If you've enjoyed this video, please consider making a small donation. Thank you.br br Breakdown of Romeo and Juliet Act 5 Scenes 1 and 2br br Nutshell Summary: Scene 1br br - In Mantua, Romeo describes another foreshadowing dream. This time, the dream foreshadows his apotheosis — the resurrection of the sacrificed Hero.br - His servant, Balthasar, arrives and informs Romeo that he’s seen Juliet's corpse laid in the Capulet vault.br - Romeo vows to return to Verona, reunite with Juliet one last time, and kill himself.br - He visits an apothecary to purchase poison.br br Nutshell Summary: Scene 2br - Friar Laurence hears that, due to quarantine (plague!), Friar John was unable to send the message to Romeo.br - Friar Laurence writes a second letter and runs off to the vault, where Juliet will soon awake.br br Themes Discussed:br (For more detailed discussion of THEME in Romeo and Juliet see br - T8 Dualism: juxtaposition of opposites; union of opposites; only through the process of passing life through death and death through life is the world reinvigoratedbr - Apotheosis: worthy Hero transcends human limitations; from death, hero is reborn as god.