How do Juliet’s words
contribute to the rising action
of the play?
JULIET.
Three words, dear Romeo, and
good night indeed.
If that thy bent of love be
honourable,
Thy purpose marriage, send me
word tomorrow,
By one that I’ll procure to come
to thee,
Where and what time thou wilt
perform the rite;
And all my fortunes at thy foot I’ll
lay,
And follow thee my lord
throughout the world.
They introduce the
audience to the
characters of Romeo
and Juliet.
They show that Juliet
is planning to marry
Romeo.
They foreshadow the
tragic end of Romeo
and Juliet’s love.
They reveal Juliet’s
conflicted sense of
duty toward her
family.