3.5 Hiding Juliet's Love

Prompt A: Summary
Act 3, scene 5 begins where Romeo is preparing to leave Juliet's room after their wedding because he will soon be exiled to Mantua. Juliet, as she loves Romeo, doesn't want him to leave her but understands that Romeo must leave or else be captured and executed. When it is early morning, Romeo and Juliet sadly say goodbye because the Nurse has warned them that Lady Capulet is about to enter the room. Romeo then starts to climb down the balcony and the lovers catch a last glimpse of each other. Juliet sits down in her room and starts to weep while Lady Capulet walks in thinking that Juliet is crying over Tybalt. Sternly, she affirms Juliet that crying won't bring anyone back from the dead. Lady Capulet also tells Juliet how much she hates Romeo, and, hiding her secret love, Juliet follows along. The discussion between the two then quickly moves to the topic of marriage; Lady Capulet telling Juliet that she is to marry Paris in several days. Juliet is very hesitant and angry about this, especially when her father, Capulet comes in and demands that Juliet must be married to Paris. Later, the Nurse tells Juliet to marry Paris and forget about Romeo, but Juliet is still irritated and wants to go to the Friar for help.

Prompt B: Theme
The theme of this scene is that it is better to have love and to keep a secret then to not have love and share your secret, which might end up with consequences.

Prompt E: Image




















I chose this image because it symbolizes the fact that Romeo and Juliet are being torn apart. Romeo being sent far away, and Juliet being forced to marry Paris. The lovers both have broken hearts because they aren't able to see each other, and they always think about each other.