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Romeo And Juliet Act 2 Scene 2 Answers

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Act 2 Scene 2: 1. a) Romeo describes Juliet as the beautiful sun because she’s the only love in his life the only light in the world that brightens up his dark days with her mesmerizing face. b) Romeo wants Juliet to use her radiant face to destroy the envious moon that takes away her shining brightness every time the night comes c) The moon in Romeo’s point of view is a sick old hag that wants to take Juliet’s radiant face all for herself so she can be adorned all those who look up to the wonderful sun. d) Romeo describes her eyes as if they were stars that were hand picked and placed onto her beautiful head from the sky by the lord himself. e) He compares her eyes to the stars on the dark night sky because they help light …show more content…

Juliet “What’s Montague? It is nor hand, nor foot, Nor arm, nor face, [nor any other part].”(2.2.71.43-44). Juliet wishes that the blood feud between their families never existed in the first place, she wishes for them to be together. The reason is simple she wants to be with Romeo no matter what, so they can live their lives without their parents interfering. She wants both of the families to end this ridiculous blood feud so she and Romeo can be together. 4. From the way Juliet is answering Romeo you could assume it’s safe to say that she kinda feels betrayed in a way. She’s all these wonderful but private things that most people would keep in a journal or diary. When she learns that Romeo was there she denies all of those words had said about him and pretends it never happened. Also she may deny those words due to the fact he is a Montague, she probably thinks he was their to gather information on them as a spy. 5. Her reasoning to deny it is because all though she’s flattered, promises are in a way similar to the moon will never remain whole it will change and reform just like promises would. It is not that she does not like Romeo, she is worried that because of the blood feud that will keep them apart Romeo may start drifting away from her and perhaps find a new love and replace

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