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• What does Juliet long for in Capulet's house?

  Night to fall for Romeo's arrival
• Why is the Nurse distraught when she rushes in?

  She brings news of the fight
• What does Juliet initially assume when the Nurse stumbles over her words?

  That Romeo has killed himself
• How does Juliet react to the news of Romeo's exile?

  She curses nature for Romeo's actions
• What does Juliet call Romeo after learning about Tybalt's death?

  "The spirit of a fiend"
• What does Juliet regret after the Nurse curses Romeo?

  Faulting Romeo for Tybalt's death
• How does Juliet compare Romeo's banishment to Tybalt's death?

  Worse than ten thousand slain Tybalts
• What does Juliet lament about her future?

  She will die without a wedding night
• What does the Nurse promise Juliet?

  To bring Romeo to her
• What token does Juliet give to the Nurse for Romeo?

  A ring as a token of love
• How is the love between Romeo and Juliet tested in Act 3?

  • Conflict between their families escalates
  • Romeo's banishment complicates their relationship
  • Juliet's loyalty is challenged
• How does Romeo react to his exile?

  He is grief-stricken and dramatic
• What does Juliet realize about her loyalty?

  It must be to her husband, Romeo
• What psychological tension does Shakespeare create in Romeo and Juliet?

  • Links young love with suicidal impulses
  • Contrasts love with hatred and violence
  • Foreshadows the lovers' eventual deaths
• How does Juliet react when she thinks Romeo is dead?

  She decides she must die too
• What does Juliet believe about Romeo's death?

  That he killed himself
• What does Juliet's love for Romeo compel her to do?

  Choose death over living without him
• Give me my Romeo, and when I shall dieTake him and cut him out in little stars (3.2.)
• So tedious is this dayAs is the night before some festivalTo an impatient child that hath new robesAnd may not wear them. (3.2.)