Oh like a serpent’s heart, hidden with a beautiful face!ĭid a dragon ever keep such a lovely cave?Ī raven covered in the feathers of a Dove! A lamb who stalks like a wolf! In such a gorgeous palace! Modern Translation So fairly bound? O that deceit should dwell Was ever book containing such vile matter When thou didst bower the spirit of a fiend Just opposite to what thou justly seem’st, O serpent heart, hid with a flowering face!ĭove-feather’d raven! wolvish-ravening lamb! New paragraph = New beat/idea, or = build on a thought Juliet, overwhelmed with rage, pain and grief begins this speech. The Nurse enters and informs Juliet of the Tybalt’s death at Romeo’s hand. The scene opens with Juliet talking to herself about how much she can’t wait to sleep with Romeo she is giddy and excited about her new life with her new husband. Juliet meanwhile has been at home, eagerly awaiting Romeo’s return. With tensions high and fears of more fighting between the two families, the Prince of Verona orders for Romeo to be banished from the city. But Romeo’s best friend Mercutio stepped in and after some fighting, was killed by Tybalt, who is then, killed by Romeo. Tybalt despised Romeo and challenged him to a duel. Leading up to this monologue, Romeo has killed Juliet’s cousin, Tybalt. And in this monologue, Juliet wrestles with loving a man who has just caused her the deepest of pain. As Romeo says soon after meeting Juliet “My only love sprung from my only hate”. Romeo and Juliet is a play about love and conflict. It is one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays and includes multiple, wonderful monologues for young actors. Both Romeo and Juliet are tested not only in their love for each other but also their own personal convictions. But tragedy strikes hours after their marriage and a happy ending is thwarted.Īlthough the timeline for the story is only a few days, the breadth and scope of highs and lows makes this play a powerful ride. Despite their families hating each other, Romeo and Juliet conspire with a Friar and a Nurse to marry in the hope they will unite their households. The play is set in Verona, Italy and follows two love struck teenagers who are madly in love. Romeo and Juliet is Shakespeare’s famous tragedy about ill-fated love and the feuding families the Montagues and Capulets.

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