Act 5, Scene 3; War of Life and Death

Prompt A:

One of the most important parts of this scene is where Romeo gives his soliloquy before his suicide, in which he addresses death and how he is looking forward to it.  He is completely ready to kill himself because his love for Juliet is so great that if she is dead, then he will gladly join death with her. However, Romeo doesn't realize that Juliet isn't actually dead, but he kills himself, which in turn leads to Juliet killing herself when she wakes up and finds Romeo dead. This part of the scene reminds me of Germany starting World War II by invading Poland. Just as how throughout the book Romeo has been talking about how he might commit suicide, Germany, and its leaders, had been thinking about invading Poland for a long time. Right before he commits suicide, Romeo is completely calm, and he is even looking forward to death, although he knows that his suicide will have pretty big impacts on other people, like his family. However, he chooses to go through with the act, just as Germany decides to go through with invading Poland even though she knows that it could have devastating impacts on the world.