Romeo And Juliet Mask Vs Identity

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Another scene where we can see the theme of mask vs true identity is in Act 3 Scene 5 when Romeo and Juliet spend their last night together before Romeo has to leave for Mantua. That same morning, Lady Capulet enters Juliet's room and notices that she has been crying all night and assumes it is by virtue of her dearest cousin Tybalt’s death. She says “ Evermore weeping for your cousin’s death? “ and Juliet responds by saying “ Yet let me weep for such a feeling loss.” In this scene, there are many lines which entail Juliet’s grief and sadness. Juliet masks the true cause of her sorrow by implying that she is crying over Tybalt’s death and is clearly shown by Lady Capulet who cannot see through Juliet’s visor of mourning over for not Tybalt

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