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How do Romeo's and Juliet's reactions in Act I Scene 5 when they learn each others' identity foreshadow or give clues to their tragic end?
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Romeo: Is she a Capulet? O dear account! My life is in my foe's debt.
Juliet: My only love sprung from my only hate!
Too early seen unknown, and known too late!
Prodigious birth of love it is to me,
That I must love a loathed enemy.
Of course their initial reactions are based on their prejudices: members of the other family are "foes" and "loathed enemies". They will soon get past these prejudices and realize that they are wrong. Juliet's line is particularly shallow, but then she is very young and naïve: she says that if she had only known who Romeo was, she would had nothing to do with him, and therefore would never have fallen in love with him. She does realize that she loves him, and thinks it is "prodigious", or weird, that the man she should fall in love with should turn out to be a Montague. Romeo's remark, though shorter, has more depth. The words "debt" and "account" suggest a bookkeeping metaphor: because Capulet has brought Juliet into the world, Romeo owes Capulet a debt, and because Juliet is his life, that is the extent of the debt. Romeo begins to realize that by loving Juliet, he cannot hold the Capulets as enemies. As for foreshadowing, the lines do not do so particularly. If you subscribe to the idea expressed in the Prologue, that the basic conflict of the play between Love (as between Romeo and Juliet) and Hate (as between Montagues and Capulets) is the cause of their tragedy, then yes, that conflict is expressed in these quotations: Capulet is a foe, yet Romeo owes him a debt; Romeo is an enemy, yet Juliet loves him.
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Who is romeos enemies from shakespeare?
Juliets parents because they wont let them get married.
What is ironic about Romeos description of juliets appearance when he thinks she is dead?
He is amazed by how lifelike she looks, almost as if she were alive. (And of course she is but he doesn't know it)
What do Romeos father and Juliets father do at the end of the play?
Decide that they are going to make statues of Romeo and Juliet out of very expensive materials and agree to stop fighting.
Juliet lament at learning romeos identity suggests the workings of what device in the play romeo and Juliet?
Cosmic irony
Who was Romeos cousin?
benvolio :-)
What are the release dates for Oh Baby - 1998 Romeos and Juliets 1-19?
Oh Baby - 1998 Romeos and Juliets 1-19 was released on: USA: 13 February 1999
How does Juliet foreshadow romeos death?
she kills herself as well
Who is romeos enemies from shakespeare?
Juliets parents because they wont let them get married.
Who inturrupts romeos and juliets conversation?
The Nurse interupts their conversation (pretty much every conversation they have when you think about it)
What is ironic about Romeos description of juliets appearance when he thinks she is dead?
He is amazed by how lifelike she looks, almost as if she were alive. (And of course she is but he doesn't know it)
What do Romeos father and Juliets father do at the end of the play?
Decide that they are going to make statues of Romeo and Juliet out of very expensive materials and agree to stop fighting.
What is juliets strategy for finding out romeos name?
Juliet's strategy for finding out Romeo's name is to ask her nurse to beckon him and inquire about his identity discreetly. She needs to know his name because their families are sworn enemies, and his identity will influence their future together.
What juliets character like in Romeo and Juilet?
she falls in love but is catious to weither she will be used for pleasaure and then just be thrown away. she wants to make sure romeos love is true.
Juliet lament at learning romeos identity suggests the workings of what device in the play romeo and Juliet?
Cosmic irony
What romeo look like?
Romeo is typically depicted as a young, handsome man with dark hair and intense, passionate eyes. In literature and adaptations, he is often described as being well-dressed and charismatic, embodying the archetype of a romantic hero.
When was Romeos created?
Romeos was created in 1989-03.
Who played the lead roles of romeo and julliet?
Many many actors have played the leads in this play. Some famous Romeos were Richard Burbage, Charlotte Cushman, Laurence Olivier and John Gielgud. Famous Juliets include Ellen Terry and Peggy Ashcroft.
