What part does Juliet fake her death?

The importance of Act 4 Scene 5 is it puts into motion what happens at the end of Romeo and Juliet. Juliet executes Friar Laurence's plan to fake her death. Afterward, her family buries her in the tomb as Friar Laurence planned.
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How is Juliet planning to fake her death?

A despairing Juliet begs Friar Lawrence's help in averting a marriage to Paris. If he can't help her, she has resolved to commit suicide. Friar Lawrence has a solution: she should go along with her father's plan, but when it's time to marry Paris, Juliet will take a potion that mimics death.
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What is Act 4 Scene 1 in Romeo and Juliet?

Summary: Act 4, scene 1

Paris says that Juliet's grief about Tybalt's death has made her unbalanced, and that Capulet, in his wisdom, has determined they should marry soon so that Juliet can stop crying and put an end to her period of mourning.
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What happens in Act 4 and 5 of Romeo and Juliet?

Act 4, Scene 5

The Nurse finds Juliet, apparently dead. Hearing the commotion the Nurse makes, Capulet and Lady Capulet enter, horrified to find their daughter in such a state. Then Friar Lawrence and Paris arrive to fetch the bride for the wedding, and everyone grieves her loss.
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How is Juliet selfish in Act 4 Scene 5?

She drinks the potion just as Romeo will later drink the apothecary's poison. In drinking the potion Juliet not only demonstrates a willingness to take her life into her own hands, but she also goes against what is expected of women and takes action.
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Why Did Juliet Fake Her Death?



Who does Juliet lie to in Act 4?

She lies to her father and agrees to marry Count Paris. Later that night, a fearful Juliet drinks the potion the Friar has given her and hopes that all will work out. The next morning, the Capulet home is busy preparing for the wedding and Lord Capulet sends Juliet's Nurse to wake her.
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What scene does Juliet stab herself?

Act 5, scene 3.
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Who finds Juliet dead?

Capulet sends the Nurse to go wake Juliet. She finds Juliet dead and begins to wail, soon joined by both Lady Capulet and Capulet. Paris arrives with Friar Lawrence and a group of musicians for the wedding.
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Why is Juliet crying in Act 4?

Immoderately she weeps for Tybalt's death, And therefore have I little talk of love, For Venus smiles not in a house of tears.
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Who found Juliet's body?

The Nurse enters Juliet's room and discovers her seemingly lifeless body on the bed. The Nurse tries to wake her, but believing her to be dead, cries out to the family in desperation. The Capulets, Friar Laurence, and Paris enter the room in response to the Nurse's cries.
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What happens in Act 4 Scene 2?

Summary: Macduff's wife, Lady Macduff, questions Ross about her husband fleeing to England. She doesn't understand why he would leave his family defenseless at a time like this. Ross tries to reassure her, but no sooner does he leave than a messenger arrives to tell Lady Macduff and her son to run for their lives.
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What happens in Act 4 Scene 3 of Romeo and Juliet?

Summary: Deciding that it's now or never, Juliet sends the nurse away and takes the potion, knowing how terrifying it will be to wake up in her family's tomb. If the mixture doesn't work, she has a plan B: her dagger. She's also worried that the potion might actually be poison, but decides to trust Friar Lawrence.
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What happens in Acts 3/4 in Romeo and Juliet?

Romeo and Juliet Act 3, Scene 4 Summary

Lord Capulet apologizes for the delay Tybalt's death has caused in the marriage between Juliet and Paris. Lord Capulet promises Paris that Juliet will be ready to marry Paris in four days, enough to be sensitive to Tybalt's death.
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Who told Juliet to fake her death?

Summary and Analysis Act IV: Scene 1. The plan Friar Laurence concocts to place Juliet in a deathlike state so that she may emerge from the tomb to be reunited with her husband appears both farfetched and morbidly weird.
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Who helped Juliet in planning to fake her death?

In Romeo and Juliet Act 4, Scene 1, both Paris and Juliet visit Friar Laurence. Paris informs him of his upcoming wedding to Juliet, while Juliet asks for the friar's help avoiding the marriage. He gives her a sleeping potion and helps her plan to fake her own death.
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What is Juliet's scared of in Act 4 Scene 3?

What are Juliet's fears Act 4 Scene 3? Juliet fears multiple things in this scene. She worries that the potion will not work, that it will kill her, that she will awaken too early and suffocate, or that she will awaken too early, and go mad, potentially killing herself.
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How does Paris feel about Juliet's death?

the speaker is Capulet. how does paris feel about Juliet's "death"? He feels sad for Juliet and her family but he also feels cheated out of his marriage.
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How many hours did Juliet sleep?

The Friar offers Juliet a remedy — a sleeping potion that she is to take on Wednesday night, the evening before the wedding. The potion will render Juliet unconscious, and she will appear to be dead for 42 hours, during which time her body will rest in the family tomb.
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How did Romeo find out Juliet died?

ACT 5, SCENE 1. Balthasar, a friend of Romeo's, brings him news that Juliet is dead and lies in the Capulet tomb. Resolved to find her and join her in death, Romeo first visits an apothecary and bribes him to obtain an illegal (and lethal) poison.
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Who is the last person to see Juliet before she kills herself?

The poisoned Romeo, aroused by Juliet's kiss, opens his eyes to find that she is alive, but succumbs to the poison soon thereafter. Thus, Romeo becomes the last to see Juliet alive, just moments before his own tragic end.
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What scene does Nurse find Juliet dead?

Romeo and Juliet | Act 4, Scene 5.
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What is Juliet in Act 3 Scene 2?

Juliet's initial shock at Tybalt's death gives way to her intense feelings of love for Romeo and a notable transition in her character. Henceforth, Juliet's loyalty is firmly grounded in her love of Romeo and no longer predicated along family lines. She is now a wife first and a daughter, cousin, Capulet second.
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Why did Juliet take her own life?

In a desperate attempt to be reunited with Romeo, Juliet follows the Friar's plot and fakes her own death. The message fails to reach Romeo, and believing Juliet dead, he takes his life in her tomb. Juliet wakes to find Romeo's corpse beside her and kills herself. The grieving family agree to end their feud.
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What was Juliet lying on when she died?

What was Juliet lying on when she died? In the Romeo and Juliet death scene, Juliet is lying in the tomb, under the influence of a sleeping potion that makes it appear that she has died. Romeo finds her in the tomb.
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What happens to Juliet in Act V?

Romeo and Juliet's Deaths

Rather than stay with her, the Friar leaves the tomb and Juliet is left alone. She then kills herself with Romeo's dagger.
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