Blog post 5: Juliet's Hard Decision

     I think Juliet and Friar Lawrence carried out this dangerous plan for many reasons. If she told her parents that she was married to Romeo she would be punished severely. I think she would be beaten by her dad or stuck in her room for the rest of her life. So she will take the poison. "Hide me with a dead man in his shroud, - Things that to hear them told, have made me tremble; And I will do it without fear or doubt, To live an unstain'd wife to my sweet love." (Shakespeare 254). That proves that Juliet will take the poison.

     Also if Juliet told her parents that she was married to Romeo, her parents would be mad at her for two main reasons. One, Romeo is a Montague and Juliet is a Capulet and they are forbidden to get married because of their families feud. Two, Juliet is getting married to Paris in a couple days and if her parents found out that she was already married they would be extremely mad. That is why Juliet and Friar Lawrence would carry out this dangerous plan rather than just telling Juliet's parents.

Here are some words that have to do with Romeo and Juliet:

Arbitrating: To determine or decide.


Distraught: Distracted or deeply agitated.


Immoderately: Not moderate; exceeding just or reasonable limits; excessive; extreme.


Inundation: To overwhelm.


Resolution: A resolve or determination.


Spited: A malicious desire to harm, annoy, frustrate or humiliate another person; bitter ill will, malice


Supple: Characterized by ease, responsiveness, and adaptability in mental action.


For more definitions, go to: http://dictionary.reference.com/