Romeo and Juliet Act 3 Scene 5

Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet be from both prominent and feuding families who reside in the metropolis of Verona, a real city in northern Italy. As far as the earshot are aware, they are their parents simply murderspring, the nonwithstanding other children in the family are Benvolio and Tybalt, cou criminalitys to Romeo and Juliet complimentsively.As besides children, their parents are natur each(prenominal)y protective of them Juliets r rarityer, especi bothy. Towards the set out of the p degrade, in exercise 1, Scene 2, capital of France compact ons Capulet for permission to link up his young woman. In Elizabethan clock (when the variation was written and performed), it was the job of the generate to institute away the daughter, as if she were a present or his property, rather than her stimulate person.Rather than however give away his daughter to genus genus Paris, a young foging populace, kinsman to the prince, and both(prenominal)one who would be gainn as a ingenuous catch for a husband, he tells him But exit oer what I scram said before, My child is besides a stranger in the world, She hath non interpretn the tilt of fourteen years, allow ii much summers wither in their pride, Ere we whitethorn count her mello adopt to be a bride From this computer address that Capulet is protective of his daughter, and whilst he wants her to marry a fine man (she tells Paris to come defend in two years), he doesnt want her to grow up as well as briskly.It would come along that he has her best interests at datet. In the following exposure, we first see the kinds mingled with Juliet and her nanny-goatmaid and convey. Her mother bes somewhat turn up of touch with her daughter, having to ask the harbour to visualise her ( arrest, wheres my daughter? Call her forth to me) and doesnt seem to be able to talk to her daughter, other than through the guard or in her presence This is the matterNurse, give leave a while, W e must talk in secret cheer, come back everyplace again I reach rememberd me, thous hear our counsel.Thou k directst my daughters of a pretty age.. However, she does calculate to harbour some consid successiontion for her daughters feelings and inclinationes, as she asks her what she hazards of marrying the shockingman, and to start speculateing round tripual union she also incurs her deliverance a minuscule to a greater extent(prenominal) personal by putting in some of her own acquire (that she was a mother at the age her daughter now is) Well, think of marriage now jr. than you, hither in Verona, ladies of esteem, Are do al enouncey mothers by my ount, I was your mother much upon these years Whereas Juliet seems to respect her mother (first referring to her as Madam rather than, mayhap, mum or Mother), she seems to be to a greater extent at ease talking to her admit . It would appear that Juliet and her nurse befuddle always been c recede even to the heyda y of the nurse taking over the traditional mothers job of breastfeeding her child.She postulates a consultation to this in the same scene And she was weand,I neer shall for induce it,Of all the days of the year, upon that day For I had therefore laid wormwood to my dug,When it did taste the wormwood on the nipple Of my dug and felt it bitter, pretty fool around, To see it tetchy and pickpocket out with the dug Above, the nurse talks of breastfeeding Juliet. This is, of course, very unusual in this day and age, but not quite unheard of in Elizabethan metres. The fond fashion in which the nurse remembers this, however, seem to indicate that Juliet and the nurse have a strong relationship.The fact that she was breast-fed by her nurse rather than her biological mother hints that perhaps the nurse was (and is? ) more of a mother to her than noblewoman Capulet. The nurse also seems booster amplifierlier than brothel keeper Capulet by aphorism topics such as Amen, young lady Lady, such a man as all the world why, hes a man of wax and Go, girl, anticipate happy nights to happy days, she seems to be more excited about Pariss proposition than Lady Capulet. dissemble 3, scene 5 in some ways seems a distorted reflection of Act 1, scenes 2 and 3.Capulet has arranged to marry Juliet rancid to Paris, and once again it is Lady Capulet that has the job of telling her. However, the Capulets stances on Juliet regarding marriage have changed. Instead of wanting(p) to protect his daughter from an early marriage, Capulet is now the one trying to iron heel her into it. Likewise, her mother, rather than communicate Juliet for her thoughts on the matter, is telling her what is Going to happen. Juliet has just spend her wedding night with her be dearestd and now husband, Romeo. He has been banished to the city of Mantua for avenging the stumble of his friend Mercutio.The scene starts on quite tense grounds, as Juliet has some been caught with her lover, who is a sworn enemy of her family and gifts execution if found in Verona. only Romeo being in the ho hold is enough to create some tension that Juliet is crying heightens this tension. Juliets mother shows herself to be a little unresponsive by effectively telling her daughter that crying isnt qualifying to bring anyone back, and that it shows her to be a bit stupid on that pointfore, have through some heartbreak shows much of loveBut much of grief shows keep mum some want of wit. Lady Capulet then shows her ignorance of Juliets marriage and feelings for Romeo by telling Juliet not to weep for Tybalts death, but that Romeo lives. Romeo is referred to as the scoundrel several times this adds emphasis to the fact that the Capulets see Romeo as a bad person. Juliet mutters, aside to the sense of hearing, that she believes that Romeo and villain are galore(postnominal) miles asunder. This confirms to the audition that Juliet and her mother have opposing views. Lady Capulet conti nues, calling Romeo a double-dealer murderer and threatens to send someone to Mantua to murder Romeo.The earreach do not want to see Romeo be murdered, now that they rout out see how in love he and Juliet are. Shakespeare then very cleverly crafts a lecture for Juliet that has dual meaning. Indeed, I neer shall be well-to-do With Romeo, till I behold himdead Is my poor heart for a kinsman vexd. Madam, if you could find out but a manTo bear a poison, I would bodily fluid itThat Romeo should, upon put across thereof,Soon sleep in quiet. O, how my heart abhors To hear him buildd, and freighternot come to him.To bet the love I bore my cousin Upon his body that put to deathd him The punctuation at the etymon can be altered to sound divers(prenominal)ly to the reference than Lady Capulet would hear it. It could be read Indeed, I never shall be commodious with Romeo, till I behold him, dead dead is my poor heart for a kinsman vexd,where the kinsman is the slaughtered Tyba lt or Indeed, I never shall be satisfied with Romeo, till I behold him. Dead is my poor hearta kinsman vexd where Romeo isnt dead, just a kinsman (husband) vexed (in distress).She says that if she could find a poison that would let Romeo sleep in quiet, she would temper it. Whereas Lady Capulet would see this as her daughter wanting to poison Romeo and start him, the audience whitethorn take it as her wanting to take Romeos troubles (i. e. their separation) away so that he can sleep peacefully at night. More observant members of the audience may also link this to the death of the play, where Juliet temporarily poisons herself in an effort to solve her and Romeos problems. When Juliet says that her heart abhors to hear him named, and cannot come to him.To wreak the love she bore her cousin upon his body that slaughterd him, her mother takes this as not being able to lay her hands upon him but the audience obviously realises that she means that it hurts her to hear his name and not be able to be with him perhaps even to get sexual gratification out of him. The audiences may well be ball over by these lusts that are well beyond her years remember that she is only 13. The tension at this point would be building, as Juliet is playing a dangerous game by playing with her develops like this.The reference that Juliet wants to wreak her love upon him may also have been quite terrific audiences of the time would not have been so exposed to such instant references to sins of the flesh. When Lady Capulet declares that Juliets get down has arranged a marriage for her in a few days, the audience may feel a quick dropping sensation in their stomachs for they know that Juliet is already married and whence cannot marry Paris and that this means that the secret marriage between Juliet and her Romeo may be discovered.She also once again shows her ignorance of Juliets true feelings by being under the impression that the marriage allow for cheer Juliet up not make h er problems worse. She uses repetition of the word joy here to accent what she presumes Juliet should be feeling. Juliet strikes back by saw Now, by Saint Peters perform and Peter too, He shall not make me there a rejoicing bride. I wonder at this haste that I must wed Ere he, that should be husband, comes to woo.I pray you, tell my lord and father, touchyam, I testament not marry yet and, when I do, I swear, It shall be Romeo, whom you know I hate, Rather than Paris. These are news thusly Juliet swears by Saint Peters church service and Peter too Elizabethan audience wouldfind this blasphemous and shocking. She also throws her mothers term a joyfulbride back at her, and questions her parents wishes by state to the effect of Imwondering about youre wish to marry me off to someone who hasnt even botherationedto court me then downright defies them by saying that I go out not marry yet.In Elizabethan times, daughters were seen as their parents (and especially fathers)prope rty, so it would have been seen within Capulets rights (if, perhaps, a little un medium) to give away his daughter. The last(a) three lines of the chat are broken up strategically with commas, which drag out the speech and make it seem much more powerful and effective than if it was read without these breaks. The whole speech, whilst not quite being disrespectful, is defiant and directly challenges Juliets parents wishes.The audience will feel now as if the tension is overture to a peak, as cabaret absolutely demanded that children abided by their parents wishes, and that even though the marriage cant go ahead, Juliet will be punished for trying to prevent it. When Capulet enters, he appears in a fine mood, but this soon changes when his wife informs him of their daughters wishes. She says that she wishes the fool were married to her grave this is the first sign of the rift created between Juliet (the younger genesis) and her parents (the older generation).Capulet enquires of J uliets motives for not marrying Paris with the following Soft take me with you, take me with you, wife. How will she none? doth she not give us thanks? Is she not gallant? doth she not count her blest,Un meritorious as she is, that we have wrought So worthy a gentleman to be her bridegroom? Here, Capulet shows his apparent passion that Juliet isnt thankful for her fathers system of this marriage saying that she should be proud and count herself as blessed this shows Juliet and her fathers relationship as starting to waver.He also says that Paris is so worthy a gentleman, but that she is unworthy indicating, perhaps, that he gives Paris more credit than his daughter. This shows the audience something about their true relationship and how much he values her. Bear in mind his conversation with Paris in act 1, scene 2 where Capulet was protective of his daughter, and talked of her more like a person whereas now he is giving her away as if she were property. not proud, you have bu t thankful, that you have Proud can I never be of what I hate But thankful even for hate, that is meant love. As we can see, Juliets relationship towards her father is quite different. Even though she cant like that hes arranged a marriage for her, she still view him and is thankful that he has arranged a wedding for her in an flack to cheer her up because it was meant well. This makes Juliet, the child in this scene, seem instantlyvmore likeable to the audience which makes anyone who tries to hurt Juliet seemless likeable. From the following person onwards, this person is Capulet How now, how now, chop-logicWhat is this? Proud, and I thank you, and I thank you not And yet not proud, mistress minion, you,Thank me no thankings, nor, proud me no prouds, But fettle your fine joints gainst Thursday bordering,To go with Paris to Saint Peters Church,Or I will drag thee on a bank vault thither. Out, you green-sickness carrion out, you baggage You tallow-face Capulet now starts verbal ly assaulting his daughter, due to her not wishing to have amarriage to a man she does not know forced upon her.After calling her illogical, hethrows her own words back in her face, mocking her, telling her not to bother thanking him but just to be ready to marry Paris because he will drag her to the church unheeding. He finishes by aggressively imperious her. The way Shakespeare chooses to rapidly change Capulets mood like this makesCapulet appear volatile and dangerous. The audience by this point in the play havealready great(p) to side and empathise with Juliet, so they will oppose anything thatthreatens her. As with Juliets speech, the punctuation drags out the long sentences in this block of dialogue, and makes it more powerful.The speech also starts in the iambic pentameter, which follows the rhythmic beating of your heart, but then goes outslightly towards the end this can be seen to show that Capulet is getting more and more worked up in his determination to control his daughter and starting to lose control. Shakespeare also uses direct address (mistress minion, you) to make the speech seem more direct and focused asyndetic controversying to make his dip of words to throwback at Juliet appear longer poetic word-play to make the speech more interesting fricative alliteration, and violent verbs such as drag to make the speech more powerful.Until this point it seems that there may be a chance for Juliet to brush the wedding aside and perhaps convince her parents to like Romeo however, aft(prenominal) this, there seems to be very little chance of that happening. The tenseness in the audience shifts from the state of Romeo and Juliets marriage to concern for Juliets welfare . After this outburst, Lady Capulet asks her husband if she is mad although she doesnt appear much of a mother, this may suggest that she holds her only daughter in higher regard than her husband does.It seems that perhaps this relationship isnt quite as bad as it previously app eared. However, by trying to calm her husband, she may anger him further this, coupled with the acquaintance that Lady Capulet too thinks that this is perhaps getting a little out of hand, creates yet more tension. Good father, I beseech you on my knees, identify me with patience but to speak a word. She kneels down Juliet now pleads with her father on her knees. The audience really feel the tension now, as it seems that the relationship between Juliet and her father are coming to the point of no return.Kneeling down is also a very dramatic and meaningful gesture -she is putting herself at her fathers mercy. Hang thee, young baggage robustious poor devil I tell thee what get thee to church o Thursday,Or never after formulation me in the faceSpeak not, serve not, do not solve meMy fingers itch. Wife, we scarce thought us blest That God had lent us but this only child But now I see this one is one too much, And that we have a curse in having herOut on her, hilding It is at th is point that Capulet really loses control. At this point the audience may startwondering how far Capulet will go.He makes references to her being killed (hangthee), calls her a disobedient wretch, and directly threatens her warning her never to look him in the face again if she isnt at the church to marry Paris on Thursday. Heends by ordering her to be quiet repetition of imperative commands are used here for emphasis. He also goes as far as saying that he wishes she had never been born a shocking thing for him to say at his child. After Juliet has put herself at her fathers mercy by kneeling at his feet, to be cursed in such a manner is obviously a huge shock to the audience, and the tension is beginning to peak.Tension has been sustained for quite a long period of time now, and the audience will most likely be on the edges of their seats in anticipation for what will happen to Juliet and how this squabble will be resolved. Luckily, at this peak, the nurse decides to join the q uarrel, turnout with Juliet, whom it was mentioned that she was close to earlier. She stands up to her employer on Juliets behalf, and tells him that he is the one in the wrong God in enlightenment bless her You are to blame, my lord, to rate her so. The nurse feels that defending Juliet, who is essentially just a girl she is employed to mind, is worth losing her job, tells us a give out about how strongly the nurse feels about this girl. Capulet then tells the nurse to be quiet, and dismisses her as a gossiper. The nurse changes tactics slightly and becomes more cultured and diplomatic, saying that shespeaks no treason and asks him politely for permission to talk (may not onespeak? ). Capulet, however, is still in a foul mood, so calls her a mumbling fool andtells her to be quiet.Lady Capulet, whilst not being on Juliets side, speaks in her favour as she tellsCapulet that he is being too hot showing that even though her husbands word islaw, she still cares somewhat about her da ughter. There is more relationship-relatedfriction, as now Lady Capulet puts herself in danger of antagonising her husband. Whilst this isnt friction between openhandeds and children, it is still tension that theaudience may feel. Capulet then dives into his most intense, aggressive and fuelled speech or,perhaps more appropriately, outburst of the scene and perhaps even the entireplay. Gods bread it makes me mad Day, night, hour, tide, time, work, play, Alone, in company, still my care hath beenTo have her matchd and having now provided A gentleman of noble parentage,Of fair demesnes, youthful, and nobly traind,Stuffd, as they say, with honourable parts, Proportiond as ones thought would wish a man And then to have a wretched puling fool, A whining mammet, in her fortunes tender,To answer Ill not wed I cannot love, I am too young I pray you, pardon me. But, as you will not wed, Ill pardon youGraze where you will you shall not house with me await tot, think ont, I do not use to j est. Thursday is to the highest degree lay hand on heart, advise An you be mine, Ill give you to my friend And you be not, hang, beg, starve, die inthe streets, For, by my soul, Ill neer acknowledge thee, Nor what is mine shall never do thee goodTrust tot, bethink you Ill not be forsworn. Capulet starts off with an exclamation (Gods bread ) and lists the times hes cared for her asyndetically for impact and to draw them out.The actor could possibly raise his voice list item by list item here to build tension. He goes on to rant about how he has provided her with a gentleman of noble parentage, and other traits so desirable in the Elizabethan era building up Pariss image, acting proud that he has been able to catch this man for his daughter almost holding him in awe, even and then curses his daughter for suggesting that she will not marry him. He refers to Juliet his own daughter as a wretch and a whining mammet.He mocks her by throwing her own words back at her somewhat childi shly as many of the things she hasnt actually said and Capulet has just presumed or exaggerated(such as I cannot love, I am too young etc). This shows that he has little respect at her and is determined to get at her, regardless of what she has actually said. He threatens to throw her out Graze where you will you shall not house with me -he also uses the word graze here in billet of live with, reducing her to the level of cattle and warns her that he is not jest about this by saying I do not use to jest.He then tells her that she is his property (And you be mine), and that he can use her as property as he gives her to his friend. He finalizes the raving speech with his wish that she should die or live a life of misery (hang, beg, starve, die in the streets a syndetic tilt again here, used as if Capulets thoughts are so fuelled that he feels he must rush to spit them out) if she disagrees with him. The audience, who side with Juliet, will by now have a deep disliking of Capulet. Juliet turns to her mother. Is there no ignominy sitting in the clouds,That sees into the bottom of my grief? O, sweet my mother, cast me not away Delay this marriage for a month, a weekOr, if you do not, make the bridal bed In that dim monument where Tybalt lies. Here Juliet wails to the heavens, before begging her mother not to disown her as her father has done. She pleads to her mother to delay the marriage for a short period of time going as far as suggesting that would commit suicide. Ironically, at the end of the play, Juliet and Romeo die together in a tomb belonging to the Capulets. The ceremonial occasion audience knows that she wishes to delay the marriage to give her time to think things over and sort out her marriage to Romeo however, the audience also knows that Lady Capulet doesnt know that this is the case, and that she probably thinks Juliet is being a little childish. However, her mother replies with conference not to me, for Ill not speak a word Do as thou wilt, for I have done with thee. By refusing to talk to her daughter from that moment onwards, Lady Capulet effectively lands the fatal blow to the Capulets previously good stance with the audience.After Capulet tries to protect his daughter from an early, restrictive marriage, and then his wife siding somewhat with his daughter as she tried to gently calm him, their change in the face of the audience is quite remarkable. Romeo and Juliet are the heroes and focus of the play the older generation of the Capulets can now be seen by the audience as the villains. Juliet then turns to her nurse in desperation. Throughout the play so far, the nurse has been unwaveringly loyal to Juliet and has wanted for her only what she thinks is for the best.However, after asking for consolation and for a way to prevent the marriage, the nurse says Faith, here it is. Romeo is banishd and all the world to nothing,That he dares neer come back to challenge you Or, if he do, it needs must be by stealth. T hen, since the case so stands as now it doth, I think it best you married with the county. O, hes a harming gentleman Romeos a dishclout to him an eagle, madam, Hath not so green, so quick, so fair an eye As Paris hath. Beshrew my very heart, I think you are happy in this second match, For t 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. Instead of her expected reply of consolation and a method of preventing the marriage and rejoining with her husband, the nurse reminds Juliet that Romeo has been banished and wont dare come back to see her, at least not without it being in secret. She continues, saying that she believes that in the current light of things, it would be best for Juliet to marry Paris, this man who, although noble, barely knows her, if it all.She compares Romeo to a dishcloth and Paris to an eagle quite offensive and complementary comparisons respectively. Even though the nurse is talking sense, this is not what the audience want to hear at this point. By telling Juliet that she should leave someone that the audience love for someone that her father is forcing her to marry on threats of violence makes her almost as bad has the Capulets. The next few lines of dialogue are where Juliet and the audience finally realise that its the younger generation versus the older generation JULIET Speakest thou from thy heart? Nurse And from my soul too Or else beshrew them both.JULIET Amen Nurse What? JULIET Well, thou hast soothe me marvellous much. Go in and tell my lady I am gone, Having displeased my father, to Laurence cell,To make confession and to be absolved. Nurse Marry, I will and this is wisely done. After checking that the nurse truly means what she says (Speakest thou from thyheart? ), Juliet exclaims Amen What she really means is so be it this is the point where she decides to forsake any bad advice and try and sort things out for herself. The nurse doesnt understand, b ut the audience does this reinforces the inclination that the way the younger generation and udience think is now different from the way the adults think. She still has respect for her father and her religion, because she says Having displeased my father make confession and to be absolved or so it seems. After the nurse exits and Juliet is left alone, she makes one last emotional speech to the audience antediluvian damnation O most wicked fiend Is it more sin to wish me thus forsworn,Or to dispraise my lord with that same tongueWhich she hath praised him with above compareSo many thousand times? Go, counsellorThou and my bosom henceforth shall be twain.Ill to the friar, to know his remedy If all else fail, myself have power to die. Juliet now renounces her combine in god, saying that the nurse and my bosom henceforth shall be twain (split apart). There is another suicide reference at the end of this dialogue. This increases tension back from the level it sunk to after Juliets parents left. Because of the actions and words of the older generation in the Capulet household, Juliet is contemplating suicide. This makes the audience angry with the adults. After this scene, Juliet goes to see the only adult left that she trusts friar Lawrence.He gives her a draft of sleeping potion, planning to histrion her death so that she can escape and be alone with her Romeo, at least until things get straightened out. Unfortunately, Romeo doesnt receive Lawrences message explaining the situation to him, and thinks that Juliet is indeed dead. In his mad grief, he rushes to the Capulet family tomb to take one last look at his late wife, and meets Paris there. After a struggle, Paris is killed, and Romeo poisons himself. Juliet awakes soon after, and after dismissing the Friar who comes to offer someform of consolation, gives her Romeo one last kiss, and stabs herself with his dagger.Afterwards, Capulet, Montague, Friar Lawrence and the prince meet outside, and the friar r eveals the story to all parties. Only at the end, after their offspring are dead, do they realise their errors. Act 3 scene 5 affects the rest of the play quite dramatically. If marriage wasnt aboutto be forced upon Juliet, she wouldnt have needed to take quite such drastic steps to reunite herself with her secret husband, and the deaths of Romeo, Paris and Juliet could all have been avoided.All that Capulet needed to do was to ask his daughter of her opinion before arranging her to be married, or for Lady Capulet to respectJuliets wishes to delay the marriage for a month so that she could get thingsstraightened out. In the end, the feuding families of Montague and Capulet finally settle their differences, at a price as prince states at the end of act 5, For never was a story of more woeThan this of Juliet and her Romeo. To put the play into context, readers must understand some things about Elizabethansociety.Elizabethan society was what is known as a patriarchal society that is , a societygoverned by men. Women had very little individual power or influence, and fatherswere seen as the head of the household and were to be obeyed. Daughters wereregarded as possessions of their fathers something that could be inclined away to acandidate that the father decrees as suitable. This would have made Juliets arguing with her father very unorthodox and shocking woman, arguing with her father , the man who possess her . Children wereexpected to obey adults at all time their word was law.Adults and children didnthave the sorts of friendly, easygoing relationships that they we know today childrenwere to obey and not have strong opinions or an membranous amount of free will bothof which Juliet possesses. Religion was also a hulky part of Elizabethan society. Marriage was seen as a holyevent and was also a big family event. For Juliet to have had a rushed wedding withvery few commonwealth (and no family members) present would have been very unusual tothe Elizabet han audience. The idea of suicide would also have been much more shocking to an audience in theElizabethan era.Whereas nowadays suicide is seen as taking your own life,Elizabethans had the added shock of a woman going against gods will. Towards the beginning of the scene, Juliet expresses quite explicitly that she wouldlike to wreak her love upon Romeos body. In these times, people are quitesaturated with references to sex and love in the media, but at the time Shakespearewrote this play, the topic was considered taboo. Audiences would have beenshocked at Juliets seemingly unquenchable lust. However, the scene isnt quiteenough to repulse the audiences it is just enough to get them excited and feel asense of risk.I think that Shakespeare was successful in creating tension with his presentation of relationships in act 3 scene 5 of Romeo and Juliet. There is already some tension inthe play, which is make upon when Lady Capulet narrowly misses catching Romeo inher daughters room, and Juliet dangerously plays with her word to give it dualmeanings. The relationship heightens yet more when Juliet defies her parents bystating that she will not marry the man her father has chosen for her, and reaches apeak as her father starts hurling horror and threats at her.