In Act 3, Juliet is faced with an extremely difficult decision: to obey her father’s orders or to defend the love of her life. The song “Falling Slowly” by Glen Hansard would be a great song to play at the end of Lord Capulet’s furious speech because of its connection to making decisions. “Raise your hopeful voice, you have a choice”. Likewise, in the play, Juliet is aware that she has the option to “speak a word” (3.5.65) to her father and defend what she truly wants. “Falling Slowly” also captures the rapid love between Romeo and Juliet when the singer says, “I don’t know you but I want you all the more for that”. This plays into how Juliet must weigh her options due to the time difference between how long she has been apart of her family and how long she has loved Romeo. The title of this song also relates to how critical Juliet’s decision is. No matter what she decides to do, she will "have power to die" (3.5.255) even if it is just metaphorically. Therefore, her decision inevitably leads to her death. In conclusion, “Falling Slowly” captures the hasty love between Romeo and Juliet that truly impacts her decision of whether or not to be disowned by the Capulet family.
Lyrics:
I don't know you but I want you
All the more for that
Words fall through me and always fool me
And I can't react
And games that never amount
To more than they're meant
Will play themselves out
Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice, you have a choice
You make it now
Falling slowly, eyes that know me
And I can't go back
The moods that take me and erase me
And I'm painted black
Well, you have suffered enough
And warred with yourself
It's time that you won
Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice, you have a choice
You've made it now
Falling slowly sing your melody
I'll sing it along