EN 3620 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Mercutio, Tragic Hero, Hubris
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Romeo and juliet act 5: romeo wanders the streets of mantua, mulling over a dream he had the night before where juliet was dead. Then, balthasar arrives from verona with the news of juliet"s apparent suicide: romeo immediately orders balthasar to prepare a horse so he can rush to verona and see. Meanwhile, he writes a letter for balthasar to give to lord montague, explaining the situation. Finally, before he leaves mantua, romeo buys some poison from a poor apothecary. Act five, scene two: back in verona, friar john, who was supposed to deliver the letter to romeo telling him about the plan, apologizes to friar laurence for his inability to complete the task. Act five, scene three: mournful paris and his page stand guard at juliet"s tomb so that no one will rob the vault. Romeo and balthasar arrive, and paris tries to restrain romeo, who is focused on breaking into the tomb.
