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Scene 2, the balcony scene (so-called because it is often staged with Juliet on a balcony, though the stage directions suggest only that she is at a window above Romeo), is one of the most famous scenes in all of theater, owing to its beautiful and evocative poetry.
The Chorus explains Romeo and Juliet's intensifying love, and their determination to overcome the challenges posed by their rival families. Scene 1. After the feast, Romeo looks for Juliet and hides from Benvolio and Mercutio. Scene 2. Romeo stands below Juliet's balcony and they profess their love for each other.
Read the Summary of Act 2, scenes 2-3. Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare, scene summary, scene summaries, chapter summary, chapter summaries, short summary, criticism, literary criticism, review, scene synopsis, interpretation, teaching, lesson plan.
Romeo comes out of hiding just as a light in a nearby window flicks on and Juliet exits onto her balcony. “It is the east,” Romeo says, regarding Juliet, “and Juliet is the sun.” He urges the sun to rise and “kill the envious moon.” He urges Juliet to take her “vestal livery” and “cast it off.”
The balcony scene from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, with detailed explanatory notes.
Act 2 Scene 2 – Key Scene. At the start of this scene, Romeo hides beneath Juliet’s balcony and overhears her talking about him. He eventually comes out and they talk to each other. They declare their love for each other and arrange to meet the next day when Romeo has promised to marry Juliet.
Romeo, still hiding from his friends, sees a light in a nearby window turn on and Juliet step onto her balcony. Romeo says that he is looking east, and that "Juliet is the sun." He encourages the sun to rise and vanquish the jealous moon, and wishes Juliet would abandon her maiden attire and throw it away.
