Act 3 Scenes 3-5 : Ignorance is Woe

PROMPT C

Romeo--why don't you escape Verona with Juliet?

Lord Capulet--why is it so important to you that Juliet be married to Paris and why are you angry at Juliet for not wanting to?

Lady Capulet--why didn't you defend your daughter from your husband's unreasonable demands of your daughter?

Paris--what is the purpose of getting married for you?

Juliet--why do you believe suicide is the best answer to failure?

PROMPT D

Scene 3.3--Friar Lawrence says, "Thy wit, that ornament to shape and love, Misshapen in the conduct of them both, Like powder in a skilless soldier's flask Is set afire by thine own ignorance, And thou dismembered with thine own defence." This line really shows how Romeo's way of thinking is stupid and self-destructive. He is mishandling the situation and just makes it worse. Also, he refuses to look beyond the banishment to see what is to come and simply move on. Friar Lawrence compares Romeo's behavior to that of a soldier who hurts himself by misusing a gun because they are both acting quite ignorantly.