Romeo Watches Juliet Appear on the Balcony

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Act II, Scene ii, Lines 2-24(pg.82-84), Romeo watches Juliet appear on the balcony. In this passage, Romeo reveals himself as a romantic poet, who desires love and can fall in love swiftly. He engages with heaven and stars, while comparing them to Juliet in his speech. This reveals that he follows a religion and believes in God. He is also wise, which is shown in his very poetic way of expressing his feelings to Juliet, who stands above him on the balcony. By entering the Capulet’s Orchard, he is certainly brave, as Montagues are not permitted to set foot on Capulet Territory, along with a fatal punishment if he is found there. The passage is important because the catastrophe in the play that is caused by this passage. For example, if Romeo had not climbed into the Capulet’s Orchard in the first place, then nobody would be killed later in the play or cause any significant events. Significant events include the secret marriage between Romeo and Juliet, the Friar’s plan of faking Juliet’s death, Romeo buying poison from an apothecary, Romeo’s banishment from Verona, Juliet’s denial towards the marriage between herself and Paris. Tybalt’s death is indirectly caused by this passage, along with Mercutio’s death because Romeo arrives and tries to keep peace, while Tybalt provokes him as he wants a fight, not knowing that he is now considered a relative to him. It is because of Romeo’s desire for Juliet’s love that had later caused all these tragic events that occur later in the play, which mainly involve both Juliet and Romeo themselves. The themes that are associated with this passage are mainly the Forcefulness of Love, followed by the Inevitability of Fate. When Romeo decided to displace his two friends; Mercutio and Benvolio on the way home, he climbs into the Capulet’s garden in attempt to interact with Juliet. Romeo does this because he is intensely in love
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