If you've enjoyed this video, please consider making a donation. Thank you.<br />https://www.patreon.com/literature_walkthrough<br /><br />Breakdown of Romeo and Juliet Act 1 Scene 3<br /><br />Nutshell Summary:<br />- Lady Capulet announces that it is time for Juliet to consider marriage. She sells County Paris as a good catch.<br />- The Nurse is excited and tells a charming, rambling, slightly rough and ready anecdote of Juliet as a young child. <br />- Lady Capulet tells Juliet to observe Paris at the party and decide if she can love him.<br />- Juliet answers that she hasn’t considered marriage, but will check Paris out. She will look no deeper than her mother allows. (Smart equivocation)<br /><br />Quotes discussed for thematic/character analysis:<br />1) Lady Capulet: This is the matter:—Nurse, give leave awhile, / We must talk in secret:—nurse, come back again<br />2) Nurse: Thou wast the prettiest babe that e'er I nursed: An I might live to see thee married once, I have my wish.<br />3) Juliet: It is an honour that I dream not of.<br />4) Nurse: No less! nay, bigger; women grow by men.<br />5) Juliet: I'll look to like, if looking liking move: / But no more deep will I indart mine eye / Than your consent gives strength to make it fly.<br /><br />Themes Discussed:<br />(For more detailed discussion of THEME in Romeo and Juliet see <br />https://dai.ly/x80qt0r)<br /><br />T4) Love as Business arrangement<br />T4) Love as nurturing (mother-daughter relationship)<br />T4 Love as procreation (baby-making)<br /><br />Characterization Discussed:<br />(For more detailed discussion of CHARACTER in Romeo and Juliet see <br />https://dai.ly/x80pud8)<br /><br />C6) Juliet: clever, equivocating, guarded (or simply young / naive?)<br />C8) Lady Capulet: emotionally distant<br />C10) Nurse: warm, loving, simple, earthy, rough, practical, personification of hearth <br /><br />This video on Shakespeare’s LANGUAGE might also help:<br />https://dai.ly/x80qtdh<br /><br />All commentary in this series is designed to help students:<br />— Prepare for GCSE, A-Level, IB, and AP evaluation<br />— Prepare for general high school and college quizzes, exams, and essays<br />— Generate ideas for analysis essays<br />— Participate knowledgeably in class discussions
