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Lu Chen 3/18/02 Levitt/8 Final Draft-Analysis of Juliet’s Soliloquy Fear is a feeling of agitation and anxiety that often leads to doubt. Fear and doubt both play a crucial part of a good story by building suspense and tension in the plot. Shakespeare is well known for including many scenes with intriguing and suspenseful plots that add a sparkle into the story. In particular, his work, Romeo and Juliet, has a spectacular plot that unfolds many of Juliet’s fears, particularly those displayed prior to taking her vial which reveal her chaotic state of mind at that moment. Specifically, she shows fears of risk, deceit and mistrust, and wrongful marriage, and through this progression, leads her to a state of paranoia. First, while she ponders over the possibilities of the end results of taking her vial, she shows a main fear of risks. Specifically, she fears that by taking this chance, the potion either will not work or she will wake up before Romeo arrives in a haunted room. She states,” How if, when I am laid in the tomb, I wake before the time that Romeo/Come to redeem me? That’s a fearful point.” (ll. 32-33, pg. 193) She is thinking about every possible outcome and throughout this progression, she seems more doubtful.
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