... the course of their lives that 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 ... the beginning of the 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 very...

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... the tragedy forward. Capulet should not have tried to force Juliet to marry Paris, this sort of act only causes rebellious behaviour all-round. Yes, if Lord Capulet had not tried to force her to marry, she would not have to fake death, and the misunderstanding would not have become apparent. When Capulet finds ... not have taken place (faking death) and their love would have been expressed in a different, less harmful way. In a way Juliet does stand to Lord Capulet, (Going behind his back ) but she is not really able to stand up to Capulet in any other way, if it comes down to it he resor...

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... public sobriety are raised to a new level. Finally, this first scene also introduces us to Romeo the lover. But that introduction comes with a bit of a shock. In a play called Romeo and Juliet we would expect the forlorn Romeo to be lovesick over Juliet. But instead he is in love with Rosaline. Who is Rosaline? The question lingers through the play. She never appears onstage ... the two protagonists feel, Shakespeare proves equal to the expectations he has set up by delaying the meeting for an entire act. The first conversation between Romeo and Juliet is an extended Christian metaphor....

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... can be likewise be seen in Romeo's reference to Juliet as the "light (breaking) through yonder window." In contrast, though, there is also the recurring theme of dark imagery. Romeo talks of such things as "This day's black fate" and the woe which comes with it (Act III Scene I). The concepts of both light and dark imagery also come together in one short, sentence from ... Romeo, on his farewell to Juliet. "More light and light, more dark and dark our woes." Here, the significance of light is as their enemy ... , and darkness their friend. This imagery not only adds extra depth to the c...

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