"Romeo and Juliet"- Act III

 

In Act III a lot has happened that changes the course of the play and propels the story forward. However, I will first start with a short summary of all the scenes and then discuss some literary elements in each scene. I will then end with some predictions and even tell what I would do if I were in each situation.

In Scene I, basically, Tybalt kills Mercutio in a fight and Tybalt is later slayed by Romeo. After Romeo runs away and hides, the Prince of Verona says that he will kill Romeo once he finds him. In Scene II, Juliet is informed by the Nurse that Romeo killed Tybalt. Then Juliet tells the Nurse to go and get Romeo. In Scene III, Romeo starts crying in Friar Lawerence's cell and then the Nurse comes in. She tells Romeo to meet Juliet and he tries to kill himself, but is stopped by the Friar. In Scene IV, Lord Capulet meets with Paris and they set the marriage date to the following Thursday. And finally, in Scene V, Romeo and Juliet meet each other. Then Romeo leaves and Lady Capulet tells her about the marriage. Juliet refuses and Lord Capulet get mad at her and calls her mean names. Afterwards, the Nurse advises her to marry Paris and Juliet says yes sarcastically. She then tells herself that she will kill herself if she is separated from Romeo. The Act then ends. As you see, the summary is very brief, so do not use this as a substitute for the real play.

There are a lot of literary elements that are present in this scene- most of which is irony. In Scene 5 of this act, Lady Capulet said that Juliet will be a bride and get a husband on Thursday, but Juliet already has a husband- Romeo. This is irony, because she is already married. Another piece of irony is that Juliet says that Romeo is very bad and starts calling him names. And right after that she says that she would rather marry Romeo than Paris. This is ironic, because she at on point started calling Romeo names and now she     would rather marry him. This is also ironic, because she is already married to Romeo. If you have any other examples of literary element, please put it on the comments.