![]() ![]() In her imagination, night will bring the consummation of her love. Juliet's blood is racing just as wildly, and she wants night and Romeo to come to her now. In the myth, the sun-chariot, with Phaëthon at the reins, races wildly across the sky. Phaëthon is the sun-god's son, who in myth could not control the steeds of the sun. The "steeds" are the horses that pull the chariot of the sun-god Phoebus, whose "lodging" is in the west, below the horizon. Her first words are "Gallop apace, you fiery-footed steeds, / Towards Phoebus' lodging: such a wagoner / As Phaëthon would whip you to the west, / And bring in cloudy night immediately" (3.2.1-4). She is longing for the coming of night and her Romeo. (Juliet knows that the Nurse is going to bring the "cords," the rope ladder she will let down to Romeo so that he may climb up to her.) The sun is still in the sky, but Juliet wants it gone. Juliet appears, probably at the window where she pledged her love to Romeo. The Nurse promises Juliet that she'll make arrangements for Romeo to come that night for a farewell visit. Then Juliet remembers that the Nurse said Romeo has been "banished," which drives her to despair. When the Nurse finally makes it clear that Tybalt is dead and Romeo is banished, Juliet first turns against Romeo for killing her cousin, then defends him for killing the man who would have killed him. The Nurse is so overwrought that her words first make Juliet think that Romeo is dead. The Nurse appears she has seen Tybalt's corpse and heard that Romeo has been banished. Juliet longs for the coming of night and Romeo. ![]() Detailed Summary of Act 3, Scene 2 Page Index: ![]()
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