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Breakdown of Romeo and Juliet Act 2 Scene 5

Nutshell Summary:
- Juliet impatiently awaits the Nurse’s return with news of Romeo. She comments on how slow old people are.
- The Nurse mercilessly teases Juliet, but eventually tells her that Romeo will wait for Juliet at Lawrence’s cell that afternoon where where they can be married.

Themes Discussed:
(For more detailed discussion of THEME in Romeo and Juliet see
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- T7 Age vs Youth
- T4 Love as sex/procreation

Characters Discussed:
(For more detailed discussion of CHARACTER in Romeo and Juliet see
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- C6 Juliet: Adolescent (child?), impetuous
- C10 Nurse: Unreliable judge? Mother figure, self-sacrificing, earthy
- C1 Romeo: Worthy Hero

This video on Shakespeare’s LANGUAGE might also help:
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