Monday, 7 September 2009

How does Shakespeare present Juliet in Act 2, Scene 2 of Romeo and Juliet?

At this
early stage in the play,is by far the more grounded of the star-cross'd lovers. She's the one
who's thinking through the consequences of the rapidly developing relationship between herself
and . Though as deeply in love with Romeo as he is with her, she's also aware of the dangers
involved in members of two warring families falling head over heels for each other. Whereas
Romeo can think of nothing but love during the famous balcony scene, Juliet's concerned about
what will happen if anyone from her family should catch Romeo lurking round the
orchard:

And the place death, considering who thou
art,
If any of my kinsmen find thee here.

Romeo replies, in gushingly romantic language, that he flew over the orchard walls on
wings of love. But Juliet's immediate response is to remind him once again of what will happen
to him if any member of the Capulet clan should see him:

If they do see thee they will murder thee.

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