Romeo And Juliet Time Analysis

Time In Shakespeare’s tragedy Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare uses the emphasize of time to evoke emotions from the audience using Romeo and Juliet’s love in three significant ways: first, he shows Romeo and Juliet’s rush to get married; second, he shows Romeo and Juliet being interrupted when they are alone; and finally, he shows Romeo’s and Juliet’s rush to commit suicide. Romeo and Juliet rush to get married after their first meeting. For example, when Romeo and Juliet are meeting in the orchard, Juliet says, “Three words, dear Romeo, and good night indeed. /If that thy bent of love be honorable, / Thy purpose marriage, send me word tomorrow, /By one that I’ll procure to come to thee, /Where and what time thou wilt perform the rite;/And all

To begin with, when Romeo is lying beside Juliet in her tomb, he says, “Come, bitter conduct, come, unsavoury guide! /Thou desperate pilot, now at once run on/The dashing rocks thy seasick, weary bark! /Here’s to my love! [Drinks]O true apothecary! /Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die”(5.3.116-120). Romeo said earlier how it looks like Juliet was still alive, yet he still drinks the poison. If he waited a minute, he would have seen Juliet rise. But he was quick to commit suicide so he could be with Juliet. Shakespeare uses this to have the audience feeling dread and sadness. Afterwards, when Juliet discovers Romeo’s dead body, Juliet says, “Yea, noise? Then I’ll be brief. O happy dagger! /This is thy sheath; there rust and let me die”(5.3.169-170). Juliet has woken up from her sleep and stabs herself after seeing Romeo dead beside her. If she had woken up earlier, she would have been able to stop Romeo from committing suicide. Shakespeare uses this to evoke feelings of sadness and also happiness from the audience. Finally, when Friar Lawrence was speaking to Friar John, Friar Lawrence says, “Unhappy fortune! By my brotherhood, /The letter was not nice, but full of charge, /Of dear import; and the neglecting it/May do much danger. Friar John, go hence, /Get me an iron crow and bring it straight/Unto my cell”(5.2.17-21). Friar was told the letter that said that Juliet was not really dead, was not sent. If the letter made it to Romeo on time, he would not have committed suicide. Shakespeare uses this to create suspense, and evoking a feeling hope throughout the audience. Shakespeare uses Romeo and Juliet’s preventable suicides to provoke feelings of sadness, dread, and