Romeo And Juliet Act 2 Essay
Act 2 Scene 2 is a very famous and touching Scene in Shakespeare’s play ‘Romeo and Juliet’. It shows the romance, affection and danger of Romeo and Juliet’s relationship love which makes the play moving. Romeo and Juliet’s thoughts are shown widely in this scene and, as an audience, we start to see how their love may or may not have meant to be.
Romeo’s feelings towards Juliet are shown in the beginning of Act 2 Scene 2. It begins when Romeo is creeping into the garden. There is an underlying threat because he may get caught for crossing onto perilous territory. This makes the audience feel anxious but is also builds up excitement. Also, suspense is created when the lights turn on in Luhrmann’s play because Romeo is taking huge risks to …show more content…
‘Tis not to me she speaks’. However, Romeo soon realises that Juliet loves Romeo as much as he adores her. Removing this line in Luhrmann’s production and placing Juliet on the same level as Romeo removes their large distance between them and shows their intimacy. However, it Luhrmann many also be indicating that they are rushing into their relationship since they only recently met. This can be comparable to Friar Laurence’s reaction in Act 2 Scene 3 to their love as he also indicates that Romeo should go ‘[Wise and slow]’ because ‘they stumble that run fast’. Friar Laurence is explaining that Romeo should be careful with his actions because Juliet may start to feel …show more content…
However, Romeo doesn’t obey her. Instead, he tries to show Juliet how much he loves her by using metaphors and imagery to compare their love to the moon. Juliet doesn’t approve of this match; ‘O swear not by the moon’ because she believes that the moon is ‘inconstant’ and always changing. She’s cutting through his sentence which is shown in Luhrmann’s production as she is trying to stop Romeo from being dramatic and radical because she’s being sensible and trying to understand if he loves
Romeo’s feelings towards Juliet are shown in the beginning of Act 2 Scene 2. It begins when Romeo is creeping into the garden. There is an underlying threat because he may get caught for crossing onto perilous territory. This makes the audience feel anxious but is also builds up excitement. Also, suspense is created when the lights turn on in Luhrmann’s play because Romeo is taking huge risks to …show more content…
‘Tis not to me she speaks’. However, Romeo soon realises that Juliet loves Romeo as much as he adores her. Removing this line in Luhrmann’s production and placing Juliet on the same level as Romeo removes their large distance between them and shows their intimacy. However, it Luhrmann many also be indicating that they are rushing into their relationship since they only recently met. This can be comparable to Friar Laurence’s reaction in Act 2 Scene 3 to their love as he also indicates that Romeo should go ‘[Wise and slow]’ because ‘they stumble that run fast’. Friar Laurence is explaining that Romeo should be careful with his actions because Juliet may start to feel …show more content…
However, Romeo doesn’t obey her. Instead, he tries to show Juliet how much he loves her by using metaphors and imagery to compare their love to the moon. Juliet doesn’t approve of this match; ‘O swear not by the moon’ because she believes that the moon is ‘inconstant’ and always changing. She’s cutting through his sentence which is shown in Luhrmann’s production as she is trying to stop Romeo from being dramatic and radical because she’s being sensible and trying to understand if he loves