Romeo & JulietAct 3, Scene 1STUDY GUIDE ANSWERS

1. Benvolio says the weather is hot and that leads to high tempers, which could lead to an unstoppable brawl.

2. Mercutio counters that Benvolio is more hot tempered than he and shouldn’t preach when he can’t control himself. This is not true as Benvolio is actually the more rational of the two.

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3. (a) Mercutio challenges Tybalt to a fight and gets mad when Tybalt suggests Mercutio “consorts” with Romeo.

MERCUTIO – Make it a word and a blow. Line 36TYBALT – Mercutio, thou consortest with Romeo. Line 39

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”3. (b) Mercutio has the chance to leave (depart) but refuses saying:

“I will not budge for no man’s pleasure, I.” Line 49

4. Romeo has just married Juliet so now he loves all the Capulets, including Tybalt who is a Capulet.

Line 65-66

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5. Romeo hints at his marriage to Juliet by saying his love, for Tybalt, is more than can be imagined. He now cherishes the name Capulet as if it were his own.

6. a) Mercutio thinks Romeo is a coward for not fighting.b) Mercutio challenges Tybalt.This is important because Mercutio fights to show his hatred of the Capulets and his loyalty to the Montagues that Romeo seems to have lost.

7. a) Mercutio fights in Romeo’s place.b) Romeo gets in between Mercutio and Tybalt, which results in Tybalt stabbing Mercutio.

8. Mercutio’s ironic comments:“not so deep as a well, nor so wide as a church-door” line 92“to-morrow, you shall find me a grave man” line 94“made worm’s meat out of me” line 102

His wounds are going to kill him even though he is joking about it.

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”“In my behalf - my reputation stain’dWith Tybalt’s slander -”

LINES 106 &107

9. Romeo’s reputation has been ruined because of the murder and his refusal to fight. Stained refers to his reputation and the actual blood of the wound.

10. Romeo is angry about Mercutio’s death and determined to avenge him.

11. Either thou, or I, or both must go with him.Line 124Romeo is willing to be killed or to kill Tybalt.

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12. Fortune refers to fate. Romeo firmly believes his future has been written for him. By killing Tybalt, Romeo proves fate always prevails.

O, I am fortune’s fool!

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13. Benvolio can be seen as either: *disloyal to Romeo *loyal to the Prince

14. Lady Capulet wants Romeo to be put to death for killing her nephew.

15. Benvolio states that Tybalt was “deaf to peace” and wouldn’t listen to reason. Tybalt was determined to fight even though Romeo tried to stop the brawl.

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”16. Lady Capulet accuses Benvolio of telling lies because he is a Montague.

17. The Prince decides Romeo will be banished and will be killed if he is caught inside the city limits.

Created by M. Riddell – March 2017