2. (a) Determine a theme or central idea of a text (Romeo and Juliet) and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is
shaped and refined by specific details.
Reread Scene iii, lines 1–30. What is the central idea the Friar is conveying in
this soliloquy? Explain how he introduces this idea and what details he uses to
support it.
(b) Provide an objective summary of the text.

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