Month: September 2015

Romeo, Benvolio and Mercutio, all went on their way to the Capulets feast. Still depressed Romeo thinks about how they will get into the Capulets feast, since they are Montagues. he says he will not dance at the feast. Romeo didn’t find it amusing saying that he had a dream and saw that going to the feast was a bad idea. Mercutio says a long speech about Queen Mab of the fairies, who visits people’s dreams. Romeo steps in to stop the speech and calm Mercutio down. Mercutio admits that he has been talking of nothing, noting that dreams are but “the children of an idle brain”. Benvolio gets their attention on actually getting to the feast. Romeo talks about one last concern about him having feelings that the night’s activities will set in motion as an action of fate, resulting to his death. But, putting himself in the hands of “he who hath the steerage of my course,” Romeo’s spirits rise, and he continues with his friends toward the feast.

In the house of Capulet, Lady Capulet calls to the Nurse to help find her daughter. Juliet enters and Lady Capulet sends the Nurse away so she could speak to her daughter alone. She describes to change her mind and asks the Nurse to stay. Before Lady Capulet starts to talk, the Nurse speaks about a long story about as a child Juliet became an innocent accomplice to a sexual joke. Lady Capulet tries to stop her. Juliet demands that the Nurse stops.

Paris asks the Capulet for Juliet’s hand in marriage. Capulet refuses because Juliet is so young. He chooses to agree if Paris can get Juliet’s consent. Capulet invites Paris to a feast that same night. Capulet sends a guest list with his servant who cant read. He meets Romeo and Benvolio and asked for help. The guest list included Rosaline, girl Romeo likes, so Romeo says he was invited to the feast even if it would be a dangerous thing to do. Benvolio wished that Romeo will see another women at the feast so he can help him forget about Rosaline. Romeo says that this could never happen.