Hal's English Journal

Romeo and Juliet
Act II, Scene 2: The Balcony Scene

Romeo’s monologue to Juliet in today’s language:

1. Sssh, what’s that light coming through the window?
2. Juliet’s like the sunlight.
3. Come out sun and kill the jealous moon,
4. Who is ill from being upset about how peng you are.
5. She’s so jealous, it’s making her look pasty.
6. Don’t be her maid. She’s so jealous,
7. Her innocent clothes are ugly and green
8. And only idiots would wear that stuff and be that innocent.
9. It’s my girl, my love!
10. If only she knew it.
11. She’s saying something without speaking, but what?
12. I can see in her eyes she’s saying something to me.
13. No, I was too confident, she wasn’t talking to me.
14. Two of the most beautiful stars in the sky
15. Asked Juliet’s eyes to do their job in their place
16. While they went off to do some work.
17. What if Juliet’s eyes were up there being stars in the sky and the stars were where her eyes should be?
18. Her cheeks would be bright enough to put the stars to shame
19. Her eyes shining in the sky would be as bright as daylight compared to a lamp.
20. The rays from her eyes would shine so bright
21. That birds would think it was daytime and start singing.
22. Look how she’s resting her cheek on her hand.
23. I wish I was a glove on her hand,
24. So I could touch her cheek.

I’m going to do bite you thumb sir, for the film and this as my monologue because i have learnt it. I’ve also translated this speech into modern english. which i’ll post on my blog.
ROMEO
1 He jests at scars that never felt a wound.

[JULIET appears above at a window.]

2 But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks?
3 It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.
4 Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon,
5 Who is already sick and pale with grief,
6 That thou, her maid, art far more fair than she.
7 Be not her maid, since she is envious;
8 Her vestal livery is but sick and green
9 And none but fools do wear it; cast it off.
10 It is my lady, O, it is my love!
11 O, that she knew she were!
12 She speaks yet she says nothing; what of that?
13 Her eye discourses; I will answer it.
14 I am too bold, ’tis not to me she speaks.
15 Two of the fairest stars in all the heaven,
16 Having some business, do entreat her eyes
17 To twinkle in their spheres till they return.
18 What if her eyes were there, they in her head?
19 The brightness of her cheek would shame those stars,
20 As daylight doth a lamp; her eyes in heaven
21 Would through the airy region stream so bright
22 That birds would sing and think it were not night.
23 See, how she leans her cheek upon her hand!
24 O, that I were a glove upon that hand,
25 That I might touch that cheek!

JULIET
25 Ay me!

Your task is to identify the metaphor present in the following excerpt and then write a paragraph that explains the metaphor and its effect on the meaning of the passage it is embedded in.

ROMEO:

From this world-wearied flesh. Eyes, look your last!
Arms, take your last embrace! and, lips, O you
The doors of breath, seal with a righteous kiss
A dateless bargain to engrossing death!
Come, bitter conduct, come, unsavoury guide!
Thou desperate pilot, now at once run on
The dashing rocks thy sea-sick weary bark!
Here’s to my love!

Feel free to re-watch the presentation explaining how to identify and explain metaphor:

Analytic essay.

Dramatic monologue.

Film. Scene a scene from R & J

What would the friar have done at the wedding because he couldn’t marry them but he also couldn’t tell the Capulet she had married a Montague?

Do you think the nurse feels disloyal to Capulet and lady capulet for knowing about Romeo and Juliet?

Who is Romeo living with and he is probably used to things getting done for him, is there any one in Mantua helping him live life?

tuesday evening

Juliet has met with Friar Lawrence and they discussed as a last resort Juliet could take a potion where she will be put into a deep sleep. This will mean that she can’t marry Paris. Romeo will told to meet her when she wakes up and then they can run away to mantua. will Romeo be told? Juliet goes home and tells her parents that she would love to marry Paris and they move the date to tomorrow. Her parents where relieved but she knew that the only thing that she could be comforted by was a potion. She knew that Romeo is the boy of her dreams it was love at first sight it was definitely fate and she believes at the other end of the potion she will live a happy life with Romeo.

tuesday morning

Paris goes and meets friar Lawrence to tell him about the wedding until juliet bursts in and has a sarcastic chat with Paris when he is saying “when you get home tell your parents you love me” and Juliet replies ” i will tell them i love him (where she is referring to Romeo not Paris). he then leaves Juliet tells the friar that she will demand to see Romeo and if he doesn’t respond or have a serious helpful conversation i will kill myself which we all know she does kill herself, just not know.

Juliet is in disbelief of her luck. She can’t believe it. As her true love her killed her cousin who She also dearly loves.

Romeo goes to friar Lawrence and talks to him about it, the nurse interrupts and advises that Romeo sees Juliet. He sneaks to her bedroom and tells her he can’t stay for long as if he is caught he will definitely be killed rather than leaving and staying in hiding.

meanwhile capulet and lady capulet arrange the marriage of paris and Juliet for  Thursday but the date has been put off  because She is in grief from her love and cousin. Which has delayed the wedding which is a sign of fate as Juliet knows she can’t marry Paris because she is already married and from Romeo killing Tybalt it has delayed a wedding which is never going to happen Stay away for a bit longer.  I also think that William Shakespeare is very clever in the way that he is constantly writing in the play how romeo or juliet would die for one another and we have all heard the story before and they do which is clever how they are hinting what is going to happen in the end.

Romeo can’t believe his luck or unluck but he knows he can’t stop this war of families get in the way of his love that if so strong he would die for which is indicated in the book.

he knows he will marry Juliet , his mates think he’s a joke, as they are saying your young why spend the rest of your life getting smashed to pieces by your parents about her and potentially getting banished from the city you love. If i was Romeo I would stay with Juliet afor fight for what’s right never minding the battle between the families. Romeo believes he can resolve the arguments between them, by getting married.

Romeo goes to get help from the local priest as he is reasonably close with Romeo. He agrees that he will wed Romeo and Juliet. Of coarse now one knows bout the nurse the priest and themselves.  They where wed and happy, but in my opinion I don’t think the marriage will make any difference to the relationship between the families I think it will get much much worse!

sorry to bother you.

I wasn’t in school today due to an injured ankle restricting my walking ability so i would like to know if we read, if so where from and to so i can read it and update my timeline.