Question

act 3 scene 1
everything seems to be going really well, this is still the rising action of the story (think back to the plot structure of a tragedy activity). romeo and ju their wedding night, when romeo meets up with tybalt and mercutio, as well as a smattering of other characters. the action in the play just reached that will change the course of our \star - crossed lovers\.
in the following activity, you will answer questions that check and reinforce your understanding of act 3 scene 1.
please choose the most correct answer for each question.
value: 2
why is romeo being friendly to tybalt? choose all that apply
mark all correct answers
□ a. romeo is too excited to speak to mercutio and brushes tybalt off.
□ b. romeo has married into tybalts family, so he sees tybalt as family.
□ c. romeo no longer wants to fight.
□ d. romeo knows tybalt will be insulted by his friendly attitude.

Explanation:

In Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Romeo marries Juliet who is Tybalt's cousin. So he now considers Tybalt as family and also has a change of heart and no longer wants to fight. Option a is incorrect as he is being friendly to Tybalt, not brushing him off. Option d is incorrect as his friendliness is sincere, not a way to insult Tybalt.

Answer:

B. Romeo has married into Tybalt's family, so he sees Tybalt as family
C. Romeo no longer wants to fight