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Comparing Act 3 Scene 5 Of William Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

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Sorry for interrupting this program – there is breaking news! A crime scene has been discovered in an alleyway of Verona. Two people were found dead at the scene, but evidence shows one of them died… twice, and the other has no visible wounds. Who is to blame for this murder? No one didn’t really know whom to blame for the murder at first, but evidence shows that Juliet is to blame for the deaths of the Star-Crossed Lovers. Romeo was bummed that Rosaline broke up with him, and doesn’t want to think about anything else, but getting back with Rosaline. Benvolio saw a poster about a party at the Capulet’s, and he wanted Romeo to find other women, but Romeo had other thoughts. He thought he can get back with Rosaline, and end haply ever after, but that all changed when he saw her. At the Capulet’s, Romeo saw the most beautiful woman and said, “O, she doth teach …show more content…

Juliet entered the balcony and said, “If thou dust love, pronounce it faithfully, or if thou think’st I am too quickly won, I’ll frow and be preserved and say thee nay” (II.ii.94-96). Juliet thought Romeo thinks that her heart is too easily won, and then she’ll play hard to get. Romeo startles Juliet at the balcony, and they planned to exchange vows tomorrow at noon. Friar Laurence agreed to marrying Romeo and Juliet in secret that the families don’t know, but also thought this could end the family feud between the two families. Tybalt kills Mercutio, and Mercutio had put a plague on the two houses. While Juliet was waiting for Romeo with no clue in the world she said, “Give me my Romeo: and when he shall die, take him and cut him out in little stars” (III.ii.21-22). Soon after she said that quote, Romeo had killed her cousin Tybalt in revenge for Mercutio. Prince Escalus had banished Romeo from Verona for killing Tybalt. Juliet was very upset that Tybalt is dead, but she was even more shaken that Romeo is

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Now Tybalt, take the villain back again That late thou gavest me; for Mercutio’s soul Is but a little way above our heads, Staying for thine to keep him company. Either thou, or I, or both, must go with him.” Romeo is ready to kill Tybalt and let his rage guide his actions. Romeo acts rashly again and doesn't over think anything that can possibly happen because he let his rage take over him. This impetuous act affects Romeo because in the upcoming scenes Romeo is banished from Verona and has to live in Mantua which puts Romeo as well as Juliet in a tight situation with not many possible

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Subsequently, Tybalt again influenced their deaths by killing Mercutio. After marrying Juliet, Romeo goes to the town square and causes a fight between Tybalt and Mercutio. Tybalt accidentally kills Mercutio, and Romeo kills Tybalt. This caused Romeo and Juliet’s deaths, because Romeo cannot kill Tybalt because of his social status, when he does kill him, Romeo is to be banished or executed. He chooses to get banished, and inadvertently made Juliet drink the potion, which caused her and Romeo’s

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“Now, Tybalt, take the “villain” back again that thou gavest me; for Mercutio’s soul is but a little way above our heads, staying for thine to keep him company. Either thou or I, or both, must go with him.” Romeo is angry that Tybalt killed Mercutio, so he makes the decision to fight Tybalt until one of them is dead. Romeo and Juliet are both very impulsive. Romeo doesn’t think of the consequences that will come for him after the fight, so it ends with Tybalt dead and Romeo banished.

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This causes Tybalt to accept the challenge, who kills Mercutio during the duel. This causing Romeo to seek revenge, so he kills Tybalt. This causes the Prince to banish Romeo from Verona for life. That causes the Friar to give her a sleeping potion to make her look dead, hoping that she can be snuck out of town to Mantua, where Romeo now lives. As we all know, this plan doesn’t work, as Romeo doesn’t get the news, so he kills himself before Juliet awakes.

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