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Comparing Act Two Of William Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

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Romeo and Juliet: Act Two After the ball Romeo decides he cannot go home so he climbs the wall of the Capulet household to go find Juliet. Benvolio and Mercutio enter and call out for Romeo but they get no response from him. Benvolio and Mercutio make fun of Romeo and his love for Rosaline. Romeo hears them them but doesn’t let them know. Juliet suddenly appears in the window above Romeo. Romeo says she is far more beautiful than the moon. Juliet asks why Romeo has to be a Montague who are major enemies of her family. The two tell each other they love each other very much. Then the nurse calls for Juliet. Their last words to each other are that they would like to get married the following day. The nurse call again but Juliet doesn’t answer. Juliet realizes the nurse will come soon. Romeo and Juliet must say goodnight and then Romeo exits. …show more content…

He fills the basket up with many different plants. The Friar discusses how important plants are to the Earth showing he had a lot of knowledge about the plant world. Romeo enters and the Friar is concerned that Romeo is tired and he may have spent the night with Rosaline. Romeo tells the friar of his love for Juliet and how he would like to marry her. The friar is shocked that Romeo is no longer interested in Rosaline. The Friar tell Romeo that he is very fickle when it comes to love. Romeo defends his love for Juliet and tells the Friar that Rosaline didn’t love him but Juliet does. The Friar finally agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet. He hopes the marriage will end the feud between the Montagues and

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Friar Laurence spoke,“ Juliet I am so sorry, but the plan did not go accordingly.” Juliet replied,“Friar how could this happen, you wicked man. I love him and now I have no hope to be with him, this is all your fault, Friar. I do not want to live without him as I know he did not want to live without me.” Friar was stunned,“I will not put up with this I told you it was a risk and you went the plan as I did, but I will not stand here and listen to you bicker.”

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While romeo has lost his feelings for Rosaline, Friar is involved. Friar knows Romeo, he also knows of Juliet, he agrees to marry them off secretly. Since Romeo and Friar has such a close relationship, Romeo likes to think of Friar as his father to him. Since Friar marries romeo and Juliet, Friar thinks this will end the feud between both of their families, the montague and Capulets. As for Juliet, she is getting married to Paris in a few days, Juliet calls for help to Friar.

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#3 Summary (at least 3 sentences): Romeo goes to see Friar Lawrence to tell him of his new love Juliet and to ask him to marry the two later that day. Romeo’s quick change in love worries Friar Lawrence. Romeo was madly in love with Rosaline the day before and now he isn’t giving her a second thought. However, Friar Lawrence agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet and he hopes that their marriage will end the fued between the

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Romeo and Juliet went to Friar Lawrence for advice during their difficult moments. In the beginning of the story, Romeo thinks he’s in love with Rosaline. As she does not return his affections, Benvolio tells him that he should forget her and find another woman but Romeo doesn’t budge. While this is happening, Pairs is wanting to marry Juliet so he invites her to a Capulet ball where Rosaline is also attending. Through a Capulet servant, Romeo finds out that Rosaline is attending.

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When Romeo first came to Friar and told him that he had found someone else to love, Friar did not think that they should be together. He immediately scolded Romeo for getting over Rosaline to quickly and said that Romeo only loved Juliet for her beauty. “Holy Saint Francis, what a change is here! Is Rosaline, whom thou didst love so dear, So soon forsaken?

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Friar, surprised how fast Romeo gets over Rosaline impulsively agrees to marry them. Thinking if he marries the two new lovers it will end the feud between houses, and he will be praised for his actions. He shows this when he says, “Thy love did read by rote and could not spell. But come, young waverer, come, go with me, In one respect I'll thy assistant be; For this alliance may so happy prove, To turn your households' rancour to pure love.” (Shakespeare 2.3, 88-92).

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The nurse tells Romeo that their secret of getting married is safe with her and that she would not tell anyone. Romeo tells the nurse to let Juliet know to meet him at the Friar Lawrence cell in the afternoon around 2pm to get married. He also tells the nurse to collect a rope ladder for Romeo so that he can climb to Juliets window to celebrate their wedding

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Not only was he the first to lure Juliet, a Capulet, into his looks and charms and consults Friar Laurence to arrange the Marriage, but his exile provokes a cascade of downfall events that eventually lead to the death of the married couple. In the beginning, Romeo was introduced as a depressed lover, who had just had his heart broken by, a girl named Rosaline. A party is announced at the Capulet household that ensures Rosaline’s appearance. Romeo and his friends, Benvolio and Mercutio, are prohibited to attend, for they are Montagues not Capulets.

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At the end of the day, the star-crossed lovers declared their love to each other, and prepares to wed. Romeo heads to the monastery from the Capulet’s orchard, where friar Laurence who often gives advice to him lives, and recounts of his meeting with Juliet and the love he holds for her and states that he wishes to marry her. The friar warns Romeo not to be haste, for he was thinking of Rosaline just the other day; eventually, he consents, pinning his hopes on the marriage between Romeo and Juliet, would end the feud between the Capulets and the Montagues. After his meeting with friar Laurence, carrying a joyous mood, he encounters Benvolio and Mercutio, idling on the streets, making fun of Tybalt, soon, the Nurse comes and informs Romeo of Juliet’s message, and tells the Nurse to notify Juliet to meet at friar Laurence’s cell for their cryptic wedding ceremony. Juliet anxiously waiting for more than three hours for the Nurse to come back and apprise her the wedding arrangements. When the two arrives at the friar’s cell, they confess their love to each other and waits to be married by friar

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