R&JR&J Annotated Annotated NotesNotes

Act FiveAct Five

Act FiveAct Five

Scene OneScene One

Soliloquy Lines 1-9Soliloquy Lines 1-9ForeshadowingForeshadowing: R has dream in : R has dream in

which he is dead, but J finds him, which he is dead, but J finds him, kisses him, and brings him new kisses him, and brings him new lifelife

Line 24Line 24FateFate: R is told that J = dead : R is told that J = dead

doesndoesn’’t react emo, but seems to t react emo, but seems to make decisionmake decision

““starsstars”” = FATE = FATE R has decided R has decided that Fate will not allow him to be that Fate will not allow him to be with J, but he will defy it & find a with J, but he will defy it & find a way to be with her (By Any way to be with her (By Any Means Necessary)Means Necessary)

Lines 83-89Lines 83-89RR uses apothecaryuses apothecary’’s poverty to s poverty to

convince him to sell R poison convince him to sell R poison calls $ worse than poison (BAMN)calls $ worse than poison (BAMN)

R will use poison at JR will use poison at J’’s grave s grave hehe’’s going to commit suicides going to commit suicide

Act FiveAct Five

Scene TwoScene Two

Lines 5-16Lines 5-16FateFate: FL sent letter to R w/ : FL sent letter to R w/

another priest another priest while visiting while visiting sick, priest was locked into sick, priest was locked into quarantine, failed to deliver quarantine, failed to deliver letter to Rletter to R

Lines 24-30Lines 24-30FL decides to write a new letter FL decides to write a new letter

to R, will break into tomb to get J to R, will break into tomb to get J when she wakes up & will hide when she wakes up & will hide her in church until R arrivesher in church until R arrives

Act FiveAct Five

Scene ThreeScene Three

Lines 12-17Lines 12-17Paris is at JParis is at J’’s tomb mourning for s tomb mourning for

her death her death he truly loved her, he truly loved her, would have been a good matchwould have been a good match

Lines 28-36Lines 28-36R tells Bal that he is breaking R tells Bal that he is breaking

into tomb to get back his ring into tomb to get back his ring from J, threatens to kill Bal if he from J, threatens to kill Bal if he doesndoesn’’t leave R alone (BAMN)t leave R alone (BAMN)

Lines 49-73Lines 49-73 Showdown: R vs. Paris Showdown: R vs. Paris

Paris blames R for JParis blames R for J’’s s ““deathdeath””, thinks that R = , thinks that R = there to vandalize tombthere to vandalize tomb

R tells Paris he is there to commit a sin R tells Paris he is there to commit a sin (suicide), asks Paris to leave before he is (suicide), asks Paris to leave before he is forced to commit another sin (murder) [BAMN]forced to commit another sin (murder) [BAMN]

R kills Paris in duelR kills Paris in duel Paris asks to be buried by J Paris asks to be buried by J truly loved her, truly loved her,

would have been a good husband to herwould have been a good husband to her

““Soliloquy” 74-120 (+2 Soliloquy” 74-120 (+2 lines)lines)

Ultimate Dramatic IronyUltimate Dramatic Irony: R notices : R notices how lifelike & beautiful J is, talks to how lifelike & beautiful J is, talks to her as if sheher as if she’’s alive s alive only we know only we know that shethat she’’s still alives still alive

R says goodbye to J one last time, R says goodbye to J one last time, kisses her, takes poison, dieskisses her, takes poison, dies

FateFate: FL arrives too late to save R: FL arrives too late to save R

Lines 153-164Lines 153-164FateFate: J wakes up too late to save R: J wakes up too late to save RFateFate: FL blames : FL blames ““greater powergreater power””

(fate, destiny, etc.) for ruining plans(fate, destiny, etc.) for ruining plansFL shows weakness: he can use FL shows weakness: he can use

church to save Jchurch to save J’’s life, but he s life, but he decides to hide her in a convent, decides to hide her in a convent, then runs awaythen runs away

Soliloquy Lines 166-175Soliloquy Lines 166-175FateFate: J kisses R to try to get : J kisses R to try to get

poison off his lips, finds his lips poison off his lips, finds his lips are still warm are still warm shows how close shows how close she came to waking up on time)she came to waking up on time)

J does not want to go on w/o R J does not want to go on w/o R shanks herself w/ Rshanks herself w/ R’’s dagger, s dagger, diesdies

Monologue Lines 242-Monologue Lines 242-280280

FL tells truth about events that FL tells truth about events that led to deaths of R & J; mentions led to deaths of R & J; mentions N as someone who knows about N as someone who knows about marriage (support); offers marriage (support); offers himself up for punishment himself up for punishment (accepts responsibility)(accepts responsibility)

Lines 297-306Lines 297-306R wrote letter to Lord Mon R wrote letter to Lord Mon

confessing everythingconfessing everythingHatredHatred: Prince blames feud for : Prince blames feud for

deaths, says that he also has deaths, says that he also has been punished (deaths of M & been punished (deaths of M & Paris) because he didnParis) because he didn’’t do more t do more to stop itto stop it

Lines 310-316Lines 310-316HatredHatred: both families will build : both families will build

golden statues of each othergolden statues of each other’’s s child to memorialize what R & J child to memorialize what R & J did (mutual deaths have ended did (mutual deaths have ended feud)feud)