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Act IV scenes 1&2 subtext

Act IV scene 1 When Juliet said that she should confess Paris that she loves him, she meant that she loves Romeo, but she said it so that Paris will think that she loves Paris. Also, when Juliet said that her face is not her own, Paris thought that her face is now his because Paris will marry her in few days, but she meant that her face is Romeo’s, because they already got married.

Act IV scene 2 When Juliet told Capulet that she repented sin and learned from the Lawrence’s cell, Old Capulet thought that she learned to listen and follow her father’s directions. What Juliet actually meant was that she learned how to escape from marrying Paris. Also, when Juliet said that she met a youthful lord in Lawrence’s cell, she said it as if she meant Paris for the “youthful lord” but she actually meant Friar Lawrence as the “youthful lord” because Friar Lawrence was the one who told Juliet how to escape from marrying Paris.