Key Quotes From Act 2 Flashcards
“If that thy bent of love be honourable, / Thy purpose marriage, send me word to-morrow.” - Juliet
Although Romeo and Juliet had just met a few hours before, they both felt love at first sight.
Juliet tells Romeo that if he feels love for her, like she does for him, that he must send word to her the next day so that they can get married.
‘O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo? / Deny thy father and refuse thy name; / Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, / And I’ll no longer be a Capulet.’ - Juliet
In Juliet’s soliloquy, Juliet laments that Romeo is a Montague.
She asks why his name is Roneo and wishes he could change this. Or, she says, if he cannot give up his Montague name, then she will give up her own family and stop being a Capulet.
She is frustrated at the fact that their families names might keep them apart.
“But, soft! What light through yonder window breaks? / it is the east, and Juliet is the sun.” - Romeo
When Romeo sees Juliet, he immediately compares her to the sun. He uses the metaphor ‘Juliet is the sun’ to suggest that she brings light, happiness and love into his life.
Without Juliet, he feels that life has no meaning, which shows how strong his love for her is.
” For this alliance may so happy prove / To turn your households’ rancour to pure love” - Friar Laurence
Although Friar Laurence shouldn’t marry the two lovers because they don’t have parental permission, he agrees to do so.
He hopes that their ‘alliance’ will stop the family fued between the Montagues and Capulets.
Friar Laurence hopes to turn their ‘rancour’ to family love, and stop the fighting and deaths.
“These violent delights have violent ends” - Friar Laurence
This line foreshadows Romeo and Juliet’s deaths.
Friar Laurence is trying to warn Romeo that even though his and Juliet’s love has happened very quickly and has been very enjoyable, their deaths could also happen quickly.
The oxymoron ‘violent deaths’ and repetition of ‘violent’ highlight his message further.
