Romeo And Juliet
...the morning, Romeo has to leave Verona, as he has been banished by the Prince for killing Tybalt, a Capulet. Unfortunately, as Romeo leaves Juliet, Juliet receives bad news that she is to marry Paris. For her, this is an impossible task, as she is already married to Romeo, yet none of her family members are aware of this. She asks her mother and the nurse for some advice but they do not seem to understand, which then leads Juliet to get some help from Friar Lawrence, or commit suicide. “If all else fail, myself have power to die.” The fact that she is contemplating suicide at such a young age and the fact she has to separate from her love, despite being newly married, makes the audience sympathise with her character.
After Romeo has spent the night with Juliet, Juliet does not want him to leave and begs him to stay with her. “Wilt thou be gone? It is not yet near day.” Shakespeare uses imagery of birds and animals to show the sadness she feels: “It was the nightingale and not the lark”. Furthermore, Shakespeare creates a gloomy mood when he describes the dawn by using personification: “Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain tops. I must be gone and live, or stay and die.” The use of language devices emphasises Juliet’s feelings of unhappiness as she wants Romeo to spend some more time with her. The fact she is linked to birds shows she is innocent and pure and does not deserve this unhappy situation. It is ironic that she talks about birds, because birds can fly and be free, yet she is trapped in a helpless situation; this makes the audience feel sorry for her.
As Romeo insists on leaving Verona, Juliet tries to stop him because she does not know when she will see him again. “It is some meteor that the sun exhales/ To be to thee this night a torchbearer/ And light thee on the way to Mantua./ Therefore stay yet. /Thou need`st not to be gone.” However, when...
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