Act 3 Scene 1: The Fight Scene

As tensions in the city rise, the Montagues and the Capulets become increasingly hostile with one another. A confrontation in the streets finds Mercutio and Tybalt prepared to duel. As Romeo enters the scene, the dynamic between him and Mercutio becomes apparent. In a way, they serve as each other's foil: Mercutio is ready for a fight, yet joking, and Romeo wishes for peace and is cautious. The way that these two characters interact is crucial to the scene, as Mercutio begins by attacking Tybalt. As Mercutio is wounded and dies, Romeo throws caution to the wind and kills Tybalt.

Act 5 Scene 3: Interview with the Prince

Host: So prince, how do you feel about the two deaths?
Prince: Well, of course, it is a tragedy, but I actually think it might do a lot of good.
Host: What do you mean?
Prince: The feud families are realizing that the feud is really silly because of this.
Host: I see. What do you think will happen between the families once the feud is over?
Prince: I don't see them as being friends, but I see the as fighting a lot less and less death between the two.
Host: Wow, that was very surprising. Thank you.

Act 5 Scene 2

Prompt B

Host: Friar, you have just found out your plan has failed. How are you feeling right now?

Friar: Honestly I'm a little shocked my plan did not work out and I worry how this may play out.
Juliet will wake without her Romeo and I must be there before she jumps to rash conclusions.

Host: What, in your opinion, makes Romeo and Juliet go to any lengths for each other.

Friar: In all my time I have never seen two people willing to go as far as these two have. Because of this, the only reason that makes the tiniest bit of sense in my head is that they are in love. However, this too seems illogical because they have only just met. I feel that there must be something written in the stars about these two, for their story and desperate emotions seem too wild to be formed any other way.

Host: And finally, what do you plan on doing now to ensure that Romeo and Juliet are together again?

Friar: Well the first priority is to go get Juliet. As I mentioned before, she may jump to rash conclusions and I must be there for her. Then I will bring her back to my cell where I can send word to Romeo to come to get Juliet in person. I fear if I keep them apart for too long they will beshrew me ceaselessly.

Act 3 Scene 1: Benvolio Left Behind

Questions for Romeo and Juliet, Act 3, Scene 1: Interview with Benvolio

Host: Hello, Benvolio. It is good to see you... well, alive, especially at this time when citizens of Verona are dying.
Benvolio: Mercution and Tybalt did not just die. They were killed, Mercutio by Tybalt and Tybalt by my kinsman, Romeo. They fought in Verona's streets, which was forbidden by the Prince, and they paid a horrible price for it.
Host: And how do you feel about fighting?
Benvolio: I do not like it when it is not necessary. Mercutio... he used to tell me that I would say I disliked fighting but find the smallest things to fight over, but soon after the last time he told me that he got involved in a fight that wasn't his to begin with and he was killed in that very fight.
Host: Do you think Tybalt meant to kill Mercutio? Or did Romeo's interference cause his death?
Benvolio: Honestly, I am not sure. Tybalt came to fight Romeo, not Mercutio, and only fought Mercutio because he challenged him. Even so, Tybalt loves fighting as much as anything, and he could have been aiming to kill. As far as Romeo, I do not want to think about what could have happened had he not come between them.
Host: How do you feel right now?
Benvolio: My two closest friends are dead and banished. I feel as if the world is a different place for me now.
Host: I see. Thank you for your time.

Act 5 Scene 2- Death of Juliet

Romeo:

I have no idea what I am going to without my beautiful lady Juliet! It all came as such a surprise to me, and to my only true love also. I cannot believe my luck, first falling for and then getting over Rosaline, only to lead me to the great tragedy like this. I had only met Juliet a few days before, but I loved her like no one else. I expected come here and from now on be with her forever. I was told that my good Juliet was doing fine, and when I come to visit her I get the exact opposite. O Juliet, the only thing that I can possibly do now without is take my own life too.

Act 5 Scene 3: The Dismal Deaths of Romeo and Juliet

Host: How do you think the plan worked out? Was it successful or not?

Friar Lawrence: Honestly, the plan was a total bust. Romeo is dead, Juliet is dead, I'm in trouble, and chaos is alive and well in Verona. I don't know how this all could've gone terribly south the way it did.

Host: How did Romeo not manage to receive your letter to him?

Friar Lawrence: Well, I'm quite disappointed that I wasn't able to deliver it to him in Mantua. It was all because the town was so worried about the plague and having it spread that I wasn't even allowed to enter. If Romeo receives the letter and knows what's going on with Juliet, the two of them would be alive and well today.

Host: Who is to blame for this terrible chain events leading to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet?

Friar Lawrence: One thing I will admit is that this plan wasn't planned out very well. It wasn't clearly thought through, as everyone is dead. Romeo should've gotten the note, Juliet should've woken up to the delight of him, and peace should be present in Verona. But this didn't happen, and I guess that falls back on me. It might've helped if Romeo hadn't been so dramatic and drank the potion, or if Juliet had run away with me after his death so that neither of us would've been caught. But, it is what it is, and now our lives here will never be the same again, always remembering the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet.

Act 3: Scene 1 - A Wild Romeo

This is a picture of a wildfire, which I feel is similar to Romeo's reaction after Tybalt kills Mercutio. Wildfires are crazy, chaotic, and practically uncontrollable. Romeo, after he processes what happened to Mercutio, succumbs to a primal, savage instinct. His one desire is to avenge his friend's death by killing Tybalt, no matter the consequence. Just like a wildfire, there is little anyone can do stop Romeo's actions. 

Act 5 Scene 3

Acting as Juliet
In this scene, I woke up from some fake poison I took earlier in the morning then found my husband, Romeo, dead on the ground. I then took his sword and killed myself with it. I reacted to his death like this because he is my one and only love. I killed myself so I can be with him forever. If I didn't kill myself I would then have to deal with my parents and the town and explain to them why I faked my death.

Act 5 Scene 3

Prompt D:
This sign demonstrates Scene three very well. This is because whenever an individually reads it they are destined to say, "no no no no." If Romeo just waited a couple minutes later, this whole scene would have been a "happily ever after" story. Instead of a happy ending, Shakespeare made it so that it was a more dramatic scene. If Romeo had waited and came to her later, he wouldn't have had to kill anyone that he did. Also, he wouldn't have killed himself and ultimately killed Juliet. This goes to show how the relationship between Romeo and Juliet is very rushed and how they both overreact.

Act 5, Scene 3: Friar Lawrence Stepping Up!

In this scene, Friar Lawrence discovers that Romeo did not in fact get the letter and is now in the tomb with Juliet. He suddenly realizes what is about to happen when he says, "Stray, then. I'll go alone. Fear comes upon me. O, how I fear some ill unthrifty thing". You can see that he is scared, but ready to take action. The interesting part about this quote from the reader's perspective is the fact that Friar Lawrence hasn't had that kind of attitude towards anything yet in the whole story. He's always either been too scared to do anything or not cared about it and picked flowers by himself (movie reference!). This changing in character at the end of the movie really helps build the climax to the end where he finds Romeo dead and Juliet alive. He also kind of foreshadows the ending to come. Overall, Friar Lawrence has been a very dynamic character in Romeo and Juliet, and this quote really captures it more than any other.