Prompt A:
In Act 3 Scene 3, Romeo is hiding in Fliar Lawrence's cell after he has killed the Juliet's cousin, Tybalt. The Prince has now banished him fom Verona so all he is doing is hiding now. He complains to Friar Lawrence of how he would rather be dead than banished and not being able to see his rue love, Juliet. Romeo says how Friar Lawrence does not understand how it feels to be in his position and even begins to get dangerously angry with it all. Friar Lawrence tries to calm him down and knock some sense into him by telling him he should be happy that he was banished as a punishment. The Capulet's Nurse also tried to knock some sense into Romeo by telling him to stop being such a moping child and to stay strong for Juliet.
Prompt B:
The theme of this scene is how love changes people to be extremely stubborn and blind of everything to the point that they even block out any help given to them.
Prompt E:
This picture is supposed to represent Romeo's stubborn and even whiny behavior towards the Nurse and Friar Lawrence in Act 3 Scene 3. Even with the wise advice Friar Lawrence gives to help Romeo out, Romeo still acts like a completely whiny teenager with excuses of "you don't understand my pain" and giving him childish behavior. Romeo does not listen to him because he is too immature to see the true value of Friar Lawrence's wisdom gained through experience.
I like the image that you used to describe Romeo's behavior. It really shows the childishness of his love-stricken behavior, and the stubbornness is something that we can all connect to.
ReplyDeleteIsabel, great job on the notes! I really like your summary. It really explains what happens very thoroughly. I agree with your thesis statement aswell. The picture is very well chosen for Romeo. Good job!
ReplyDeletePrompt B is something that is very important to understand in today's society and I'm glad you mentioned it because its very accurate in that particular scene as well.
ReplyDeleteI think that your image is really well-chosen. Throughout the novel, Romeo often dwells in own misery, and is unable to take advice from others and look on the bright side. Do you believe that this charecteristic is what ultimately leads to his demise?
ReplyDeleteThe image that you chose I think really shows sometimes the way Romeo can act throughout the play. He always seems to be selfishly focusing on his own thoughts, and never considers other people's views.
ReplyDeleteI like that your theme is very accurate for not only this scene, but for real life. I think more people should realize this and take it into account to prevent themselves or others from getting hurt. After all, Romeo and Juliet's week-long romance resulted in the deaths of nearly half of the characters in the play, and all of this could have been prevented if they listened to the advice they were given.
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