If you've enjoyed this video, please consider making a small donation. Thank you.<br />https://www.patreon.com/literature_walkthrough<br /><br />Breakdown of Romeo and Juliet Act 3 Scene 2<br /><br />Nutshell Summary:<br />- Juliet impatiently waits for her wedding night with her husband.<br />- The Nurse arrives with news that Romeo killed Tybalt and is banished.<br />- Juliet struggles with mixed feelings: Tybalt is dead, but Romeo is alive.<br />- The Nurse says she will go to Romeo who is hiding at Friar Lawrence’s cell and tell him to visit Juliet before he leaves Verona.<br /><br />Themes Discussed:<br />(For more detailed discussion of THEME in Romeo and Juliet see https://dai.ly/x80qt0r)<br /><br />T4 Dual nature of love; fire imagery (Icarus)<br />T8 Dualism: juxtaposition, contrast, paradox, oxymoron<br />T8 Dualism: joyous anticipation (act 2, sc. 5) = agonizing dread; positive passion and negative passion are two sides of same coin. Love/hate.<br /><br />Characters Discussed:<br />(For more detailed discussion of CHARACTER in Romeo and Juliet see https://dai.ly/x80pud8)<br /><br />- C6 Juliet: Wiser than Romeo, courageous, perspective, worthy hero; adolescent, emotional, extreme thinking, all feeling, poetry = at one with Romeo.<br /><br />This video on Shakespeare’s LANGUAGE might also help: 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
