As Romeo is about to take the poison that kills him, he says, “Thou art not conquered, Beauty’s ensign yet/ Is crimson in thy lips and in thy cheeks/ And death’s pale flag is not advanced there” (5.3.94 – 5.3.96). Romeo notices many qualities that are very uncommon in a dead person, but he does not stop to consider the possibility that Juliet is actually alive. Romeo’s lovely words about his thought-to-be-dead wife reflect his longing to be with her. If only he had arrived a few minutes earlier, they both could be together and living. Timing was everything in this scene and it was a direct cause of Romeo’s
As Romeo is about to take the poison that kills him, he says, “Thou art not conquered, Beauty’s ensign yet/ Is crimson in thy lips and in thy cheeks/ And death’s pale flag is not advanced there” (5.3.94 – 5.3.96). Romeo notices many qualities that are very uncommon in a dead person, but he does not stop to consider the possibility that Juliet is actually alive. Romeo’s lovely words about his thought-to-be-dead wife reflect his longing to be with her. If only he had arrived a few minutes earlier, they both could be together and living. Timing was everything in this scene and it was a direct cause of Romeo’s