- Discuss the religious references in the scene.
- Characterization of Tybalt?
- Discuss one of the themes present in the scene.
- Discuss one of the forms of irony in the scene.
- Characterization of Romeo?
- Characterization of Juliet?
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Question:
In Act 1, Scene 5, Romeo and Juliet have a converstation in which they use religious metaphors, What is the purpose for using these metaphors, and what does it mean when Juliet says "Then have my lips the sin that they have took." what is the word SIN mean.
Why did Juliet not want to get married?
Why didn't Lord Capulet throw Romeo out of the ball? After he is a Montague, an enemy of the Capulets
why in romeo and juliet do they use so many religous references?
Question:
Juliet finds out that Romeo is a Montague right after they locked lips and shared their attractions for each other.
What mood does Juliet reveal when she says, "Prodigious birth of love it is to me, That I must love a loathed enemy" (70)?
What do you think her actions will be after finding out that Romeo is her worst enemy?
What do you think nurse will do, or if she will say anything or do anything in referance to "Romeo...the son of your great enemy" (70, L134-135),if she does say something who would she say it to [ who in the Capulet family] and why? What is the importance that both Tybalt and the nurse know about Romeo being a Montague- is that a possible foreshadaow?
Chris L said
Why didn't Lord Capulet throw Romeo out of the ball? After he is a Montague, an enemy of the Capulets
When romeo arrives at the party he is spotted by Tybalt, Lord Capulets nephew. Tybalt knowing that romeo was a descendant of the the montague one of the foes of the Capulet family go's and runs to his uncle saying "Uncle, this is a montague, our foe, A villian, that is hither come in spite to scorn at our solemnity this night,"(757). Lord Capulet did not throw romeo out of the party because he knew that romeo was A well mannered and trustworthy man ,and with him being at their party he might be able to restore peace between the two families.
answer to ibrahim:
Sin is a biblical term.It means to do wrong according to the commandments or anything the lord asks in the bible which you should follow.For example in matthew in the bible it says..."before you take the speck from your friends eye take the plank of wood from your own."This means to not judge others.That is what sin is,any wrong you do but your sin can be forgiven.So as juliet says "Then have my lips the sin that they have took." Juliet is pretty much saying do my lips have the sin you have now given to me?? Just as earlier in the passage Romeo speaks of what he presents as a sin [but the bible would not] is he is unworthy to touch juliet.
Question:
Why doesnt Lord Capulet do anything when he finds out that Romeo had sneak in the party? Was he too drunk to even react?
Characterization of Juliet?
Juliet is a sweet, softspoken, religious girl. Not wanting to be married Juliet is searching for her one true love. When Romeo spots Juliet, and Juliet see's romeo they both beleive it is true love at first sight. When Romeo is about to make his move on Juliet she stops him and states "Ay, pilgrim, lips that they must use in prayer,"(758). (Romeo was just about to kiss her when she stopped him.) When she says lips that they must use in prayer she is meaning that if yours and my lips meet we will have sinned and be unfaithfull to god chacterizeing juliet as a religiuos woman.
In the near future who do you think will stop Romeo and juliet from seeing each other?
Bianca s.
My student question:
Why do you suppose that Romeo does not try to find another love at the masquarade ball?
BIANCA S.
Answering a student question:
Kendell C. said...
Why did Juliet not want to get married?
Answer:
I believe that it was juliet's father that did not want her married because she was not even 14 yet, and that was in act one, scene one. He believed 16 would be a more appropiate age. As he said in the follwing quote "... My child is yet a stranger to the world, She [Juliet] hath not seen the change of fourteen years. Let two more summers wither in their pride Ere we may think her ripe to be a bride ( page 40, act one, scene one)." This is stating that he does not think his daughter is ready to be a bride. Therefore, she shall not marry.
I believe that you can characterize Tybalt as rude. This is because in Act I, Scene 5, Tybalt realizes that a Montague has gotten inside of the party. Capulet recognizes that it is young Romeo, and Tybalt replys, " 'Tis he, that villian Romeo...It fits when such a villian is a guest. I'll not endure him..." (Act I, Scene 5, 63-73) Tybalt makes these rude marks against Romeo, because the Montagues are the enemies to the Capulets. Tybalt, says that Romeo is a villian, and he will not tollerate him being a guest at the party. He demands to draw his sword, however Capulet tells Tybalt to calm down, and says that Romeo has done no harm, and that he possess a good reputation in the city of Verona. Therefore, Tybalt can be characterized as rude.
Answering TJ Stibora's question
I think that in the near future it will be the families that will try to get Romeo and Juliet to stop seeing each other. I think this because the families have had an "ancient grudge...and the continuance of their parents rage". (Prologue, 3-9)
Bascially, the two families, have been fighting for a terribly long time, and this continues on after the star-crossed love. So I think that the parents will stop them from seeing each other.
Teacher's Question
An irony displayed in the scene is Romeo's love-at-first sight with Juliet. The irony is that he came to the party just for a glimpse of Rosaline, who he declared to be very beautiful. But when he goes to the masquerade he sees Juliet and says she has, "Beauty too rich for use, for eart too dear./ So shows a snowy dove trooping with crows" (Act I, Scene iv, Line 44-45). Romeo says the Juliet is much more beautiful than everyone else, comparing her to a white dove in a crowd of black crows. Doves are the symbol of peace and love, which shows the devotion of Romeo to Juliet even though he previously said that he was in love with Rosaline.
3 more questions:
Lady Capulet compared Paris to a book in Act 1, Scene 3. She described him as a "...precious book of love, this unbound lover, To beauty him only lacks a cover"(Act 1, Scene 3, Pg.44). Later in Scene 5, Juliet comments, "You(Romeo) kiss by th' book"(Act 1, Scene 5, Pg.68). Is Juliet relating to what her mother said? What is the significance?
Who appears to be smarter Romeo or Juliet? Explain.
Do you think that the wrath of Tybalt" was foreshadowing to Romeo's doom?
There are many religious references in this scene. For example, when Romeo first talks to Juliet, he compares her hand to a "holy shrine." Romeo also compares his two lips to "two blushing pilgrims". A pilgrim is a religious devotee who journeys to a shrine or sacred place, who would in this case be Juliet. Also, Juliet mentions holy palmers’ kiss, a palmer is a pilgrim who carried a palm leaf to signify the making of a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Romeo also compares Juliet to a saint. Romeo's attitude of love seems to have changed a lot compared to his love for Rosaline. There is more of a religious take on it. This reveals that their love is true and pure, like God.His love for Rosaline seemed much more over exaggerated. For example, before he was like, "One fairer than my love? The all-seeing sun Ne'er saw her match since the world began"(Act 1, Scene 2, Pg. 34).
A theme present in the scene is there is always a problem when it comes to love. This theme was first shown in Act 1 Scene 1 while Romeo was talking about Rosaline, and Benvolio asks "Then she hath sworn that she will still live chaste... [Romeo replies] She hath." (Act 1 Scene 1, Lines 212-213). The problem here, is that Romeo loves Rosaline but she has sworn never to marry, so she will not be courted by Romeo. The theme reappears in Act 1 Scene 5 when Romeo meets Juliet and Juliet says at the end of the scene when they both realized they had fallen in love, "That I must love a loathed enemy." (Act 1 Scene 5, Line 139). The problem this time is, even though they both love each other, their families are enemies and would not allow them to get married. The same theme also appears in real life as most of the time one person loves another, but the other does not love him/her back. I have had a close experience of this because this is what happened to my best friend, as he liked someone but that person did not have the same feelings towards him as he did towards her. These two scenes and the connection to real life work together to bring the theme, there is always a problem when it comes to love, into a clearer understanding and prove that it is one of the main themes present in the scenes.
Discuss the main theme love and why Shakespeare had to give Romeo someone else to love before Romeo meets Juliet.
Answering Sylvia's questions
When Juliet discovers her new love's last name, I sense a tragic mood, as well as some doubt revealed from young Juliet that possibly Romeo is not approaching her for love, but money, or family business(killing). A tragic mood is that of disappointment and when Juliet says,"Prodigious birth of love it is to me, That I must love a loathed enemy"(I,v,143), knowing "prodigious" means huge and monstrous, it has to be perceived that Juliet says these lines in disappointment, for when a huge monster appears in my head, it appears to be too great to be in control, too great to be chained down, and therefore, I feel that it is too much for Juliet to handle loving greatly and loathing the same person at the same time. Such rivaling emotions may lead to a very difficult decision to make, and therefore, send her spiraling down into a nervous breakdown, like when families were split by the American civil war and southern families had northern soldiers in their family and vice versa, so that split tore their relationship up. Similarly, Juliet might be also this civil war inside her thoughts might just split her sanity and put her into a trance of depression, which would be quite tragic, for tragic could mean extremely melancholy. She would probably like to love him and throw away the hate, but she must honor her family, which are rivals with her love's family, making her melancholy for not having a choice and losing love because hate. I'd come to the conclusion that she'd go and become like Romeo, reversing her day and night within the control of her prodigious nervous breakdown of despair, unless a hero would come and straighten her up or the families suddenly quit their bickering.
Why do you think Romeo was immidiatly attracted to Juliet even through he had been mourning over Rosaline?
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