4. Aside. An aside is a remark whispered by one character to another, which other
characters on stage are not supposed to hear. In Scene 1, for example, when
Sampson atid Gregory pick a fight with the Montagues, they plan their strategy through
whispered asides. Find another example of an aside in Act 1 and explain how it is
used.
Answer: "Is she a Capulet? O dear account! My life is my foe's debt." (Page 59 (Romeo)) Romeo uses this aside to show his misfortune that his new lover is a Capulet. This aside here is pretty much just Romeo thinking out loud.