• When Juliet appears on her balcony, what does Romeo compare her to?

When Juliet appears on her balcony, Romeo campares her to a, "bright angle". He refers to her "As in a winged messenger of heaven / Unto the white-upturned wond'ring eyes / Of mortals that fall back to gaze on him / When he bestrides the lazy puffing clouds / And sails upon the bosom of the air" (Shakespear page 71).  He is so in love with Juliet that he sees her as an angle from heaven, that makes mortal men lay back at look at how amazing she is. He says that she lays on a cloud. I think that when he refers to Juliet as an angle in the clouds he has put her on a pedestal, above all. He no longer thinks of Rosaline, he sees Juliet as the most beautiful woman, or angle, he has ever seen.

Why is Juliet embarrassed? 

The reason that  I think Juliet was embarrassed was because she was truly saying how she felt about Romeo but didn't necessarily want Romeo to know and so when Juliet realizes that Romeo had heard everything she said she was embarrassed.  As Shakespeare said: "Thou knowest the mask of night is on my face, else would a maiden blush bepaint my cheek for that which thou hast heard me speak tonight"(Shakespeare,75). This shows that Juliet was so embarrassed that she was even blushing.

When Juliet appears on her balcony, what does Romeo compare her to?
After the party at the Capulet house, Romeo sneaks back into the house in search of Juliet. While Romeo looks for Juliet, Juliet appears above Romeo on her balcony above Romeo. Upon seeing Juliet, Romeo says:
" It is the East, and Juliet is the sun./ Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon"(2.2 line 3-4)
By comparing Juliet to the sun, Romeo means that to him Juliet is very important and she is very beautiful and is as radiant as the sun. The next line means that Juliet, who is the sun, is even more beautiful than the moon, who is envious of Juliet's beauty. How does Romeo's description of Juliet differ from Romeo's description of Rosaline when Romeo was in love with Rosaline?

Juliet is going to send someone to Romeo on the following day for what purpose? 
      After Romeo and Juliet have spent some time talking together, they decide that because they love each other so much that they should be married. Juliet says:  "If that thy bent of love be honorable/ Thy purpose marriage, send me word tomorrow"(pg. 79 line 149-150)
Because Juliet and Romeo are intent on marriage, Juliet intends to send someone to Romeo the next day to inquire about the marriage.This dialogue about Juliet and Romeo's marriage is a very important scene because it shows the extent of their love and how they are both very eager to be married. However, do you think that they are moving to fast? Should they wait a little bit longer so that they can get to know each other?

1. When Juliet leans her cheek on her hand, what does Romeo say?  Romeo says, "O, that I were a glove upon that hand, That I might touch that cheek!" In dog and cat english, Romeo is saying how he wishes he could be a part of Juliet's hand so he could feel her cheek when she leans it on her hand.    

2. When Juliet appears on her balcony, what does Romeo compare her to? Romeo compares Juliet to the sun. Romeo says, "But soft, what light through yonderwindow breaks? It is the East, and Juliet is the sun."    

  While Romeo is in the Capulet's garden he says, " It is the East, and Juliet is the sun./ Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon,/ Who is already sick and pale with greif/ That though, her maid, art far more fair than she" ( Act 2 Scene 2 Lines 3-6). Romeo is comparing Juliet to the sun, which rises in the east. The east he is referring to is where she has made an entrance. He is saying that she lights up anywhere she is. He is also saying that she makes the moon go away. The moon, which is also beautiful, is jealous of Juliet's beauty, and looks gross in comparison. Romeo is basically saying that Juliet is the most beautiful thing in the world or universe.

Explain what Juliet says about names. Do you agree?
Juliet says that if Romeo wasn't a Montague, there would be nothing to prevent their love. The name is not the thing that it labels, and if the name was changed, the thing would not be. The name is nothing in itself; it doesn't affect the actual thing in any way.
I agree that a name is not the actual thing. If we called a rose a muck, it would still be beautiful, but we might not be as inclined to use it in our writing. It might not be such a famous symbol of purity and beauty. Names are of little consequence in the overall scheme of things, but people often worry about what to name their babies because in our society, names do matter. People make up names for eachother, taunt eachother with names, and name things according to what they think of them. However, taunting does affect people, names do matter in terms of media and other such things.

"She speaks, yet she says nothing. What of that? Her eye discourses; I will answer it" (Shakespeare, 69).
I think that what Romeo meant by this is that what she says is not important. She cannot tell him that she loves him because their parents are sworn enemies, but she can look at him and by looking, he will know what she thinks. What she says is not important, he thinks, because it is not to him, and he is only listening to her beautiful voice, not the words that she speaks.

Romeo & Juliet Act II. Scene 2

Directions: Respond to two of the questions below, 20 minutes per question. Then, respond to a classmate's response for 10 minutes.

• When Juliet appears on her balcony, what does Romeo compare her to? 
• How does Juliet “speak, yet . . . [say] nothing”? 
• When Juliet leans her cheek on her hand, what does Romeo say? 
• Unaware of his presence, what does Juliet ask Romeo to say? 
• Explain what Juliet says about names. Do you agree?
• Juliet asks how Romeo got into her place.  The orchard walls are high, and Romeo’s life would be in danger if her relatives were to find him there.  What is Romeo’s response to these questions? 
• Why is Juliet embarrassed? 
• Juliet is going to send someone to Romeo on the following day for what purpose?