Act IV‚ Scene II Capulet‚ the Nurse‚ and some servants are preparing the wedding when Juliet returns and begs Capulet’s pardon. He forgives her immediately‚ and he is so happy about Juliet’s obedience that he changes the wedding day to Wednesday. Juliet: I have learnt me to repent the sin of disobedient opposition to you and your behests‚ and am enjoin’d by holy Lawrence to fall prostate here to beg your pardon –She kneels down- Pardon‚ I beseech you! Capulet: Send for the County‚ go tell him
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What happens in Act 3 Scene 1? It is a crucial scene‚ a turning point and it determines the rest of the action. It is a tense and exciting scene for the audience and tragic at the same time. In this scene‚ soon after Romeo and Juliet secret marriage‚ Tybalt kills Mercutio and then Romeo kills Mercutio to take revenge. Then‚ Romeo is banished from Verona. Paragraph1: Why were tension and excitement created? Mercutio is not in a good mood but he is in argumentative mood‚ he seems angry
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The scene that was selected for this modern transformation of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is Act 3‚ Scene 1. This scene was selected because it develops the themes of the role of violence in society‚ the consequences of hate‚ and the consequences of irresponsible or rash actions. The scene was made relevant to readers by changing the scene into a modern context. The modern context is one in which social media is a common commodity. This modern setting was selected because it is one
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Assignment: Reading Journal‚ The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet‚ Acts 3–5 (35 points) Instructions: Respond to each of the questions below using complete sentences. Keep in mind that your instructor will be evaluating both the quality of the content in your responses‚ as well as the quality of your writing that communicates these ideas. Be mindful of the basic principles of spelling‚ grammar‚ and punctuation. Explicit and Implicit Meaning Select three passages that you were able to make sense of because
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Montague asks where Romeo is‚ and Benvolio answers that he was up before dawn‚ wandering in the woods. The Montagues say that Romeo is afflicted with strange sorrows‚ and Benvolio offers to find out what’s wrong with him. Enter Romeo:Seeing Romeo coming‚ Montague and Lady Montague leave Benvolio alone to speak with their son. Benvolio soon discovers that Romeo’s problem is that he loves a woman who doesn’t return his love. Benvolio tries to get Romeo to say who it is he loves‚ but Romeo won’t. Benvolio
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the streets the characters happen to come across a servant who holds an invitation to a party hosted by Lord Capulet. Romeo and his friends decide to attend a party so that Romeo can move on from his previous love‚ Rosaline. The audience is aware of the two lovers‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ who do not know each other’s family history when they first meet. Once Romeo lays eyes on Juliet‚ he immediately falls into love with her unknowing that she is a Capulet‚ his house’s foe‚ beginning his soliloquy of the
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What was love to Romeo? Romeo was upset over a lovely beautiful woman named Rosaline‚ who did not return his love. He quickly forgot her when his eyes looked upon the beautiful young Juliet. Once again‚ Romeo is smitten by another lady in a matter of seconds‚ what kind of love is this? Love was not something Romeo felt in his heart‚ rather‚ it was a strong emotion‚ perhaps lust‚ he saw with his eyes. Romeo was a young man‚ his hormones were raging‚ and his eyes were wondering. He was whining about
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Previously in Romeo in Juliet we discover that they are from two warring families. Juliet is a Capulet and Romeo is a Montague. They meet fall in love and get married without anyone knowing. Juliet’s cousin‚ Tybalt kills Romeos best friend‚ Mercutio. Romeo then kills Tybalt and gets banished. Juliet’s father then tries to force her to marry Paris so she fakes her death. Romeo hears that Juliet is dead and returns to Verona. The audience are drawn to the last scene because of the dramatic irony
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Log #1: Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 film adaptation of Romeo and Juliet offers a new dramatic lense to the Shakespearean tragedy. During the first and second screening of the film‚ the audience is introduced to a setting that greatly contrasts that of the original play and the Franco Zeffirelli 1968 film. The name is kept as Verona‚ but rather than a medieval Italian town‚ it takes place in a large coastal city. This city best represents California in the 1990’s‚ as shown by the gang violence‚ music‚ and
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Act II‚ scene ii of Romeo and Juliet is commonly known as the "balcony scene‚" and although this designation may be inaccurate (Shakespeare’s stage directions call for Juliet to appear at a "window‚" not on a balcony)‚ this scene has been quoted from‚ played‚ and misplayed more than any other in all of the Bard’s works. It is proceeded by some astoundingly beautiful verse in Mercutio’s "Queen Mab" speech of Act I‚ scene iv.‚ and by the individual and joint speeches of Romeo and Juliet at the banquet
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