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  1. This line may be one of the most frequently quoted, and frequently misunderstood, lines in all of Shakespeare. Though Juliet is standing on her balcony, unaware of Romeo below her, the line doesn’t mean she’s asking where he is. Wherefore means why, so Juliet is asking why Romeo is who he is—namely, a Montague, and therefore her sworn enemy.

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      Romeo and Juliet. Juliet Character Analysis. Having not...

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    • Nurse

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  2. How does Shakespeare create sympathy for Juliet in "Romeo and Juliet"? For me, personally, I feel sympathy for Juliet because she is the one who really gets the most pressure put on her during ...

  3. Romeo’s remark “O, I am fortune’s fool!” illustrates the fact that Romeo sees himself as subject to the whims of fate. When he cries out “Then I defy you, stars,” after learning of Juliet’s death, he declares himself openly opposed to the destiny that so grieves him. Sadly, in “defying” fate he actually brings it about.

  4. Oct 28, 2024 · The comparison between his wound and a “well” or “church-door” builds sympathy for him, suggesting burial and a funeral. Shakespeare uses Mercutio to create pathos in a dramatic climax: His comment “‘twill serve” ominously implies the significance of his death. His death signals a turning point and is a catalyst for Romeo’s violence

  5. How does Shakespeare create pathos and sympathy for Juliet in Act3 Scene5 of ‘Romeo And Juliet’? The Audience knows from the Prologue that Romeo and Juliet are ‘starcrossed’ (doomed) and that their love is ‘ death-marked ’. The audience’s response is coloured by their knowledge that Romeo and Juliet are fated to die, and that it ...

  6. Romeo and Juliet. Juliet Character Analysis. Having not quite reached her fourteenth birthday, Juliet is of an age that stands on the border between immaturity and maturity. At the play’s beginning, however, she seems merely an obedient, sheltered, naïve child. Though many girls her age—including her mother—get married, Juliet has not ...

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  8. Analysis. The nurse enters Juliet ’s bedroom to find her sleeping soundly. She chides the girl for being lazy and tries to wake her by announcing that Paris has arrived, but is surprised when Juliet doesn’t even stir. As she notices that Juliet is still dressed in her clothes from the day before, she begins to chide her further—but then ...

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