Juliet threatens to kill herself in Act 4, Scene 1 of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. This scene takes place at Friar Laurence’s cell.
Context:
- Juliet is desperate after learning that her parents are forcing her to marry Paris, despite her secret marriage to Romeo.
- She goes to Friar Laurence for help, telling him she would rather die than marry someone other than Romeo.
- Juliet says:
“Be not so long to speak; I long to die,
If what thou speak’st speak not of remedy.”
This moment underscores Juliet’s despair and determination to stay faithful to Romeo, setting the stage for the Friar’s plan involving the sleeping potion.