Wednesday 19 October 2011

In act 2, scene 2 why does Romeo not tell Juliet he's there at the very beginning? What is he doing instead?

In
act 2, scene 1 of Shakespeare's ,is walking home after meetingfor the first
time at the Capulet's party. He decides that he has to talk with Juliet:


ROMEO: Can I go forward when my heart is here?
Turn back,
dull earth, and find thy centre out (2.1.1€“2)

Romeo
impulsively jumps over the Capulet's garden wall and finds himself in the Capulet's orchard,
which, unbeknownst to Romeo at the time, is just below Juliet's bedroom.


andare passing by in the street outside the wall, calling for Romeo and making fun of him. Romeo
ignores them, and Mercutio and Benvolio continue on their way, ending the scene.


Scene 2 shifts to the orchard, where Romeo mumbles to himself:


ROMEO: He jests at scars that never felt a wound. (2.2.1)


A light suddenly appears at an upstairs window.


Yikes! We can imagine Romeo ducking behind a tree until he knows who's at the
window.

ROMEO: But soft! What light through yonder window
breaks? (2.2.2)

Juliet appears at her bedroom
window...











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