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Comparing Act 1 Scene 5 Of William Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

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Romeo and Juliet´s love was cursed from the beginning. Both lovers struggled with their timing in this play and could never seem to get it right. There was even times if they were just one minute later they could have survived. The main moments where the clock did not work in their favor was during the Capulet grave scene, Romeo and Tybalt fight and Juliet's planned marriage to Paris. Juliet's cousin Tybalt was a hothead and was never afraid to pull out his sword and fight till the death. The feud between the Capulets and the Montagues was a never ending, and the prince of Verona have had enough of the family feud fighting. He declared that any fighting in the street would result in the extreme penalty, death. However, Tybalt did not care …show more content…

Juliet's parents find that the best solution for her sadness is to be the bride of Paris on that Thursday. ¨ O' Thursday, tell her,She shall be married to this noble earl¨-Lord Capulet. Juliet refuses to marry Paris which causes her father too become furious and he even goes too the most extreme and says to her that if she does not marry this man she will basicly be forgotten as a Capulet.¨ I tell thee what: get thee to church o' Thursday, Or never after look me in the face¨-Lord Capulet. Juliet is so devastated she rushes to Friar Lawrence claiming to kill herself unless there is a way she does not have to be married to Paris. Friar Lawrence comes up with a plan to save Juliet's life and her true love. Friar Lawrence gives her a vail of a secret potion to make her fall into a death like sleep.¨ Take thou this vial, being then in bed, /And this distillèd liquor drink thou off,/When presently through all thy veins shall run/ A cold and drowsy humor, for no pulse/Shall keep his native progress, but surcease/ No warmth, no breath shall testify thou livest/The roses in thy lips and cheeks shall fade /To paly ashes, thy eyes' windows

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