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Inner Conflict In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

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My performance was of Juliet in act 3 scene 2 of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. This scene was showing the inner conflict of Juliet after she finds out that Tybalt was killed and Romeo was banished for killing him. The inner conflict was in the emotions that Juliet was feeling, she was unsure of which was the greater loss in her life. Among all of this grief, Juliet also manages to feel relief that Tybalt, who was trying to kill Romeo had died and that Romeo was safe. This inner conflict contributes to the play’s overall theme of young love, as in the end, Juliet feels that Romeo being banished brought more pain and sorrow to her than her cousin’s death, because of her “undying” love for him. In this scene, I used a blue ribbon and my hair …show more content…

This is also represented by the gradual disheveling of my hair throughout this scene, as the messy hair is a visual representation of the disorder that is occurring in her mind. The repeated action of clenched fists was used to imply the restrained frustration and anger that Juliet is feeling. The constant tugging of hair also signifies the distress and angst that is applied in this situation. The quote “Like damned guilty deeds to sinners’ minds” is a simile that compares her knowledge of the banishing of Romeo to the conscience of a sinner. It emphasises the uneasiness of Juliet’s thoughts and can be seen as a reference to their forbidden love. This is because it describes the guilt of someone doing wrong which relates to the guilt Juliet had for loving Romeo, as he is a family enemy. The word “damned” connotes the strength of which Juliet feels these conflicting emotions at. The line of “ that one word “banished,”Hath slain ten thousand Tybalts” emphasises the extent to which Juliet’s love for Romeo affects her, as she says that Romeo being sent away is far worse than Tybalt’s death ten thousand

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