Question

Paraphrase the speech.

Juliet... O most wicked fiend!
Is it more sin to wish me thus forsworn,
Or to dispraise my lord with that same tongue
Which she hath prais'd him with above compare
So many thousand times? Go, counsellor,
Thou and my bosom henceforth shall be twain.
I'll to the friar, to know his remedy:
If all else fail, myself have power to die (III. v. 252-259)

Answer 1

Juliet exclaims that it is a wicked act for Romeo to ask her to go against her vows. She asks if it is more sinful for Romeo to ask her to do this or to speak poorly of him with the same tongue that has previously praised him so highly. She tells the nurse to leave and declares that from now on, her heart and the nurse will be separated. Juliet plans to visit the friar to inquire about a solution and says that if all else fails, she has the power to take her own life.

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