Romeo And Juliet Act 2 Scene 5 Summary

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1 Romeo and Juliet a play written by William Shakespeare, the play is empowered by love and motivated by hate. Due to two families the Capulets’ and the Montagues’ who are both in the same social status and yet they detest each other. Where, even the city of Verona is divided because of this long-standing grudge between them. Then, two young people meet share a heart striking kiss; they fall in love. For they did not know they were two unfortunate souls that werenever meant to be together. Juliet Capulet and Romeo Montague fell in love on that evening. Juliet was becoming of age to be married her parents wanted her for the County named Paris. Juliet had one person that she could confide in, her nanny or what the play calls her nurse. …show more content…

In Act 2 Scene 4 Juliet’s nanny helps with her marriage to Romeo. She knows that they are getting ready to be married by Friar Laurence and yet keeps that information safe from her parents. In Act 2 Scene 5 Romeo and Friar Laurence wait on Juliet to get married the Friar cautions against impetuous love, and says “these violent delights have violent ends.” Juliet arrives and the Friar leads them away to be married again foreshadowing the tragic conclusion. On that same day Mercutio Romeo’s best friend runs into Juliet’s cousin Tybalt they draw their swords Tybalt kills Mercutio Romeo then sheds Tybalt’s blood. Prince decides to banish Romeo out of Verona and into Mantua instead of executing him for this crime for he learned that Tybalt was neither innocent for he too had shed Mercutio’s blood. At the same time Juliet’s parents were not aware of Juliet’s shortcomings Lady Capulet had a conversation with Juliet about her planned marriage to Paris on that Thursday Juliet refused, Lady Capulet told her to tell her father. When she did, he threatened to disown her at this point nanny reminded Juliet about Romeos banishment and agreed with Juliet’s parents’ to marry Paris Juliet felt indifferent towards her nanny for she felt betrayed Juliet’s nanny knew that she was already married

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