Literary Focus

The questions below refer to the selection “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Act III.”



Which of the following events serves as a complication to the main conflict of Romeo and Juliet?

Choose one answer.

AJuliet receives news of Romeo and Tybalt from the Nurse.

BLord Capulet arranges for his daughter to marry Paris.

CFriar Laurence tells Romeo to leave for Mantua by the next morning.

DAt first, Romeo refuses to fight with Tybalt.