is acting impulsively and emotionally by wanting to marry Juliet so quickly. Friar Laurence tries to warn him of the potential consequences of rushing into this decision. Romeo's impulsive nature and desire for quick solutions foreshadow the tragic events that will unfold later in the story.
Possibly it is the fact that three of the Friar's first four lines after Romeo enters begin "Young son", "That's my good son", and "Be plain, good son". Of course, as Romeo's priest, the Friar is supposed to be his spiritual father; it's in his job description.
When the play starts they are in Verona.
· Laurence Oliver (actor, director)
It started on a monday and ended on a Wednesday
Oh, dude, in Act 2 of Romeo and Juliet, the main plot points are like Romeo and Juliet secretly getting married, Friar Laurence agreeing to marry them, Mercutio and Benvolio looking for Romeo, and the whole balcony scene where Romeo is creeping on Juliet. It's all about young love, secret rendezvous, and a whole lot of drama. Like, it's basically a Shakespearean soap opera.
Explain the Prologue.ACT TWO - SCENE ONE:Explain the dramatic irony in this scene. The audience knows what Mercutio does not, that calling on Rosaline's charms will no longer produce Romeo, who now loves Juliet.ACT TWO - SCENE TWO:(This is the most famous scene in the entire play.)1. Fill in the blanks in this paraphrase of Romeo's soliloquy (lines 1-32)Shh! What light is at the window? Juliet shines through the window like the sun rises in the east. Arise, beautiful sun (Juliet) and replace the moon who is jealous because you, her maid (Diana - Virgin moon goddess) are more fair than she. Don't be a servant since the moon is envious of you. Her innocence is sickly, and only a fool would keep it.Oh! It's Juliet! I wish she knew that I love her. She speaks. but says nothing. How strange. She speaks with her eyes. I'll answer her. No, I'd better not since she isn't aware I'm here.Two of the fairest stars in heaven have asked her eyes to twinkle for them while they take care of some business. If her eyes were there, her eyes would make the stars seem dull just as daylight outshines a lamp. Her eyes would shine so brightly that the birds would think it were not night and begin to sing. O' I wish that I could touch her cheek.She speaks. 0 speak again bright angel, for you are as glorious to this night, being over my head (up at the window) as is an angel of heaven is to mortals who look up and see him when he walks on the clouds and sails on the air.2. Explain Juliet's soliloquy (lines 33-44) She is talking about how much she wishes Romeo did not belong to the family that is enemies with her family.3. How is this an example of dramatic irony? The audience knows what Juliet does not - that Romeo is there and hears here.4. Fill in the blanks in this paraphrase of Juliet's speech (lines 35-106)You know it is dark or you could see me here because you heard me talking about you. If I followed proper etiquette, I'd deny I ever said it. But who cares about etiquette! Do you love me? Don't say yes unless you really mean it. If you think that I am too bold. 1'll play hard to get so you can win my affections. The truth is I am foolishly in love with you, and you might not take me seriously. But trust me, and I'll prove myself to be more true than those who know how to play hard to get. I would have been more distant I must confess, but since you allude me, let me confess my love for you, there is no other way to be.5. After Romeo and Juliet vow their love for one another, what do they decide to do and when? They decide to get married the next day.ACT TWO - SCENE THREEThis scene opens with Friar Laurence collecting herbs. He is discussing the properties of the herbs and the purposes for which they may be used. This demonstrates Friar Laurence's knowledge of herbs and foreshadows that this knowledge may serve some purpose in future events in the drama.The sky turns light/grey as the night gives way to morning. Streaks of light speckle the Eastern sky as the sun rises in its normal course. Now, before the sun rises fully and dries the dew, I must fill this willow basket with weeds and flowers. The earth is both the place of birth and death for all of nature. We find all kinds of plants growing from the earth; Some are good and some bad, but all are valuable. Plants and herbs and stones have great qualities/value. There is nothing on earth so bad that it does not have some good qualities, and nothing so good that it cannot be used for bad. Even goodness itself turns to vice when misused, and vice put to good use may appear worthy. Within this tiny bud lies poison as well as medicine; for it has a very pleasing smell, but if you taste it, it will kill you. It is the same with man. He is part good and part evil, and when the bad side of his nature is stronger than the good, he'll sooner or later kill himself.2. Why does Romeo go to see Friar Laurence? To ask him to marry him and Juliet.3. How does Friar Laurence respond to Romeo's request? At first he is confused and uncertain because Romeo had so recently been so unhappy about Rosaline, but he is convinced of Romeo's love for Juliet and agrees.4. Why does Friar Laurence consent to Romeo's request? He hopes their marriage will end the Montague/Capulet feud.ACT TWO - SCENE FOURThis scene serves as a contrast to the preceding scene in Friar Laurence's cell. Mercutio and Benvolio are in a merry mood as they walk along talking and laughing about Romeo whom they think is still pining away over Rosaline. Benvolio mentions that Tybalt has sent a challenge to Romeo. Mercutio then gives a long description of Tybalt's eagerness to fight. Romeo comes along in a good mood after his talk with Friar Laurence. They engage in a series of puns matching their wits against each other. Along comes Juliet's nurse and Peter (her servant).1. For whom is the nurse looking and why? She is looking for Romeo to give him a message from Juliet.2. What warning does she give Romeo? She warns him that there will be trouble if he hurts Juliet.ACT TWO - SCENE FIVEJuliet is waiting very impatiently for the nurse's return. Why does she become so irritated when the nurse does return? The nurse keeps stalling before telling her what Romeo said.ACT TWO - SCENE SIXRomeo and Juliet are married in Friar Laurence's cell. How does this scene foreshadow future events? The Friar wans against haste and says they should love moderately.General - Find one example in Act Two of each of the following literary devices:1. Conceit6. Simile2. Personification7. Dramatic Irony3. Hyperbole8. Paradox4. Pun9. Apostrophe5. Metaphor10. Allusion1. Conceit - Mercutio believing he can "conjure" Romeo. Also, pg. 524, line 30 (Juliet speaking).2. Personification - Comparing Juliet with angels, pg. 508, line 25.3. Hyperbole - Pg. 513, line 170 - "I will not fail, 'is 20 years til then." (Actually it is the next day).4. Pun - Line 33 - roe = fisheggs, but here it is a possible pun on the name Romeo.5. Metaphor - Arise fair sun (Juliet) and kill the moon (Rosaline) - Pg. 508, line 46. Simile - Pg. 524, line 15 - Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.7. Dramatic Irony - Pg. 517, Line 12 - Although Mercutio does not know it, Romeo is in fact all the things that Mercutio jestingly accuses him of being. The irony lies not only in the mention of being "already dead" but also in the fact that Romeo is in love, but with a different woman. It is also ironic that Mercutio claims Romeo is no match for Tybalt; Romeo will kill Tybalt after Tybalt has killed Mercutio.8. Paradox - When Friar Laurence is comparing something being medicinal (good), while at the same time poisonous (deadly).9. Apostrophe (like an aside) - Page 508, line 37 - Romeo (aside). Shall I hear more, or shall I speak at this?10. Allusion - Page 517, lines 33 - 39. Shakespeare here praises Petrarch, a poet who had an enormous influence on Elizabethan writers. Mercutio says Laura had a better poet to write poems to her - that is, Petrarch was a better poet than Romeo is.
To begin with? He has an unrequited love of Rosaline but forgets about her when he meets Juliet who he then wants to marry.
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This is a very open-ended question; there are an infinite number of different ways you can take a story. Not all of them are very good, but they are different. A good question to start with is, when does the ending begin? How much can we change? I mean, can we have Romeo decide not to crash the Capulet party after all and then fall in love with Miss Petronelli, who is totally unrelated to the Capulets? At least for the purposes of this answer, we should probably at least have Romeo kill Tybalt and be banished, and Capulet planning a wedding for Juliet. But what if, as they were planning the wedding, the Duke of Milan attacks Verona, and all able-bodied men, including Paris, join in the defence. Let's say that the Milanese are defeated but Paris dies. What then? Possibly the exiled Romeo joins the army in disguise and is such a hero he is pardoned. Or maybe in the scuffle Juliet sneaks away and flees to Mantua. Or maybe she is kidnapped by a Mantuan who takes her to Mantua where he is challenged and killed by Romeo. Or maybe there is no war, but the friar, instead of thinking of some herbal solution to Juliet's problem, has her pretend to become a nun, then sneak off to Mantua, where she and Romeo live together in love and poverty. Or maybe the friar advises Juliet to go through with the form of the marriage to Paris, but she gives him the knock-out potion instead of taking it herself. Then he is believed to be dead, and Juliet, now a wealthy widow, moves to Mantua, where she meets up with Romeo, and they marry "officially" this time. The Friar arranges to have Paris conveyed to Sicily by Friar John, disguised as a plague victim. Maybe he has another potion which induces amnesia. As you see, there are no limits. These are fairly tame suggestions. How about this one? Romeo and Juliet are abducted by time-travelling aliens who relocate them to twentifirst century New York City. A real deus ex UFO ending.
The subplot in "Romeo and Juliet" begins in Act 1, Scene 2, when Paris expresses his desire to marry Juliet to Lord Capulet. This subplot revolves around the arranged marriage and the subsequent events leading to Juliet's secret relationship with Romeo.
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