Why does Romeo think Juliet is still so beautiful?

Instead, why does he figure Juliet is still so beautiful? A: He says that Death must want Juliet to be his lover, so he's keeping her beauty intact.
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Why does Juliet kiss Romeo's lips?

Why does Juliet kiss Romeo's lips even after he already died? She wants to get some of the poison off his lips and onto hers to kill her as well. Juliet says, "Thy lips are warm!" This is,quite arguably, one of the saddest lines in the entire play.
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How is Romeo mesmerized by the beauty of Juliet?

Ans: The moment Romeo sees Juliet; he is mesmerized by her beauty. He applauds Juliet's beauty and says that her beauty is so brilliant that it can inspire a torch to burn more brightly meaning that even bright light of a torch is pale as compared to her radiant beauty.
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What does Juliet say before she dies?

Hearing the approaching watch, Juliet unsheathes Romeo's dagger and, saying, “O happy dagger, / This is thy sheath,” stabs herself (5.3. 171). She dies upon Romeo's body.
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What does Romeo say before he kills himself?

Here's to my love! O true apothecary, Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die.
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What is Juliet's last word?

Here's to my love. O true apothecary, Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die.
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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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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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What is the last line of Romeo and Juliet?

Who says the last line in Romeo and Juliet? The Prince of Verona speaks this final line in Romeo and Juliet: “For never was a story of more woe Than this of Juliet and her Romeo.”
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Why did Juliet cause her own death?

This led to Romeo and Juliet's death because the message said that Juliet wasn't dead, but Romeo sees Juliet sleeping, thinks she's dead, and kill's himself. Moments later, Juliet wakes up and sees him dead, so she stabs herself and dies.
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How does Romeo describe Juliet beauty?

Romeo initially describes Juliet as a source of light, like a star, against the darkness: "she doth teach the torches to burn bright! It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night." As the play progresses, a cloak of interwoven light and dark images is cast around the pair.
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What does Romeo say about Juliet's beauty?

Another simile that Romeo uses to convey this beauty is when he says she is "like a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear." Romeo uses this simile to say that Juliet's beauty is rare, priceless, and something to be heavily desired by all that lay eyes on it.
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Where does Romeo talk about Juliet's beauty?

'O, She Doth Teach The Torches To Burn Bright', Spoken by Romeo, Act 1 Scene 5. O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright! Like a rich jewel in an Ethiope's ear; Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear!
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Why did Romeo secretly marry Juliet?

However, the Friar does not publicise the fact that the two are married, for fear of blame and contempt, and so the marriage is kept a secret until the two lovers die. Some argue that Romeo and Juliet would both have survived had Friar Laurence agreed to marry them, but not kept their marriage a secret.
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What does Juliet do after she kisses him?

Hoping she might die by the same poison, Juliet kisses his lips, but to no avail. Hearing the approaching watch, Juliet unsheathes Romeo's dagger and, saying, “O happy dagger, / This is thy sheath,” stabs herself (5.3. 171).
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What is Juliet's famous line?

Wherefore art thou Romeo? (I. ii.) This line may be one of the most frequently quoted, and frequently misunderstood, lines in all of Shakespeare. Though Juliet is standing on her balcony, unaware of Romeo below her, the line doesn't mean she's asking where he is.
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What is Romeo's most famous line?

Thus with a kiss I die. O happy dagger, This is thy sheath: there rust, and let me die.
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What is the most romantic line in Romeo and Juliet?

My bounty is as boundless as the sea, My love as deep; the more I give to thee, The more I have, for both are infinite.
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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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Who gave Juliet the poison?

Friar Laurence gives Juliet a potion that will make her appear dead so she does not have to marry again. He sends Romeo a note to explain the plan and Juliet takes the potion. Her body is moved to the family tomb. Romeo does not receive the note about the potion from Friar Laurence and thinks Juliet is really dead.
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How does Paris react to Juliet's death?

Count Paris is angry and notes that he waited so long for this and now Juliet is dead. Friar Laurence comforts the families by explaining that heaven has Juliet now and it's exactly where she should be. He directs all to pay her body peacefully in the tomb.
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What are Juliet's 3 fears?

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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Who stops Romeo from killing himself?

102-104). Then Romeo draws a sword or knife and asks the Friar where in his body his name lives, because he wants to cut it out. The Friar stops Romeo from killing himself, then gives him a tongue-lashing.
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Who is the last person to see Juliet?

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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