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The Importance of the Balcony Scene in Romeo and Juliet

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Romeo and Juliet is a heartbreaking play about two lovers who come from rival families. The play is filled with dramatic irony that suggests they are destined for tragedy. Act 2 Scene 2 or ‘The Balcony Scene’ has a larger effect on the rest of the play than all the other scenes I feel. This is because it is concerned with nearly all of the recurring themes during the play. Youth and Age is one theme there is a contrast between these right through the play, Romeo and Juliet are young lovers that are almost starting a revolution actually marrying for love and want to put an end to their family feud, and contrast to that you have Old Capulet and Lady Capulet who are very stubborn and opinionated people who expect everything to be done …show more content…

Juliet could avoid her falling out with her parents and friends.
This scene is so famous and memorable due to the fact it is firstly the most significant scene in Romeo and Juliet but also as it Is remembered by everyone as a scene of true romance that lots of people may be able to relate to in their own way, or maybe to people who have not experienced a similar situation but would want to.
The Language used in this scene uses a lot of Images and joint poetry between the two of them. In a soliloquy at the beginning Romeo says “Juliet is the sun. Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon” Romeo describes Juliet as the sun this is probably because the sun is beautiful and so is she, also maybe he is describing her as the sun because she is up on her balcony and he is below on land, but he also mentions the “envious moon” I think he is describing Rosaline here. He calls her the moon I think because she is good looking but not as good looking as Juliet who is the Sun. He uses the word Envious, we hardly hear of Rosaline during the play but this suggests that she is Jealous of Romeo and Juliet. She would be jealous of the strong love between Romeo and Juliet. I don’t know how she could have found out already but she may have been at the party also.
The Poetry used in this scene is joint between Romeo and Juliet; they know what the other person is

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