She is well, and nothing can be ill. Her body sleeps in Capel’s monument. And her immortal part with angels lives. I saw her laid low in her kindred’s vault.” (4.5.130) In Romeo and Juliet, what does Balthasar mean while he is talking to Romeo about Juliet? What would be good commentary to this quote?

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She is well, and nothing can be ill. Her body sleeps in Capel’s monument. And her immortal part with angels lives. I saw her laid low in her kindred’s vault.” (4.5.130)  In Romeo and Juliet, what does Balthasar mean while he is talking to Romeo about Juliet? What would be good commentary to this quote?

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she is well: This statement reflects the Christian idea that a person who dies innocent—free of sin—"is well," because she is destined for heaven.

kindred's vault: funeral vault of her kinsmen [the Capulets].