Romeo And Juliet Conflict
Act 1- Romeo and Juliet have feuding families, they have been enemies for many years. This affects the way the audience sees their first meeting and kisses because the audience knows that their love will never be accepted by their families. As a result the audience gets the impression that if Romeo and Juliet want to become lovers they must keep their love a secret. Their meeting creates suspense and foreshadows a major conflict that will erupt because a Capulet and a Montague have fallen in love. After the nurse tells Juliet that the man is Romeo, she responds with “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”(Shakespeare 1.5.152-155).
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When Juliet is in another tough position, Friar Lawrence devises a dangerous plan to help the couple. The Friar’s plan is for Juliet to “take thou this vial, being then in bed,/And this distilled liquor drink thou off,/When presently through all thy veins shall run/…..The roses in thy lips and cheeks shall fade/To paly ashes, thy eyes’ windows fall/Like death when he shuts up the day of life” (Shakespeare 4.1.95-97.101-103). As a result of taking the potion her body will become like a dead corpse and she will be sent to the tomb. Then, Romeo would have to retrieve Juliet after she has woken up, so they can live happily together. Friar Lawrence’s plan is very risky and multiple things could go wrong. For example, the plan revolves around Romeo receiving a letter from the Friar explaining the scheme. If Romeo were to not receive the letter, then he would not know of Juliet’s death, which could have negative consequences, like the possibility of him killing himself over anger. In addition, in order to retrieve Juliet from the grave there was to be no one around; however, if someone is in the graveyard it would become difficult to sneak out the body. Furthermore, the potion wears off with time, so if no one could retrieve Juliet from the coffin, she would be suffocating inside the tomb. In conclusion, Friar Lawrence develops a risky plan to help Romeo and Juliet with their
When Juliet is in another tough position, Friar Lawrence devises a dangerous plan to help the couple. The Friar’s plan is for Juliet to “take thou this vial, being then in bed,/And this distilled liquor drink thou off,/When presently through all thy veins shall run/…..The roses in thy lips and cheeks shall fade/To paly ashes, thy eyes’ windows fall/Like death when he shuts up the day of life” (Shakespeare 4.1.95-97.101-103). As a result of taking the potion her body will become like a dead corpse and she will be sent to the tomb. Then, Romeo would have to retrieve Juliet after she has woken up, so they can live happily together. Friar Lawrence’s plan is very risky and multiple things could go wrong. For example, the plan revolves around Romeo receiving a letter from the Friar explaining the scheme. If Romeo were to not receive the letter, then he would not know of Juliet’s death, which could have negative consequences, like the possibility of him killing himself over anger. In addition, in order to retrieve Juliet from the grave there was to be no one around; however, if someone is in the graveyard it would become difficult to sneak out the body. Furthermore, the potion wears off with time, so if no one could retrieve Juliet from the coffin, she would be suffocating inside the tomb. In conclusion, Friar Lawrence develops a risky plan to help Romeo and Juliet with their