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Romeo’s Banishment
Review: Why is Romeo not sentenced to death for killing Tybalt and instead banished from Verona? Provide text evidence from 3.1.
Juliet’s Reaction (3.2)
Romeo’s Reaction (3.3)
1.
Explain what Juliet is talking about in the soliloquy that begins 3.2. What is
the dramatic irony?
1.
Where is Romeo hiding? Why do you think he goes there?
2.
Describe Juliet’s reaction when she thinks that Romeo has died in the fight.
Support with text evidence.
2.
What word is repeated in the first 10 lines of this scene? What is the effect?
3.
Describe Juliet’s initial reaction to the news that Romeo killed Tybalt. Identify
a literary device in her words. Support with text evidence.
3.
Describe Romeo’s reaction to his banishment. Support with text evidence.
4.
Describe her delayed or second reaction. Explain the contrast. Support with
text evidence.
4.
List at least three examples of Romeo acting impulsively or dramatically over
the course of the play.
5.
Juliet believes Romeo’s banishment is equal to…
5.
The Friar tells Romeo to stop acting like… and …
6.
What is Juliet’s plan before the Nurse intervenes? Explain the tragic irony.
6.
When Romeo finds out that Juliet knows he killed Tybalt, he bemoans, “In
what vile part of this anatomy / Doth my name lodge? Tell me, that I may sack
/ The hateful mansion” (3.3.115-117). What does Romeo want to do?
7.
What is Juliet’s last line of the scene? What do you notice about her words?
7.
List the three reasons the Friar gives to prove Romeo is lucky.
8.
What is your impression of Juliet’s behavior in this scene?
8.
What is your impression of Romeo’s behavior in this scene?
1. Compare Juliet’s and Romeo’s reaction to Romeo’s banishment.
2. Defend why each character responds in the way she or he does.
3. Which is the greater factor in the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet’s love: family or fate? Justify your reasoning.