![]() ![]() Romeo continues to creep closer to her as he eavesdrops on her musings. She wishes he belonged to any family other than the Montagues, so that they would not have to worry about the feud between their families. She says the famous line, "O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?" This line is not asking where he is but why his name is Romeo. Juliet begins talking aloud about Romeo, which excites him even more to hear her speak his name. Then when she sighs aloud, he is excited to hear what she has to say. He wishes that he were a glove on that hand so that he could be touching her cheek. His soliloquy goes on to describe how he sees her walk out onto the balcony and lean on her hand. He marvels at her beauty and how she lights up the night sky. In scene 2 Romeo is walking back toward the house when he spots Juliet up in a window. This exit is exactly what Romeo wants as he has plans to return to the Capulet house in the hopes of seeing Juliet again. Eventually, they give up and decide to leave him behind as they are tired and want to go home. They assume he is still upset that Rosaline does not love him because he has had no time to tell them of his new infatuation with Juliet. He runs off from his friend Mercutio and his cousin Benvolio who call after him inquiring why he would want to hide in the dark forest. Scene 1 picks up right where act 1 ended with Romeo leaving the Capulet party. Once again this sonnet acts as a narrator to the play, summing up what happened previously and revealing more problems that the two lovers are likely to encounter. The second act begins the same way that the first act did with a prologue. ![]()
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