Quotation Analysis 4 “Farewell.-God knows when we shall meet again. I have a faint cold fear thrills through my veins, That almost freezes up the heat of life: I'll call them back again to comfort me: Nurse! What should she do here? My dismal scene I needs must act alone. Come, vial,” (IV.iii,15-21).
At this point in the play, Romeo and Juliet, Romeo, Juliet's true love, has been exiled for killing Tybalt, one of Juliet's cousins. Juliet is being forced into marriage with Paris, a man her parents have chosen. She does not want to marry Paris, for she is already married to Romeo Montague. Her father told her that if she does not marry Paris she will be put out on the streets. Her mother has just left the bedroom and Juliet is saying goodbye for what will be the last time. She is about to take a sleeping potion given to her by Friar Lawrence and fake death so that she and Romeo can run away together. Juliet talks about the distance between her and her parents and the growing distance between her and Nurse, who says that she should marry Paris because he is a better man. Even Nurse, one of the only people who know about the marriage between Romeo and Juliet, is saying that she should marry Paris. Juliet is caught between her family and her happiness.
This is a dark quote that shows how Juliet really feels about Romeo and how she actually doesn't feel about her own flesh and blood. It defines her character. Juliet longs to be free. Juliet says “Farewell.-God knows when we shall meet again.” This describes how she is sad to be leaving her parents but also makes you think she is distant enough from them that she either doesn't care that much that she won't see them again or does care but doesn't feel close enough with her parents to tell them the truth. Part of Juliet's speech also foreshadows the death that is actually going to happen to Romeo and Juliet. “I have a faint cold fear thrills through my veins, That almost freezes up the heat of life,” may mean that Juliet is scared to wake up in her family's burial vault. It's foreshadowing the fact that this plan will freeze up the heat of her life and Romeo's. The next line Shakespeare writes about Juliet's feelings towards the Nurse is very sad. Nurse has been taking care of Juliet her entire life and it is sad that Juliet now does not even trust her own life guardian. Juliet says “Come, vial,” at the end, right before she drinks a potion that will permanently separate her from the people that she has grown up with. Some parts of this quote indicate Juliet's sadness and apprehension in leaving, while other parts indicate her happiness to be leaving behind people who were not letting her live the life she wants. Now she will be with her Romeo.
This quote makes me think of some friendships I've had and growing apart from friends; it is always hard to drift apart. However, I would not go to the extent that I would fake my own death, like Juliet. This plan of Friar Lawrence may seem like the only way to her though. Sometimes in life you just really want to drift apart for certain. You realize that your better off without them. Juliet realizes this about her parents and fakes death. I have realized this about some of my friends and not hung out with them as much. Some people, like the Capulet parents, are not beneficial in your life. Rather than helping you, they hinder you. Maybe it's better to leave some people behind, like Juliet leaving her parents and Nurse. Maybe some people should stay around your entire life, while others should just make an appearance.
Quotation Analysis 4
“Farewell.-God knows when we shall meet again. I have a faint cold fear thrills through my veins, That almost freezes up the heat of life: I'll call them back again to comfort me: Nurse! What should she do here? My dismal scene I needs must act alone. Come, vial,” (IV.iii,15-21).
At this point in the play, Romeo and Juliet, Romeo, Juliet's true love, has been exiled for killing Tybalt, one of Juliet's cousins. Juliet is being forced into marriage with Paris, a man her parents have chosen. She does not want to marry Paris, for she is already married to Romeo Montague. Her father told her that if she does not marry Paris she will be put out on the streets. Her mother has just left the bedroom and Juliet is saying goodbye for what will be the last time. She is about to take a sleeping potion given to her by Friar Lawrence and fake death so that she and Romeo can run away together. Juliet talks about the distance between her and her parents and the growing distance between her and Nurse, who says that she should marry Paris because he is a better man. Even Nurse, one of the only people who know about the marriage between Romeo and Juliet, is saying that she should marry Paris. Juliet is caught between her family and her happiness.
This is a dark quote that shows how Juliet really feels about Romeo and how she actually doesn't feel about her own flesh and blood. It defines her character. Juliet longs to be free. Juliet says “Farewell.-God knows when we shall meet again.” This describes how she is sad to be leaving her parents but also makes you think she is distant enough from them that she either doesn't care that much that she won't see them again or does care but doesn't feel close enough with her parents to tell them the truth. Part of Juliet's speech also foreshadows the death that is actually going to happen to Romeo and Juliet. “I have a faint cold fear thrills through my veins, That almost freezes up the heat of life,” may mean that Juliet is scared to wake up in her family's burial vault. It's foreshadowing the fact that this plan will freeze up the heat of her life and Romeo's. The next line Shakespeare writes about Juliet's feelings towards the Nurse is very sad. Nurse has been taking care of Juliet her entire life and it is sad that Juliet now does not even trust her own life guardian. Juliet says “Come, vial,” at the end, right before she drinks a potion that will permanently separate her from the people that she has grown up with. Some parts of this quote indicate Juliet's sadness and apprehension in leaving, while other parts indicate her happiness to be leaving behind people who were not letting her live the life she wants. Now she will be with her Romeo.
This quote makes me think of some friendships I've had and growing apart from friends; it is always hard to drift apart. However, I would not go to the extent that I would fake my own death, like Juliet. This plan of Friar Lawrence may seem like the only way to her though. Sometimes in life you just really want to drift apart for certain. You realize that your better off without them. Juliet realizes this about her parents and fakes death. I have realized this about some of my friends and not hung out with them as much. Some people, like the Capulet parents, are not beneficial in your life. Rather than helping you, they hinder you. Maybe it's better to leave some people behind, like Juliet leaving her parents and Nurse. Maybe some people should stay around your entire life, while others should just make an appearance.