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What did Romeo say before killing Tybalt?
Romeo’s cry, “O, I am fortune’s fool!” refers specifically to his unluckiness in being forced to kill his new wife’s cousin, thereby getting himself banished (3.1. 131). It also recalls the sense of fate that hangs over the play.
What did Romeo say when Mercutio dies?
According to Romeo, what will happen because of Mercutio’s death? Romeo says that his death “but begins the woe others must end” (line 122), meaning that because Mercutio died protecting the reputation of the Montagues, the Montagues will avenge the death; so more bloodshed will follow.
What is a metaphor in Romeo and Juliet?
Figurative Language: Romeo begins by using the sun as a metaphor for his beloved Juliet: “It is the east, and Juliet is the sun. He creates for us the idea that the moon is a woman who is “sick and pale with grief,” seemingly jealous of Juliet’s beauty.
What is the quote when Romeo kills Tybalt?
And all those twenty could but kill one life. I beg for justice which thou, prince, must give. Romeo slew Tybalt; Romeo must not live.
Who is the last person to see Juliet before she stabs herself?
Romeo and Juliet Review A B How and where does Romeo commit suicide? With poison in Juliet’s tomb. Who is the last person to see Juliet before she stabs herself dead? Friar Lawrence Why is Friar John unable to deliver Friar Lawrence’s message to Romeo in Mantua? He is held inside a quarantined house, and is unable to leave.
What does a plague on both your houses?
“A Plague on both your houses” is an idiom meaning “I’m not going to take sides: you’re both at fault and I will have nothing to do with it.” It comes from Romeo and Juliet, and is the last words – a curse – of a character who is dying as a result of the feud between the two families.
Who performs Romeo and Juliet’s marriage?
Romeo and Juliet get married in secret with the help of Juliet’s nurse and Friar Laurence.
What is Romeo willing to sacrifice for Mercutio?
What is Romeo willing to sacrifice for Mercutio? Romeo is willing to get himself killed, as long as he attempts to avenge Mercutio’s death: “Either thou, or I, or both, must go with him. Lady Capulet wants Romeo to be slain for his crime of killing her nephew Tybalt.
Who killed Tybalt?
Romeo kills Tybalt and is banished Romeo, angered by Mercutio’s death, goes searching for Tybalt. They find each other and fight. The fight ends when Romeo kills Tybalt. Realising what he has done, he flees.
Is You kiss by the book a metaphor?
The rhyme is part of it, but this line is part of the elaborate pilgrim/saint role play metaphor that Romeo and Juliet are playing with during their first encounter. The idea is that, because she’s a saint, she can purge his sins.
Why did Paris stop Romeo from entering the tomb?
As Romeo has been exiled from the city on penalty of death, Paris thinks that Romeo must hate the Capulets so much that he has returned to the tomb to do some dishonor to the corpse of either Tybalt or Juliet. In a rage, Paris accosts Romeo. Romeo pleads with him to leave, but Paris refuses.
Why did the Devil come between us I was hurt under my arm?
He believes he is wounded for a fight, not for a love. In shocked disbelief, he asks Romeo “Why the devil / came you between us? I was hurt under your arm.” Romeo blames himself for Mercutio’s death because he placed his love for Juliet before consideration of his friend.
Why must Romeo leave quickly?
After spending the night with Juliet, Romeo must leave quickly. Lady Capulet thinks she means that Juliet means that Romeo makes her heart grieve, because he killed Tybalt. Juliet actually means that Romeo makes her heart grieve because he is not with her.
What does fire eyed fury be my conduct now mean?
85-6: “Away to heaven, respective lenity,/And fire-eyed fury be my conduct now.” Romeo is not condemning Tybalt anywhere. This is an apostrophe, meaning that the speaker is addressing an abstract concept or imaginary thing.
What is Romeo’s punishment?
Synopsis: Friar Lawrence tells Romeo that his punishment for killing Tybalt is banishment, not death. Romeo responds that death is preferable to banishment from Juliet.
Who is the fairy that Mercutio says visits Romeo In Dreams *?
Romeo and Juliet Question Answer 6. Who is the fairy that Mercutio says visits Romeo in his dreams? Queen Mab 7. What does the Nurse advise Juliet to do after Romeo is exiled? Act as if Romeo is dead and marry Paris. 8. Where do Romeo and Juliet meet? At the Capulet’s party 9. Who kills Mercutio? Tybalt.
Why does Benvolio draw his sword in the street?
Benvolio, a kinsman to Montague, enters and draws his sword in an attempt to stop the confrontation. Benvolio explains that he is merely trying to keep the peace, but Tybalt professes a hatred for peace as strong as his hatred for Montagues, and attacks.
Why does Romeo not receive the letter from Friar John?
He asks John how Romeo responded to his letter (which described the plan involving Juliet’s false death). Friar John replies that he was unable to deliver the letter because he was shut up in a quarantined house due to an outbreak of plague.
Who says O swear not by the moon?
Juliet. O, swear not by the moon, the inconstant moon, That monthly changes in her circled orb, Lest that thy love prove likewise variable.
Why did the prince order Romeo’s exile and not his death?
Romeo is so upset at the death of his friend that he fights Tybalt in revenge. Benvolio explains the fight to Prince Escalus who declares that because Romeo has killed in revenge he will be banished from the city of Verona rather than sentenced to death. After a secret night with Juliet, Romeo flees to Mantua.
Have they been merry which their keepers call?
[Lays PARIS in the tomb] How oft when men are at the point of death Have they been merry, which their keepers call A lightning before death! Death, that hath sucked the honey of thy breath, Hath had no power yet upon thy beauty. Thou art not conquered.
