Act III scene v
Scene v - Things to keep in mind:
· The scene switches suddenly, and Romeo is in Juliet’s room the morning after they have consummated their marriage together
-It is just before dawn, and Romeo needs to slip away before he is caught in Verona and sentenced to death
· Romeo and Juliet have some playful banter about whether it is truly morning, or just a nightingale singing/a meteor lighting up the skies
· Forshadowing yet again: Lines: 54-57
-When Romeo climbs down from the window he promises he will see Juliet again, but she responds he looks pale, as one dead in the bottom of a tomb
-Romeo responds she looks the same way, and it’s only because of their sadness at parting, but the audience knows the foreshadow for what it is
-One thing to note, this is the last moment in the play they see each alive
· Here we see Juliet’s wit and maturity, as she convices her mom she hates Romeo and wants him dead for killing Tybalt, while actually acknowledging her love for Romeo subtly
· What is Lord Capulet’s reaction when he learns that Juliet refuses to marry Paris?
-He threatens to disown her
· What does Lady Capulet do when Juliet begs her for help?
-She does nothing!
-This again shows the futility of being a woman in this time, and the lack of power they had in relation to men
· What is the Nurse’s interpretation and solution to Juliet’s new troubles?
-She tells Juliet to marry Paris, because Romeo is as good as dead anyway
-This is a bit of a surprise, because we generally see the Nurse as being on Juliet’s side, although the Nurse is only doing what she thinks is best for Juliet
-Juliet decides to stop taking advice from her Nurse, and listen to her heart and head instead
§ This again shows Juliet’s maturity in the play. Having a nurse is mark of childhood, by rejecting her Nurse in favour of her loyalty to her husband, Juliet is taking another step away from girlhood into womanhood
· What is Juliet’s final idea or potential solution when she leaves to visit Friar Lawrence?
-She can take her own life, yet again. Suicide seems to constantly come up during this play, and could be considered as large of a theme as love
· The scene switches suddenly, and Romeo is in Juliet’s room the morning after they have consummated their marriage together
-It is just before dawn, and Romeo needs to slip away before he is caught in Verona and sentenced to death
· Romeo and Juliet have some playful banter about whether it is truly morning, or just a nightingale singing/a meteor lighting up the skies
· Forshadowing yet again: Lines: 54-57
-When Romeo climbs down from the window he promises he will see Juliet again, but she responds he looks pale, as one dead in the bottom of a tomb
-Romeo responds she looks the same way, and it’s only because of their sadness at parting, but the audience knows the foreshadow for what it is
-One thing to note, this is the last moment in the play they see each alive
· Here we see Juliet’s wit and maturity, as she convices her mom she hates Romeo and wants him dead for killing Tybalt, while actually acknowledging her love for Romeo subtly
· What is Lord Capulet’s reaction when he learns that Juliet refuses to marry Paris?
-He threatens to disown her
· What does Lady Capulet do when Juliet begs her for help?
-She does nothing!
-This again shows the futility of being a woman in this time, and the lack of power they had in relation to men
· What is the Nurse’s interpretation and solution to Juliet’s new troubles?
-She tells Juliet to marry Paris, because Romeo is as good as dead anyway
-This is a bit of a surprise, because we generally see the Nurse as being on Juliet’s side, although the Nurse is only doing what she thinks is best for Juliet
-Juliet decides to stop taking advice from her Nurse, and listen to her heart and head instead
§ This again shows Juliet’s maturity in the play. Having a nurse is mark of childhood, by rejecting her Nurse in favour of her loyalty to her husband, Juliet is taking another step away from girlhood into womanhood
· What is Juliet’s final idea or potential solution when she leaves to visit Friar Lawrence?
-She can take her own life, yet again. Suicide seems to constantly come up during this play, and could be considered as large of a theme as love