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Breakdown of Romeo and Juliet Act 1 Scene 5

Nutshell Summary
- Party scene. Capulet welcomes his guests, laments the swift passing of time.
- Tybalt spots Romeo, vows swift action.
- Romeo spots Juliet, vows swift action.
- Juliet plays it coy, but enjoys Romeo’s action.

Themes Discussed:
(For more detailed discussion of THEME in Romeo and Juliet see
https://dai.ly/x80qt0r)

- T1 Hero’s Quest / Wasteland
- T4 Love as infatuation
- T4 Love as healer/destroyer
- T4 Love as holy, spiritual, divine, redemptive power of love
- T5 Sacred marriage
- T6 Swift passing of time
- T7 Youth vs Age: Youth burning too brightly, fire imagery
- T7 Youth vs Age: Contrast between Capulet and Tybalt
- T8 Dualism, opposites existing as one
- T9 Cycle of revenge
- T10 In-group / out-group theory

Characters Discussed:
(For more detailed discussion of CHARACTER in Romeo and Juliet see
https://dai.ly/x80pud8)

- C1 Romeo: Worthy hero (contrast imagery with thugs), idealist, lover, above in-group / out-group, leads with love, sincere believer, adolescent, all emotion no thought
- C6 Juliet: Worthy hero (willing participation in sacred game of love), clever, witty guarded, adolescent, impetuous, emotional
- C9 Tybalt: Hot-headed

This video on Shakespeare’s LANGUAGE might also help:
https://dai.ly/x80qtdh

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