Act III

After reading Act III of Romeo and Juliet, can you believe how much things have turned upside down? The family feud rears its vengeful head once again, resulting the deaths of Mercutio and Tybalt and the banishment of Romeo from Verona. Juliet is already married, but her parents want her to marry Paris or risk being disowned. What will she do? What advice do you think Friar Laurence is going to offer her?

In this topic, you learned about how the contradictory nature of oxymora can aid the writer in expressing intense or complicated emotions. You also explored how tragic heroes suffer unhappy downfalls because of their tragic flaws.

Finally, you examined the significance of the turning point of a play and how it seals the fate of the hero. Already, you can see how the turning point in Act III has quickly unraveled the new happiness shared between Juliet and her Romeo. What do you think might happen in the next two acts?