The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-10
515. II What is your idea OF Romeo's
apostrophe to death, in the tomb, be-
side INliat's hndY llasL Lst.sN.

M is. What Is your idea OF Romeo
apostrophe to death, in the tomb, pc
4 side Juliet's body?
Answer. This speech. in which
il Romeo rises to the highest pitch OF
f .eloquence, Is characteristic OF the
Il man. 4 It Is a tempest Of emotions
d love, sorrow, pity, regret, despair. It
/, may appear unnatural to our modern
s taste, but we must remember that
Z the scene Is laid in Italy, In the very
i beginning Of the fourteenth century
In its deep pathos, rapturous despair.
x glowing imagery. there is very lux
ury Of grief and love.
49, How is the whole plot Of the
drama revealed in %ae end? Through
u whose agency. and with what pur-s
i pose?
Answer. When Romeo draws his
sword on Paris, the page runs to call
the watch. who arriving at the tomb
& finds them slain and Juliet nearly
dead. They send for the prince and
the Capulets and Montagues. arrest est!
/ ing Balthazar and Friar Laurence.
The plot is revealed by Frlar Lau-g
y renee for the purpose OF exculpnting
i himself and indicating the memory
OF tho young lovers. His account is
X Romeo's letter to his father. IS "
II. What was the primary cause OF
Z the fcud existing between the Capu-
W let's and Arontagues? In what way
4 is tho fcud ended? IN,
Answer. The slight foundation OF
& historical truth which can be estab-
l!shed in the legend Of the bro!ls Of
A the two houses, would place the pc
ROD about the time Of Dante, who
tells us that they were amongst the
4 fierco spirits who had rendered Italy,
4 Savage and unnlanageable."
They were both Of the Ghibelline
faction (see Canto w, Dante's Pur-
u gatorio), both equally loved by prince
and people (see Arthur Brooke's
= poem). and were equal In power and
position. The ancient grudge" seems
4 to have arisen from rivalry and envy.
and to have developed into an heredi-
{ tary animosity.
(Note these lines from Arthur
fBrookes poem:
"Thy'r deadly foode first Matched in
trifling stryfe.'
s And again:
Whose egall state bred envye pale
OF hue.
And then Of grudgtng enveye's root
53lHVVT pIdGh Iale ana ghHCOT# ETeW'a}) 3;
In the time Of the play three civil
brawls, bred Of an angry word" had
4 disturbed tho peace Of the whole city
Of Verona. involving servants. rela-
y lions and even friends of the heads
Of the two houses. The deepest
touch OF sorrow was needed to soften,
and awe their proud, selfish hearts 1t
was necessary that each should sufrl
\ FERN his tenderest point, each lose
his dearest hope. his only child:
"Whose mlsadventuros piteous over-
throws NJ
Do with their death. bury their pa
rents STRIFE
Underlying the love story Is tho ter
riblo lesson OF retrIbut1on; the inno-
cent must expiate the sins Of the
Il guilty. blood must be shed for blood,
AS In the Greek dramas. punishment
for the guilt Of kindred Is borne by
their posterity and q worthy sacrifice
offered as eXpiatlon for the past and
4 precipitation for the future.
Is. Contrast king Lear and "Ro-
moo and Juliet as tragedies, giving
the several strong points OF differ
ence between them. li
Answer, Romeo and Juliet" Is ono
OF the poets early plays; the scene.
Z laid under the blue skies and amid
the luxuriant flowers of sunny Italy.
Some one has said that IN Romeo
Z and juliet" all is youth ana spring;
youth with all Its follies. virtues,
J precipitancies. king Lear was writ
( ten In Shakespeare's maturity, and