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Breakdown of Romeo and Juliet Act 2 Scene 1:
Nutshell Summary - After the party, Romeo leaps the wall into Juliet’s orchard. - His friends look for him. They call out, mocking his lovesickness for Rosaline. - Mercutio is especially crude and bitter in his teasing.
Themes Discussed: (For more detailed discussion of THEME in Romeo and Juliet see https://dai.ly/x80qt0r)
- T5 Sacred marriage; love as cosmic, eternal; gravity means seriousness; authentic life (heart) vs the Wasteland (head/society); Troubadours; Rumo. - T4 Love as crude sex— contrast with Romeo’s spiritual, cosmic sense of meaningful purpose, mission, gravity.
Characters Discussed: (For more detailed discussion of CHARACTER in Romeo and Juliet see https://dai.ly/x80pud8)
- C3 Mercutio: cynical, bitter, lonely, sad outsider; no hero’s quest — contrast with Romeo’s grand adventure; Peter Pan’s ultimate end. - C1 Romeo: Worthy hero, redeemer of the Wasteland living, liver of authentic life.
This video on Shakespeare’s LANGUAGE might also help: https://dai.ly/x80qtdh
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