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Romeo and Juliet is set in Verona, Italy, where there is an ongoing feud between the Montague and Capulet families. The play opens with servants from both houses engaged in a street brawl that eventually draws in the family patriarchs and the city officials, including Prince Escalus. The Prince ends the conflict by issuing a decree that ...
Juliet. Three words, dear Romeo, and good night indeed. If that thy bent of love be honourable, Thy purpose marriage, send me word to-morrow, (150) By one that I'll procure to come to thee, Where and what time thou wilt perform the rite; And all my fortunes at thy foot I'll lay.
Overview of Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet is a five-act tragedy written by William Shakespeare in 1597. Set in Renaissance Italy, it takes place in a city called Verona and its eponymous protagonist, Romeo and Juliet, are two teenagers who belong to two rival families. The play begins with a street fight between the servants of the two ...
Romeo and the Nurse bid the Friar farewell and head toward the house of Capulet. Act 3, Scene 4. In this brief scene, Capulet, his Lady, and Paris discuss Juliet's great distress over the death of her kinsman, Tybalt. Capulet decides that the best remedy for her grief is to wed Paris the following Thursday. Act 3, Scene 5.
Sep 2, 2021 · SUMMARY – I ROMEO’S SPEECH. Romeo stands alone and happily praises Juliet's beauty. His words seem to come from someone who has not seen anybody so beautiful and lovely as Juliet. It is night and the room is lit with lights (torches). Romeo exclaims that Juliet is brighter than the blaze of the lights (torches).
Summary: Act 4, scenes 4–5. Early the next morning, the Capulet house is aflutter with preparations for the wedding. Capulet sends the Nurse to go wake Juliet. She finds Juliet dead and begins to wail, soon joined by both Lady Capulet and Capulet. Paris arrives with Friar Lawrence and a group of musicians for the wedding.
Analysis. Act 2 is more focused than Act 1, in that it mostly serves to establish the marriage which will become the root of the play's dramatic conflict. However, within the the streamlined plot, Shakespeare explores the complications of love. The theme of love is central to Act 2 of Romeo and Juliet.