Romeo And Juliet Dialectical Journal

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1.Romeo notices that Juliet's “lips”(5.2 Line 95) and her “cheeks”(5.2 Line 95) don't look “pale”(5.2 Line 96) and she still looks beautiful as she was. This scene is ironic because in reality, Juliet is not dead, but Romeo doesn't know that.

2. After Juliet gets up, she realizes that Romeo was holding a cup in his hand and he has poisoned himself. She knows that Romeo is dead, and now she will kill herself.

3. In these lines, Juliet is going to kiss Romeo one last time because, Romeo hasn't left any poison. She decides to kiss his lips to see if he has poison on them and will die.

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