| A | B |
|---|
| Act III starts off with a bang - or rather, this character says to Tybalt that it should be a "word and a blow." | Mercutio |
| This is the character who sends a letter of challenge to Romeo; Mercutio says that it is a "challenge on my life" | Tybalt |
| In scene one, this character leaves the scene of the killing and returns, only to be slain himself | Tybalt (a) |
| These characters show up to argue either that Romeo be put to death or that he be excused from the death sentence | Prince Escalus, Lord Montague, Lady Capulet, Benvolio |
| This character reminds romeo that, among other things, Juliet is alive and Tybalt is dead | Friar Laurence |
| This character prevents Romeo from ending his own life | Friar Laurence (a) |
| This character goes along when Lord Montague says he wants to have the wedding as soon as possible | Count Paris |
| This character breaks the news to Juliet that she will be married on Thursday, which is just three days away | Lady Capulet (a) |
| At the end of the act, this character tells Juliet she might as well accept the situation and marry Paris | the nurse |
| "Romeo, the love I bear thee can afford no better terms than this: thou art a villan." | Tybalt (b) |
| "A plague on both your houses." | Mercutio (a) |
| "Tybalt, you ratcatcher, will you walk?" | Mercutio (b) |
| "Where are the beginners of this vile fray?" | Prince Escalus |
| "...thou will come upon the wings of night whiter than new snow on a raven's back | Juliet |
| "Will you speak well of him that killed your cousin?" | the nurse (a) |
| "Hast thou slain Tybalt? Wilt thou slay thyself? And slay they lady..by doing damned hate upontheyself?" | Friar Laurence (b) |
| "Hang thee, young baggage! Disobedient wretch! I tell thee what - get thee to church!!" | Lord Capulet |
| "Is there no pity sitting in the cloudsthat sees into the bottom of my grief" | Juliet (a) |
