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Act 3 Scene 2 and 3 Comparisons on Romeo and Juliet
reactionsJuliet?s reaction W hen the Nurse
enters she starts rambling on, making out that Romeo is dead. Juliet is
understandably upset, and thinks that Romeo must have killed himself. She asked
the Nurse if it?s true but instead the Nurse gives the gory details making
Juliet more horrified. Finally the nurse
says that Tybalt is the one who is dead and Juliet is in more despair. Have
both her cousin and her lord been killed? Tybalt has been
slain by Romeo who has been spared but he is banished. A first Juliet?s
reaction is harsh towards Romeo. She can?t believe such a beautiful person
could hold such an evil heart. He was the opposite of what she thought he was.
The Nurse agrees with her views of Romeo but Juliet bites back suddenly and is
cross with herself for speaking about her husband in such a way. She gives
Romeo the benefit of the doubt – if he hadn?t killed Tybalt, Tybalt would have
most definitely killed him. She tries not to cry – Tybalt?s death is full of
woe but the banishing of Romeo
says that death will take her virginity if Romeo will not. She asks the Nurse
to give Romeo her ring and she asked that she bring him to her for their last
farewell. It seems to me that Juliet is love-struck with Romeo?s affections and
she is in despair with the thought of never being able to see, touch or be with
him again.Romeo?s Reaction ? R omeo seems in
despair with his sentence of banishment. He would rather die than be exiled.
Exile brings more terror to him, he can?t imagine not being behind Verona?s
walls and being in the big bad world full of torture and suffering. He doesn?t
want the leave his ?heaven? with Juliet. He keeps referring to exile being like
death to the Friar. When the Nurse enters, Romeo asks her if Juliet thinks him
an old murderer and does she still love him. All the Nurse says is that she
weeps and weeps making Romeo try and kill himself. He is to see Juliet to say
farewell and when he has her ring the Nurse has passed on to him he is
comforted. The idea of seeing Juliet again has consoled him, he loves her so
much.