5 Quote Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet: Act 5 Scene 3
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Breakdown of Romeo and Juliet Act 5 Scene 3
Nutshell Summary:
- At night, Paris arrives at the Capulet tomb to lay flowers for Juliet.
- Romeo arrives; Paris challenges him; Romeo reluctantly fights; Paris dies.
- Romeo reunites with sleeping Juliet, drinks potion, and dies.
- Friar Laurence arrives just as Juliet wakes up.
- Juliet sees Romeo dead and stabs herself.
- The Prince, Montague, and the Capulets arrive and peace is established, the wasteland healed.
- Montague announces that the sacrificial heroes will be immortalized in a statue. Apotheosis: Hero transcends human limitations; from death, hero is reborn as god.
Themes Discussed:
(For more detailed discussion of THEME in Romeo and Juliet see https://dai.ly/x80qt0r)
- T5 Sacred marriage (irony); troubadour idea of authentic vs inauthentic love
- T1 Wasteland: hero sacrifice; apotheosis — Hero transcends human limitations, from death, he/she is reborn as god.
- T9 Revenge, the furies abandoned at last!
- T10 In-group / out-group
- T5 Sacred marriage (irony); troubadour idea of authentic vs inauthentic love
- T11 Fate, both cosmic and fate of personality
- T8 Dual nature of reality
Characters Discussed:
(For more detailed discussion of CHARACTER in Romeo and Juliet see https://dai.ly/x80pud8)
-C7 Paris: Unworthy hero; narcissist, in love with own feelings = counterpart of Romeo?
- C1 Romeo: worthy hero, leads with love, above in-group / out-group thinking
- C1 Romeo: adolescent, rich boy jaded beyond his years, in love with his feelings of oppression (like Paris)
- C5 Friar Laurence: failed hero, meddling fool, redeemed?
This video on Shakespeare’s LANGUAGE might also help: https://dai.ly/x80qtdh
All commentary in this series is designed to help students:
— Prepare for GCSE, A-Level, IB, and AP evaluation
— Prepare for general high school and college quizzes, exams, and essays
— Generate ideas for analysis essays
— Participate knowledgeably in class discussions
https://www.patreon.com/literature_walkthrough
Breakdown of Romeo and Juliet Act 5 Scene 3
Nutshell Summary:
- At night, Paris arrives at the Capulet tomb to lay flowers for Juliet.
- Romeo arrives; Paris challenges him; Romeo reluctantly fights; Paris dies.
- Romeo reunites with sleeping Juliet, drinks potion, and dies.
- Friar Laurence arrives just as Juliet wakes up.
- Juliet sees Romeo dead and stabs herself.
- The Prince, Montague, and the Capulets arrive and peace is established, the wasteland healed.
- Montague announces that the sacrificial heroes will be immortalized in a statue. Apotheosis: Hero transcends human limitations; from death, hero is reborn as god.
Themes Discussed:
(For more detailed discussion of THEME in Romeo and Juliet see https://dai.ly/x80qt0r)
- T5 Sacred marriage (irony); troubadour idea of authentic vs inauthentic love
- T1 Wasteland: hero sacrifice; apotheosis — Hero transcends human limitations, from death, he/she is reborn as god.
- T9 Revenge, the furies abandoned at last!
- T10 In-group / out-group
- T5 Sacred marriage (irony); troubadour idea of authentic vs inauthentic love
- T11 Fate, both cosmic and fate of personality
- T8 Dual nature of reality
Characters Discussed:
(For more detailed discussion of CHARACTER in Romeo and Juliet see https://dai.ly/x80pud8)
-C7 Paris: Unworthy hero; narcissist, in love with own feelings = counterpart of Romeo?
- C1 Romeo: worthy hero, leads with love, above in-group / out-group thinking
- C1 Romeo: adolescent, rich boy jaded beyond his years, in love with his feelings of oppression (like Paris)
- C5 Friar Laurence: failed hero, meddling fool, redeemed?
This video on Shakespeare’s LANGUAGE might also help: https://dai.ly/x80qtdh
All commentary in this series is designed to help students:
— Prepare for GCSE, A-Level, IB, and AP evaluation
— Prepare for general high school and college quizzes, exams, and essays
— Generate ideas for analysis essays
— Participate knowledgeably in class discussions