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?
"With love's light wings did I o'erperch these walls,
For stony limits cannot hold love out,
And what love can do, that dares love attempt.
Therefore thy kinsmen are no stop to me." (II.I.72).
Romeo says that love made him determined to climb over the tall walls to Juliet. When he says that "love's light wings" helped them over the wall, I think he was relating that to Cupid's wings. He then says that love is very daring, and if one can attempt something for love, then that person in love will do it. Love will not stop the kinsmen from hurting him he says.
Why is Juliet embarrassed?
Juliet is embarrassed because she thought Romeo wasn't listening to her. She wanted to be shown as a modest woman, but now that Romeo has heard he speak about him, she as shown to be immodest. Juliet is also unsure if Romeo loves her also, so she doesn't know what his reaction might be. She says that she confessed her true love in front of him, when she was still unsure. She was embarrassed because her dark secret of the love for Romeo was reviled.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
While Romeo is hiding in the Capulet garden, he sees Juliet through her bedroom window. In the text, he says the following: " But soft, what light through yonder window breaks? It is the East, and Juliet is the sun." (II.2.3-4). What Romeo is basically saying in this quote is what is that light over there? Then realizing it is Juliet, Romeo compares her to the sun rising in the east, with Juliet as the Sun and her bedroom window as the East.
After Romeo reveals himself to Juliet in he garden, Juliet asks Romeo how he got into the garden, because the walls are high and if the Capulets were to find Romeo in the garden, they would kill him. Romeo's response to this is as follows: "With love's light wings did I o'erperch these walls, For stony limits cannot hold love out, And what love can do, that dares love attempt.Therefore thy kinsmen are no stop to me" (II.2.71-74). Romeo is saying that nothing can stop love, specifically Romeo's love for Juliet, not even high walls or the threat of death.
After Romeo reveals himself to Juliet in he garden, Juliet asks Romeo how he got into the garden, because the walls are high and if the Capulets were to find Romeo in the garden, they would kill him. Romeo's response to this is as follows: "With love's light wings did I o'erperch these walls, For stony limits cannot hold love out, And what love can do, that dares love attempt.Therefore thy kinsmen are no stop to me" (II.2.71-74). Romeo is saying that nothing can stop love, specifically Romeo's love for Juliet, not even high walls or the threat of death.
- When Juliet appears on her balcony, what does Romeo compare her to?
Romeo compares Juliet to many things. The first is that he
compares her to the sun. He compares her to the sun because of her great
beauty. He also says that her beauty causes other people to be jealous.
"Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon" (Act 2. Sc. 2. Line 4).
He also compares her eyes to stars, saying they are the brightest and the
fairest stars in all of heaven. He says that her eyes are so bright that birds
would sing because they would think it was day. He also compares her to an
angle. He says that she is a "winged messenger" and that any mortal
would fall instantly in love with her.
- Explain what Juliet says about names. Do you agree?
Juliet says that names are nothing more than names. They
don't tell what a person is. Just because someone is named a Montague it
doesn't mean that they are a certain way. She thinks that she must judge
someone, not by who they come from, but by who they are. "What is a
Montague? It is nor hand, nor good, nor arm, nor face, belonging to a man"
(Act 2. Sc. 2. Line 43)When Juliet appears on her balcony, what does Romeo
compare her to?I think that she is right about this. Just because you come from
a certain family, doesn't meant that you are exactly like them. You might have
some qualities of that family, but you shouldn't be judged by who you come
from. This is what Juliet means when she is talking about names. It doesn't
matter what family Romeo came from, she believes that he is a good person even
if his family hates her family.
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