1. The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet
Act 3- Review
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet

2. Rhetorical Devices Rhetorical question Repetition Metaphor Parallelism
Simile
Alliteration
personification

3. 3.1 Setting: Public place in Verona
Conflict: Tensions are high between Montagues and Capulets after last night’s party
Characters:
Benvolio
Pleads with Mercutio to go home
knows something bad could happen
“And if we meet we shall not scape a brawl, for now, these hot days, is the mad blood stirring.”
When tension rises with Tybalt, he asks them to take it elsewhere
Tries to tell the Prince the truth (Is he a reliable character?)
Mercutio
Believes Benvolio is just as likely to fight as any other
Fights with Tybalt
Dies… after issuing “a plague a’ both your houses!”

4. Characters Cont. Tybalt Romeo comes looking for Romeo
provokes Mercutio by insinuating he “consorts” with Romeo
challenges Romeo
kills Mercutio
returns only to die from Romeo’s sword
Romeo
tries to get out of the challenge
speaks of his love for the Capulets
steps between Mercutio + Tybalt
challenges Tybalt to avenge Mercutio’s death

5. Blame Mercutio blames Romeo: Romeo blames Juliet: Romeo blames fate:
“Why the devil came you between us? I was hurt under your arm” (99-101)
Romeo blames Juliet:
“O sweet Juliet, / Thy beauty hath made me effeminate, / And in my temper soft’ned valor’s steel” ( )
Romeo blames fate:
“O, I am fortune’s fool!” (133)

6. Aftermath…
Lady Capulet wants Montague blood (Romeo) for Tybalt’s death
She can’t believe Benvolio’s story because he is a Montague
Montague believes Tybalt’s death in reaction to Mercutio makes them even (eye for an eye)
Prince sentences Romeo to exile- if he does not leave, he will be killed

7. 3.2 Setting: Capulet’s house Characters:
Juliet
Spends the early afternoon dreaming of love and Romeo. Her heart breaks at news of the death (first Romeo, then Tybalt). She cannot speak against her love, her husband.
Nurse
Returns from getting cords for the rope ladder and says, “he’s dead, he’s dead, he’s dead!” (meaning Tybalt, but Juliet believes she means Romeo)
*Juliet wants to spend her wedding night with Romeo before he is banished.
She believes herself to be a widow already…

8. 3.3 Setting: Friar Lawrence’s cell
Monday night
Conflict: Romeo awaits news of his punishment
Characters:
Romeo
Believes death would be better than banishment
Asks the Friar for ways to end his life
Friar Lawrence
Brings Romeo news of his banishment
Counsels Romeo to be patient ~ sees the Prince’s decision as “merciful”
Can’t believe Romeo’s childish, foolish over-reaction
“Thy tears are womanish, thy acts denote/ The unreasonable fury of a beast” ( ).
Nurse
Comes to the Friar to find Romeo
Can’t believe Romeo is weeping like Juliet, calls him out
“Stand up, stand up, stand, and you be a man” (88).
Gives Romeo a ring from Juliet

9. Act 3.4 Setting: Capulet’s House
Monday night
Conflict: Paris continues to push for Juliet’s hand
Characters:
Capulet
Decides marrying Paris on Thursday might lift Juliet’s spirits
Paris
Very persistant

10. Act 3.5 Setting: Capulet’s orchard
Late Monday/ dawn Tuesday
Conflict: After her time with Romeo, Juliet learns of her fated (second) marriage
Characters:
Juliet
Doesn’t want day to come, but knows Romeo must leave before he is caught and killed
Asks for letters from Romeo daily
Asks Fortune (fate) to return Romeo quickly
Tells her mother marrying Paris will not make her happy, she’d rather marry Romeo (taken as an insult)
Feels isolated at the end
Romeo
Tells Juliet he would rather die than be without her

11. Characters cont. Capulet Nurse
Can’t believe Juliet would refuse his plan
Gives Juliet an ultimatum: marry , or we’ll kick you out
Nurse
Advises Juliet to marry Paris because Romeo will not be back