Romeo & Juliet Act 3 Test Review

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Romeo JulietAct 3 Test Review
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At the beginning of scene 2, what is Juliet
impatiently waiting for?
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the arrival of Romeo
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Why does Juliet want her tears to return back to
their native spring?
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Tybalt is dead, but that means Romeo is safe
alive (so she should be happy) My husband
lives, that Tybalt would have slain
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In scene 2, Juliet thinks about what as she holds
the rope ladder?
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committing suicide Come, cords come nurse.
Ill to my wedding bed And death, not Romeo,
take my maidenhead!
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What is the difference between a monologue and a
soliloquy?
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Both are extended speeches by a character on
stage. monologue character speaks to another
character soliloquy character speaks to
audience or himself/herself
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Practice In Act 3, scene 2 (where Juliet waits
impatiently for Romeo to come for their wedding
night), is Juliets speech a monologue or a
soliloquy? Why?
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Answer soliloquy because she speaks to herself
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What an allusion?
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reference to a well-known literary work,
historical event, or person
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Practice What type of literature is often used
for allusions in Romeo Juliet? (Hint We
studied it in another 6 weeks.)
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Answer mythology (ex Juliet mentions Phaethon
in Act 3, scene 2)
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What is dramatic irony?
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characters words or actions have one meaning for
the character and a different meaning for the
audience (The audience knows secrets that some
characters dont know.)
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Practice Give 4 examples of dramatic irony from
Act 3.
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• Answer
• Juliet would rather marry anyone than Paris,
  even Romeo. (We know shes already married to
  Romeo.)
• Lord Capulet decides Juliet will marry Paris
  (He doesnt know that shes already married to
  Romeo.)
• Romeo tells Tybalt that he has a reason to love
  him (We know thats because Tybalt is now his
  relative.)
• Juliet misunderstands Nurse thinks Romeo is
  dead. (We know that Tybalt just died, not
  Romeo.)

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What is a pun?
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a play on multiple meanings of a word or on 2
words that sound alike but have different meanings
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Practice Give 2 examples of puns from Act 3.
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• Answer
• In scene 2, Juliet uses the words Ay, I, and
  eye
• Mercutio says tomorrow he will be a grave man.

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What is an oxymoron?
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description containing self-contradictions
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Practice Give some examples of oxymorons in Act
3, scene 2.
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Answer Juliet uses many after discovering that
Romeo killed Tybalt (ex Beautiful tyrant!
Fiend angelical!)
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What is personification?
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giving a non-living thing human qualities
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Practice What thing do Romeo Juliet always
curse because it is being mean to them?
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Answer fate (fortune, the stars)
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What is a dramatic foil?
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2 characters with opposite personalities
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Practice Who is the foil for Mercutio? (Hint
Mercutio acts hot-headed starts a fight with
Tybalt)
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Answer Benvolio (because he always tries to
stop fights)
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If you drew the plot diagram of Romeo Juliet,
what would be the climax?
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Romeo kills Tybalt gets banished