Table of Contents
- 1 What is the punishment if anyone fights in the city streets again?
- 2 What is the punishment for fighting in Romeo and Juliet?
- 3 What does Prince Escalus say is the penalty for starting another fight in Verona?
- 4 What disturbed the peace of Verona?
- 5 Does Friar Laurence get punished?
- 6 What will be the penalty for Capulet and Montague?
- 7 What is the prince’s punishment?
- 8 Why does Benvolio break up the fight?
What is the punishment if anyone fights in the city streets again?
He addresses Lords Capulet and Montague directly, blaming them for the three fights that have broken out recently. He tells them both, “If ever you disturb our streets again, / Your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace” (1.1. 98–99). This means that anyone caught fighting will be subject to the death penalty.
What is the punishment for fighting in Romeo and Juliet?
ROMEO & Juliet Act 1 Scene 1 & 2
Question | Answer |
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What punishment does the Prince say he will give if the families fight again? | death penalty |
Why is Lord Montague worried about Romeo? | he is very depressed |
What does Romeo say is the cause of his bad mood? | unrequited love |
Who is Romeo in love with at the start of the play? | Rosaline |
What penalty will Prince Escalus give for fighting in the city?
Short Answer: Prince Escalus warns that anyone who fights in the Capulet/Montague feud again will be put to death. Shakespeare opens his play with violent action, foreshadowing the violent love to come.
What does Prince Escalus say is the penalty for starting another fight in Verona?
Prince Escalus, the city’s peacekeeper, calls a stop to the brawl and says that anyone else who fights in the street will be punished with death. Benvolio then talks with his cousin Romeo.
What disturbed the peace of Verona?
Answer: The frequent brawls between the two chief families of Montague and Capulet disturbed the peace of Verona.
Which of the following is a reason for the fight on the streets of Verona?
What really causes the fight is the fact that the Montagues and Capulets hate each other. They hate each other so much that even their servants hate one another. It is these servants who are the immediate cause of the fight. Sampson and Gregory (Capulet servants) are walking along when some Montague servant come out.
Does Friar Laurence get punished?
Friar Laurence should be called in by his religious superiors and punished, for he has committed several infractions. The Nurse and the Friar are the only two in the play who know about the secret marriage and the plans to avoid Juliet’s marriage with Paris.
What will be the penalty for Capulet and Montague?
Prince Escalus arrives and commands that the fighting stop, on penalty of torture. The Capulets and Montagues throw down their weapons. The Prince declares the violence between the two families has gone on for too long and proclaims a death sentence upon anyone who disturbs the civil peace again.
What does Prince Escalus say about the fighting?
What did Prince Escalus say? The Prince says that anyone fighting in public again will be subject to the death penalty. His exact words are: If ever you disturb our streets again, Your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace.
What is the prince’s punishment?
The Romeo and Juliet Challenge
Question | Answer |
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What is the Prince’s punishment for Romeo, and what are the reasons he gives for this?quote20 | Romeo is banished. He does it because Tybalt was killed for Mercutio’s death but someone must pay for Mercutio too.20 |
Why does Benvolio break up the fight?
A verbal confrontation quickly escalates into a fight. Benvolio, a kinsman to Montague, enters and draws his sword in an attempt to stop the confrontation. Benvolio explains that he is merely trying to keep the peace, but Tybalt professes a hatred for peace as strong as his hatred for Montagues, and attacks.