Act+3+Scene+5

** ACT 3, SCENE 5 - DIL **

SCENE SUMMARY: (Jess) This is the scene where Romeo and Juliet are just waking up together and realise the haste in which they must depart because Lady Capulet is coming to Juliet’s room and Romeo has to leave or else he will be caught and killed as a result of murdering Tybalt. When Romeo leaves Lady Capulet tells Juliet that she is to marry Paris in two days, this obviously angers Juliet as she isn’t in love with Paris. Capulet then comes in and is tremendously angered at the site of his daughter refusing the man he had picked for her. He is outraged and directs his anger at Juliet. The nurse tries to protect Juliet but Capulet goes on to tell Juliet to either marry Paris or never be seen again. Juliet then appeals to her mother who spurns her pleas and leaves Juliet. The Nurse tries to comfort Juliet by saying that Paris’s marriage would suit her much better than Romeo, Juliet is still distraught but fakes resolution until the nurse leaves where she resolves to visit Friar Laurence or suicide. DRAMATISATION: The stage directions in this scene are very importantly timed. As Romeo is not supposed to even be in Verona is would be dangerous if he were caught by Lady Capulet, it is essential that the timing is correct because as soon as Lady Capulet enters Juliet’s room Romeo discreetly goes down the balcony. The balcony also makes different height levels which are essential for the dramatisation of this scene. Later in the scene when Capulet is screaming at his daughter, she falls to her knee which shows that she is submissive towards her father and needs to be protected by her mother and the nurse. ‍ POETIC DEVICES: ‍ Imagery – There are many references to light and dark images in this scene such as: “more light and light is grows; more dark and dark our woes” Dramatic Irony and Foreshadowing –Foreshadowing is shown in the scene when both Romeo and Juliet have premonitions of each other’s deaths. “Methinks I see thee, now thou art so low, as one dead in the bottom of a tomb.” Dramatic irony is shown as the audience know that their premonitions will be proved true in later scenes. Rhyme – “that voice doth us affray; with hunt’s up to the day” Alliteration – ‘thou ha s comforted //me marvellous much//.” Irony – there is extremely obvious irony in this scene from Juliet as she is speaking to Lady Capulet. They both speak of killing Romeo because he killed Tybalt when Juliet is still in love with Romeo. “With Romeo till I behold him – dead – is my poor heart so for my kinsmen vexed.” CONTEXT ANALYSIS: The Elizabethan Era is reflected through this scene most relevantly by Capulet and the way he treats the people around him especially his family. It is obvious that he as the man holds dominance on the household and that his word is final. Juliet’s reluctant attitude to marrying Paris also shows that during the Renaissance, people were just beginning to marry for love.

CHARACTER ANALYSIS:
 * JULIET || At the beginning of the play Juliet is portrayed as an obedient child, willing to consider marring Paris according to her parents’ wishes not her own. As the play progresses, in Act 3 scene 5, Juliet becomes more rebellious and thinks for herself, refusing to marry Paris and standing up for herself and her beliefs. ||
 * CAPULET || At the start of Romeo and Juliet, Capulet shows some semblance of care towards his daughter, unwilling to let Paris proposing to Juliet because of youth, rather telling him to ask for her consent. By Act 3 scene 5, Capulet is belittling her threatening disownment if she does not agree to marry Paris. ||
 * NURSE || During the play, the nurse is portrayed to having Juliet’s best interests at heart, helping her to communicate with Romeo and keeping her secret about her marriage. At the end of Act 3 Scene 5 she recommends that Juliet forget about Romeo and consent to marrying Paris. ||
 * LADY CAPULET || Throughout the play, Lady Capulet has shown little affection towards Juliet and that is shown when she wants Juliet to follow her father’s orders regardless of Juliet wishes and doesn’t even want to speak to her after she refuses to obey him. ||

SETTING: The scene is set in Capulet’s orchard and mansion the night after Romeo’s banishment from Verona. The time period of the scene is the Renaissance during the Elizabethan Era. THEMES: The themes of this scene are love between Romeo and Juliet, hatred towards Juliet from Capulet, marriage in reference to Paris’ proposal and betrayal that is felt by Juliet after the nurse tells her to forget about Romeo. FILM ADAPTION: The main difference between the scene and the Bas Luhrman film is that the last monologue spoken by Juliet while she is alone in her room is spoken directly to the Friar in the movie. KEY QUOTES: “I’ll to the Friar to know his remedy. If all else fail, myself have power to die.” At the end of the scene Juliet says a soliloquy (monologue spoken to oneself) about the betrayal she feels from the nurse and how she feels isolated with no one but the Friar to help her. “Talk not to me, for I’ll not speak a word. Do as thou wilt, for I have done with thee.” This shows that Lady Capulet does not care for Juliet or her wishes and always agrees with what her husband’s orders are.