Romeo & Juliet - The Nightingale and the lark - Whos realistic and whos absurd ?

Question:I really need to know whos realistic and whos absurd about the nightingale and the lark in romeo and juliet act 3 scene 5

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I really need to know whos realistic and whos absurd about the nightingale and the lark in romeo and juliet act 3 scene 5

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Juliet is warning Romeo to hi tail it out of her bedchamber before he gets caught, because he's got an edict on him that means anyone finding him in Verona can kill him without fear of judgment, as he has been banished. She's somewhat concerned as she doesn't want to be a bride and widow in the same 24 hours. He insists it is not the lark that Juliet can hear singing, as that would mean it was morning, but the nightingale, so called because it sings at night, which would mean they still had plenty of time together to get it on. Juliet is charmed by Romeo not wanting to leave her side and almost agrees with him that they can spend more time together, but he has to agree that it IS morning and that he's got to shift it before anyone sees him. Juliet is more realistic, as Romeo is trying to delay his inevitable departure, the romantic fool, and events soon move to ensure he has to make a swift exit.

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Well, the point is that if the bird they hear is the nightingale, then they still have a lot of time to spend together that night and if the bird is the lark (morning lark) then Romeo better beat it out of there before he is caught.

I dont remember who thinks it is which bird, but whomever thinks its the lark is the more realistic. Whomever wants it to be the nightingale is not really absurd, just fantasizing, wishful thinking, etc.

Romeo states the bird is the nightingale ( a night time bird) Juliet states it is the lark, yet Romeo tries to convince her otherwise. He is absurd because he has very little time to escape and yet he lays in bed and argues he doesn't have to leave yet. Juliet is realistic because she tries to get him to realize he has to leave to be safe. (She is 14 so when Romeo says "no no, stay in bed a little longer, she gives in. She still knows it's the lark.)

I would say that both are absurd. As most have mentioned, the lark signals the morning while the nightingale signals the night. At first, Juliet is realistic and tries to make him leave, but joins him back in bed anyway. She should have been realistic had she wanted to ensure a completely safe escape (although he got out in time anyway).

Typical. The boy is absurd as he thinks the night can go on forever. The girl is realistic as she realises the time has come for him to go. The night is over and the day has come.