He nearly speaks to her, but thinks better of it. Juliet, unaware that Romeo is in her garden, asks why Romeo must be a Montague, and an enemy to her family. Juliet appears at a window above where Romeo is standing. That in thy likeness thou appear to us." - Mercutio I conjure thee by Rosaline’s bright eyes,īy her high forehead and her scarlet lip,īy her fine foot, straight leg, and quivering thigh,Īnd the demesnes that there adjacent lie, The ape is dead, and I must conjure him. "He heareth not, he stirreth not, he moveth not. By leaping the wall into the Capulet's property, Romeo physically separates himself from Mercutio and Benvolio, a separation that reflects the distance he feels from society, his friends, and his family. His inability to reveal his love of a Capulet causes this isolation. In this scene, Romeo begins a separation that continues throughout the play. Romeo continues to hide, and Benvolio persuades Mercutio to leave the scene, knowing Romeo's love of solitude. Mercutio beckons to Romeo by teasing him about Rosaline. Mercutio and Benvolio are unaware that Romeo has met and fallen in love with Juliet. He climbs a wall bordering the Capulet property and leaps down into the Capulet orchard. Having left the feast, Romeo decides that he has to find Juliet.
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