In Act V, Scene III of Shakespeare's novel Romeo & Juliet, the scene begins with Paris arriving to the tomb telling his Page to watch out for him whilst bearing flowers over Juliet’s body. Romeo comes later in the scene to see Juliet after thinking that she is dead. A key element here is the dramatic irony in which the audience knows Juliet is in a deep sleep. This element that is played throughout this scene brings out the most pure but also painful emotions while carrying suspense till the very end. Thus, love lead the lovers to behave in illogical ways.
Whilst speaking to Juliet, ‘he told me Paris should have married Juliet…Or am I mad, hearing him talk of Juliet...’ Romeo’s genuine feelings towards Juliet does not come to be so shocking towards the audience, due to knowing he was jealous and hurt to the fact that Paris was supposed to be meant to be for her, and not him. ‘For here lies Juliet, and her beauty makes this vault a feasting presence full of light.’ By associating Juliet to be radiant as she lays asleep in her tomb, his hyperbolized description of her even when departed conveys the extent of his feelings to his lover. …show more content…
He asks Juliet why ‘art thou yet so fair?’ asking how he was able to fall for her beauty. Before drinking the poison, ‘will I set up my everlasting rest…’ Romeo expresses his desperation for Juliet, he tells himself he is setting up the rest for his eternity because and for her. During this scene, the audience is lead to believe that Romeo will indeed die for Juliet and with so, ‘here’s to my love!’ as he consumes the poison lying down next to the sleeping lady. In this moment, the heart of the scene indeed reveals itself and the power of love comes to prove that to behave in ways Romeo and Juliet did, concludes that this tragedy results because their deep but very fatal love for one
Whilst speaking to Juliet, ‘he told me Paris should have married Juliet…Or am I mad, hearing him talk of Juliet...’ Romeo’s genuine feelings towards Juliet does not come to be so shocking towards the audience, due to knowing he was jealous and hurt to the fact that Paris was supposed to be meant to be for her, and not him. ‘For here lies Juliet, and her beauty makes this vault a feasting presence full of light.’ By associating Juliet to be radiant as she lays asleep in her tomb, his hyperbolized description of her even when departed conveys the extent of his feelings to his lover. …show more content…
He asks Juliet why ‘art thou yet so fair?’ asking how he was able to fall for her beauty. Before drinking the poison, ‘will I set up my everlasting rest…’ Romeo expresses his desperation for Juliet, he tells himself he is setting up the rest for his eternity because and for her. During this scene, the audience is lead to believe that Romeo will indeed die for Juliet and with so, ‘here’s to my love!’ as he consumes the poison lying down next to the sleeping lady. In this moment, the heart of the scene indeed reveals itself and the power of love comes to prove that to behave in ways Romeo and Juliet did, concludes that this tragedy results because their deep but very fatal love for one