Journal 5

I think Romeo and Juliet had very similar reactions to Romeo's banishment. In Act 3, Scene 2, Nurse tells Juliet that Romeo is banished from Verona because he killed Tybalt  (Juliet's cousin). At first Juliet is sad because she realizes the death of a family member, but is more sad that Romeo is banished. She says, "Wash they wounds with tears? Mine shall be spent, when theirs are dry, for Romeo's banishment."

Romeo was talking to Friar about his banishment. He was so upset that he would not be allowed to stay in Verona with Juliet. In Act 3, Scene 3, Romeo says, "Tis torture, and not mercy. Heaven is here, where Juliet lives; and every cat and dog and little mouse, every unworthy thing, live here in Heaven and may look on her; But Romeo may not. " He says that his banishment may as well be considered death because outside the Verona walls he is without Juliet and he is the only thing not worthy of seeing her.