Romeo and juliet, reading questions act 3, scene 1

1) who came looking for a fight?
a. tybalt
b. mercutio
c. benvolio
d. romeo

1a) who is he trying to fight? what reason does he have for starting this fight?

2) who takes him up on the fight?
a. tybalt
b. mercutio
c. benvolio
d. romeo

3) how does romeo respond to this fight? what reason does he give for acting this way?

4) who starts the second half of the fight?

4a) what reason does he have for starting this fight?

5) how does the prince decide to punish the quarrelers?
a. murdering everyone involved
b. arresting both families
c. exiling [banishing/kicking out if the city] those involved
d. sentencing them to life in prison
e. making everyone appear in court for a trial

6) what 2 main reasons does he give for being so harsh in his punishment?

act 3, scene 2

7) at first. what is juliet's reaction to her husband's actions?

8) what is juliet more upset over?
a. tybalt's death b. romeo's banishment

8a) what reasons does she give for this?

8b) do you think she is correct to feel this way? why or why not?

9) by the end of the scene, what does juliet wish?
a. romeo be put in jail
b. tybalt still he alive
c. she dies instead of being separated from romeo
d. she never married romeo because he is evil
e. tybalt killed romeo when he had the chance

act 3, scene 3

10) how does romeo react to getting his punishment from friar lawrence? what is he saying will happen to him? why?

11) what finally makes friar lawrence explode at romeo? what does he say to him?

12) after all this, friar lawrence tells romeo to go be with juliet tonight and run away before morning so the capulets don't catch him. the nurse responds to this, “i could have stayed here all night/to hear good counsel [advice]”. do you agree with her that the friar gave all good advice to romeo? why or why not?

act 3, scene 4

13) what was decides in this scene?

14) when will it happen/in how many days?

15) what does this decision tell you about lord and lady capulet's relationship with their grieving daughter?

16) what reason do they give for wanting it to be a small wedding?

act 3, scene 5

17) why is juliet grieving? what does lady capulet tell her to do about her emotions?

18) by the end of this scene. everyone leaves disgusted by each other. in your opinion, who is the worst?

a. lord capulet: for berating his daughter and kicking her out of the house unless she complies
b. lady capulet: for wishing juliet dead and saying she is done with her
c. the nurse: for backpedaling on her promise to romeo and juliet
d. juliet: for being ungrateful to her parents that are just trying to and are unaware of her marriage to romeo

18a) why do you think so? use specific examples from the text

19) juliet says she is going to friar lawrence. what is her real pain?
a. to get or kill herself
b. to confess her sins to get forgiveness before marrying paris
c. to find a new home because she can't live where she is anymore
d. to find romeo

What is the biggest difference in central ideas and themes? question 1 options: themes are for stories with characters in them. there is only a central idea if it is explicitly (specifically, outright) stated in a story. central ideas are a main idea specific to the text, while themes are an universal lesson or moral. themes are only found in nonfiction, while central ideas are found in fiction. question 2 (1 point) which of the following is not a true statement about theme? question 2 options: mulitple themes can be found within a single text theme is usually inferred. the theme is always clearly stated by the author or a character. themes should be supported by evidence from the text. question 3 (1 point) what is indirect characterization? question 3 options: all details stated and implied that give the reader information about a character. details such as age, height, or hair color that give the reader information about a character. actions or dialogue said by a character that give the reader information about a character. the description an author gives about the character in the exposition. question 4 (1 point) which sentence best describes lizabeth's development in "marigolds"? question 4 options: lizabeth matures when she recognizes that love is more powerful than hate. lizabeth learns that sympathy and understanding come from recognizing the truth about other people. lizabeth changes her behavior after she recognizes that she needs to be a better example for her brother. lizabeth comes to recognize that the world is too barren to create lasting beauty. question 5 (1 point) how does the resolution of lizabeth's conflict in "marigolds" develop the theme? question 5 options: lizabeth recognizes that she has looked only at herself rather than at other people. lizabeth's destruction of miss lotte's flowers brings about justice over miss lotte's ill-treatment of the children. lizabeth's pursuit of adventure leads her to a more fulfilling life away from the shantytown. the camaraderie of lizbeth and joey creates meaning in both their lives. question 6 (1 point) which of the following quotations best exemplifies lizabeth's childish nature at the beginning of the story? question 6 options: "and one other thing i remember, another incongruency of memory - a brilliant splash of sunny yellow against the dust - miss lottie's marigolds." "by the time i was fourteen, my brother joey and i were the only children left at the house." "'hey, lizabeth,' joey yelled. he never talked when he could yell." "then i lost my head entirely, mad with the power of inciting such rage, and ran out of the bushes chanting madly, 'old witch, fell in a ditch, picked up a penny and through she was rich! '" question 7 (1 point) the story "marigolds" is told in a flashback. lizabeth recounts the details of the incident with miss lottie for the reader years after they have happened. how is this important to the development of lizabeth's character? question 7 options: lizabeth is older now and realizes that she may not have made the best decisions. lizabeth feels sorry for herself now and thinks that miss lottie is still angry. there were so many kids and so little to do, their behaviors should have been overlooked. all of these question 8 (1 point) lizabeth's "world had lost its boundary lines," when she overheard her father crying to her mother. what can we assume about the character of the father because of her reaction to this moment? question 8 options: we can assume that her father is a weak man. we can assume that her father shares his fears with his children and wife often. we can assume that her father is a proud and strong man and that his brokenness is a change in his character. we can assume that until this moment, her father has only cried to lizabeth but not to her mother which explains her surprise.