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Which lines in this excerpt from act III, scene V, of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet foreshadow the tragic ending of the play?
JULIET Art thou gone so? love, lord, ay, husband, friend!
I must hear from thee every day in the hour,
For in a minute there are many days
O, by this count I shall be much in years
Ere I again behold my Romeo!
ROMEO: Farewell!
I will omit no opportunity
That may convey my greetings, love, to thee.
JULIET: O think'st thou we shall ever meet again?
ROMEO: I doubt it not; and all these woes shall serve
For sweet discourses in our time to come.
JULIET: O God, I have an ill-divining soul!
Methinks I see thee, now thou art below,
As one dead in the bottom of a tomb:
Either my eyesight fails, or thou look'st pale.
ROMEO And trust me, love, in my eye so do you:
Dry sorrow drinks our blood. Adieu, adieu!
(Exit)
JULIET: O fortune, fortune! all men call thee fickle:
If thou art fickle, what dost thou with him.
That is renown'd for faith? Be fickle, fortune,
For then, I hope, thou wilt not keep him long.
But send him back



Answer :

In the excerpt from Act III, Scene V of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, the lines that foreshadow the tragic ending of the play are:

1. "O God, I have an ill-divining soul!"

- This line spoken by Juliet suggests a sense of foreboding or premonition of tragedy. It indicates that Juliet fears something bad is going to happen.

2. "Methinks I see thee, now thou art below,

As one dead in the bottom of a tomb:

Either my eyesight fails, or thou look'st pale."

- Juliet's vision of Romeo as pale and dead in a tomb is a strong foreshadowing of their tragic fate. It hints at the lovers' eventual deaths and the tragic events that will unfold.

3. "But send him back"

- Juliet's plea to fortune to be fickle and send Romeo back suggests an awareness of the impending challenges and obstacles they will face. It reflects the inevitable tragedy that awaits the young lovers.

These lines in the excerpt provide subtle clues and hints about the tragic ending that awaits Romeo and Juliet. They convey a sense of unease, foreshadowing the heartbreaking events that will unfold as the play progresses.

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