Romeo and Juliet, Act 3, Scene 1

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Across
  1. 2. Mercutio’s final joke shows his wit even in death — he says he will be a “_____ man,” a pun meaning both “solemn” and “dead.”
  2. 4. Name of a joke using two different meanings that Mercutio uses often
  3. 5. Romeo says, “O, I am fortune’s ____!”
  4. 6. The man who kills Mercutio
  5. 9. Romeo’s punishment for killing Tybalt
  6. 11. Tybalt is Juliet’s ______
  7. 12. Romeo says that love has made him “_____”
  8. 14. Mercutio blames Romeo for coming between him and Tybalt, saying he was hurt under his “_____”
  9. 15. The man who tries to stop the fight between Tybalt and Mercutio
  10. 16. Mercutio calls Tybalt the "King of _____"
Down
  1. 1. Mercutio mocks Romeo’s refusal to fight, describing it as “____ submission,” showing his disgust at what he sees as cowardice.
  2. 3. Tybalt calls Romeo this insulting name before the fight
  3. 4. Benvolio is known for trying to keep the _____
  4. 7. The Prince’s relative who dies in this scene
  5. 8. The Prince declares that anyone who sheds blood again will pay with their own ____
  6. 10. The Prince’s final decision is to send Romeo away to this city
  7. 13. Mercutio curses both the Montagues and the Capulets: “A plague o’ both your _____!”