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A summary of Act 1: Scene 5 in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of Romeo and Juliet and what it means. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans.
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When there’s only one person with good manners around here and he gets his hands dirty yelling at us too, it’s an unpleasant thing.
We can’t be in the kitchen and the dining room at the same time. [To other servants]Keep smiling, boys, let’s be quick, and may the winner take all, as they say.
Welcome gentlemen. The ladies will dance with you unless they have corns on their feet. Ah, my young ladies, which of you can deny you want to dance now? Any of you who acts shy must have corns, I’m sure of it. Did I hit close to home? Welcome, gentlemen. I remember back in the day when I wore a mask and whispered sweet nothings in a beautiful girl...
That sounds like the voice of a Montague. Go get my sword, boy. How dare he come our party disguised in that mask to sneer at us? By the honor of my Capulet ancestors, I say that striking him dead would be no sin.
Good worshipper, you’re too harsh on your own hand, as it shows a perfectly polite devotion by holding mine. After all, pilgrims touch the hands of saints, and the hands kiss when their palms are brought together.
Act I, Scene 5: Summary and Analysis. Scene 5 opens in the Capulet house as the party begins. Lord Capulet reminisces about his youth and jokingly encourages everyone to dance. As the party goes ...
Romeo urges Juliet to “let lips do what hands do.”. He kisses her, and she states that he kisses “by th’ book.”. Juliet’s nurse catches them and tells Juliet her mother wants to speak to her—Juliet hurries away. Romeo asks the nurse who Juliet’s mother is, and the nurse answers that Juliet’s mother is the lady of the house.
Analysis. Romeo, Mercutio, Benvolio, and several of their house’s men enter wearing party masks and carrying torches. They are planning on sneaking into the Capulets’ feast, and Romeo is worried about how to do so. Benvolio insists getting in won’t be a problem and reminds Romeo that they aren’t intending to stay that long after all.
Paris visits Juliet’s body to mourn her death. He is disturbed by Romeo, they fight and Romeo kills Paris although he doesn’t realise who it is at the time. Romeo then goes to see Juliet’s body and takes the poison and dies, saying ‘Eyes, look your last! / Arms, take your last embrace!’.
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In Act 1, Romeo's most pronounced qualities are his petulance and capriciousness. His friends (and potentially, the audience) find Romeo's melancholy mood to be grating, and are confused when he quickly forgets Rosaline to fall madly in love with Juliet. However, Romeo stands apart from the other men in Act 1.
