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JakePorter

Mrs.Wines
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RomeoandJuliet
TheartisticrenditionofRomeoandJulietAct5Scene3.Thisparticularsceneis
thesceneinwhichJulietfakesherdeathandFriarJohn,getsquarintinedbeforehecan
tellRomeo.SoBalthazartellsRomeothatJuliethasdied,andhetakesitveryhard.He
goestoanApothecaryandbuyspoisontolaypeacefullywithhislady.Thisisalsothe
scenethatRomeoandJuliethappentodie,intheCapulettomb.Itisaheartfeltscene
showingthetruemeaningofthepoweroflovebetweenthesetwoyoungteens.Ichose
todrawthetwostatuesthatwereputupinthecityofVerona.Thenightandday
sceneryshowsthatRomeoandJulietlovedeachothernightandday,andthattheir
loveneverstopped.Thenightingaleandthelarkarementionedinthestory,duringtheir
weddingnight.ThestatuesareobviouslyofthefaithfulJulietandthebraveRomeo.
Althoughtheywerenotputupbytheirownparents,butbyeachothersparents,in
honorandtributetotheotherschild.Thisshowsthatlovecantriumpheventhemost
bitterofhate,betweentwopeople,oreventwofamilies.ThedeathsofRomeoand
Juiletweretakenveryhardbytheirparents,Romeosmothertookitsohardshehad
diedofabrokenheart.ItalsomakesmethinkthatiftheytoldmorepeopleinVerona
abouttheirmarrigethattheirparentswouldhaveunderstoodandallowedthemtomarry
eachother.Insteadtheysnuckaroundandtoldnoone,exceptthenurseandFriar

Lawrenceandthatgotthemkilled.Whichiswhyibelieveiftheywouldhavetoldmore
peopleaboutthemarrigeTybaltwouldnotwanttofightRomeo,MercutioandTybalt
maynothavediedasaresult.Thatiswhyichosetodothisscene,itisveryheartfelt
andcontroversial.

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