Firstly, Romeo and Juliet follows a structure similar to that of a sonnet: there is a volta at Act III Scene I where Mercutio and Tybalt are killed. This scene shows Tybalt acting out in hubris and Romeo acting out in rage and excessive hatred. ... In Act III Scene I, the play's entire genre shifts from romance to tragedy. Furthermore, the places where there are sonnets in this play are places where something important happens: the first sonnet is the Prologue, where everything that will happen is explained, the second one is in Act I Scene V when Romeo and Juliet meet, and the last one i...

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Romeo and Juliet Coursework Lord Capulet Calls Juliet "my headstrong" (4.ii.16). ... Instead she has the strength to be self-willed and to act differently to the other females around her; consequently it is because of this that the play really creates its shape. ... Romeo tries to seduce Juliet but she is not taken in so easily. ... In other words, the friar does not underestimate that Juliet does posses the power and strength of mind to kill herself - "This Bloody knife shall play the umpire (vampire) (4.i.63) Juliet doesn't know what to do. ... He gives her a sleeping poti...

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Act II, Scene 3 In this scene we meet a very important character, Friar Lawrence. ... This is a very important scene because it foreshadows a turn of events in Romeo and Juliet's future, and not in their favor. Act II, Scene 4 The scene starts with Benvolio and Mercutio entering the scene. ... Act II, Scene 5-6 Juliet is waiting for the Nurse to see what Romeo has said about their marriage. ... The scene ends with the Nurse collecting the rope ladder Romeo will use to climb up Juliet's window. ...

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