurse offer to do? Act III, Scene iii 19. How does Romeo take the news of his banishment? 20. What does he threaten to do? 21. To whom/what does the Nurse compare Romeo? 22. What three things does the Friar think Romeo should be thankful for? 23. What are the details of the Friar’s plan? Act III, Scene iv 24. What news does Lord Capulet want his wife to tell Juliet? 25. When will the wedding take place? 26. What day is it now? 27. Why are they waiting until Thursday? Act III, Scene v 28. Where are Romeo and Juliet? 29. What does Juliet say that foreshadows bad things to come? 30. Why does Lady Capulet think Juliet is weeping? 31. How does Juliet react to her mother’s news? 32. In lines 95-103 Juliet says one thing but means another (verbal irony) Explain what her mother thinks Juliet

is saying and what, in fact, Juliet really means? 33. What is Lord Capulet’s reaction to Juliet’s refusal to marry Paris? 34. We know something that the Capulet’s do not know Explain the dramatic irony in this scene 35. How does the Nurse offend Juliet and cease to be her friend and confidant? 36. To whom is Juliet going to go and what will she do if there is no remedy for her problem? How does this show a change of character? Fill in this chart as your read the rest of the acts of the play. Act Day of the Week I Sunday II Monday III Monday IV V Act III: Turning Point What is the turning point of the play? Summary