If you've enjoyed this video, please consider making a small donation. Thank you.<br />https://www.patreon.com/literature_walkthrough<br /><br />Breakdown of Romeo and Juliet Act 2 Scene 2:<br /><br />Nutshell Summary:<br />- In Juliet’s orchard, Romeo overhears her talking about him, lamenting their stupid in-group / out-group names. <br />- Romeo declares his love.<br />- Juliet struggles to remain guarded/wise, but is as foolish as Romeo.<br />- Juliet extracts a promise of serious intent from Romeo.<br />- Juliet says she will send her nurse to Romeo with plans for marriage.<br /><br />Themes Discussed:<br />(For more detailed discussion of THEME in Romeo and Juliet see <br />https://dai.ly/x80qt0r)<br /><br />- Light Imagery<br />- T1 Wasteland<br />- T3 Self vs. Society<br />- T4 Love as healer/destroyer<br />- T4 Love as infatuation <br />- T5 Sacred Marriage — insistence on gravity, constancy of love<br />- T8 Dual nature of love/passion<br />- T6 Swift passing of time<br />- T7 Fast-burning youth (Icarus)<br />- T7 Youth as healer of wasteland<br />- T10 In-group / out-group; arbitrary nature of tribalism<br /><br />Characters Discussed:<br />(For more detailed discussion of CHARACTER in Romeo and Juliet see <br />https://dai.ly/x80pud8)<br /><br />- C1 Romeo: Worthy hero<br />- C6 Juliet: worthy hero sees wasteland clearly<br />- C6 Juliet: impetuous, guarded, conflicted<br />- C3 Mercutio: cynical, bitter, lonely, sad outsider; no hero’s quest — contrast with Romeo’s grand adventure; Peter Pan’s ultimate end<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
