1.) Friar Lawrence devises a plan for Juliet to take a potion that will make her appear dead for 42 hours, allowing her to escape marrying Paris. After she is placed in the family tomb, Romeo will be informed and can come to rescue her.
2.) Juliet’s behavior towards her parents and the Nurse shifts from obedience to defiance. She pretends to comply with their wishes to marry Paris, but her real intention is to follow through with Friar Lawrence’s plan, showing her determination to avoid the marriage.
3.) In Act 4, Scene 2, comic relief occurs through scenes involving the Capulet household preparing for the wedding. The interactions between the characters, including their misunderstandings and humorous comments, lighten the mood amidst the tension of Juliet’s predicament.
4.) Juliet expresses fears about the potion, including the possibility that it might actually be poison, the fear of waking up in the tomb surrounded by dead bodies, and the concern that she might go insane. Despite these fears, she rationalizes taking the potion by convincing herself that the alternative—marrying Paris—is worse than facing death.
5.) The kind of dramatic speech Juliet gives at the end of Scene 3 is called a soliloquy. A soliloquy is different from a monologue because it is a speech given by a character alone on stage, revealing their inner thoughts, while a monologue may be directed towards other characters and includes dialogue.
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