Romeo and Juliet Group

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monkeygrl12
monkeygrl12
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High School - 9th Grade

In Romeo and Juliet, Act 3, Scene 2, where does Juliet make us think of Romeo's death?

where does she foreshadow his death?

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Posted by monkeygrl12 on Wednesday March 4, 2009 at 10:21 PM and tagged with death, foreshadow, juliet, romeo, romeo and juliet, romeos death.

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  1. danylyshen Teacher
    High School - 12th Grade

    eNotes Editor

    Juliet foreshadows Romeo's death in her first soliloquy (or "alone-speech"). Juliet is the longing, lover, praying for time to speed by so that she will be reunited with her true love. In part of the speech she unconsciously alludes to Romeo's death saying

    when he shall die,
    Take him and cut him out in little stars,
    And he will make the face of heaven so fine
    That all the world will be in love with night(25)
    And pay no worship to the garish sun.

    Note that even when talking of death and morality the language is infused with beauty and romance: "that the whole world would be in love with night"--that's wonderful language.

    When the nurse comes in with news of Tybalt's murder we are also temporarily fooled, as Juliet is, into believing that Romeo is dead. That doesn't last long, however, since we learn of the true circumstances.

    Sources:
    http://www.enotes.com/romeo-text/act-iii-scene-ii

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    Posted by danylyshen on Thursday March 5, 2009 at 6:28 AM