Examples Of Banishment In Romeo And Juliet

In Romeo and Juliet Act 3 scene 3, Romeo is taking shelter in Friar Lawrence’s church where he learns of the Prince’s decision to banish him from Verona. We chose to adapt this scene because it is the turning point of the play. It is one of the more dramatic scenes, and it gives the audience insight into how Romeo is crudely reacting to his banishment for the crime of killing Tybalt. We demonstrated this in our adaptation because we made his thought process very quick, and rash, to show his immaturity when reacting to this news. This scene reveals Romeo’s immaturity when he states, “Ha, banishment? Be merciful, say ‘death,’... \ much more than death. Do not say ‘banishment'” (3.3.13-15). Here, Romeo is comparing banishment and death and immaturely believes that death would be a more merciful sentence than banishment.

He further demonstrates his immaturity when he is more upset at causing Juliet to worry about him and mourn her cousin’s death instead of feeling the guilt of taking another’s life. This immaturity is what drives his impulsive reaction to hearing about Juliet’s feelings when he decides to attempt to stab himself. Romeo asks before drawing his dagger, “O, tell me, friar, tell me, \ In what vile part of this anatomy \ Doth my name lodge? Tell me, that I may sack \ The hateful mansion” (3.3.114-117). Here, Romeo is asking the friar where he should stab himself because he finds himself responsible for causing Juliet sorrow. This shows his impulsiveness because almost immediately he tried to follow through with one of his immature thoughts without taking a moment to think about the best course of action. In our adaptation, we also do our best to exemplify this character flaw as one of our clips shows Raphael, our version of Romeo, trying to stab himself almost immediately after the nurse informs him of Juliet’s emotional