'Romeo and Juliet': honour, violence and masculinity in Act 5, Scene 3 | English

Starter quiz

'Qualities or attributes regarded as characteristic of men or boys' is the definition of which word beginning with 'm'?

'masculinity' ✓
'A quality that combines respect, being proud, and honesty' is the definition of which word beginning with 'h'?

'honour' ✓
In Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet', who does Lord Capulet arrange for Juliet to marry?

Lord Montague

Benvolio

Count Paris ✓

Prince Escalus
Throughout 'Romeo and Juliet', the Capulets and Montagues are ...

engaged in a feud ✓

friendly neighbours

from opposite social circles
'Bringing shame or disgrace on someone or something' is the definition of which of the following?

dishonourable ✓

disobedient

distant

disown
'Showing a readiness to give more of something, especially money, than is necessary or expected' is the definition of which word beginning with 'g'?

'generous' ✓

Starting with the first, put the events of Act 5, Scene 3 of Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet' in chronological order.

1

⇔

Romeo and Paris meet outside of Juliet’s tomb. They fight and Paris is killed.

2

⇔

Romeo enters Juliet's tomb and kills himself.

3

⇔

Juliet, seeing Romeo dead, kills herself.

4

⇔

Romeo and Juliet's bodies are discovered.

5

⇔

The truth about Romeo and Juliet's relationship is revealed by Friar Lawrence.

6

⇔

The feud between the Montagues and Capulets comes to an end.
'Polite, respectful, or considerate in manner' is the definition of which word beginning with 'c'?

'civil' ✓
In Act 5, Scene 3 of Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet', Lord Montague offers to dress Juliet's commemorative statue in which of the following?

jewels

silver

gold ✓
'The fact of something ending or stopping' is the definition of which of the following?

resumption

continuation

cessation ✓

renewal
'A legal concept in Elizabethan England where a wife was entitled to receive property or income after her husband’s death' is the definition of which word beginning with 'j'?

'jointure' ✓
Complete the quotation from Act 5, Scene 3 of Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet': “I beseech thee, youth, / Put not another ______ upon my head”.

'sin' ✓

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Potentially, Paris’ defense of Juliet’s honour may show that men’s honour was affected by the women in their life.
Arguably, both Paris and Romeo show a reluctance to engage in violence.
Through their reluctance, perhaps Shakespeare is criticising societal expectations on men.
Throughout ‘Romeo and Juliet’, it’s been suggested that male honour comes from defending it through violence.
However, at the end of the play, Lord Capulet and Lord Montague’s actions suggest that honour now comes from civility.

That the male characters in Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet' are always keen to fight.

In Act 5, Scene 3, Romeo and Paris both seem reluctant to fight.

Cessation - the fact of something ending or stopping
Dishonourable - bringing shame or disgrace on someone or something
Civil - polite, respectful, or considerate in manner
Generous - showing a readiness to give more of something, especially money, than is necessary or expected