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Breakdown of Romeo and Juliet Act 4 Scene 2

Nutshell Summary:
- Capulet prepares for the wedding party.
- Juliet returns from Friar Laurence’s and pretends to agree to her parents’ demands. Equivocator!
- Capulet is very pleased indeed and preparations for the happy day continue.

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

- T8 Dualism: dual nature of reality, existence; both good and bad exist together.

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

- C6 Juliet: clever, equivocating, courageous; first lie?
- C5 Friar Laurence: Both wise old man and meddling fool (Dramatic Irony)

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


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