(At Romeo, Paris, Lady Montague, and Juliet's funeral)

Lord Capulet: I am sure glad that feud is over.

Nurse: Yeah but it is tragic that all these kind people died.

Friar Lawrence: Well, they made a great sacrifice and now the feud is resolved.  OK, shall we go inside the church now.

Lord Capulet: Yes, we should go sit down.

Friar Lawrence: I have to go direct the funeral.  See you afterwards.

(After the sad funeral, they go to the Capulet house).

Lord Capulet: My friend's wife, my daughter, and my daughter's husband all dead.  Where will this end.

Nurse: Oh, it's going to be fine my lord.

Friar Lawrence: Lord,  I have a confession to make.  I new about Romeo and Juliet's marriage for a long time.  I even married them.  I just did not want to tell you because I thought you would stop the marriage.

Nurse: Lord Capulet, I knew about it too.

Lord Capulet: It's OK.  It was for the best.  It resolved the feud.  Romeo and Juliet will be honored for a long time in Verona.  I think it is time for me to go to bed, it's been a long day.

(The next day)

Lord Capulet: I think I am going to have a party tonight, just to cheer every one up.  I will invite the Montague's.  Servant, go invite the Montagues and Friar Lawrence.  The rest of you, set up for a party.

Servants: Yes sir!

Lady Capulet: Great idea!  I will go tell the chef to prepare some food.

(At the party that night)

Lord Montague: I would like to make a toast to Lord Capulet for all the great things he has done.

Lord Capulet: No, no, no I would like to make a toast to Lord Montague for all the great things he has done.

Lord Montague: No you!

Lord Capulet: No you!

Lord Montague: Fight me!

Lady Capulet: Please STOP!

Lord Capulet: Move out of the way!  I will fight him!
(They fight.  Lord Capulet dies)

Nurse: My lord!  Curse you Montagues!  The feud will never be over.

(They chase Lord Montague, but he gets to safety.  Lord Capulet on his death bed.)

Lord Capulet: My lady...ow....Nurse.  Please, this feud is silly...ow...Please do not continue it.  It will take more lives if you do.

(He dies)

Narrator: And the Capulet and Montague feud goes on, after only one day.  I guess the just weren't meant to be.

Vocabulary:

apprehend- to take into custody; arrest by legal warrant or authority

canopy- a covering, usually of fabric, supported on poles or suspended above a bed, throne, exalted personage, or sacred object.

contempt- the feeling with which a person regards anything considered mean, vile, or worthless; disdain; scorn.

disperse- to drive or send off in various directions; scatter.

inexorable- unyielding; unalterable.

interred- to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.

penury- extreme poverty; destitution.

remnants- a remaining, usually small part, quantity, number, or the like.

righteous- characterized by uprightness or morality.

Which Character had the worst expierence in Act IV?

Of the characters in Act IV, who do you have sympathy for? Why? Provide specific details to support your opinion. Be sure to elaborate and explain your thoughts in detail.

Of the characters in Act IV, I feel sympathy for Paris the most.  Paris is not a bad guy.  He just is a boy looking for love.  Juliet's parents arranged the marriage with Paris.  Paris wants to marry Juliet but Juliet won't love him back.  Becuase Juliet is married to Romeo, she feels it's wrong to marry Paris when she loves Romeo.  When her parents have had enough excuses for not marrying Paris, they just plan a wedding for her.  Juliet can't do this becuse she is married to Romeo.



Paris



Juliet takes a visit to Friar Lawrence for advice, and he gives her the idea of "killing herself."  When the Juliet and Friar Lawrence are discussing the idea, he quotes, "Hold, daughter!  I do spy a kind of hope,  which craves as desperate an execution as that is desperate which we would prevent.  If, rather than to marry County Paris, thou hast the strength of will to slay thyself"(Shakespeare 232).  Friar Lawrence says this when he explains to Juliet that she could have the option to drink a potion that makes her go to sleep for 48 hours on the wedding day.  The Capulets and Paris will think that Juliet is dead while really she is just asleep.  Then, when Juliet is in her tomb, she will wake up.  Then, if the plan works, Romeo will save her and they will escape to the city Romeo was banished to.

I feel sympathy for Paris becuse he just wants Juliet to be his wife, but Juliet is married to Romeo so she cannot marry Paris.  I am positive she doesn't want to hurt Paris, she just can't marry him becuase of Romeo.

Vocabulary:

arbitrating- to decide as arbitrator or arbiter; determine.

distraught- distracted; deeply agitated.

immoderatly- not moderate; exceeding just or reasonable limits; excessive; extreme.
inundation- to flood; cover or overspread with water; deluge.

resolution- the act of resolving or determining upon an action or course of action, method, procedure, etc.

spited- a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.

supple- bending readily without breaking or becoming deformed; pliant; flexible.

Act III Blog Post #4: Reaction of a characters point of view

To the community of Verona:



Romeo and Tybalt fighting in the street of Verona.

I am writing this note to discuss the incident that just happened recently between the Montagues and the Capulets.  Where the Capulet, Tybalt, was stabbed by young Romeo of the Montague house after Tybalt stabbed Romeo's friend, Mercutio.  You see, Romeo, Benvolio, and Mercutio were just happily talking when Tybalt walks near them.  Tybalt says some things like "Romeo, the love I bear thee can afford No better term than this: thou art a villain," that just set Mercutio off.  Mercutio and Tybalt have a sword fight.  Innocent Romeo just cannot stand seeing someone get killed, so he tries to break it up by putting his arm between them.  Tybalt then pulls a dirty move and stabs Mercutio from under Romeo's arm.  Mercutio is dying and Tybalt runs away.  After a while, Mercutio dies.

Romeo is heartbroken that his friend dies.  Then, Tybalt comes back, just looking for trouble.  Romeo draws his sword, and so does Romeo.  They fight.  Then, Romeo wants revenge, he stabs Tybalt.  Tybalt dies almost immediately.  Romeo's punishment for the killing is banishment from Verona.  Now this was harsh on Romeo for a reason that must be kept a secret.

Romeo has been coming to me for advice so long, and I am a little disappointed that he will be banished.

Best wishes,

Friar Lawrence

Romeo and his friends are disgraceful to nurse! Is this right or wrong? Find out in this blog post.



This a picture of Nurse in her dress.

 Describe how Romeo & his friends treat the Nurse in Act II. Would they treat all women of Verona in the same way? Support your reasoning with citations from the text and explain your thoughts in detail.

Romeo, Benvolio, and Mercutio and their friends treat Nurse poorly in Act II.  Back then and today men do not tease women or harm them.  Today, it is a crime to hit a girl and you could be arrested.  It was a disgrace for Romeo and his friends to pull Nurse's dress up.  Also, they were certainly not being nice with words.  They would definitely not do that to another women in Verona. 

One example of disgrace to Nurse was made by Mercutio.  When Nurse told her helper, Peter, to get her fan Mercutio said,"Good Peter, to hide her face; for her fan's the fairer face."  This was obviously a rude comment.  A second example is when Benvolio was mocking Nurse and said, "She will indite him to dinner."

Last, Romeo and his friends pull Nurse's dress up, which is very rude.

Vocabulary:

chided- to express disproval of; scold; reproach


confounds- to perplex or amaze, especially by a sudden disturbance or surprise; bewilder; confuse

driveling- childish, silly, or meaningless talk or thinking; nonsense

exposition-  the act of expounding, setting forth, or explaining
idolatry- excessive or blind adoration, reverence, devotion, etc.

lamentable- that is to be lamented; regrettable; unfortunate

perjuries- the willful giving of false testimony under oath or affirmation, before a competent tribunal, upon a point material to a legal inquiry

Blog Post #2- Act I

A foil is a character who has qualities that are in sharp contrast to another character, thus emphasizing the traits of each. How is Mercutio a foil to Romeo?

Romeo and Mercutio are foils to each other because they have some similar traits.  One of Mercutio traits is he talks almost like it is a riddle.  He uses a lot of metaphors and figurative language when he talks.  Romeo talks in this same style.  They both have a wide vocabulary.  Mercutio is a little bit crazy and Romeo is depressed because of love.  They are both probably not the same as they used to be.  Mercutio had a little bit of a party himself, just as Romeo attended the Capulet party and fell in love with Juliet.  Although Romeo is more sophisticated, since he is a Montague, he and Mercutio have a lot of similarities.

Good drama has conflict: struggle between opposing forces. What conflicts are set in motion by the events in Act I, Scene v?

One of the conflicts that are set in motion during Act I Scene V is at the party when Tybalt discovers that Romeo and Benvolio are at the Capulet party.  Tybalt thinks that Romeo and Benvolio are spies for the Montague house, but really Romeo just want to see Rosaline.  Benvolio wants Romeo to see that there are other fish in the sea, and to look at more women.  Tybalt asks a servant to get is rapier (a sword) and then asks his uncle, Lord Capulet, if he can kill them.  Lord Capulet says there innocent and to leave them alone.  Romeo then spots a woman (Juliet) and it is love at first sight.  He then takes her behind a wall and kisses her twice.  They are in love at first sight.  There were two conflicts in Act I Scene V.  These two conflicts took place at the party the Capulets had. 

Post #1: What does fate mean to me?

In my opinion, fate is not real.  There nothing that can control your actions but you and  your brain.  I mean really, I guess there may be a little fate involved, but really your the only one that makes your decisions.  Also sometimes your friends and family could  tell you to do things like what to eat and what to wear, or even the things you do and the places you go.

In some cases, fate could be real.  You just have to be in the right place at the right time.  Say that there was a buy-two get-three free deal on a twelve pack of soda at the grocery store.  That is fate becuase you were at the right store on the right day.  You see, whether or not you believe in fate, I think it all depends where you are and at what time.