please read Act III scene 1 and answer the questions below:
1. Why do you think Tybalt approaches Mercutio and Benvolio and wants a “word” with one of them?
2. Mercutio tries to provoke Tybalt to fight. Why doesn’t Tybalt want to fight him?
3. After Tybalt insults Romeo, Romeo responds. Explain his lines. What is the “reason” Romeo has for ignoring the insult?
4. . Explain the meaning of the lines and the dramatic irony of the situation.
5. Why does Romeo’s answer to Tybalt’s insults upset Mercutio? What does he think Romeo is doing?
6. Romeo tries to stop Mercutio and Tybalt from fighting by reasoning with them. Paraphrase what he says.
7. Even when he is dying, Mercutio continues to joke and to make puns. Explain the pun he makes.
8. Highlight lines. Mercutio repeats the following line three times and then adds the next line. Explain what he means:
“A plague O’ both your houses!
They have made worm’s meat of me.”
9. What does Romeo mean when he says lines?
10. After Mercutio dies, why does Romeo decide to kill Tybalt instead of accepting Mercutio’s death as an unfortunate accident?
11. Highlight line. What does Romeo mean?
12. Highlight lines. What reasoning does Lady Capulet use in begging the Prince for vengeance for Tybalt’s death?
13. Highlight lines. What is Lord Montagues’ reasoning in his attempt to persuade the Prince not to kill Romeo for killing Tybalt?
14. What is the Prince’s decree, and what are the reasons he gives for making it?
1. Why do you think Tybalt approaches Mercutio and Benvolio and wants a “word” with one of them?
2. Mercutio tries to provoke Tybalt to fight. Why doesn’t Tybalt want to fight him?
3. After Tybalt insults Romeo, Romeo responds. Explain his lines. What is the “reason” Romeo has for ignoring the insult?
4. . Explain the meaning of the lines and the dramatic irony of the situation.
5. Why does Romeo’s answer to Tybalt’s insults upset Mercutio? What does he think Romeo is doing?
6. Romeo tries to stop Mercutio and Tybalt from fighting by reasoning with them. Paraphrase what he says.
7. Even when he is dying, Mercutio continues to joke and to make puns. Explain the pun he makes.
8. Highlight lines. Mercutio repeats the following line three times and then adds the next line. Explain what he means:
“A plague O’ both your houses!
They have made worm’s meat of me.”
9. What does Romeo mean when he says lines?
10. After Mercutio dies, why does Romeo decide to kill Tybalt instead of accepting Mercutio’s death as an unfortunate accident?
11. Highlight line. What does Romeo mean?
12. Highlight lines. What reasoning does Lady Capulet use in begging the Prince for vengeance for Tybalt’s death?
13. Highlight lines. What is Lord Montagues’ reasoning in his attempt to persuade the Prince not to kill Romeo for killing Tybalt?
14. What is the Prince’s decree, and what are the reasons he gives for making it?