Romeo And Juliet Act 2 Analysis

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In act two scene two of Romeo and Juliet, the audience learns that people who are in love will do anything for each other. In the scene, Romeo does everything he possibly can to see and talk to Juliet. This is illustrated when, “ The orchard walls are high and hard to climb,” (Shakespeare 2.1.68) this demonstrates what Romeo will do for Juliet. The mood of the quote convey that Romeo will do anything for Juliet even climb over a wall. Also, not only was it hard to climb the wall to get to her, but he put himself in danger going to the place of his enemy. The word “hard” demonstrates that Romeo wasn't just going to meet Juliet, but he was putting himself through challenges to see

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