Act+2

. **Act II. Scene I. -** Verona. A Lane by the wall of Capulet's Orchard. **Ignoring the danger, Romeo scales the Capulet's wall to be near Juliet, the woman he cannot forget...** **Act II. Scene II. -** The Same. Capulet's Orchard. Juliet: "O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo?" **[|The Balcony Scene]** Waiting and hoping patiently to see Juliet by her window, Romeo is blessed to see the face of his fair Juliet. He famously describes her by saying "It is the east, and Juliet is the sun!" (Line 3).Such is Juliet's beauty, that Romeo asks the sun to rise so as to "kill the envious moon, / Who is already sick and pale with grief, / That thou her maid [Juliet] art [is] far more fair [beautiful] than she:" (Line 4). Appearing above Romeo, from her window, Juliet, believing herself to be alone speaks. Romeo is delighted, asking Juliet who cannot yet hear him, to "speak again, bright angel; for thou art [you are] / As glorious to this night, being o'er [over] my head, / As is a winged messenger of heaven" (Line 26). Juliet yearning for her Romeo famously proclaims: "O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo?" (Romeo, Romeo, where are you Romeo?), (Line 33). Juliet asks Romeo, not knowing he is nearby to "Deny thy father [deny your father], and refuse thy [your] name; / Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, / And I'll no longer be a Capulet" (deny your father and your family's name or if you will not, if you swear your love to me, I will no longer be a Capulet), (Line 36). Romeo is not certain whether he should keep listening in or make his presence known (Line 37). Juliet explains that only their names are barriers to their love by famously exclaiming "What's in a name? that which we call a rose / By any other name would smell as sweet;" (Line 43). Romeo answers this by saying, "I take thee [you, Juliet] at thy word. Call me but love, and I'll be new baptiz'd;" (Line 50). [|Romeo and Juliet confess their love] Hearing noises, Juliet asks who is out there in her orchard. She learns that it is Romeo (Line 53) and though Juliet warns Romeo of the dangers of being caught at the house of his enemy (The Capulets), Romeo stays by Juliet's side in the orchard. Having declared his love for Juliet (Lines 66-84), the two decide to marry (Lines 125-149). Juliet tells Romeo to send her word of this tomorrow by a messenger (The Nurse) which Juliet will provide (Line 144).

**Act II. Scene III. -** The Same. Friar Laurence's Cell.
 * Romeo goes to see his friend, Friar Laurence. He wonders how Romeo can forget Rosaline so quickly but agrees to marry the two since he hopes that this marriage will finally end the Montague / Capulet feud... **
 * Sc 4 **