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 6<br /><br />Nutshell Summary:<br />- At Friar Lawrence’s cell, Romeo and Lawrence wait for Juliet.<br />- Romeo reveals his youthful impatience, and Lawrence warns him to “love moderately.”<br />- Juliet arrives, and she and Romeo are married.<br /><br />Themes Discussed:<br />(For more detailed discussion of THEME in Romeo and Juliet see <br />https://dai.ly/x80qt0r)<br /><br />- T4 Love as holy, sacred<br />- T7 Impetuous Youth vs wise Age<br />- T8 Dualism: paradox<br /><br />Characters Discussed:<br />(For more detailed discussion of CHARACTER in Romeo and Juliet see https://dai.ly/x80pud8)<br /><br />- C1 Romeo: Idealist, melodramatic, adolescent, foolish; worthy hero?<br />- C6 Juliet: guarded (insists on substance), adolescent and foolish (too eager to believe Romeo’s ornament?), idealist (money-counters are fools!)<br />- C5 Friar Lawrence: Wise <br /><br />This video on Shakespeare’s LANGUAGE might also help: 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
