The scene starts with Benvolio warning Mercutio that a fight would be unavoidable if they stayed as the Capulets were near. Mercutio replies by saying he should not be so hypercritical as he has a bad temper as well. Tybalt appears with others from the house of Capulet, asking for a word, Mercutio angry starts to taunt him. ‘And but one word with one of us? Couple it with something. Make it a word and a blow.’ Romeo enters and stops arguing with Mercutio and turns to Romeo in his eyes the true villain. Romeo does not want to fight and says he actually loves Tybalt, outraged Mercutio decides to fight Tybalt. Romeo throws himself in between them so the fighting can stop, this is when Tybalt stabs Mercutio under Romeo’s arm. Tybalt flees and Mercutio dies saying ‘A plague O’both your houses’ Romeo angered says he has become weak with loving Juliet. Tybalt foolishly re-enters the scene and they fight. Romeo kills Tybalt. Benvolio warns Romeo that he must flee Romeo then shouts ‘O, I am fortunes fool’ The prince then enters and asks Benvolio to tell him what happened and he tells him all. The price then announces that he will be exiled.
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Act2 scene6
Romeo and Friar Lawrence are still waiting for Juliet act his cell. The friar is still warning him that he should take it slow. she enters they then get married and kiss they then leave.
Act 2 scene 5
Romeo waits anxiously in Frair Lawerence’s cell. He says I don’t care what happens because the happiness he feels can not be changed. As it is young love the Frair insists not to rush saying,’ These violent delights have violent ends.’ I noticed that this is actually a semantic field which is just saying that fate will lead to Romeo and Juliet’s death.
Act 2 scene 4
The nurse returns to Juliet and has the news. Juliet really wants to hear the news but the nurse is saying how tired she is and out of breath she is and couldn’t possibly tell her the news yet. She gets annoyed and the nurse finally tells her that she must meet him at confession, the nurse exits to put a ladder at her window.
Act 2 scene 3
The scene stars with mercutio and Benvolio still looking for Romeo but it quickly changes into the note revived by Tybalt for a duel against Romeo. Romeo then appears and starts to have banter with Mercutio who says he has been sleeping with a prostitute he disputes this. The nurse then enters and wants to talk to Romeo she starts to be insulted by Mercutio then he and Benvolio leaves to go to the feast. Romeo then tells the nurse that the wedding will be at confession.
Act2 Scene2 summary
The scene starts by Friar Lawrence saying how nice the sunrise is, this tells the audience that they have finally reached Monday. The Friar then goes on to say hat something can be good as well as being bad.’Within the infant rind of this weak flower/Poison hath residence, and medicine power:’ Romeo is now here and says good morning to the Friar, he is confused that he is there so early and thinks its because of his love for Rosaline, he says no but then realizes he hasn’t slept at all. Romeo tells him that he loves Juliet.’my heart’s dear love is set/On a fair daughter of rich Capulet;’ The Friar is shocked and says he doesn’t love her from the heart just the eyes and it is rushed. However he is happy because because he believes the marriage between them would end the rivalry between the two families.
Act2 Scene1 summary
Romeo is looking for Juliet his love at a hostile place Capulet’s orchard. Romeo sees Juliet on a balcony and has a soilioquay on his true love Juliet. ‘It is my lady. Oh, it is my love.’ then shakepeare encorparates dramatic irony to the play this is when Romeo is listening on Juliet but she does not know he is there, Juliet is talking about names and how names mean nothing.’That which we call a rose/By any other word would smell as sweet.’ Romeo then begins to tell Juliet about his love Juliet tells him to sear by it so he does. Juliet goes to leave but Romeo says.’O, wilt thou leave me so unsatisfied?’ He wants her to swear two like a vow this is when Juliet brings up marriage and Romeo agrees with her to get married at nine o’clock the next morning. All exit.
semantic fields in Romeo and Juliet
Shakespeare uses many different pieces of figurative language including personification. between lines 96 and 103 Mercutio personifies dreams. He does this when he is explaining to Romeo that you have a free choice in every action and that dreams are just a lie sprung from a sleeping brain.’Which are the children of an idle brain/Begot of nothing but vain fantasy,’ this means the dreams are just children of a sleeping brain and are nothing but a useless impossible idea. This expresses the view of free will extremely well because he says dreams are nothing they are what our own minds create we can always decide what we do at any time in our lives this is why I believe Mercutio is explaining free will. In describing dreams as children Mercutio is telling Romeo that all children have dreams for life and not a lot of them come true.
coincidence adds to to the idea of fate and free will in Romeo and Juliet.For example in Act 1 scene 2 Romeo and Benvolio are strolling through a sycamore grove when an illiterate servant of the Capulet family coincidently see Romeo as a wealthy man and asks him to read it, the thing he reads is a list of invitees for a Capulet party. Romeo sees Rosaline on the list and immediately wants to go, as we know this is what leads Romeo to Juliet this is an example of fate in Romeo and Juliet. This adds to the idea of semantic fields because it literally means that Romeo is reading a list of invitees but the underlying meaning of fate.
The prologue also adds to the idea of fate in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. On line five and six he says. ‘From forth the fatal loins of these two foes/A pair of star-cross’d lovers take their life’. Before the play even starts we have been told that Romeo and Juliet will die, the quote means from the sex organs of enemies a pair of lovers who fate was written in the stars will take their own lives. The most important part here is star-cross’d lovers because when the play was wrote in the sixteenth century every one was Christian, and Christians believe God has pre-determined our lives so nothing we do can change this. So stars is an actual reference to heaven. This is another example of fate and free will in Romeo and Juliet. This links to semantic fields because the deeper meaning of the words again is fate and free will.
Romeo&Juliet act1 scene5 summary
The party has begun. The serving men are trying to make everything perfect. Capulet makes his opening speech saying to the men all the women will dance with you, and if the women refuse it’s probabley because they have corns. ‘Will now deny to dance? She that makes dainty,She, I’ll swear, hath corns’ Capulet and his cousin then discuss when they last went to a masquerade. Romeo now has a first glimpse of Juliet(Capulet’s daughter) he asks a serving man who it is but he does not know because she is wearing a mask. He goes on to say how she is the most beautiful girl he has ever seen. ‘
Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight! For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night.’ This is ironic because about five minutes ago Romeo was explaining how he is extremely depressed because Rosaline his ‘only love’ does not love him back. Tybalt recognises Romeo’ voice and want him gone so tells his uncle, Capulet. Capulet tells Tybalt that he will not ruin his party. He argues back but is quickly dismissed. Romeo starts to talk to Juliet as if his limps are pilgrims and she is a saint and he prays that he can kiss her.’O, then, dear saint, let lips do what hands do They pray; grant thou, lest faith turn to despair.’ Romeo has to leave this is when they. Realise they are from they own families rivals Romeo a Montague and Juliet a Capulet.’My only love sprung from my only hate!’
Romeo&Juliet act 1 scene 4 summary
Enter Romeo,Benvolio(Montagues) and Mercutio Romeo’s friend. They are going to Capulet’s mansion for masquerade party. Romeo says he does not want to go because he soul is too heavy with lead when Mercutio says about dancing.’I have a soul of lead So stakes me to the ground I cannot move.’ After Romeo’s excuse doesn’t work he moves on to say that he had a dream about going to the party that it would not end well Mercutio replies saying that dreams are just the work of Queen Mab, Romeo interrupts but Mercutio continues to say.’True, I talk of dreams,Which are the children of an idle brain, Begot of nothing but vain fantasy,’ Benvoilo then stops them and says we are going to the party they all leave with Romeo saying my fate is the work of God and I can not change it even if I try.’But He that hath the steerage of my course,Direct my sail. On, lusty gentlemen.’ All exit.