“To a father growing old nothing is dearer than a daughter” (Euripides). In Act Three, Scene Five of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Lord Capulet, the father of Juliet, learns that Juliet did not want to get married to Paris. In this monologue, he insults Juliet for thinking about turning down the offer and gives reasons on why she should accept the marriage. Lord Capulet uses diction to emphasize how Juliet does not have the power to turn down this proposal. For example, as he is describing Juliet, he exclaims, “And then to have a wretched puling fool, /
In act 1 scene 5 a hall in Capulet's house, I acted as Romeo. In my opinion, my acting company had a great overall performance. The day before our performance, we had a dressed rehearsal and we were told that we needed to fix our blocking and visual delivery and overnight our group got together and worked together. Playing Romeo, I had to play as a young man falling in love with a girl at first sight, for the first time seeing Juliet, Romeo was amazed at how beautiful this young girl was. At the beginning of the scene Romeo spoke to himself about what he thought of Juliet.
This rest of the scene pretty much falls under the fact that it explains the feud. Also introduced in Act I , Romeo’s point of view on what love is to him. I noticed that he was pretty
In scene 2, act 5 Juliet has been waiting for news from her nurse if she will be married to her true love Romeo and grows very impatient while waiting. When her nurse returns, she taunts Juliet not telling her anything Romeo said about the Marriage. Of course Juliet grows very impatient wanting to know right away if she will be a bride. The nurse finally tells her the good news that Juliet will be a bride to Romeo and Juliet runs to go marry her true love. The five significant points i chose were, Juliet growing very impatient with the nurse, the nurse coming back with news, Juliet following the nurse, The nurse telling Juliet she will be a bride,and Juliet going to the church to marry Romeo.
Act 1 Passage Quiz This passage has the structure of a sonnet since it is written in iambic pentameter, has the same rhyming scheme and the correct number of lines. For starter, the passage is written in iambic pentameter, which means that one syllable is unstressed, while the other is stressed. An example of this is in line 4, the word to, is unstressed, while smooth is stressed, and the pattern continues... In addition, the passage includes the correct rhyming pattern of a sonnet.
Ellie Moss West English 8A 19 April 2023 Act 5 Scene 3 Rewrite [Paris is taking flowers to Juliet's grave alone] Paris Juliet, how dare you leave me so soon. We had so many plans together! Oh curse you stars. You took away my true love.
In act 2, scene 2, Juliet assumes an unconventional role and asserts her control over Romeo in order to achieve independence and fulfill her desires. As Juliet discovers Romeo’s presence in the Capulet garden, she does not suppress her curiosity towards him and questions him without hesitation. When she first sees him, she states, “What man art thou that,... / So stumblest on my counsel?”
Juliet says in Act 4 that she is willing to do anything rather than marry Paris. Some options she stated were straight up stabbing herself or taking the potion Friar Laurence gave her. The first option of stabbing herself would not end well as the potion would. I say this because the whole plan was to have Juliet take the potion the night before to “kill” herself and then Romeo come save her and they run off to Mantua. Well if she were to actually kill herself with a knife she would not see Romeo at the end like it was planned out.
Juliet 's apparent death reveals the reactions and true emotions that her parents, The nurse and Paris felt towards her. Act 4 scene 5 starts with a humorous and eager tone but suddenly switches to a more sorrowful and sad tone as soon as the nurse discovers Juliet’s pale dead body. They were shocked and upset because it meant to be juliet 's wedding night. Their attitude and reaction shows us the importance of Juliet in their lives. Their relationships with Juliet in the past have an impact on the way they reacted.
On page 691, line 194 it says, “Tut! I have lost myself; I am not here.” This is not Romeo who said this, he is gone somewhere else. During the play Romeo is upset and sad because he got his heart broken by the girl he loves deeply.
Romeo roamed through the stargazing night with puddles still remaining from yesterday night. He walked through the dark emerald forest looking for his one true lover lent by faith named Juliet. The moon shined through the peephole created by the trees. He glared at the moon wondering where his lover ran off to. Last night Romeo received a letter from the friar which gave a brief description of Juliet's escape plan.
AS ANOTHER YEAR PASSES BY, ANOTHER OF CAPULET’S FAMILY FEASTS DRAWS TO A CLOSE AND SOME BIT OFF MORE THAN THEY COULD CHEW. Capulet’s daughter, Juliet Capulet, had been spotted by an eye witness mingling with Romeo Montague towards the end of the masquerade Sunday evening. It was said that Romeo and Juliet had briefly talked and then exchanging a kiss before Juliet had been swiftly taken away by the Nurse of the house. Many other witnesses we had asked, including the Nurse, come forward and said “Romeo was quite distraught after finding out that Juliet was a Capulet.
He steps towards the blaring lights; purples, greens, and blues. He barely notices the music as he gains his bearings in the unfamiliar ballroom. Of course it is unfamiliar to him, being a Capulet feast. His eyes search for Rosaline, the only thing on his mind. Mercutio shouts something unhearable and makes his way to the table of luxurious wines and liquors.
The Reality of Romeo Romeo a kind, noble sir. Romeo is a character that is more realistic to today's audience. Romeo shows heroism and compassion all through the play. The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, is supposed to be a tragedy it shows how love was won, but by hurt and sadness that was done. Romeo shows his love for Juliet in many special and heroic ways throughout the story.
How does Shakespeare’s Portrayal of Romeo and Juliet’s relationship become so captivating for the audience? Act 2 scene 2 is one of the most important and well known scenes in Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’. In this scene, Romeo and Juliet openly declare their love for each other for the first time in the play, which is done partially in soliloquy and partially in dialogue. The atmosphere that Shakespeare creates in Act 2 Scene ii is one of excitement, expectation and a little fear on the part of the audience. In this scene the audience is aware that Romeo is trespassing not only onto the private property of another family, but also onto one of his mortal enemies’, and if he were to get caught he would immediately be murdered by the Capulet
