Act 4 of Romeo and Juliet is all about Juliet's proposed marriage to Paris.
The Capulets' plans and Paris.
they were preparing for a wedding, but after Julet "died," they are now preparing for a funeral.
They are in deep shock and mourning. Juliet has apparently died on her wedding day.
In act four the Capulets are preparing for a wedding. In act one they are preparing for a party. Romeo and Juliet and the nurse make preparations to sneak Romeo into Juliet's bedroom in act three. In act two they make preparations for their wedding. In Act 4 Juliet also makes preparations for her fake death and in act 5 Romeo makes preparations to kill himself. All in all, they do a lot of preparing.
Juliet's wedding at the beginning of the scene, rapidly changing to Juliet's funeral part way through.
Hero dresses for her wedding while Claudio plans to call it off.
Hero dresses for her wedding while Claudio plans to call it off.
the servants of the montagues and the capulets
Into the Capulets' back yard.
Capulet and Paris are making wedding plans for Juliet, unaware that she is already married.
"The day is hot, and the Capulets are abroad."
The day is hot and the Capulets are abroad, and Benvolio does not want a fight, which the Capulets will probably start.
According to my book, "The Capulets and the Nurse stay up all night to get ready for the wedding. Capulet, hearing Paris approach with musicians, orders the Nurse to awaken Juliet."
At the Capulets' house
The day is hot and the Capulets are abroad.
According to my book, "The Capulets and the Nurse stay up all night to get ready for the wedding. Capulet, hearing Paris approach with musicians, orders the Nurse to awaken Juliet."
Act 4 Scene 1: Juliet visits Friar Laurence for help, while everyone else thinks Juliet went to the Friar to make a confession.Act 4 Scene 4: The Capulets are all in a giddy mood preparing for the marriage that day. The Capulets and the servants are making jokes and busily preparing for the wedding, while Juliet already drank the potion and is "dead" in her bedroom.Act 4 Scene 5: Juliet is "dead". Lord Capulet said "Hath death lain with thy wife. There she lies, Flower as she was, deflowered by him." Capulet is saying that Juliet is a virgin, and death had deflowered her. But the ironic thing is that Romeo was the one who deflowered Juliet.
The battle between the Capulets and the Montesques.
In Act 1 he promises them that if there are any more fights, the offenders will be executed.
Juliet has told her father that Friar Lawrence told her to apologise to her father and to agree to marry Paris. Capulet praises the Friar, thinking that the Friar is helping Capulet's marriage plans for Juliet, when in fact the apology is part of the Friar's plan to frustrate Capulet's plans.
Tybalt being dangerous and devoted to the capulets, the family feud if they found out they would be punished, Paris because he already won over the capulets.
Romeo's plans change throughout the play, as the situation changes. His plans in Act 1 Scene 1 are totally different from those in Act 5 Scene 1
Romeo and Juliet act 2 when is the wedding of romeo and Juliet to be held?
He decides to have the wedding a day earlier before Juliet changes her mind.
Outside Capulets house/mansion.