The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-10
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brilliant marriage for Juliet. We
have the opening movement and such
development OF the action as to give
lis an intimation Of a tragic catas-5
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3b s. S give your opinion as to the poetic
and dramat tic treatmen Of the garden
scene in Act H., and your reasons for
that opinion. Il III a33s 8s
Answer. This scene Is one Of the
most beautiful OF the, kind In litera-
ture. Lady Mastin speaks OF it as
h the ''noblest paean to Love. - 5.si
1T Is passiona to and poetic. supreme
In subtlety Of feeling and expression
With true dramatic instinct, Shake
speare places the lovers in an Eden,
where love finds Its httest environ
ment: the cool ,noonlit air, the cloak
Of night. the quiet stars. aid without
disturbing the exquisite emotion
which f1lls these young hearts that
in accordance with q primal law OF
nature have sought and found each
other. 81 ~ 353 IA I'll
6. do you believe that Romeo was
really in love with Rosaline? II So,
what do you infer from his sudden
and violent change OF attitude toward I
her and his equally sudden passion
for Juliet? rs Ks ~
Answer. Romeo was OF susceptible
temperament, at an age to be under
tthe strong necessity Of loving. y and
to seek an ideal lima go. & which he
imagined he had found in Rosaline.
In those times, especially in Italy,
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himself to some lady selected to be
his fancy's queen, the more hopeless
q the love the moro honorable the
slavery. He was suffering from q
sort OF love-sickness, not SO much In
love with Rosaline Us with love it,
self, & n vague yearntng. Of the fancy,
an idle restlessness, which drove him
to believe himself tho victim OF a
great passion. 5ys, En-
He aired his love after the fashion.
OF the time, but it was as unlike the
real love aroused by Juliet as "moon-
light Is to sunlight or as water is
to wine.''3 The sudden change IS
from an artificial state Of mind to
aSreal, genuine passion.
a What dormant qualities In the
I6characters OF Romeo and Juliet are
brought into play by their love Tor
each other? 81 8
A Answer. Romeo from droaning
youth, rises to the full measure OF
noble manhood. His gentle. yielding
nature Is lnatured and ennobled; his
devotion is equaled by his constancy.
Jullets love springs full-staturedi
in an hour" In the first scenes she
is but gentle, submissive child.
From the moment when Romeo over
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like the nightingale. q her bounty Is
as boundless rs the sea-" her ''love
as deep She becomes henceforth
determined woman. ready to do and
dare and suffer all things. From self
surrender and self-sacrif1ce. she rises
to heroism. n IN @
s. Contrast the characters OF Tybalt
and Mercutio. #s ,7 u Il
"A Answer. Mercutio. kinsman to the
prince and friend to both houses. is
the man of rank and the gentleman,
with all the excellencies and weak
nesses of that position. He is like
Biron. overlooking with youthful llfe:
Is n poet note his speech about
| Queen Nab; is full of high fancy and
rapid thought; generous, witty. care
less OF life.
Tybalt is a commonplace person.
the artificial anti-type OF MercutIo,
using current slang for wit. with
whom duelling Is an end In Itself ~
Abandoned to his passions, ono of
which is family pride. no Is 30 full
OF qunrrelsome violence as to Dx de-
termned to insult guest in his
cousins house. He must have pos
sessed some good qualities. for Juliet
speaks of him as her dear loved
cousin" and the nurse lnments the
loss OF her hest friend" when he dies.
Gervinus characterizes MercutIo as
without culture" coarse and rude"
hut most critics place him among
Shakespeare's most charming char
acters. fS3
0. What effect upon the part Romeo
has to play Is wrought by tho death
OF Mercutio?
Answer. The whole catastrophe Of
the tragedy lis brought about by Afer-
cutios death. He and Romeo are close
friends; he quarrels with Tybalt, not
on his own account but because he
desires to defend Romeo's life and
his houor at the risk OF his own life.
Romeo's Indifference to any subject
but the one. and his aversion to ac-
tiylty, was changed by Mercuuo's
death into tho most resolute and de-
termined conduct. Had Mercutio been
less amiable and interesting we could
not SO strongly have felt the neces-
sity for Romeo's interference, which.
causing Tybalt's death and his own
separation from Juliet. affects the
whole course OF their fortunes.
TO- What climax Is reached in Act
| ILL.,? What is the dramatic functiot
of Fr!ar Laurence throughout ia.
play?
Answer. Romeo is b.nished by the
prince. who, angered at the perpet-
ual brawls Of the houses, and espe-
cially by the death of his own kins-
i man. pronounces a sentence of exile
on pain Of death. Romeo takes his
last farewell OF Juliet and leaves her