Romeo and Juliet Graphic
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In your own words, write a short summary of Act 5 Scene 3:
After Romeo kills Paris, whom Juliet was arranged to marry, he finds her lying in the tomb. He believes she is
dead, although she is only drugged with a heavy sedative. He is heartbroken and decides to take his own life to be
with his wife because he can’t bare living without her. After he kills himself with poison, Juliet awakens from her
stupor. Friar Laurence tries to convince her to flee from the guards approaching but she refuses to leave Romeo.
She willingly stabs herself with Romeo’s dagger and dies by his side. The Capulet and Montague families discover
how much their hatred for one another has taken from them.
Choose four quotes that demonstrate why this scene is the climax of the play. Then, analyze the quote
AND explain why it’s important.
Quote 1: Romeo sees Juliet inside the tomb for the first
“A grave — O no, a lantern, slaughtered youth; time and thinks she’s dead. Although she is
For here lies Juliet, and her beauty makes “dead” he believes she is still beautiful and has
This vault a feasting presence full of light. a brightness about her (this should have been a
Death, lie thou there, by a dead man interred.” clue to him). He foreshadows his suicide by
(lines 84-87) calling himself “a dead man interred”.
Quote 2: Romeo is finalizing his decision to kill himself by
“Eyes, look your last! bidding farewell to Juliet. He looks at her beauty
Arms, take your last embrace! And, lips, O you for the last time, hugs her for the last time, and
The doors of breath, seal with a righteous kiss even kisses her. He considers his decision to be a
A dateless bargain to engrossing death!” (lines “dateless bargain” because it is a permanent
112-115) decision in which he will have no more days to
bargain his death.
Quote 3:
“What's here? A cup closed in my true love's Juliet awakes from her drug induced sleep to find
hand? Romeo poisoned and dead. She describes him as
Poison, I see, hath been his timeless end. “churl” or stingy for not leaving her even a
O churl, drunk all and left no friendly drop “friendly” drop of poison to help her follow suit.
To help me after. I will kiss thy lips. She hopes to kiss his lips and find some left over
Haply some poison yet doth hang on them to aid in her death.
To make me die with a restorative.” (lines 161-
166)
Quote 4: Juliet hears someone coming and knows she
must act quickly. After the kiss did not leave her
“Yea, noise? Then I'll be brief. O happy dagger, any poison, she chooses to stab herself with
This is thy sheath; there rust, and let me die.” Romeo’s dagger. She refers to the weapon as a
(lines 169-170) “happy dagger” suggesting that she feels no
sorrow in taking her own life to be with her love.
