... acted her age when she couldn't wait to hear the news about her wedding from the Nurse in act 2 sc. 5. She was rather like a child eager to unwrap her presents from father Christmas. In contras, in the famous balcony scene, Juliet thought of the consequences of her falling in love with a Montague. Also, she wanted a straight forward answer on whether Romeo loved her and ... play, I'd like to put forward a modernised version on stage with keeping to Zefferelli's Elizabethan theme . At the beginning of act 2 sc. 5, the audience will see Juliet in a garden like setting on stage. The only s...

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... 't know what was going to happen and what the possible outcomes of the situation would be. Juliet then thinks if she wakes up before Romeo comes to redeem her then it would be a fearful sight. She would have to see all the dead bodies, skeletons of all her past ancestors and other past members of the family. The nasty smell would be overpowering and she ... situation that she is in. She shows signs of nervousness and signs of panicking. Juliet also questions herself of what might happen; these are a few examples of what she asks herself; To whose foul mouth no healthsome air breathes in,...

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We are looking at the language in Act 2 Scene 2 and examining how it educates the audience about the characters and setting. When Shakespeare presented Romeo and Juliet in front of an audience around 1595 he had few props so therefore limited setting. Shakespeare's Elizabethan audience created what the setting looked ... he is in love although the audience are hesitant due to Romeo's relationship with Rosaline, where one minute he loved her and the next he loved Juliet. Juliet comes out on the balcony and says "Ay me!" Many people are not sure why she says this. I think she yawns as it is qui...

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... a maid. The roles have now changed: 'I pray you tell my lord and father, madam,' This again is Juliet playing with Lady Capulet. Lady Capulet will not tell Capulet though: 'Here comes your father, tell him so yourself;' This creates dramatic tension because the audience knows that Juliet will not be able to outwit her father and she will not be able to be ... of higher status than her father. Juliet's behaviour throughout the conversation is unpredictable, strong-willed, brave and cunning. It is ... apart from marrying Paris, is running away and fleeing Verona. The scene is left with g...

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... a maid. The roles have now changed: 'I pray you tell my lord and father, madam,' This again is Juliet playing with Lady Capulet. Lady Capulet will not tell Capulet though: 'Here comes your father, tell him so yourself;' This creates dramatic tension because the audience knows that Juliet will not be able to outwit her father and she will not be able to be ... of higher status than her father. Juliet's behaviour throughout the conversation is unpredictable, strong-willed, brave and cunning. It is ... apart from marrying Paris, is running away and fleeing Verona. The scene is left with g...

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... led up to their deaths. If their parent's had not been feuding and if the Nurse had not betrayed Juliet, the outcome of this story would have been different, although fate could not be changed. Act III, Scene V of Romeo and Juliet is significant for it is the most pivotal scene of this tragic play.   Although prior scenes present extreme circumstances, this scene reveals the results ... play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet when Juliet is first introduced, she is introduced as a young girl who is very faithful to her family, the Capulet family. In being faithful to her family, she is ve...

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... as Romeo is when he kills Tybalt. Finally the largest difference between Romeo and Tony is how the both die. Romeo kills himself out of love for Juliet. On the other hand Tony is killed by Chino. Even though these two characters are very different their basic outlines are the same. ... "But soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the east and Juliet is the sun." Now to Juliet and Maria, there are more differences between these two characters than similarities. The largest similarity between the two characters is that both ... Romeo dead. Although these two characters fates...

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... "Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear!". This language is in direct contrast to how he speaks of Rosaline. Rather than objectifying Juliet as he does with Rosaline, he holds Juliet in amazement. "Did my heart love till now? For swear it sight! For I ne"er saw true beauty ... is now forgotten and Juliet becomes Romeo's focal point. Despite learning Juliet's identity as a Capulet, Romeo ignores the feud and commits himself to Juliet. Romeo as a character can and does vary throughout the play, for example in act 2 scene 4 when the male bonding moment is reaching it's height of hilari...

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