Analysis. as he is leaving the capulets’ party, romeo pauses in the house’s courtyard—he doesn’t want to leave when his “heart” is still inside. he hides himself against the orchard wall as benvolio and mercutio enter, searching for him. mercutio calls out for romeo, begging him to make himself seen, and even tries to tempt him out. A summary of act 2: prologue & scenes 1 & 2 in william shakespeare's romeo and juliet. learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of romeo and juliet and what it means. perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans.
Act ii, scene 1. act ii opens outside the wall of capulet’s orchard, only moments after the end of act i. romeo enters alone. deciding that he cannot yet go home, he leaps over the orchard wall. When king cophetua loved the beggar maid. [to benvolio] he heareth not, he stirreth not, he moveth not. the ape is dead, and i must conjure him. [to romeo] i conjure thee by rosaline's bright eyes, by her high forehead and her scarlet lip, by her fine foot, straight leg and quivering thigh,. 15 he heareth not, he stirreth not, he moveth not. the ape is dead, and i must conjure him.—. i conjure thee by rosaline’s bright eyes, by her high forehead and her scarlet lip, by her fine foot, straight leg, and quivering thigh, 20 and the demesnes that there adjacent lie, that in thy likeness thou appear to us. Act 2, scene 2 summary. in her balcony, unaware of romeo’s presence in the garden, juliet launches into a soliloquy, lamenting the fact that romeo is a montague. romeo, who overhears this, is assured by juliet’s feelings. he interrupts juliet, thereby startling her in the process. romeo and juliet then confess their love for each other.
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