Literary devices
The literary device used in "How if when I am laid in the tomb / I wake before the time that Romeo / Come to redeem me"
What is foreshadowing?
Why did Paris go to the Friar's cell?
To arrange the date and details for his marriage with Juliet.
Hurried nature of the wedding plans and Friar and his poor rash advice that he gives to Juliet.
What is urgency/haste?
Why include Paris in this scene?
To create immediate conflict for Juliet and to highlight her unique situation due to her secret marriage with Romeo.
Character with internal contradictions who opposes the original "holy" and "religious" ideology behind his name through deception.
Who is the Friar?
This literary device is shown in the contrast between Juliet's despair and Paris's joyful waiting for the wedding.
What is juxtaposition?
What extreme action does Juliet threaten to take if Friar cannot help her avoid marrying Paris?
Commit suicide with the knife she kept with her.
Juliet's need to confide in the Friar when nothing is going her way.
What is desperation?
Why does Shakespeare refer to the idea of suicide in this scene (When Juliet threatens to kill herself)?
To emphasize her desperation and the unbearable pressure she's under. It also helps the reader understand why she would go with the Friar's risky plan.
This character is driven by love and desperation, and the character doesn't mind faking death.
Who is Juliet?
At the beginning of the scene, when Paris says to Juliet "Do not deny to him that you love me." and then Juliet responds with, "I will confess to you that I love him."
What is dramatic irony?
What is the main part of Friar's plan to stop the wedding and let Juliet be with Romeo?
To take a sleeping potion that will make her appear dead.
Friar's well-intentioned plan but it involves manipulation and lying. Juliet must fake her death and continues to make her lies more elaborate.
What is deception?
Why does Shakespeare decide to use dramatic irony as a main component for this scene?
Dramatic irony emphasizes the mood of suspense and anticipation.
This character acts as Romeo's foil but, like Romeo is profoundly fueled by love in his pursuits.
Who is Paris?
When Juliet describes being chained with roaring bears rather than marrying Paris. (A device used for emphasis)
What is a hyperbole?
What is Juliet's state of mind at the very ending of the scene?
She's hopeful and determined to make the plan work.
The idea that Romeo and Juliet are pawns of circumstance and constantly fighting external factors to be accepted.
What is fate?
What was Shakespeare's intention in adding the following quote:
"If in thy wisdom thou canst give no help/Do thou call my resolution wise/And with this knife I'll help it presently" (lines 53-55).
Meant to hint at how Juliet will end her life by killing herself with a dagger.
Why does the Friar tell Juliet she should fake her death and run away with Romeo's possibility even when that goes against his principles as a priest.
This occurs because the Friar misjudgment in marrying Juliet and Romeo and then having to continue to lie eventually leading to a tragic ending.