Act 2
After the party, Romeo sneaks away
from his friends and cousin. He hides in the orchard below Juliet’s window.
Juliet appears and talks to herself about her love for Romeo. Unable to contain
himself, Romeo leaps out from hiding. They talk to each other of love and each
vow’s love to the other. Juliet says she will send her Nurse to Romeo tomorrow,
and he is to tell her when and where they will be married.
The next morning Romeo tells Friar
Laurence about his plans to marry Juliet. He agrees to help the two lovers
because he hopes that the marriage will end the feud between the two houses.
Romeo meets up with Benvolio and
Mercutio. Mercutio teases Romeo saying he left them to have sex (or maybe my
mind is in the gutter, but if you read the dialog between the two, there are
many sexual references). The Nurse comes soon after their dialog, and Romeo
tells her that he wants Juliet to meet her at Friar Laurence’s cell. She agrees
to tell Juliet the meeting place.
Juliet waits impatiently for the
Nurse’s return. When the Nurse arrives, she doesn’t tell Juliet the news right
away. She is teasing Juliet, but she finally tells her the details of the plan.
Juliet meets Romeo and Friar Laurence marries the two.
