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What happens in Act 3, Scene 2 of Romeo and Juliet?
The Nurse tells Juliet that Romeo has killed Tybalt and is sentenced to exile, but she will make sure Romeo comes to Juliet for their wedding night.
Read our Summary & Analysis of Act 3, Scenes 2–4. (4-minute read)
Which character has the dominant point of view in Romeo and Juliet?
The play’s point of view (the perspective from which events are conveyed to the audience) is shared by Romeo and Juliet. However, the perspective shifts from mostly Romeo in the first half of the play to mostly Juliet starting around Act 3, Scene 2.
Read more about the Point of View of the play shifting from Romeo to Juliet. (2-minute read)
Would Juliet’s openness about sex have shocked Shakespeare’s audience?
Partly because of cultural reasons and partly because of Juliet’s young age, it is likely that the play’s audience when it was written would have been shocked by Juliet’s openness about sexuality. Contemporary audiences would have more readily understood the sexual undertones of the language in some of Juliet’s quotes in Act 3, Scene 2 and elsewhere better than modern readers might.
Read more about how the play’s Tone relates openness about sexuality. (3-minute read)
Read explanations of four important quotes from Juliet in Act 3, Scene 2. (4-minute read)
