English Essay
Romeo and Juliet, Play
What does Shakespeare make you feel about Romeo in this extract?
This extract in Scene 3 of Act 5 of “Romeo and Juliet” is the climax and the last scene of this lovely but tragic play. This extract is about: When Paris and his servant, who is carrying flowers, sweet water, and a torch, enter Juliet's tomb. The flowers and sweet water are scattered around her tomb. His servant leaves and Paris mourns for Juliet. Paris hears his servant warn him (by whistling) that someone is coming. Paris hides and Romeo and Romeo's servant Balthasar, who is carrying a pickaxe, a crow of iron, and a torch, enter the tomb. Romeo gives Balthasar a letter to give to Romeo's father. He tells Balthasar not to pay attention to what he is about to do and then offers him to leave. Romeo says that he must open Juliet's tomb to retrieve a ring. This is a diversion so that Balthasar does not question what Romeo really intends to do. As we know he actually intends to go into the tomb where Juliet lies, so that he may poison himself and die there with her. He gives Balthasar some money and Balthasar hides, for he wants to see what Romeo will do. Romeo begins to open the tomb. Paris recognizes that Romeo is a Montague, so he comes out of hiding and tries to stop Romeo. Paris threatens Romeo and says that he is going to arrest him and that he must die. Romeo does not obey his orders and they fight. Paris' servant calls for help, and while he is gone, Romeo kills Paris. While dying, Paris asks Romeo to lay him in the tomb with Juliet. Romeo quickly realizes that the man he has just killed is Paris, Juliet's supposed fiancé. He feels so guilty that he decides to fulfill Paris's wish by placing him in the tomb with Juliet.
