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DIRECTIONS: Complete the following items after you have read Romeo and Juliet, Act III. Your responses should be in complete sentences.
1.) Analyze how complex characters develop over the course of a text and interact with other characters.
Reread Scene i, lines 53–87. How does Romeo interact with both Tybalt and Mercutio? Explain why he behaves this way and whether his behavior is out of character.
2 (a.) Explain what the text says explicitly.
Reread Scene i, lines 174–195. Explain how Lady Capulet wants the Prince to punish Romeo, and explain how and why the Prince decides to punish Romeo. Cite explicit and relevant textual evidence to support your response.
(b.) Support an inference drawn from the text.
Reread Scene ii, lines 105–125. What can you infer about Juliet’s loyalty? Support your inference using details from the text.
3.) Analyze how complex characters develop over the course of a text and interact with other characters.
How do Juliet’s actions and feelings in Act III demonstrate a change in her since Act I? How has her relationship with her family changed? Why has she changed?
4.) Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text.
Reread Scene iii, lines 1–3 of Act III. What does the word calamity mean? Explain what the Friar’s statement that “thou art wedded to calamity” communicates about Romeo.

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

1.) In Scene i of Act III, Romeo interacts differently with Tybalt and Mercutio. When Tybalt insults Romeo, he immediately responds with hostility and prepares to fight. This behavior is out of character for Romeo, who is usually peaceful and avoids conflict. On the other hand, when Mercutio tries to provoke Tybalt into a fight, Romeo tries to calm Mercutio and prevent the conflict from escalating. This behavior is more in line with Romeo's character, as he values peace and tries to avoid violence.

2 (a.) Lady Capulet wants the Prince to punish Romeo for killing Tybalt in the previous scene. She says, "That villain cousin would have killed my husband / And the young man had he mistook his person." (Scene i, lines 193-194). The Prince decides to banish Romeo, stating that, "for that offence immediately we do exile him hence." (Scene i, line 195).

(b.) In Scene ii, lines 105-125, Juliet states that she would rather die than be without Romeo. She says, "I will not marry yet, and, when I do, I swear, / It shall be Romeo, whom you know I hate, / Rather than Paris." (Scene ii, lines 121-123). This demonstrates that Juliet is willing to go against her family's wishes and be with Romeo, regardless of the consequences. It can be inferred that Juliet's loyalty is to Romeo, and not to her family.

3.) In Act III, Juliet's actions and feelings demonstrate a significant change from Act I. In the beginning of the play, she is obedient to her family and follows their wishes. However, in Act III, she defies her family's wishes and decides to be with Romeo, despite the fact that he has been banished. This change in her behavior reflects a change in her relationship with her family, as she is now willing to go against their wishes and assert her independence. This change is likely due to her love for Romeo and her desire to be with him, regardless of the consequences.

4.) The word "calamity" in the Friar's statement, "thou art wedded to calamity" (Scene iii, line 3), means a disaster or a great misfortune. The Friar's statement communicates that Romeo is in a state of great distress and unhappiness because of his banishment and separation from Juliet. It also suggests that Romeo's marriage to Juliet will bring him more suffering and difficulties, rather than happiness.