If you've enjoyed this video, please consider making a donation. Thank you.<br />https://www.patreon.com/literature_walkthrough<br /><br />Breakdown of Romeo and Juliet Act 2 Scene 1:<br /><br />Nutshell Summary<br />- After the party, Romeo leaps the wall into Juliet’s orchard.<br />- His friends look for him. They call out, mocking his lovesickness for Rosaline.<br />- Mercutio is especially crude and bitter in his teasing.<br /><br />Themes Discussed:<br />(For more detailed discussion of THEME in Romeo and Juliet see <br />https://dai.ly/x80qt0r)<br /><br />- T5 Sacred marriage; love as cosmic, eternal; gravity means seriousness; authentic life (heart) vs the Wasteland (head/society); Troubadours; Rumo.<br />- T4 Love as crude sex— contrast with Romeo’s spiritual, cosmic sense of meaningful purpose, mission, gravity.<br /><br />Characters Discussed:<br />(For more detailed discussion of CHARACTER in Romeo and Juliet see <br />https://dai.ly/x80pud8)<br /><br />- C3 Mercutio: cynical, bitter, lonely, sad outsider; no hero’s quest — contrast with Romeo’s grand adventure; Peter Pan’s ultimate end.<br />- C1 Romeo: Worthy hero, redeemer of the Wasteland living, liver of authentic life.<br /><br />This video on Shakespeare’s LANGUAGE might also help:<br />https://dai.ly/x80qtdh<br /><br /><br />All commentary in this series is designed to help students:<br />— Prepare for GCSE, A-Level, IB, and AP evaluation<br />— Prepare for general high school and college quizzes, exams, and essays<br />— Generate ideas for analysis essays<br />— Participate knowledgeably in class discussions
