Act 3 Scene 5 of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet is full of exciting incidents which are intertwined
to create the interesting plot itself.
The audience have already witnessed many key events in Act 3 Scene 5.
Romeo has already spent his first night with Juliet in her chamber at
the house of Capulet. The audience are shocked with the unexpected
arrivance of Lady Capulet.
"Your lady mother is coming to your chamber"
Here we see the nurse trying to warn Juliet that her mother is about
to walk into her room. This immediately makes Romeo try and escape
from the Capulet house via the famous balcony. Only moments after his
escape, Lady Capulet arrives. She finds Juliet crying and Lady Capulet
is made to think that Juliet is crying out of sympathy towards the
death of her cousin Tybalt, however she is crying over Romeo's
departure. Then Lady Capulet tells Juliet the 'good news' which is
that she is to get married to Paris the following Thursday. This
causes even more distress for Juliet.
Due to the fact that Lady Capulet believes that Juliet is crying over
Tybalt, she informs Juliet that if she wishes, she can have Romeo
assassinated; she says this to try and make Juliet feel better however
this has the total opposite effect on Juliet.
At this point, Juliet refuses to marry Paris, which creates suspense
for the audience, as they do not know what is going to happen next.
Juliet is already beginning to be rejected by her own mother and this
fact makes the audience rather more intrigued.
Not before long, Capulet finds out about the situation and Juliet's
refusal to marry Paris. This is the point where...
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superior appeal and aids it in becoming a timeless piece; the subject
has a positive affect on all age ranges. Whether young or old,
everyone has some element in which to relate to. An older audience
could revel in the aspect of Juliet's 'obscene' behaviour and
defiance, whereas a younger audience could be occupied with the facet
of Romeo and Juliet's devotion to the peculiar behaviour of Capulet.
William Shakespeare deals with jealousy, hate, great passion and
defiance, which is something we can all relate to and appreciate to a
certain degree.
I think this play written by William Shakespeare was fantastically
composed and was written with a certain technique that is impossible
to be achieved by the majority of writers. His skill, dexterity and
aptitude to write was truly proved in "Romeo and Juliet'.
Act 1 scene 3 and Act 3 scene 5 of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet’s impulsive behavior is strongly influenced by their infatuation and the irresponsible encouragements of their adult figures, ultimately resulting in their tragic downfall. Despite only meeting twice, Romeo and Juliet are extremely attracted to each other, and the emotional factor motivates them to get married. They did not consider the consequences of their actions or ask their parents for their approval of the wedding, instead, they choose to get married in secret due to the grudge. The grudge creates a physical barrier between Romeo and Juliet’s communication and interactions, due to their family’s blind hatred towards each other. Despite the possibility of getting killed, Romeo is willing to cross the Capulet’s gates in hopes of catching a glimpse of
When there is a fight in the market place, Capulet rushes to fight for his honor, “my sword I say, old Montague is come...” Capulet denies Paris’ request to marry Juliet “ and too soon marred are those so early made,” acting for his own good because he wants Juliet to produce many offspring to carry on the Capulets bloodline, since she is his only surviving child. When at the ball Capulet demands Tybalt to let Romeo be,” content thee, gentle coz, let him alone,” but this just fuels Tybalts anger towards Romeo, which eventually ends up in Tybalt causing his own death. Capulet believes he is giving his child the best when he announces her engagement to Paris” she shall be married to this noble earl,” and believes Paris will make a good husband for Juliet. When Juliet refuses Capulet thinks it best to threaten her, “I will drag thee,” but this just makes Juliet turn to more drastic measures.
of the Capulet’s orchard. This is a brave thing to do, for, if he had
I would set the play scene as it would have been during the time that
and hate in the play. Romeo and Juliet fall in love at first sight at
to a man of his choice and in doing so, risk everything she has. Up
better of him. He doesn't even know her name and he believes he is in
Act 3 Scene 5 of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet There are several strong cases for Act 3 scene 5 being the pivotal, most important and significant scene in the play. To begin with, it is the last time that Romeo and Juliet are together, alive and well, after this scene Romeo goes to Manchua, and returns only to be near Juliet to die. Until this scene the audience will be convinced that Juliet has a very strong relationship with Nurse, they are obviously a lot closer than Juliet and her mother are, and Juliet relies on Nurse for advice and support. During Art three scene five, the audience's perception of Nurse changes, and Juliet no longer looks to her for support.
Juliet’s arranged marriage with Paris, as well as the ancient feud between Capulets and Montagues, eventually contributed to the deaths of their children. In Act 1 Scene 2, Paris asks Capulet, ‘But now, my lord, what say you to my suit?’ which shows that Capulet and Paris are discussing Juliet’s possible marriage without consulting her, perhaps implying they think she is too nave to decide on her future. They are arranging her marriage for her, which implies that men are very controlling of women’s lives, especially those of their daughters. The scene establishes how Juliet is subject to parental influence, and how she is very constrained since her father can force her to marry whoever he wants. Juliet’s status as a woman leaves her with no power or choice in the decision of whom she should marry.
They kissed. The nurse interrupts with a message that Juliet's mother wishes to speak to her. Romeo asks the nurse who Juliet is and learns that she is a Capulet. The guests begin to leave. Juliet sends her nurse to discover Romeo's name.
This is before Romeo becomes broken-hearted by Rosaline, and is infatuated with Juliet. During the play itself, Act 3 Scene 3 is mostly typical of Romeo's behaviour throughout. Although for some parts Romeo conducts himself in a more mature manner, he mostly acts exactly what he is - a love struck teenager.
The Nurse’s job is take care of Juliet and raise her; however, upon learning that Juliet is romantically involved with their family’s enemy, she doesn’t provide any form of counsel to Juliet.” I must another way, To fetch a ladder by the which your love Must climb a bird 's nest soon when its dark.” (2.5.77-79). The Nurse aides Romeo by telling him a way to Juliet’s room showing her approval of the relationship. She did not provide any form of counsel to Juliet or inform Capulet or Lady Capulet about Juliet’s relationship. Due to the fact that the Nurse does not do her job and doesn’t tell Juliet to end her relationship with Romeo, it caused this ill-fated relationship to continue. To add to the issue, the Nurse later betrays Juliet when Juliet begs her for help. “I think you are happy in this second match, For it excels your first, or, if it did not, Your first is dead, or 'twere as good he were, As living here and you no use of him.” (3.5.226-238). The Nurse goes against her previous actions and expects Juliet to forget about Romeo by dispraising him. Juliet wants to remain faithful to her husband and this betrayal along with Capulet’s ultimatum causes Juliet to act hastily and want to die if she wasn’t with
In Conclusion conflict is experienced through-out this scene, particularly in Capulet’s language from his sarcasm, threats (both physical and verbal) and various insults towards both his daughter and Nurse which makes Juliet suffer from internal conflict. Act 3 Scene 5 reveals how women in the patriarchal society really did get treated, not having much power at all. I think that this scene motivates Juliet’s fate and structures the whole play.
The audience’s first impression of Juliet however, is through her interaction with her mother (Lady Capulet) and the Nurse. From the Nurse’s remarks, the audience learns that Juliet is thirteen and “Come Lammas-eve at night shall [Juliet turn] fourteen” (Act I.3.18-9). As Juliet enters the presence of her mother and the Nurse, Shakespeare portrays Juliet as a very faithful daughter. When summoned by the Nurse, Juliet comes promptly then responds politely to her mother “Madam, I am here, what is your will?” (Act I.3.7). When Juliet refers to her mother as ‘madam” (Act I.3.7), the audience also gets the impression of Juliet being compliant to her elder’s wishes. This can be observed when her mothe...