1. Scene 4: Although only 38 lines longs, this scene is among the most important in the play thus far. Why? Make sure that in answering this question you predict possible outcomes or effects of this scene's events and decisions.
2. Scene 5: Among the literary devices that Shakespeare utilized most commonly in R & J was juxtaposition, the placement of contrary objects or images side by side in order to evoke a particular reaction of symbolic effect. In scene v, he creates many such juxtapositions: of light and dark, of day and night, of air and earth, just to name a few. What are some of the reactions or symbolic effects that he thereby engenders (i.e., what do such juxtapositions actually do here, and why are they important?)
1. This scene is where Juliet gets handed off to Paris by her parents. It sets the stage for Juliet to fake her death to get out of it and Romeo to see and they all die. It's the gateway for all the deaths. if they hadn't promise Paris to marry Juliet she wouldn't have taken the poison and Romeo wouldn't kill himself.
ReplyDelete2. On page 165 Capulet makes over three juxtapositions to explain how heartbroken he is and the people around him are for Tybalt's death. juxtapositions show emotions in a way that is not straight forward to make the reader think and compare.
-Haley
I like how you said that the juxtapositions make the reader think more and make it harder to understand.
DeleteI like your idea of how Paris eventually causes everyone's deaths and Icompletely agree.
Delete1. This is an important part of the play becuase the Capulets decide that Juliet should marry Paris to end her sadness over Romeo. This sparks her spiraling downfall, other than the fact that Romeo is gone. "Sir Paris, I will make a desperatetender of my child's love. I think she will be ruled..." (Shakespeare 155)
ReplyDelete2. "More light and light, more dark and dark our woes." (Shakespeare 159)I feel like these juxtapositions creates a confusion of feelings becasue they are are two different sides of a fight. Their love for each other is broken up by their families, and these juxtapostitions show their messed up emotions.
1. This act opens up doors of oppertunity in the relationships. This is where Capulet tells Paris that he has permission to marry Juliet. This foreshadows Juliet's hatred towards Paris. Becasue we already know she is in love with Romeo so when he father talks to Parus without Juliet knowing. So we already know before she tells us that Juliet is going to be upset and refuse the marriage. And then leading up to the deaths of the lovers.
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I would be so mad if my dad had all control of my love life. My father doesn't know if my tastes change or if I'm going to like the guy that he picks. I would be a good idea to let the daughter pick a guy she finds to be attractive or smart or funny or something and pick someone she wouldn't be opposed to.
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1. Scene 4 is important because it shows that the family feud (no, not Steve Harvey's) isn't the only way that Romeo and Juliet's love is difficult: Juliet is still expected to marry Paris- in three days. Juliet could run away with Romeo before the wedding, but the Capulets may look for her, like Theseus, Hippolyta, and Egeus in MSND. She could admit her love to Lord and Lady Capulet, but I doubt that will happen, especially now that Romeo is a murderer of Tybalt, beloved by the Capulets. I'll bet Juliet will be really stressed when she finds out.
ReplyDelete2. I think that, for each contrast, one is good and one is bad. For example, I'll use the sun and the moon. Surprisingly, Shakespeare often portrays the sun and daytime as bad. Night is the only time Romeo and Juliet can confidently meet. When day comes, they must go their separate ways and pretend like this romance is never happening. It's important because the night is what keeps them together, therefore drawing the attention of the reader/audience. It's simply an attention seeker and a way to improve the play (to get more money. After all, this was Shakespeare's source of profit.). This goes for all the juxtapositions mentioned in the play.
1. Well in this scene it shows Paris talking with the Capulet parents about how he's going to get married to Juliet on thursday. This is important because in this book Paris is sort of the second choice to Romeo. This is also pretty much what causes Juliet to take the sleeping potion in the first place and then causes the deadly domino effect. So we know that if Juliet is in love with Romeo then she won't want to marry Paris and she'll do her best to delay or cancel this wedding. But her family is totally on board with the wedding so Juliet is forced to go through with the wedding or she'll lose her family and home.
ReplyDelete2. One of the juxtapositions is "thankful even for hate." or "Yond light is not daylight." So I think these are important because the contrast in the two things are so great that it makes what they're saying more dramatic. The drama isn't as great if you just say "I can handle hate." or "Oh no let’s pretend that daylight isn't real."
-Hannah Blankenship
I totally agree with the dramatiation of juxtapositions.
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Scene 4 in act 3 is the most important scene to the play because it is the climax of the story. It is where the main conflict of Juliet being pressured to love has taken a turn for the worse. Even after Romeo killed her cousin and was banished from the city, Juliet still loves him but now is forced to marry one she doesn't love. The possible outcomes are that Juliet ends up marrying Paris by the force of her parents or she might run away with Romeo. This scene foreshadows Romeo and Juliet's forbidden love ending tragically.
ReplyDeleteJuxtapositions add connections to objects that normally a reader wouldn't see. They make the audience really think about these comparisons. " she gives you thanks.
I would the fool were married to her grave!" makes the play a bit more dramatic and allows the reader to see connections.
-Aissa
I completely agree with both of you statements
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1)Scene 4 is really important to the play because it sets every thing else in motion like the plan that ends up with two people dead. Without this scene Romeo and Juliet wouldn't have had to rush up a plan, they could have just waited until both people understood and got the message. However this scene does take place forcing the two star crossed lovers to think on their feet which ends up in a huge mess.
ReplyDelete2) Shakespeare uses juxtapositions in this play to convey a certain idea/image or comparison. For example when Romeo talks about woes with light and dark he is contrasting the things that we associate with light and darkness (fear=darkness & happiness=light). If Shakespeare were to have not used juxtapositions the play would lose its literary magnificence and emotional attachment. Basically the play wouldn't have been as dramatic or "pretty" if he didn't use juxtapositions.
-Grace
I really agree on how you said if R & J didn't have to rush the marriage plan then the ending may not have ended so tragic. This was definitely a key point in the play.
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Also the play would be less engaging and more boring if he didn't use juxtapositions.
Delete2. "More light and light, more dark and dark our woes." This is contrasting light and darkness, like Shakespeare frequently compares in his plays. The more good that happens the more bad that comes to take its place. I compares the opposites in the same sentence. In this case... light and darkness or good and bad.
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1. Act 3, Scene 4 develops characters and moves the plot in an efficient way. We learn that Lord Capulet is going to force his daughter to marry Paris. Juliet won't want to marry him (because she's married to Romeo) and will refuse. Her father will threaten her so she'll probably plan to run away with Romeo.
ReplyDelete2. The juxtapositions provide poetic contrast. It provides a engaging and usually metaphorical way to catch your attention and show difference between two contrasting emotions or people. The moon and the sun is a common juxtaposition in literature, including Shakespeare.