Act III Scene 5

Question 1

What happens in this scene?

Answer 1

1. Romeo and Juliet make their final exchanges of love
2. Lady Capulet and Capulet inform Juliet of the marriage but Juliet is not happy with it
3. Capulet is enraged because of Juliet’s behaviour

Question 2

Give a quote that shows Juliet foreshadows death in this scene?

Answer 2

She visions Romeo as “one dead in the bottom of a tomb” as he climbs down her window

Question 3

What characteristics are associated with Lady Capulet and why? (quote)

Answer 3

Cold and vengeful as she wanted Romeo to die of poison and she said she wishes “the fool were married to her grave”

Question 4

What quote shows that Capulet is enraged about Juliets behaviour and what themes could the quote be a reference to?

Answer 4

“Hang! Beg! Starve! Die in the streets!… I’ll never acknowledge thee”

1. Importance of status and power to Capulet

Question 5

What does the nurse call Romeo in comparison to Paris in this scene?

Answer 5

She calls him a “dishclout”

Question 6

Why does the nurse behave in this way in this scene?

Answer 6

She has a lower status than the rest and knows that it’s best for Juliet if she forgets Romeo

Question 7

What quote from Juliet shows that shed rather die than marry Paris?

Answer 7

“If all else fail, myself have power to die”