6.1.3

Act 3

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Key Quotes - Act 3, Scene 1

Here are key quotes from Tybalt and Romeo in Act 3, Scene 1:

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Tybalt

  • 'Thou art a villain.'
    • When Tybalt approaches Romeo, he continually tries to annoy and provoke him (encourage him to fight).
    • He insults him to try and encourage him to be violent.
    • The noun 'villain' was an incredibly insulting term in Elizabethan times. This insult builds tension and suspense as audiences wonder how Romeo will react to this aggression.
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Romeo

  • 'Good Capulet – which name I tender as dearly as my own – be satisfied.'
    • In contrast to a central focus of the play (the hatred between the Montagues and Capulet), Romeo is the first character to push these feelings of anger aside.
    • In fact, when he is trying to calm the angry man, he uses the adjective 'good' to refer to Tybalt.
    • But Romeo’s attempt to calm Tybalt actually angers him more. Romeo asks him to 'be satisfied' and stop the fighting.
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Romeo

  • 'O, I am fortune’s fool!'
    • Romeo feels that the powers of fate and destiny are playing with him. He met his true love and is happy for a little while, but then fate causes him to kill Tybalt.
    • Romeo knows this means that he can never actually be with Juliet. He can never build a life with her, can never have a family with her, and can never be happy with her. Although fate and fortune brought Juliet to him, he can now never be with her.

Key Quotes - Act 3, Scene 2

In Act 3, Scene 2, Juliet says: 'bid him come to take his last farewell'. Here's an analysis of this key quote:

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Dramatic irony

  • In the scene, Juliet begs the Nurse to tell Romeo to come to her for their wedding night.
  • They can say 'farewell' before he is exiled to Mantua.
  • The dramatic irony is that the audience knows that this visit will be the last time the couple see each other alive.

Key Quote - Act 3, Scene 5

In Act 3, Scene 5, Lord Capulet says: 'Hang thee, young baggage! disobedient wretch.' Here's an analysis of this key quote:

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Changing attitude

  • This shows Lord Capulet’s change in attitude.
  • In Act 1, he wanted Juliet to pick a husband that she could love.
  • He also wanted her to be happy.
  • In Act 3, when she refuses to marry Paris, he calls her 'baggage'.
    • This suggests she is in his way and is a burden (something he has to deal with). He also calls her a 'wretch'.

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1Context

1.1Context

1.1.1Tragedy & Setting

1.1.2Relationships

1.1.3Religion & Fate

1.1.4End of Topic Test - Context

1.1.5Diagnostic Misconceptions - Era

1.1.6Diagnostic Misconceptions - Location

2Plot Summary

2.1Prologue

2.1.1Prologue

2.2Act 1

2.2.1Scene 1

2.2.2Scene 1 Quotes

2.2.3Scenes 2-4

2.2.4Scene 5

2.2.5End of Topic Test - Prologue & Act 1

2.3Act 2

2.3.1Scenes 1-2

2.3.2Scene 3

2.3.3Scenes 4-6

2.3.4End of Topic Test - Act 2

2.4Act 3

2.4.1Scene 1

2.4.2Scene 2

2.4.3Scenes 3-5

2.4.4End of Topic Test - Act 3

2.5Act 4

2.5.1Scene 1

2.5.2Scene 2-5

2.6Act 5

2.6.1Scenes 1-2

2.6.2Scene 3

2.6.3Scene 3 - Quotes

2.6.4End of Topic Test - Acts 4 & 5

2.6.5Diagnostic Misconceptions - Drugs

2.6.6Diagnostic Misconceptions - Knowing about the Wed

2.6.7Diagnostic Misconceptions - Order of Deaths

3Key Characters

3.1Romeo

3.1.1First Impressions & Juliet's Effect

3.1.2Character Development

3.1.3Reactions & Key Quotes

3.1.4Diagnostic Misconceptions - Age

3.1.5Diagnostic Misconceptions - Banishment

3.1.6Diagnostic Misconceptions - Naivety

3.2Juliet

3.2.1First Impressions & Character Development

3.2.2Tragic Character

3.2.3Key Quotes

3.2.4End of Topic Test - Romeo & Juliet

3.2.5Diagnostic Misconceptions - Real People?

3.2.6Diagnostic Misconceptions - Montagues vs Capulets

3.3Mercutio

3.3.1Characterisation

3.3.2Key Quotes

3.4The Nurse, Benvolio & Tybalt

3.4.1The Nurse

3.4.2Benvolio

3.4.3Tybalt

3.5Friar Laurence

3.5.1Characterisation

3.5.2Key Quotes

3.5.3End of Topic Test- Mercutio, Nurse & Benvolio

3.5.4End of Topic Test - Tybalt & Friar Laurence

3.5.5Diagnostic Misconceptions - What is a Friar?

3.6Grade 9 - Key Characters

3.6.1Grade 9 - Key Characters

3.6.2Grade 9 - Key Characters: Extract Analysis

4Key Themes & Concepts

4.1Power & Danger of Love

4.1.1Romeo's Loves

4.1.2Friendship & Family

4.1.3Violent Love

4.1.4End of Topic Test - Love

4.2Violence, Fate & Gender

4.2.1Violence, Conflict & Suicide

4.2.2Exam-Style Questions - Violence & Death

4.2.3Fate & Destiny

4.2.4Gender

4.2.5End of Topic Test - Violence, Fate & Gender

4.2.6Grade 9 - Key Themes

4.2.7Diagnostic Misconceptions - Type of Play

5Writing Techniques

5.1Writing Techniques

5.1.1Language, Rhythm & Rhyme

5.1.2Symbolism & Imagery

5.1.3Dramatic Irony & Soliloquys

5.1.4End of Topic Test - Writing Techniques

5.1.5Diagnostic Misconceptions - Wherefore

6Recap: Main Quotes

6.1Main Quotes by Act

6.1.1Act 1

6.1.2Act 2

6.1.3Act 3

6.1.4Act 4

6.1.5Act 5

6.2Main Quotes by Character

6.2.1Romeo

6.2.2Juliet

6.2.3Mercutio

6.2.4Friar Laurence

6.2.5Nurse

6.2.6Benvolio

6.2.7Tybalt

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