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Breakdown of Romeo and Juliet Act 2 Scene 3

Nutshell Summary:
- Friar Lawrence is picking herbs in his garden, reflecting on how nature contains both good and evil.
- Romeo arrives, announces his love for Juliet, and asks Lawrence to marry them NOW NOW NOW!
- Shocked, Lawrence comments on Romeo’s fickleness, but agrees to the plan, hoping to bring the warring families together.

Themes Discussed:
(For more detailed discussion of THEME in Romeo and Juliet see
https://dai.ly/x80qt0r)

- T1 Wasteland requires healing
- T4 Love as infatuation
- T7 Age vs Youth; foolishness of youth
- T8 Dualism: juxtaposition of opposites; paradoxical nature of life
- T1 Wasteland

Characters Discussed:
(For more detailed discussion of CHARACTER in Romeo and Juliet see
https://dai.ly/x80pud8)

- C1: Romeo: Idealist, worthy hero
- C5 Friar Lawrence: wise old man archetype (Dumbledore, Gandalf)
- C5 Friar Lawrence: failed, unworthy hero?

This video on Shakespeare’s LANGUAGE might also help:
https://dai.ly/x80qtdh


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