Read the excerpt from Act III, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet . Friar Laurence : Go hence; good-night; and here stands all your state: Either be gone before the watch be set, 175 Or by the break of day disguis’d from hence: Sojourn in Mantua; I’ll find out your man, And he shall signify from time to time Every good hap to you that chances here. Give me thy hand; ’tis late: farewell; goodnight. 180 The dark of night motif used in this excerpt creates a sense of
The dark of night emphasizes that Romeo must leave quickly and secretly. Friar Laurence gives him a deadline—“before the watch be set” or “by the break of day”—and says, “’tis late.” These details create a sense of urgency, not confusion or romance.
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