Romeo and Juliet Group

Topic: "alack my child is dead and with my child my joys are buried!"

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Who said this, to who, and what does it mean?

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Lord Capulet says this line--Act 4 scene v, lines 62-64.  He is speaking in the company of the Friar, Paris, and other family members.  He means that Juliet is dead (his child) and his joys are buried with her--without her marriage to Paris, he has no chance of grandchildren, no chance of alliance with another wealthy family and business opportunities, no hope of happiness from Tybalt's death which was one of the reasons the marriage was so hastily arranged.  So, one death, many hopes and joys "buried" with the corpse, never to come to fruition.

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