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 2 Scene 5<br /><br />Nutshell Summary:<br />- Juliet impatiently awaits the Nurse’s return with news of Romeo. She comments on how slow old people are.<br />- 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.<br /><br />Themes Discussed:<br />(For more detailed discussion of THEME in Romeo and Juliet see <br />https://dai.ly/x80qt0r)<br /><br />- T7 Age vs Youth<br />- T4 Love as sex/procreation<br /><br />Characters Discussed:<br />(For more detailed discussion of CHARACTER in Romeo and Juliet see <br />https://dai.ly/x80pud8)<br /><br />- C6 Juliet: Adolescent (child?), impetuous<br />- C10 Nurse: Unreliable judge? Mother figure, self-sacrificing, earthy<br />- C1 Romeo: Worthy Hero<br /><br />This video on Shakespeare’s LANGUAGE might also help:<br />https://dai.ly/x80qtdh<br /><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
