Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet is the story of two star crossed lovers from conflicting families. The story sees the two of them fall in love and go to extraordinary lengths to be together. Finally, the two lovers die tragically bringing the two families together. During Act 3 Scene 2 Juliet is waiting for Romeo to come and see her after their marriage. The two lovers plan to spend the night together for the first time. During Act 4 Scene 3 Juliet is preparing to take the potion that make her fall into a deep sleep and appear dead. This essay will examine both of these scenes, and how Shakespeare uses devices to convey the emotions Juliet feels.

Firstly, in Act 3 Scene 2 Juliet is very impatient, she says "Gallop apace, you fiery footed steeds". In this quotation we can see Juliet is impatient because she is using an imperative to try to command Phoebus, the god of the sun, to move the sun from east to west quicker. This would mean that night would come sooner, therefore Romeo would arrive sooner. Juliet is trying to command the situation because she is impatient to see Romeo. During this scene, Juliet also feels frustrated, she says "so tedious is this day". This quotation shows that Juliet finds waiting for Romeo tedious and she is frustrated because she wants him to arrive. Also, Juliet says "can heaven be so envious". This shows she is frustrated because just when she is very happy and waiting for her new husband she finds out her cousin is dead. She asks a rhetorical question, this shows her frustration and that she does not understand why this has happened.