Act 2 Scene 2

Romeo and Juliet are just like puzzle pieces that fit together in the balcony scene. It is like love at first sight, as soon as Romeo first sees Juliet he knows that she is the one, just out of her true beauty, and somehow Juliet knows it too. Even though they just met, they have an unusual connection that they both feel. Romeo was in the process of getting over Rosaline (like a puzzle piece that didn't fit) and finally finds his with Juliet. After the night they meet and kiss at the party, the two of them fit together as soulmates and they know that there could be no other way that it was meant to be.

Act 2, Scene 2: Prompt C

Scene 2.5—Romeo says, "O, speak again, bright angel, for thou art as glorious to this night, being o'er my head, as is a winged messenger of heaven." This line that Romeo says really tells us what Romeo is feeling towards Juliet. He wants Juliet to speak more because he thinks that she sounds like an angel. He talks about her from being a messenger from heaven which really gives us an insight on how much he loves her. This really sets the mood for the Balcony scene because throughout the whole scene they are going back and forth telling each other how much they love each other. This first few lines that Romeo says really gets you into the perspective on how this scene is going to go between him and Juliet.

ACT 1, SCENE 1: THE CAPULET'S AND MONTAGUE'S QUARREL

Questions for Romeo and Juliet, Act 1, Scene 1: Interview with a Civilian

Host: So what are your opinions on the resent quarrel between the two rival family's, Montague and Capulet?

Civilian: I think it is ridiculous! I mean, do they even know what they are fighting for? Both family's are fighting over small, and petty things. This has happened now three times between them and it is getting very out of hand. Both family's need to stop this fight among them, or it will not end well for both of them.

Host: I know you watched the quarrel happen, but I want to know, who do you think started the fight this time?

Civilian: Well, I think the Capulet's started the fight this time. The Capulet's ,unprovoked, started to say things to the Montague's. Then the Montague's did make a few jokes towards them but, Tybalt was way out of hand when he freaked out and started a fight between them. Which then caused the Prince to tell both family's that they will be executed if another fight happens in the streets.

Host: On the topic of the Prince, do you think what he told both family's was justified?

Civilian: To be honest, I think it was. The Prince mostly does things for the benefit of the city. So by telling both family's they will be executed for disturbing the streets again is a valid argument. Both family's in their foolish fights, have caused the civilians, such as myself, great harm in this quarrels for too long. So, yes I do believe that the Prince was not out of hand to tell the Montague's and Capulet's their fate if they do such actions again.

Act 1, Scene 1: The Burning Feud

The Montagues and Capulets are like fire and gasoline: they are both already burning with
their hate for each other, but one or the other keeps pouring fuel, making the fire grow and grow.
Their despise for each other is a continuous fight that only hurts the people in each family. In act one, scene one,
men from each family start a fight on the street simply because they already hate each other. Sampson from the Capulets offends the Montagues, and Benvolio from the Montagues pulls out his sword. Tybalt from the Capulets then also pulls his sword, and attacks, starting a brawl. This is just one example of how these two families keep deepening their strong dislike for each other, making their hatred, or "fire," uncontrollable. Even the Prince could not stop the feud until many more people died. Until the families realize the damage they have caused, the fire keeps on growing. 

ACT 1, SCENE 1: An Unbalanced Relationship

In the first scene of Romeo and Juliet, we see a depressed version of Romeo. As the scene goes on, we learn that Romeo is in fact heartbroken. He is in love with Rosaline, and Rosaline doesn't seem to love him back. A reflection of almost every crush ever. The picture below shows an unbalanced scale, with Romeo on the left side and Rosaline on the right side. Romeo contributes a ton to the relationship, and Rosaline doesn't, leading the scale to be unbalanced and the relationship to not work. The fact that Romeo's plate on the scale is lower also shows the pit of depression that he falls into into when Rosaline rejects him and deosn't want to see him again.