The servant in Act 1 scene 2 of Romeo and Juliet has the problem of being illiterate.
No, both Peter and the Nurse are Capulet's servants. Peter's job in Act 2 Scene 4 is to act as a sort of bodyguard to the Nurse. The Nurse sure treats Peter as if he were her servant, though. "My fan, Peter" shows us that she has him carrying her things so he can produce them on command. Of course the Nurse bosses everyone around, even Mr. and Mrs. Capulet.
In Act I Scene ii of Romeo and Juliet, Capulet gives his servant a list of the people he wants to invite to the party, ordering him to ask all of those people to come. Unfortunately the servant is illiterate.
The illiterate servant in Act 1 may indeed be the same person as Peter in Act 2 or at the end of Act 4, although the texts do not give his name. The illiterate servant is illiterate and has to deliver a notice to everyone on a written list which Capulet has given him. Clearly he needs help from someone who can read, and Romeo and Benvolio appear to fit the bill, and do.
It is actually not that brief, being much longer than the scene that precedes it. But this is the scene when Paris arrives for his wedding and finds that, earlier in the scene, his bride-to-be has been found dead in her bed. As you might imagine, much wailing and gnashing of teeth ensues. The comic servant Peter comes on at the end and lightens the scene a bit by talking lightheartedly to the musicians hired for the wedding.
The servant in Act 1 scene 2 of Romeo and Juliet has the problem of being illiterate.
No, both Peter and the Nurse are Capulet's servants. Peter's job in Act 2 Scene 4 is to act as a sort of bodyguard to the Nurse. The Nurse sure treats Peter as if he were her servant, though. "My fan, Peter" shows us that she has him carrying her things so he can produce them on command. Of course the Nurse bosses everyone around, even Mr. and Mrs. Capulet.
In Act I Scene ii of Romeo and Juliet, Capulet gives his servant a list of the people he wants to invite to the party, ordering him to ask all of those people to come. Unfortunately the servant is illiterate.
I'm guessing you are talking about the illiterate Capulet servant in Romeo and Juliet. He says in Act 1 Scene 2, "If you be not of the house of Montagues, I pray, come and crush a cup of wine."
The illiterate servant in Act 1 may indeed be the same person as Peter in Act 2 or at the end of Act 4, although the texts do not give his name. The illiterate servant is illiterate and has to deliver a notice to everyone on a written list which Capulet has given him. Clearly he needs help from someone who can read, and Romeo and Benvolio appear to fit the bill, and do.
The illiterate servant in Act 1 may indeed be the same person as Peter in Act 2 or at the end of Act 4, although the texts do not give his name. The illiterate servant is illiterate and has to deliver a notice to everyone on a written list which Capulet has given him. Clearly he needs help from someone who can read, and Romeo and Benvolio appear to fit the bill, and do.
His servant Lucius (Act II Scene 1)
It is actually not that brief, being much longer than the scene that precedes it. But this is the scene when Paris arrives for his wedding and finds that, earlier in the scene, his bride-to-be has been found dead in her bed. As you might imagine, much wailing and gnashing of teeth ensues. The comic servant Peter comes on at the end and lightens the scene a bit by talking lightheartedly to the musicians hired for the wedding.
Romeo and Juliet hold conversations in Act I Scene 5, Act II Scene 2, Act II Scene 6 and Act III Scene 5.
There is : Act 1 scene 1 Act 1 scene 2 Act 1 scene 3 Act 1 scene 4 Act 1 scene 5 Act 2 scene 1 Act 2 scene 2 Act 2 scene 3 Act 2 scene 4 Act 2 scene 5 Act 2 scene 6 Act 3 scene 1 Act 3 scene 2 Act 3 scene 3 Act 3 scene 4 Act 3 scene 5 Act 4 scene 1 Act 4 scene 2 Act 4 scene 3 Act 4 scene 4 Act 4 scene 5 Act 5 scene 1 Act 5 scene 2 Act 5 scene 3 x meikaah
Almost all of the scenes of Romeo and Juliet are important to the dramatic experience in some way, but the story could be told in much abbreviated form using the following scenes: Act 1 Scene V The party scene. Romeo meets Juliet. Act 2 Scene II The balcony scene. They declare their love for each other. Act 2 Scene VI The wedding scene. They are married. Act 3 Scene I Romeo kills Tybalt and is banished. Act 4 Scene I Juliet goes to Friar Lawrence with her problem. Act 5 Scene III They die and the play ends.
It's called comic relief. Shakespeare almost always gave a bit for the comedian and it was always at a very dark part of the play, whether the comedian was a drunken porter, a gravedigger, or, as here, a foolish servant. It tended to relieve the tension a bit for a short while, making it easier to take the misery that follows. Othello has no comic relief and it is very difficult and dark.