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Romeo And JUliet
Title: Romeo And JUliet
Category: Arts & Humanities
Details: Words: 897 | Pages: 3.8 (approximately 235 words/page)
Romeo And JUliet
Act II: Scene 1
Why do Mercutio's teasing speeches not bother Romeo? As the notes suggest, ll. 23-30 are a series of sexual puns comparing magic conjuration with sexual intercourse.
Act II: Scene 2
This is the famous "Balcony Scene," one of the most renowned in all of Shakespeare. But because of its romantic associations it is often misunderstood. Romeo's passion for Juliet is unambiguously erotic. To Elizabethans sexual desire was not antithetical to romance; it was the …showed first 75 words of 897 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 897 total…sex to justify having his young lovers all over each other during the scene, spicing things up by dwelling on Olivia Hussey's considerable cleavage. Despite the fact that no Elizabethan production would have been so physical, Zeffirelli is being true to the message that would have been conveyed by the words to the original audience. Remember that this young pair knows very little about each other except that they are extremely attractive and witty.
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