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Similarities Between Romeo And Juliet Act 1 Scene 5

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In Act 1, Scene 5, the Capulets were hosting a party. The servants were working their hardest to ensure that the party was running swiftly and set aside some food as well. While, Capulet welcomed the guest, joked around with them, and encouraged them to dance. Basically, Capulet was being a proper host and making sure that all his guests were having a splendid time. When Romeo saw Juliet for the first time, he fell deeply in love with her at first sight. He no longer cared about Rosaline and even claimed that he has never been in love before this moment. He asked a servingman who she was, but the servingman has no clue. Eventually, Juliet’s cousin, Tybalt recognized Romeo’s voice and became really riled up to the extent that he told a servant to get him his rapier. …show more content…

Despite what Lord Capulet said, Tybalt was still enraged and so vowed to make Romeo suffer the consequences later on for his insult. Anyways, Romeo approached Juliet and touched her hand. He said, “If I profane with my unworthiest hand this holy shrine, the gentle sin is this: My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand to smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss.” He is saying that kissing her would be a religious experience. Juliet replied by teasing him for his pickup line. The religious metaphors involved Juliet being a saint and Romeo as a pilgrim who wanted to erase his sin. He tried to get her to kiss him, by saying that only through a kiss can he be released from his burden. She, eventually took the sin from him. During their first kiss, she was

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