Does Romeo and Juliet elope?
Does Romeo and Juliet elope?
Juliet, coming from the Capulet family was meant to get married with a young count named ‘Paris’. Believing that her parents wouldn’t approve of her love in Romeo, Romeo and Juliet decide to get married without their parents permission and engage in an act now called ‘elopement’.
Why is nurse so upset?
Nurse is first annoyed at Romeo because he has eyes for Juliet, and then because he secretly marries her when Paris is a much better catch. However, the time when she yells at Romeo because Mercutio was teasing her is the only time she is really angry at him. Juliet then denies that she is interested in Romeo.
Who says the following and why o she knew well Thy love did read by rote and could not spell?
The Friar says of Rosaline, “O, she knew well / Thy love did read by rote and could not spell” (2.3. 87-88). To “read by rote” is to “read” the way toddlers do, when they have had a story read to them so many times that they have it memorized.
Who finds Juliet dead?
Early the next morning, the Capulet house is aflutter with preparations for the wedding. Capulet sends the Nurse to go wake Juliet. She finds Juliet dead and begins to wail, soon joined by both Lady Capulet and Capulet. Paris arrives with Friar Lawrence and a group of musicians for the wedding.
What is a GREY eyed morn?
The first is grey-eyed morn smiles. This description of the morning tells you that it was grey, but it does it in a way that personifies the morning, by giving it eyes. It also personifies the morning by saying that the morning can smile, a way to describe the bright, happy look of a beautiful morning.
Why does the Friar change his mind about marrying Romeo and Juliet?
When Romeo asks Friar Lawrence to marry him and Juliet, Friar Lawrence agrees because he thinks their marriage might bring about the end of the feud between their two families. He states, “For this alliance may so happy prove / To turn your households’ rancor to pure love” (2.3.
