Drama analysis

Balcony​ ​Scene ROMEO It’s​ ​easy​ ​for​ ​someone​ ​to​ ​joke​ ​about​ ​scars​ ​if​ ​they’ve​ ​never​ ​been​ ​cut. JULIET​ ​enters​ ​on​ ​the​ ​balcony. But​ ​wait,​ ​what’s​ ​that​ ​light​ ​in​ ​the​ ​window​ ​over​ ​there?​ ​It​ ​is​ ​the​ ​east,​ ​and​ ​Juliet​ ​is​ ​the​ ​sun.​ ​Rise​ ​up, beautiful​ ​sun,​ ​and​ ​kill​ ​the JEALOUS​ ​MOON Diana​ ​is​ ​the​ ​goddess​ ​of​ ​the​ ​moon​ ​and​ ​of​ ​virginity.​ ​Romeo​ ​implies​ ​that​ ​Juliet​ ​is​ ​a​ ​servant​ ​of​ ​the moon​ ​as​ ​long​ ​as​ ​she’s​ ​a​ ​virgin. jealous​ ​moon.​ ​The​ ​moon​ ​is​ ​already​ ​sick​ ​and​ ​pale​ ​with​ ​grief​ ​because​ ​you,​ ​Juliet,​ ​her​ ​maid,​ ​are more​ ​beautiful​ ​than​ ​she. Don’t​ ​be​ ​her​ ​maid,​ ​because​ ​she​ ​is​ ​jealous.​ ​Virginity​ ​makes​ ​her​ ​look​ ​sick​ ​and​ ​green.​ ​Only​ ​fools hold​ ​on​ ​to​ ​their​ ​virginity.​ ​Let​ ​it​ ​go.​ ​Oh,​ ​there’s​ ​my​ ​lady!​ ​Oh,​ ​it​ ​is​ ​my​ ​love.​ ​Oh,​ ​I​ ​wish​ ​she​ ​knew how​ ​much​ ​I​ ​love​ ​her.​ ​She’s​ ​talking,​ ​but​ ​she’s​ ​not​ ​saying​ ​anything.​ ​So​ ​what?​ ​Her​ ​eyes​ ​are​ ​saying something.​ ​I​ ​will​ ​answer​ ​them.​ ​I​ ​am​ ​too​ ​bold.​ ​She’s​ ​not​ ​talking​ ​to​ ​me.​ ​Two​ ​of​ ​the​ ​brightest​ ​stars in​ ​the​ ​whole​ ​sky​ ​had​ ​to​ ​go​ ​away​ ​on​ ​business,​ ​and​ ​they’re​ ​asking​ ​her​ ​eyes​ ​to​ ​twinkle​ ​in​ ​their places​ ​until​ ​they​ ​return.​ ​What​ ​if​ ​her​ ​eyes​ ​were​ ​in​ ​the​ ​sky​ ​and​ ​the​ ​stars​ ​were​ ​in​ ​her​ ​head?—The brightness​ ​of​ ​her​ ​cheeks​ ​would​ ​outshine​ ​the​ ​stars​ ​the​ ​way​ ​the​ ​sun​ ​outshines​ ​a​ ​lamp.​ ​If​ ​her​ ​eyes were​ ​in​ ​the​ ​night​ ​sky,​ ​they​ ​would​ ​shine​ ​so​ ​brightly​ ​through​ ​space​ ​that​ ​birds​ ​would​ ​start​ ​singing, thinking​ ​her​ ​light​ ​was​ ​the​ ​light​ ​of​ ​day.​ ​Look​ ​how​ ​she​ ​leans​ ​her​ ​hand​ ​on​ ​her​ ​cheek.​ ​Oh,​ ​I​ ​wish​ ​I was​ ​the​ ​glove​ ​on​ ​that​ ​hand​ ​so​ ​that​ ​I​ ​could​ ​touch​ ​that​ ​cheek. JULIET Oh,​ ​my ROMEO (to​ ​himself)​ ​She​ ​speaks.​ ​Oh,​ ​speak​ ​again,​ ​bright​ ​angel.​ ​You​ ​are​ ​as​ ​glorious​ ​as​ ​an​ ​angel​ ​tonight. You​ ​shine​ ​above​ ​me,​ ​like​ ​a​ ​winged​ ​messenger​ ​from​ ​heaven​ ​who​ ​makes​ ​mortal​ ​men​ ​fall​ ​on​ ​their backs​ ​to​ ​look​ ​up​ ​at​ ​the​ ​sky,​ ​watching​ ​the​ ​angel​ ​walking​ ​on​ ​the​ ​clouds​ ​and​ ​sailing​ ​on​ ​the​ ​air. JULIET (not​ ​knowing​ ​ROMEO​ ​hears​ ​her)​ ​Oh,​ ​Romeo,​ ​Romeo,​ ​why​ ​do​ ​you​ ​have​ ​to​ ​be​ ​Romeo?​ ​Forget about​ ​your​ ​father​ ​and​ ​change​ ​your​ ​name.​ ​Or​ ​else,​ ​if​ ​you​ ​won’t​ ​change​ ​your​ ​name,​ ​just​ ​swear you​ ​love​ ​me​ ​and​ ​I’ll​ ​stop​ ​being​ ​a​ ​Capulet. ROMEO (to​ ​himself)​ ​Should​ ​I​ ​listen​ ​for​ ​more,​ ​or​ ​should​ ​I​ ​speak​ ​now? JULIET (still​ ​not​ ​knowing​ ​ROMEO​ ​hears​ ​her)​ ​It’s​ ​only​ ​your​ ​name​ ​that’s​ ​my​ ​enemy.​ ​You’d​ ​still​ ​be​ ​yourself even​ ​if​ ​you​ ​stopped​ ​being​ ​a​ ​Montague.​ ​What’s​ ​a​ ​Montague​ ​anyway?​ ​It​ ​isn’t​ ​a​ ​hand,​ ​a​ ​foot,​ ​an arm,​ ​a​ ​face,​ ​or​ ​any​ ​other​ ​part​ ​of​ ​a​ ​man.​ ​Oh,​ ​be​ ​some​ ​other​ ​name!​ ​What​ ​does​ ​a​ ​name​ ​mean?

The​ ​thing​ ​we​ ​call​ ​a​ ​rose​ ​would​ ​smell​ ​just​ ​as​ ​sweet​ ​if​ ​we​ ​called​ ​it​ ​by​ ​any​ ​other​ ​name.​ ​Romeo would​ ​be​ ​just​ ​as​ ​perfect​ ​even​ ​if​ ​he​ ​wasn’t​ ​called​ ​Romeo.​ ​Romeo,​ ​lose​ ​your​ ​name.​ ​Trade​ ​in​ ​your name—which​ ​really​ ​has​ ​nothing​ ​to​ ​do​ ​with​ ​you—and​ ​take​ ​all​ ​of​ ​me​ ​in​ ​exchange. ROMEO (to​ ​JULIET)​ ​I​ ​trust​ ​your​ ​words.​ ​Just​ ​call​ ​me​ ​your​ ​love,​ ​and​ ​I​ ​will​ ​take​ ​a​ ​new​ ​name.​ ​From​ ​now​ ​on​ ​I will​ ​never​ ​be​ ​Romeo​ ​again. JULIET Who​ ​are​ ​you?​ ​Why​ ​do​ ​you​ ​hide​ ​in​ ​the​ ​darkness​ ​and​ ​listen​ ​to​ ​my​ ​private​ ​thoughts? ROMEO I​ ​don’t​ ​know​ ​how​ ​to​ ​tell​ ​you​ ​who​ ​I​ ​am​ ​by​ ​telling​ ​you​ ​a​ ​name.​ ​I​ ​hate​ ​my​ ​name,​ ​dear​ ​saint, because​ ​my​ ​name​ ​is​ ​your​ ​enemy.​ ​If​ ​I​ ​had​ ​it​ ​written​ ​down,​ ​I​ ​would​ ​tear​ ​up​ ​the​ ​paper. JULIET I​ ​haven’t​ ​heard​ ​you​ ​say​ ​a​ ​hundred​ ​words​ ​yet,​ ​but​ ​I​ ​recognize​ ​the​ ​sound​ ​of​ ​your​ ​voice.​ ​Aren’t​ ​you Romeo?​ ​And​ ​aren’t​ ​you​ ​a​ ​Montague? ROMEO I​ ​am​ ​neither​ ​of​ ​those​ ​things​ ​if​ ​you​ ​dislike​ ​them. JULIET Tell​ ​me,​ ​how​ ​did​ ​you​ ​get​ ​in​ ​here?​ ​And​ ​why​ ​did​ ​you​ ​come?​ ​The​ ​orchard​ ​walls​ ​are​ ​high,​ ​and​ ​it’s hard​ ​to​ ​climb​ ​over​ ​them.​ ​If​ ​any​ ​of​ ​my​ ​relatives​ ​find​ ​you​ ​here​ ​they’ll​ ​kill​ ​you​ ​because​ ​of​ ​who​ ​you are. ROMEO I​ ​flew​ ​over​ ​these​ ​walls​ ​with​ ​the​ ​light​ ​wings​ ​of​ ​love.​ ​Stone​ ​walls​ ​can’t​ ​keep​ ​love​ ​out.​ ​Whatever​ ​a man​ ​in​ ​love​ ​can​ ​possibly​ ​do,​ ​his​ ​love​ ​will​ ​make​ ​him​ ​try​ ​to​ ​do​ ​it.​ ​Therefore​ ​your​ ​relatives​ ​are​ ​no obstacle. JULIET If​ ​they​ ​see​ ​you,​ ​they’ll​ ​murder​ ​you. ROMEO Alas,​ ​one​ ​angry​ ​look​ ​from​ ​you​ ​would​ ​be​ ​worse​ ​than​ ​twenty​ ​of​ ​your​ ​relatives​ ​with​ ​swords.​ ​Just look​ ​at​ ​me​ ​kindly,​ ​and​ ​I’m​ ​invincible​ ​against​ ​their​ ​hatred. JULIET I’d​ ​give​ ​anything​ ​to​ ​keep​ ​them​ ​from​ ​seeing​ ​you​ ​here.

ROMEO The​ ​darkness​ ​will​ ​hide​ ​me​ ​from​ ​them.​ ​And​ ​if​ ​you​ ​don’t​ ​love​ ​me,​ ​let​ ​them​ ​find​ ​me​ ​here.​ ​I’d​ ​rather they​ ​killed​ ​me​ ​than​ ​have​ ​to​ ​live​ ​without​ ​your​ ​love.