"Romeo and Juliet": Act 2 Scene 3: Death and Night

The fact that the use of the word night change to the word death in scene 2 act 3 shows the loss of Juliet and Romeo's control over their own fate in "Romeo and Juliet". This can be explained by the fact that the scene centers about Juliet finding out that Romeo killed Tybalt and is now exiled from Verona, permanently, on the day they were married. The loss of being in charge of their own fate can be shown as in the beginning Juliet keeps referring to night, which is not a permanent event and comes to an end after a few hours. This is very different from death, as unless you are a mythical creature, it is a permeant event that can not change even so that someone can live again (at least in the 1600s when science was seen as anti-Catholic voodoo), which is what Juliet centers her conversation with the Nurse in the later part of the scene. Night also refers to the fact that Romeo and Juliet have control over their marriage and they plan to tell their families. This quickly changes after Juliet found out that Romeo killed her cousin, making their families feud even more intense and realizes that she can never tell her family about her marriage to Romeo, which is when she changes her topic to death. After she learns that Romeo is exiled and she starts talking more about death than night, Juliet eg plages her loss of choice, as she becomes aware that she could never have a normal marriage to Romeo, as they would either need to separate when he leaves Verona, or she would have to come up with a plan to be able to leave Verona and her family to go with him into exile. The change of the subject in scene 2 act three in "Romeo and Juliet" from night to death shows that Romeo and Juliet have lost control of their own destiny.