Act 3- Scenes 1-5: The plan unfolds
For this assignment, please complete the following:
1) Read Act 3 Scenes 1-5
2) Answer Questions about the Act
3) Event Summary Chart
4) Participate in the Discussion Question
PART 2- Act 3 Questions: Please respond in paragraph form for each question and try to use a
line "from the play in each answer to support your ideas" (III.i.8-11). (10 Marks)
1) When Tybalt offers to fight Mercutio and Benvolio, do you believe that Mercutio and
Benvolio also want to fight?
2) When Tybalt approaches Romeo and is ready to fight, what is
Romeo's reaction? What does he mean by the following lines:
"Tybalt, the reason that I have to love thee/ Doth much excuse
the appeartaining rage/ To such a greeting:villian am I none/
Therefore farewell. I see thou knowest me not" (III.i.58 -61)?
3) A fight ensues between Tybalt and Mercutio, who dies as a
result? What does he swear to Romeo will happen to him and the
Capulets? (hint: line 96)
4) As a result of Mercutio's death, who does Romeo kill? Do you
think this was a wise decision on his part?
5) What did the Prince hand out as punishment for Romeo killing Tybalt?
6) When the Nurse tells Juliet that Romeo kil led Tybalt, what is Juliet's reaction? She
compares Romeo to a book, why?
7) Who breaks the news to Romeo that he must be banished from Verona? What does
Romeo say as a result of the consequence?
8) The Nurse arranges for Romeo and Juliet to meet, but what does Juliet's father have
planned for her in the meantime? What was her reaction to her father's arrangement
with Paris? What did her father say would happen to Juliet if she did not marry Paris?
PART 3- Event Chart: Many events have happened thus far in the play. Complete the following
chart to outline what you believe to be the most important events in the play thus far. Keep this as a
reference to use when studying for the final exam. (15 Marks)
Significant
Events
Characters
Involved
Act and Scene What was the
end result of
the event?
Your
Reflections
and Thoughts
on the Event
PART 4- Discussion: Answer the Discussion question for this assignment by clicking on the
Discussion tab.
RUBRIC BELOW
Assignment Rubric:
CATEGORY Poor Average Excellent
Responses Responses to the
questions are too
short, do not answer
the question, and
ideas are unclear.
Responses to the
questions are
somewhat the
appropriate length,
answer some of the
questions
appropriately and
ideas are somewhat
clear.
Responses to the
questions are the
appropriate length,
are focused on the
topic, and ideas are
clear.
Grammar There are many
grammatical errors
in the assignment.
Proofreading is
essential
A few grammatical
errors but can still
understanding some
of the writer's ideas.
Hardly any
grammatical errors.
Organization The ideas were
unorganized and
hard to follow.
The ideas were
somewhat organized.
Ideas were wellorganized, clear and
easy to follow.
Completion The assignment was
missing sections.
The sections were
somewhat completed
in the assignment.
The assignment and
all the sections were
completed in full.
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