Analysis of the Balcony Scene in Romeo and Juliet by.
In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet Zeffirelli’s version of the balcony scene is typical, Romeo climbing up the tree to see his love Juliet. Lurhman’s version of Romeo and Juliet is more modern were Juliet is not on the balcony and Romeo does not climb up a tree.
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The balcony scene of Romeo and Juliet is one of the most famous scenes of Shakespeare's play. After the Capule meeting, after the pretense at Juliet's house, Romeo, Montague, Juliet. Romeo and his friends secretly invaded the party without asking for it, and Romeo was immediately fascinated as he saw Juliet.
Here, in the famous balcony scene, Romeo and Juliet reveal their love to each other, and at Juliet's suggestion, they plan to marry. Shakespeare uses light and dark imagery in this scene to describe the blossoming of Romeo and Juliet's romance. As Romeo stands in the shadows, he looks to the balcony and compares Juliet to the sun.
He says “It is the East and Juliet is the sun” ( act II. scene two. line 4 ). This motive has more than one significance. One significance could perchance be that the Sun is really hot and gives off a really strong freshness that blocks out all of the stars and the Moon. much like Juliet is really beautiful and gives off a freshness that makes all other misss disappear as Romeo says.
Discuss Juliet’s concerns in the balcony scene. Act II, Scenes 3 and 4 1. Name the two other people in the play who know about the love between Romeo and Juliet and explain how they help the lovers.
Romeo chooses to avenge the death of Mercutio and later poisons himself because he thinks that Juliet has died. Similarly, Juliet chooses death over life without Romeo. Another objection is the.