Saturday, March 21, 2009

What does Juliet say she'll do if her family tries to force her to marry Paris in Romeo and Juliet?

In act
3, scene 5,informsthat her father has
arranged for her to marryon Thursday. Juliet is astonished
and disheartened
by this news and informs her mother that she cannot marry Paris because she

does not know him that well. Lady Capulet then informs her husband of Juliet's response,
which
infuriates , who threatens to disown Juliet for her insolence and
disobedience. At the end of
the scene, the Nurse leaves the room and Juliet
says:

Ill
to the friar to know his
remedy.
If all else fail, myself have power to die
(Shakespeare,
3.5.243€“244)

Juliet's comment reveals
that
she is willing to take her own life to avoid marrying Paris.


In act 4, scene
1, Juliet visits 's cell, where she begs for his
advice and help. Juliet then reveals a dagger
and declares that she is ready
to commit suicide if they cannot come up with an alternate plan.
Juliet tells
Friar Laurence:

If in thy wisdom thou
canst
give no help, Do thou but call my resolution wise,
And with
this knife Ill help it
presently (Shakespeare, 4.1.53€“54)


Juliet's entire
speech to Friar Laurence
emphasizes her willingness to kill herself if he is not able to come up
with
a foolproof plan to prevent the upcoming marriage. Friar Laurence recognizes
Juliet's
desperation and comes up with a plan for Juliet to take a strong
sleeping potion, which will
make it appear like she is dead. He also plans on
informingof the situation and instructing him
to save Juliet from the Capulet
tomb before she wakes up. Although Juliet is hesitant, she
courageously
agrees to follow through with the plan and takes Friar Laurence's sleeping

potion.

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