Question

name: genesis espina date: 1/21/26 per: m2 the tragedy of romeo & juliet act iii cloze activity directions: using the words in the word bank, complete this cloze summary for act iii. words that are used more than once will appear more than once in the word bank. word bank angry balcony benvolio capulet capulets certain dagger death descending devastated disobedience father foreshadow friar lover mantua mercutio mercy nurse paris plague public ring romeo stabs suicide tybalt verona villain wedding in act iii of william shakespeare’s drama, the tragedy of romeo and juliet, benvolio and mercutio are walking around in a public place. benvolio insists that they retire for the day because the capulets are out. soon enough, mercutio and benvolio encounter tybalt, and they exchange words. romeo enters the scene, and tybalt calls him a villain. romeo tries to convince tybalt that he is not a villain, and that romeo loves tybalt, but a fight breaks out. romeo tries to break up the fight, but under ’s arm, stabs. before he dies, mercutio cries out that there is a plague on both of their houses. enraged, romeo seeks revenge and tybalt. tybalt dies and romeo flees the scene. the prince banishes romeo from verona. the nurse delivers the news to juliet, and she is upset about romeo’s banishment more than she is about her cousin’s death. the nurse goes to see the friar, and juliet gives her a ring to give to romeo. friar lawrence delivers the news about his banishment to romeo, and romeo is. while the friar insists that the prince’s punishment shows mercy, romeo thinks that it is worse than death. romeo grabs a friar and tries to stab himself, but the nurse takes it away. the friar instructs romeo to visit juliet that night, but to leave and go to mantua before the sun rises. meanwhile, paris is pressuring capulet about marrying his daughter. capulet decides the wedding will be on thursday. early next morning, romeo is descending from juliet’s. after they exchange farewells, romeo says that he is certain he will see her again. while saying goodbye, they their deaths. after romeo leaves, lady capulet tells juliet about her upcoming. juliet disagrees and tells her father her wishes. capulet is terribly with his daughter’s disobedience. as the act ends, juliet is on her way to see the for a solution to her problem. if the friar does not have a solution, juliet says she will resort to.

Explanation:

To solve this cloze activity, we analyze the context of each blank and select the appropriate word from the word bank:

Blank 1 (under ____’s arm):

Context: Describes the position during the fight. The correct word is Romeo (as Romeo was trying to break up the fight, and Tybalt stabbed Mercutio under Romeo’s arm).

Blank 2 (__ stabs __):

Context: Tybalt stabs Mercutio. So first blank: Tybalt, second blank: Mercutio.

Blank 3 (Romeo seeks revenge and ____ Tybalt):

Context: Romeo kills Tybalt. The correct word is stabs.

Blank 4 (Romeo is ____):

Context: Romeo’s reaction to banishment. The correct word is devastated.

Blank 5 (Romeo grabs a ____):

Context: Romeo tries to stab himself. The correct word is dagger.

Blank 6 (from Juliet’s ____):

Context: Romeo leaves Juliet’s balcony. The correct word is balcony.

Blank 7 (they ____ their deaths):

Context: Foreshadowing their tragic end. The correct word is foreshadow.

Blank 8 (upcoming ____):

Context: Paris wants to marry Juliet. The correct word is wedding.

Blank 9 (Capulet is terribly ____):

Context: Capulet’s reaction to Juliet’s disobedience. The correct word is angry.

Blank 10 (see the ____ for a solution):

Context: Juliet goes to the Friar. The correct word is Friar.

Blank 11 (resort to ____):

Context: Juliet’s threat if no solution. The correct word is suicide.

Filling in the blanks with these words completes the summary accurately based on Romeo and Juliet Act III.

Final Filled Blanks (Key Answers):

• under $\boldsymbol{\text{Romeo}}$’s arm
• $\boldsymbol{\text{Tybalt}}$ stabs $\boldsymbol{\text{Mercutio}}$
• Romeo seeks revenge and $\boldsymbol{\text{stabs}}$ Tybalt
• Romeo is $\boldsymbol{\text{devastated}}$
• Romeo grabs a $\boldsymbol{\text{dagger}}$
• from Juliet’s $\boldsymbol{\text{balcony}}$
• they $\boldsymbol{\text{foreshadow}}$ their deaths
• upcoming $\boldsymbol{\text{wedding}}$
• Capulet is terribly $\boldsymbol{\text{angry}}$
• see the $\boldsymbol{\text{Friar}}$ for a solution
• resort to $\boldsymbol{\text{suicide}}$

Answer:

To solve this cloze activity, we analyze the context of each blank and select the appropriate word from the word bank:

Blank 1 (under ____’s arm):

Context: Describes the position during the fight. The correct word is Romeo (as Romeo was trying to break up the fight, and Tybalt stabbed Mercutio under Romeo’s arm).

Blank 2 (__ stabs __):

Context: Tybalt stabs Mercutio. So first blank: Tybalt, second blank: Mercutio.

Blank 3 (Romeo seeks revenge and ____ Tybalt):

Context: Romeo kills Tybalt. The correct word is stabs.

Blank 4 (Romeo is ____):

Context: Romeo’s reaction to banishment. The correct word is devastated.

Blank 5 (Romeo grabs a ____):

Context: Romeo tries to stab himself. The correct word is dagger.

Blank 6 (from Juliet’s ____):

Context: Romeo leaves Juliet’s balcony. The correct word is balcony.

Blank 7 (they ____ their deaths):

Context: Foreshadowing their tragic end. The correct word is foreshadow.

Blank 8 (upcoming ____):

Context: Paris wants to marry Juliet. The correct word is wedding.

Blank 9 (Capulet is terribly ____):

Context: Capulet’s reaction to Juliet’s disobedience. The correct word is angry.

Blank 10 (see the ____ for a solution):

Context: Juliet goes to the Friar. The correct word is Friar.

Blank 11 (resort to ____):

Context: Juliet’s threat if no solution. The correct word is suicide.

Filling in the blanks with these words completes the summary accurately based on Romeo and Juliet Act III.

Final Filled Blanks (Key Answers):

• under $\boldsymbol{\text{Romeo}}$’s arm
• $\boldsymbol{\text{Tybalt}}$ stabs $\boldsymbol{\text{Mercutio}}$
• Romeo seeks revenge and $\boldsymbol{\text{stabs}}$ Tybalt
• Romeo is $\boldsymbol{\text{devastated}}$
• Romeo grabs a $\boldsymbol{\text{dagger}}$
• from Juliet’s $\boldsymbol{\text{balcony}}$
• they $\boldsymbol{\text{foreshadow}}$ their deaths
• upcoming $\boldsymbol{\text{wedding}}$
• Capulet is terribly $\boldsymbol{\text{angry}}$
• see the $\boldsymbol{\text{Friar}}$ for a solution
• resort to $\boldsymbol{\text{suicide}}$