Act IV‚ Scene II Capulet‚ the Nurse‚ and some servants are preparing the wedding when Juliet returns and begs Capulet’s pardon. He forgives her immediately‚ and he is so happy about Juliet’s obedience that he changes the wedding day to Wednesday. Juliet: I have learnt me to repent the sin of disobedient opposition to you and your behests‚ and am enjoin’d by holy Lawrence to fall prostate here to beg your pardon –She kneels down- Pardon‚ I beseech you! Capulet: Send for the County‚ go tell him
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Macbeth Scene AnalysisAct 5 Scene 11)Plot SummaryIn this scene the gentlewoman who accompanies Lady Macbeth while she sleeps has previously reported to a doctor of her sightings of Lady Macbeths deranged sleepwalking not long after Macbeth left to prepare for battle. Here both of them keep watch to see if any of Lady Macbeths sleepwalking occurs again. It starts off with the doctor and gentlewoman discussing Lady Macbeths condition. During Lady Macbeths sleepwalk she had previously‚ she confessed
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Explore the ways that Shakespeare uses soliloquies to express the emotions of Romeo in the play ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Shakespeare uses many literary devices such as imagery‚ personification‚ antithesis‚ dramatic irony as well as rich vibrant adjectives and nouns‚ to make the play ‘Romeo and Juliet’ emotive and powerful. All of these are employed in the prologue as well as in soliloquies of Act 2 Scene 2 and Act 5 Scene 3 to express the emotions of Romeo. In the prologue the context of the story is
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2013 Hamlet’s First Soliloquy Hamlet’s soliloquy in Act 1‚ Scene 2 serves to summarize the first events of the play as well as give the audience insight on Hamlet’s distaste for them. Shakespeare uses extensive imagery to show hamlet’s anger‚ disgust‚ sadness and recurring self-pity. These arise partially from his father’s death but are due‚ for the most part to his mother and uncle’s quick and somewhat perverse and unnatural marriage. Throughout Hamlet’s first soliloquy his sadness and self-pity
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Act 5 Scene 1 We open with grave diggers talking about Ophelia’s suicide. Hamlet and Horatio start talking about the gravedigger’s casual attitude to the skulls of the dead. Hamlet and the gravedigger banter a little. Hamlet asked the gravedigger about himself. The gravedigger digs up a skull of Yorick‚ the jester. Hamlet recalls Yorick from his childhood. Claudius‚ Gertrude‚ Laertes‚ along with a priest comes to bury Ophelia. Laertes asked the priest to do more rites. Hamlet jumps out and Laertes
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The play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare originally written in 1594 is one of the most well known and revered stories. This romantic tale follows the tragedy of two young lovers who sacrifice everything for love and meet an ill-timed fate. Romeo and Juliet share an intense love but their family ties prevent their love from prevailing. Love and death send the couple on an immense ride of emotions which Shakespeare portrays through the use of many techniques including monologues and soliloquies
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Romeo and Juliet Scene Study Act 2 Scene 2 1. What is the meaning of the passage you selected and what was happening in the scene at the time it was said? This passage‚ Romeo expresses his love for Juliet. Here‚ in the famous balcony scene‚ Romeo and Juliet reveal their love to each other‚ and at Juliet’s suggestion‚ they plan to marry. As Romeo stands in the shadows‚ he looks to the balcony and compares Juliet to the sun. “It is the east and Juliet is the sun”. Comparing her to the sun as Juliet
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Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ is a romantic tragedy. We first learn this in the Prologue‚ as the audience is told: “Doth with their death…Their death marked love”. The Prologue tells the audience key events in the play and is a good source of dramatic irony‚ as the audience knows that the characters will die at the end‚ although the characters themselves don’t. The story of Romeo and Juliet is set in Verona‚ Italy‚ and tells of two star-crossed lovers‚ Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet‚ who
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In Scene I‚ Act I‚ of Romeo and Juliet‚ Romeo bitterly complains to his cousin and friend‚ Benvolio‚ about being “in love” with another girl. However‚ I think he is being dramatic about his love for this person. Romeo repeatedly describes how beautiful this person is‚ but has not stated more rational reasons as to why someone might love another person (ex – his or her personality). Romeo also said‚ “She will not stay the siege of loving terms‚/nor bride th’encounter of assailing eyes‚/nor ope her
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Analysis of Romeo & Juliet‚ Act II‚ Scene II In this scene‚ Romeo climbs over a wall and ends up in front of Juliet’s room window. In Shakespeare’s version‚ Romeo is talking towards her window‚ as if talking to Juliet‚ then Juliet comes out onto the balcony and talks to herself about Romeo. In Luhrmann’s version‚ Romeo ends up next to a pool‚ which Juliet’s room overlooks. He almost falls because he is startled by the lights‚ then climbs the wall towards Juliet’s window. He sees the nurse and starts
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