5 Quote Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet: Act 4 Scene 5

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Breakdown of Romeo and Juliet Act 4 Scene 5

Nutshell Summary:
- The Nurse tries to wake Juliet and believes she is dead.
- Capulet, Lady Capulet, and Paris enter. Their choice of words reveals a supreme selfishness in their grief.
- Friar Laurence arrives and instructs them to prepare Juliet for the tomb.

Themes Discussed:
(For more detailed discussion of THEME in Romeo and Juliet see https://dai.ly/x80qt0r)

- Rising tension:
- Short scenes = quickened pace + dramatic irony
- T8 Dualism: Selfish characters, nevertheless, they suffer; how much sympathy do they deserve?
- T8 Dualism: juxtaposition of opposites; only through the process of passing through negative (death) to positive (life) is the world reinvigorated

Characters Discussed:
(For more detailed discussion of CHARACTER in Romeo and Juliet see https://dai.ly/x80pud8)

- C10 Nurse: earthy, uninhibited; painful dramatic irony
- C8 Lady Capulet: selfish love
- C7 Capulet: selfish love
- C11 Paris: selfish love

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