My Favorite Scene

As I mentioned in my last post, our class is reading "Romeo and Juliet." We read up to Act 2 for class, which I really liked. My favorite scene is the second scene in Act 2, because of many different reasons.
One reason that Scene 2 is the best scene from Act 2 is the valuable information about the time period. One example is when Juliet offers to give up her family so she can marry Romeo shows how strong her love for Romeo is, as without her family or a husband she could not survive during this time. Another important information given about the time is when Romeo says "See how she leans her cheek upon her hand. O, that I were a glove upon that hand, that I might touch that cheek! (24-16)" This quote shows how limited touching was involved in romantic relationships during Shakespeare's time and how much people could desire having what is now considered basic him a contact with someone they are in a romantic relationship with. This point is again shown later when Juliet herself compares Romeo's last name to parts of his body. These are only a few of the examples of historical information contained in Scene 2 Act 2, which is a reason behind my enjoyment of the play.
Another reason I like Scene 2 the best of the Act 2 scenes is because Romeo's lines are romantic, but in a melodramatic way. Most of his dialogue is exaggerated love poems about Juliet. One example of his poems is "what light through yonder window breaks? It is the East, and Juliet is the sun. Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon, who is already sick and pale with grief (2-5)." This shows how extremely outrageous, almost comical, Romeo's love is for Juliet, because he compares her to the beautiful center of his world. The audience knows that he really thinks this about her, because of his previous dialogue addressing love in a similar fashion, and the fact that he is talking to himself.Throughout the rest of the scene, he continues to do similar comparisons between Juliet to show her how amazing he thinks she is. He also asks her to marry him, without taking into account that he has only known him for a few hours. Romeo's melodramatic, romantic dialogue is another one of my favorite part of Scene 2 in Act 2.
I like Scene 2 from Act 2 because it is quite funny for an audience member watching ot in the current time period. One example is Juliet not being creeped out over the fact that Romeo was watching from the balcony. It is also quite funny in the world today that they were so interested in touching each other, in an almost creepy way, as Romeo desperately wants to touch her face. Juliet and Romeo also decide to get married after knowing each other for a few hours, which is a bad idea today, and hints that this may be the worst case senario for people who get married in Vagus.
These are only three of the any reasons that I enjoy Scene 2 the most from all the other five scenes in Act 2 of "Romeo and Juliet." I can not wait to re-read more of the play.
Well, that is all for now. I will write back next week. Bye-bye.  

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