The Meeting of Lovers in Romeo and Julliet

Act 2 Scene 2 begins after the party where Romeo and Juliet first saw each other. Now Romeo is running off to see Juliet again. Mercutio shouts out rude things to make him come back but Romeo simply says that he has not felt love before and how love scars you so he does not no how it feels. “He jests at scars that have never felt a wound”. This informs the audience about Mercutio’s character

I think this scene tells the audience many things about the characters and setting. We learn that Romeo is completely infatuated by Juliet we know this by how he idolises her and how he expresses his emotions for her using fancy elaborate language. This is also revealed by how he is so desperate to see her after the party while risking death and his use of hyperbole when around her. We learn that Romeo is immature regarding love and the sexual side rules when the love is exchanged, but he will do anything to get that exchange. Juliet’s character is very practical for example how she asks questions and how she is concerned for Romeo’s safety. She is also looking for true love. She uses simple but effective imagery. I think Shakespeare has created these characteristics for these two characters to create a contrast between them.

This scene begins with the two characters Romeo and Juliet alone. Shakespeare has structured the scene in this way so the characters can express themselves openly without the other person hearing them. An example of this is when Romeo idolises Juliet as the sun,“ It is the east and Juliet is the sun”. This is very descriptive and has a lot of meaning. It tells us what Romeo thinks of Juliet and strengthens the idea of Romeo being infatuated by her. He feels that she is unique like the sun and he will never love any other. It is effective as Juliet is on the balcony, which would be the position of the sun. Romeo feels that the brightness of Juliet, the sun, brightens his negative dark life. Romeo also has a fascination with eyes as he keeps talking about Juliet’s eyes. I think Shakespeare has done this as the eyes show what the person is emotionally feeling. People’s pupils also dilate when they feel attracted to the person they are looking at.

Juliet says “how cam’st thou hither, tell me and wherefore?” This shows concern for Romeo and that she is very practical. Juliet also asks a lot of questions but Romeo is just full of statements. The audience is then told more about the setting. “ The orchard walls are high and hard to climb, and the place death, considering who thou art”. Juliet is concerned about Romeo getting hurt but Romeo is still in his strange imaginary land. “ With love’s light wing did I o’erperch these walls, for stony limits cannot hold love out” and “..let them find me here; my life were better ended by their hate, than death prorogued, wanting of thy love”. Meaning walls cannot hold love out and I would rather die here than going and wanting your love.

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