As Romeo, Mercutio and Benvolio make there way towards the Capulet’s house Mercutio dons his mask and launches into his Queen Mab speech, an account of how Queen Mab visits various dreamers during the night, and in the course of his narration he himself becomes rapt until Romeo calls him [Read more…]
Romeo and Benvolio find out that Capulet is holding a feast tonight and that Rosaline will be there… Lady Capulet, with the help of Nurse, tell Juliet to consider marrying the County Paris, who will be at the Capulets’ feast tonight. Romeo, Mercutio and Benvolio head for the party and [Read more…]
It is the summer holidays and children need to be entertained, at least, my daughter does, when she is not running around with friends, going to ballet, swimming or aikido, doing her homework or lolling on the carpet watching television. Regular readers of this blog will know of our penchant [Read more…]
Romeo is lovesick for Rosaline until Mercutio persuades him to gatecrash their enemy, Capulet’s, party. Romeo promptly falls for Capulet’s daughter, Juliet, scales a wall, approaches Juliet’s balcony and is well met by moonlight. A conniving Friar secretly marries them the morning after. Romeo intervenes in a sword fight, inadvertently [Read more…]
In the brief sixth scene of the second act of Romeo and Juliet, while Romeo and Friar Laurence await the arrival of Juliet, Friar Laurence offers offers up this orison, expressive of a certain anxiety about the clandestine nature of the marriage ceremony: “So smile the heavens upon this holy [Read more…]
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