Act 2 Flashcards
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Act 2 scene 1
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- romeo is teased by his friends
- setting: outside Capulets orchard
WHAT HAPPENS? - romeo and his friends have left the Cap party but romeo hides from them, climbs over the wall into the Capulet orchard, intends to find Juliet
-Benvolio and Mercutio look for Romeo.Mercutio realizes Romeo is hiding ,he makes fun of Romeo and makes sexual jokes about Romeo’s love for Rosaline, this gives the scene comic relief - the friends don’t know yet that Romeo is now in love with Juliet.This is dramatic irony since the audience and Romeo and do know
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Act 2 scene 2
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- The famous balcony scene
- setting:Capulets orchard
WHAT HAPPENS? - Romeo is hiding in the orchard sees Juliet appear on her balcony
- she speaks of her love for him, wishes he was not a member of the Montague family
- Romeo listens ,Juliet notices someone is there .he dares not to say his name for he is a Montague but Juliet recognizes his voice
- Romeo says that his love for her made him come find her
- Juliet is afraid that things are moving too quickly but agrees they should marry
- she explains she will send a messenger to Romeo the next dat to find out the arrangements Romeo has made for the Marriage ceremony
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Act 2 scene 3
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- Romeo asks Friar Lawrence to help arrange his marriage to Juliet
- setting:outside Friars Lawrence’s cell
WHAT HAPPENS?
-Friar Lawrence is collecting plants and herbs to make medicine , it is early morning - Romeo arrives and friar guesses there is something wrong as it is too early for Romeo to be up .Friar thinks he has been with Rosaline
- Romeo says he has forgotten Rosaline , tells friar of his new love Juliet and asks for him to marry them that day
- Frair is surprised that Romeo has changed his feelings for Rosaline so
quickly - Frair agrees to help Romeo as he thinks marriage might help end the feud between the Monts and Caps
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Act 2 scene 4
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- Romeo and Nurse confirm the marriage plans
- setting: a street in Verona
WHAT HAPPENS? - Benvolio and mercutio think that Romeo is in love with Rosaline and they joke about this
- Benvolio says that tybalt sent a letter to Romeo’s father challenging Romeo to a fight.Mercutio criticizes tybalt, mercutio also says that tybalt is a good swordsman .Mercutio does not think that Romeo will be able to fight Tybalt because he has already been ‘killed’ by his love for Rosaline
- Romeo arrives and mercutio jokes with him, he doesn’t know about Romeo’s love for Juliet
- Nurse arrives to ask Romeo if he is serious about Juliet and to find out his plans for the wedding.Romeo’s tells her to make sure Juliet comes to “shrift”(confession)at Friars cell that afternoon where they will be married
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Act 2 scene 5
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- nurse tells Juliet the plan for her marriage to Romeo
- setting :Capulet orchard
WHAT HAPPENS? - Juliet what’s patiently for the nurse to return with news from Romeo
- nurse arrives but teases Juliet but not immediately giving her the news, she delays it by complaining about feeling tired, this creates comedy as Juliet is impatient to hear the news
- nurse tells Juliet that she must go to Friar for confession and Romeo will meet her there and they will get married
- the nurse says that she will fetch a ladder so that Romeo can climb to Juliet room that night
- nurse returns after being away for a few hours
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Act 2 scene 6
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- Romeo and Juliet meet Frair Lawrence to be married
- Setting:Frair Lawrences cell
WHAT HAPPENS? - as Romeo and Frair wait for Juliet we hear that Frair is worried that this married is happening too quickly
- the theme of fate/destiny versus free will is emphasized
- when Juliet arrives Romeo and Juliet express their love again .The Frair sees how happy they are together and prepares to marry them
