Act 2 Scene 2 Of The Tragedy Of Romeo And Juliet

Upon consideration of Act 2 Scene 2 of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, the balcony scene, Shakespeare delivers a message about the decisions people make with the world against them. William Shakespeare wrote the play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. In Scene 2 Act 2 of this play, Romeo hears Juliet confess that she will become a Montague in order to be with Romeo. Romeo, upon hearing this, reveals himself to Juliet and states that he will become a Capulet in order to be with her. Being in love with the world against them forces a couple to abandon the world they live in to be together. Romeo overhears Juliet confess, “O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name;... ‘Tis but thy name that is my enemy.” (The

Tragedy of Romeo And Juliet. 2. 2. 33-38). Romeo’s family prevents Juliet from marrying Romeo, so she pleads for Romeo to reject his family and marry her. Juliet warns Romeo, “If they do see thee, they will murder thee. “ (2. 2. 70). Juliet warns Romeo that he would be executed if caught near Juliet’s home, making it dangerous for them to be together. Juliet cautions Romeo, “‘Tis almost morning, I would have thee gone” (2. 2. 177). Due to the world they live in, they cannot be together for long, causing Juliet and Romeo to be unhappy when apart. Difficulties arise when Romeo and Juliet fall in love, due to one of them having to abandon their family, only being able to be together for short periods of time, and them being killed if seen together, leaving the only option for Romeo and Juliet to be abandoning both of their families. The abandonment of the world they live in can be the only way for a couple to be together with the world against them.