Paris is trying to be a strong husband and to comfort Juliet, so as to stop her crying. However, all he does is highlight patriarchal views of marriage, making Juliet more determined and defiant in her plans
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Card 17
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Juliet has attended church to speak with the Frair, but she is not looking for divine invention. she believed the situation is hopeless
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Juliet is bravely taking action, and for 2 honourable reasons - to be with the man she loves, but also to remain pure and unstained by not marrying Paris
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Never has Juliet seemed more isolated. she is young and is about to fake her own death - the nurse cannot provide protection
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Believing Juliet to be dead, the Capulet family display their grief, but none more painfully and uncontrollably than the Nurse
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as R is told the news of Juliet's supposed death, he looks out of control. Balthasar fears he may do as impending tragedy is clearly getting closer
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R having decided to kill himself and lie by J side, thinks about how quickly people turn to destructive behaviour when situations become dire
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In shakespere's time death was a frequent part of life, also linked to religion and afterlife - focus on her in heaven not his pain
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Frair has admitted defeat and believes they had been destined to fail
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Prince highlights the painful irony that the fued between Capulet and Montegue has lead to sorrow of them falling in love and dying, it was love that lead to death
