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In Act V, Scene 3 of Romeo and Juliet, what does Montague reveal to those gathered when he first arrives on the scene?

When Montague first arrives in Act V, Scene 3, he laments,



Alas, my liege, my wife is dead to-night;


Grief of my son's exile hath stopp'd her breath:


What further woe conspires against mine age?  



Not only has Montague had to endure what no father should—outliving Romeo, his only child—but now in this tragic time he must also bury his wife. She has died of a broken heart over Romeo's death. If that much...

When Montague first arrives in Act V, Scene 3, he laments,



Alas, my liege, my wife is dead to-night;


Grief of my son's exile hath stopp'd her breath:


What further woe conspires against mine age?  



Not only has Montague had to endure what no father should—outliving Romeo, his only child—but now in this tragic time he must also bury his wife. She has died of a broken heart over Romeo's death. If that much grief has killed her, imagine what incredible pain Montague must be experiencing.  


On top of the pain of losing his whole family, Montague surely must feel a great deal of guilt. After all, his stubborn hatred and feud with Lord Capulet indirectly led to the two lovers’ deaths, as the Prince suggests when he says,



Capulet! Montague!


See, what a scourge is laid upon your hate,


That heaven finds means to kill your joys with love.



If Montague is partly responsible for Romeo’s death, that means he is partly to blame for the death of Lady Montague, too. There are layers upon layers of tragedy in this ever-famous love story.

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