Act+5+Scene+2

__Chapter Summary __ In this scene Friar John reports to Friar Laurence that his letter had never made it to Mantua, where Romeo is currently staying at as he is banished from Verona, which informed Romeo that Juliet is not really dead but in deep sleep, resulting with Romeo and Juliet being together if Romeo makes it in time for her reawakening. In result Friar Laurence is distressed about the consequences of the undelivered letter. He resends the letter hoping it reaches Romeo in time to the reawakening of Juliet in the cell of Capulet. So, Friar Laurence goes to get Juliet who will soon be waking up from the potion.

__Tone __ In act 5 scene 2 the tone during this part of the play is quite intense because the audience can see the outcomes unfolding before their eyes. This chapter is also one of the most climatic scenes during the play. ‘and the neglecting it May do much danger.’ This quote sets the tone of the scene because as the letter was not sent, containing information about Juliet’s state than all sorts of situations might occur. Leaving the audience enticed within the plot.

__Dramatisation __ Throughout the scene there are stage directions for the characters to enter and exit. At the beginning of the scene Friar John enters after visiting the sick affected by the plague.

__Poetic Devices __ Poetic devices that come up in this scene would be an **__oxymoron__** where Friar Laurence exclaims and responds to Friar John about the letter not being sent, ‘**Unhappy Fortune**.’ Another oxymoron would be the phrase that Friar Laurence says to himself, ‘poor **living corse**, closed in a **dead man’s tomb.**’ __Character Analysis __ As Friar Laurence comes up with a devious plan in order for Romeo and Juliet to be reunited as one this shows that Friar Laurence has the best intentions for the couple. Even though he is not of any house the two houses would come and consult their confessions, so this shows he is acting against the Capulet’s and Montague’s parents’ wishes.
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__Context Analysis __ The relevance between this scene and the Elizabethan Era would be that most people would not socialize with others in fear of getting the dreaded plague. During the Elizabethan Era the plague struck England in 1348 and in act five scene two, of Romeo and Juliet, Friar John tells Friar Laurence that messengers couldn’t travel to Mantua to deliver Friar Laurence’s letter to Romeo because they were fearful of catching the plague. Another similar relevance would be that God was seen as at the top of the Hierarchy in Shakespeare’s time and God had set specific paths on which we needed to lead, this path would be called ‘fate’. And in a previous scene Friar Laurence was meddling with Romeo and Juliet’s fate by giving a potion that would seem as though Juliet was dead but she really wasn’t. An in Act 5 Scene 2, the letter that Friar Laurence had sent wasn’t received by Romeo. So Romeo had no idea of Juliet’s reawakening. This is how Act Five, Scene 2 and the Elizabethan era are similar.

__Themes __

COMMUNICATION In Act 5 Scene 2 a theme that stood out the most in this passage would be the communication error between the letter that was meant to be sent, but wasn’t. <span style="color: #e88ce4; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">FATE <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">In Act 5 Scene 2 you could say that fate would be a theme because since the letter was not sent to Romeo informing him of Friar Laurence’s plan, this could be seen as Friar Laurence tampering with fate and its consequences are fatal for Romeo and dire affects on the Montague’s and Capulet’s strife. This would not have happened if the Friar did not have intentions to reunite Romeo and Juliet secretly.

__<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif';">Film Adaption __ <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">In Baz Luhrmann’s film adaptation of Shakespeares, Romeo and Juliet some scenes have been altered to fit with the modern audience. Luhrmann has changed this scene, instead of Friar Laurence being informed that the letter has not been received by Romeo because it hasn’t been sent, Friar Laurence is shown enquiring the post office employee about the dismissal of the his letter to Romeo. Also in the film adaptation, there’s a fragment of a scene showing the post man walking up towards Romeo’s getaway while Romeo is driving off; showing that he never received the Friar’s plan in the letter. Also in the text, Friar John’s words are replaced by the post office employee in the film.

__<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif';">Key Quotes __ //<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif';">‘So fearful were they of infection,’ //<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif';"> – Friar John (fear of catching plague) line 16. //<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif';">‘Unhappy fortune’ //<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif';"> – Friar Laurence (about Romeo and Juliet’s fate) line 17. //<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif';">‘The letter was not nice, but full of charge, of dear import’ //<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif';"> –Friar Laurence (the letter was not just a message but of __great__ importance) line 18. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif';">‘//May do much danger.//’ – Friar Laurence (shows knowledge of him meddling in fate) line 20.

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