Romeo and Juliet act 2 sc 1
Describe the Dramatic Effectiveness Significance to the Play of Act 3 Scene 1 Romeo and Juliet is one of, if not the greatest love story ever told. It was written during the Tudor period by a writer called William Shakespeare. The play is about a great feud between two major families in Verona and how they act towards each other when their children fall in love with the opposite families child. The families are the Montague's and the Capulets. The Montague's have a son called Romeo who is betrothed with someone called Rosaline. The capulets have a daughter called Juliet who is supposed to be marrying Count Paris. The lead up to act 3 is that Romeo has snuck into a Capulet party uninvited and sees Juliet, the Capulets daughter and instantly falls in love. They share a sonnet together and he leaves. After he has left he is recognised by Tybalt, Juliet's aggressive cousin and vows to kill him for deceiving his family. Lord Capulet talks him out of it and the situation is left at that. After this, Romeo and Juliet secretly get married by Friar Tuck as they both fell deeply in love with one another. In Act 3 Scene 1, Benvolio and Mercutio are messing around in a public place in Verona. Benvolio sees the Capulets coming and asks Mercutio to leave the area. 'I pray thee, good Mercutio, let's retire: The day is hot, the Capulets abroad, And, if we meet, we shall not scape a
Romeo and Juliet - The balcony scene Act 2 scene 2.
Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare was a well-known dramatist during the late 1500s and wrote many plays. This particular one was probably the best play in which two teenagers fall in love, with a complication of hatred between both of their families. A director by the name of Franco Zeffirelli made a film of 'Romeo and Juliet' set 'in fair Verona', and about 30 years on another director, Baz Luhrmann created another version of 'Romeo and Juliet' set in a California town called Verona beach. Both these directors present their production in different ways due to the fact that they were aimed for different audiences. One of the most important and memorable scenes is the balcony scene. The reason being is that it shows us the separation between the two characters. Both Zeffirelli and Luhrmann included this scene in their unique interpretations and thereby, this emphasizes this particular scene's importance. Franco Zeffirelli is an Italian director his version of 'Romeo and Juliet' is set 'in fair Verona'. Zeffirelli used a young actor and actress to play the part of Romeo and Juliet. Leonard Whiting, 17 as Romeo and Olivia Hussey, 15 as Juliet. This film attracted a traditional audience who were pleased with the realism of the play. By contrast, Baz Luhrmann an Australian director set his adaptation in a California town called 'Verona Beach'. Luhrmann attracts a younger
How Shakespeare portrays Romeo and Juliet in Act 2 Scene 2
How Shakespeare portrays Romeo and Juliet Act 2 Scene 2 is a particularly famous scene in William Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet. Often called the balcony scene, it is where the two lovers first meet to proclaim their love for each other. The balcony scene takes place after the ball in the Capulet Mansion, in Juliet’s orchard. The characters are presented in an unusual way, illustrating many recurring themes of identity, life and death, nature and love. The thoughts and feelings of Romeo and Juliet are conveyed through metaphors, enriching the reading or performance of the play. The actions and responses of others emphasize the division that is supposed to be between Romeo and Juliet and what makes it so moving is that we, the audience, knows what this division will bring about at the end of the play. The film by Baz Luhrmann of Romeo and Juliet enhances the visual experience and brings to life the metaphors used in a way that Shakespeare would have never been able to show visually. Shakespeare’s play contrasts with the societal views and expectations of young people and goes against the social norms expected in Elizabethan times. At the start of Act 2 Scene 2 Romeo, in a monologue, reveals his love and desire for Juliet as she appears at a window above him oblivious that Romeo is just beneath. The use of celestial imagery and mythological references are common
Romeo & Juliet Analysis of Act 1 & 2
Romeo & Juliet Act 1 & 2 The tragic play of Romeo and Juliet was written by a world renowned script writer William Shakespeare. Shakespeare was born in 1564 and died in 1616. William Shakespeare is for his great contribution to English literature. Even though nearly 400 after his death, many people choose to study his work over many other writers. Much of his work has been translated in a variety of languages. Shakespeare has accomplished many brilliant pieces of literature, like; sonnets, poems and play scripts. One of his most famous plays was Romeo and Juliet. This play is about a romantic tragedy of two lovers who's freedom to express their love is torn by the hatred between the families they are from. Both are young and naïve, they viewed love in a very different concept. Many film directors have used the theme of this play in their movies. Some directors use the whole script or most of the script and have created many films based on Shakespeare's work. The end of the play resulted in both of their tragic deaths. The following essay will explore how the characters and relationship of Romeo and Juliet evolve between act 1 and act 2. At the very beginning of the play before Romeo and Juliet meet, he feels deeply saddened because Rosaline, the girl he loves has rejected him. At this point he pities himself because of this: "ay me sad hours seem long". Romeo's character
Romeo and Juliet Act 2 Scene 1 Oral
Act Two, Scene 1 lines 8 to 18 Nay, I'll conjure too. Romeo! Humours! madman! passion! lover! Appear thou in the likeness of a sigh;(10) Speak but one rhyme, and I am satisfied! Cry but 'Ay me!' pronounce but 'love' and 'dove'; Speak to my gossip Venus one fair word, One nickname for her purblind son and heir, Young Adam Cupid, he that shot so trim (15) When King Cophetua lov'd the beggar maid! He heareth not, he stirreth not, be moveth not; The ape is dead, and I must conjure him. The text I have chosen today is an extract of Mercutio's speech from Act Two, Scene 1, lines 8 to 18. After Romeo hides behind Capulet's orchard, Mercutio called out for Romeo under Benvolio's request. While he has no knowledge of Romeo's newfound love for Juliet, Mercutio mocks Romeo's unrealistic idealism of love. Through this speech, Shakespeare has displayed Mercutio as a humorous, lively but logical young man whose personality is completely opposite to Romeo's. Mercutio was utilized to reveal a different, skeptical view of the complex human emotion - love. Structurally, this verse is composed in a blank verse, with a natural flow and an iambic pentameter but no rhyming couplets. There are signs of many literal devices in this verse such as: Assonance, imagery, repetition and especially a huge amount of metaphor. Shakespeare uses metaphors throughout this Mercutio's
Romeo and Juliet Act one, scene's 2, 3 & 4.
Romeo and Juliet Act one, scene's 2, 3 & 4 (Act one, scene 2) Act one scene 2 begins with a conversation between Capulet and Paris. Paris asks for Juliet's hand in marriage. Capulet says 'My child is yet a stranger in the world, she hath not seen the change of 14 years.' He is basically telling Paris that Juliet is too young. He tells Paris 'Let two more summers wither in their pride, ere we may think her ripe to be a bride'. This shows that Capulet is not unwilling for his daughter to marry Paris. Paris is persistent and tries to win Capulet round by telling him that 'Mothers younger than Juliet are Happy mothers made'. Capulet told Paris that he would give his consent to Juliet marrying the man she chooses. Capulet tells Paris that he is holding a Feast for a large number of guests. He invites Paris and points out that there will be many pretty girls there. Capulet then sends his servant, peter off with a list of guests to invite, but peter cant read.. Benvolio and Romeo then enter. Romeo is still caught up on 'Rosaline' and Benvolio is trying to persuade Romeo otherwise. He says 'One fire burns out another's burning, one pain is lessened by another's anguish.' This is saying that falling in love with another girl will help him forget his first love. Romeo is against listening to Benvolio's advice when they bump into peter (Capulet's servant). Peter asks if they can
Romeo & Juliet - Act 2 scene 2 line 1-52
Act 2 scene 2 line 1-52 The scene is set in a small garden, with a few bushes and perhaps a fountain. There is a house, of which one of the windows is Juliet's, but there is no balcony. It is quite minimalist, though there are some plants, but only one window, with a muslin curtain which flutters in the wind as the window is open. Romeo appears, dressed on the same clothes as he wore at the party, but without the mask. He wears a sword and a feathered hat. He appears to have been drinking alcohol and so is slightly intoxicated. But this is only shows through his slightly slurred speech and unbalanced walk. He walks around, up and down and in circle as if very agitated. And then starts to talk (he jests....wound), still unaware of the window, and is walking around, kicking at the pebbles and dirt on the floor. A flickering light then appears at Juliet's window, and Romeo stumbles away from it shielding his eyes (even though it is not very bright we can attribute this to his tipsiness) puts his hand to his sword as if expecting to have to draw it quickly, for a fight, and hides behind a bush, although it does not offer much cover. He first seems worried and angry, and speaks quickly (but soft...breaks) but then as he realises it is Juliet's room his face relaxes and his speech slows. He points at the window as he says "arrive fair sun" gently and tenderly, but then speaking
Romeo and Juliet-Compare-Act one scene 5 and Act two scene 2
Compare and contrast Act One Scene Five and Act Two Scene Two in Romeo and Juliet. Look closely at setting, style and characterization. You should also consider the difference between an Elizabethan and Modern audience's interpretation of the scenes In Act 1 Scene 5 it is the Capulet's ball and Romeo who is from the house of Montague enters. It is on this festive night that Romeo first catches sight of Juliet and falls in love with her beauty. Tybalt a Capulet (Juliet's cousin), realizes that Romeo is a Montague and becomes very angry at this intrusion. Romeo flirts with Juliet and they kiss. Both Romeo and Juliet start to like each other but find out whom each other are, they find out they are from opposite families who are enemies. In Act 2 Scene 2 Romeo visits the Capulet house in secret to see Juliet again. He finds her on the balcony talking to herself. She is unaware that he is standing there watching her talk about her love for him and she even starts to talk about all the problems that loving him causes because of the two families conflicts. Romeo then answers to this and also declares his love for her. They then decide they should marry and Juliet would send a messenger to Romeo to find a time and pace for their marriage to take place. From the beginning when Romeo enters 'the enemy' Capulets banquet, Romeo's life changes. In Act 1 Scene 5 as you read you can see
Explore the importance of Act 2 Scene 2 and Act 3 Scene 5 in Romeo and Juliet.
Explore the importance of Act 2 Scene 2 and Act 3 Scene 5 in Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare's play 'Romeo and Juliet' is one of the most famous love stories in history, a fateful story of death and despair. 'Romeo and Juliet' is a story of tragedy, "For never was a story of more woe than [that] of Juliet and her Romeo." The play consists of the only children from opposing families falling into a forbidden love with each other; they were "star-crossed lovers." Romeo and Juliet is one of Shakespeare's most famous tragedies, written in 1594/1595(in the Renaissance period.) The story itself was not anything new or different, but the way Shakespeare wrote the story made it popular. The language that he used to communicate their love for each other was written so poetically. For example, in Act 2, Scene 2, Romeo says, "But, soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun." Even when Romeo is about to kill himself (Act 5, Scene 3), Shakespeare manages to make the scene beautiful. Act 3 Scene 5, also known as the Second Balcony Scene, is of dramatic importance and contains various moods, ranging from the lyric rapture of the lovers to the senile fury of old Capulet. The lovers are together at the window of Juliet's room. It is time for Romeo to depart from his wife and from Verona, for it is nearly dawn on Tuesday morning. In their love and
My review on act 2 scene 3 - Romeo and Juliet
My review on act 2 scene 3 Having left the spread, Romeo decides with the aim that he cannot go hisresidence. He must instead try to find Juliet. He climbs a wall bordering the Capulet property and leaps down into the Capulet orchard. Benvolio and Mercutio enter, calling out for Romeo. They are sure he is nearby, but Romeo does not answer. Exasperated and amused, Mercutio mocks Romeo's feelings for Rosaline in an obscene speech. Mercutio and Benvolio exit under the assumption that Romeo does not want to be found. In the orchard, Romeo hears Mercutio's teasing. He says to himself, "He jests at scars that never felt a wound" (II.i.43). Juliet suddenly appears at a window above the spot where Romeo is standing. Romeo compares her to the morning sun, far more beautiful than the moon it banishes. He nearly speaks to her, but thinks better of it. Juliet, musing to herself and unaware that Romeo is in her garden, asks why Romeo must be Romeo-a Montague, and therefore an enemy to her family. She says that if he would refuse his Montague name, she would give herself to him; or if he would simply swear that he loved her, she would refuse her Capulet name. Romeo responds to her plea, surprising Juliet, since she thought she was alone. She wonders how he found her and he tells her that love led him to her. Juliet worries that Romeo will be murdered if he is found in the garden, but
