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The 13th century Italian literary revolution made a stage for the Renaissance. The most punctual
Renaissance writing showed up in 14th century Italy; Dante, Petrarch, and Machiavelli are well-known
examples of Italian Renaissance writers. The English Renaissance and the Renaissance in Scotland date
from the late 15th century to the early 17th century. In Northern Europe, Erasmus' scholarly works,
Shakespeare's plays, the poems by Edmund Spenser, and the works of Sir Philip Sidney can be
considered typical of the Renaissance. William Shakespeare, Shakespeare also spelled Shakspere,
byname Bard of Avon or Swan of Avon, (baptized April 26, 1564, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire,
England—died April 23, 1616, Stratford-upon-Avon), is known as the British national poet, the greatest
playwright of all time. He began his career in London in 1592 when theater in England was just
beginning to flourish. Through his works, he raised many different issues affecting society. He brought
up the problems facing the monarch and the community at large, his geographic zeal to deal with the
effects of the renaissance in society. While doing so, he also entertains his audience.
One of his most famous works is Romeo and Juliet. It is the story of young lovesick Romeo Montague
falls instantly in love with Juliet Capulet, who is due to marry her father’s choice, the County Paris. In this
play, I like act 2 scene 2 the most.
Romeo stands in the shadows beneath Juliet's bedroom window. Juliet appears on the balcony and
thinking she's alone, reveals in a soliloquy her love for Romeo. She despairs over the feud between the
two families and the problems the feud presents. Romeo listens and when Juliet calls on him to "doff"
his name, he steps from the darkness saying, "call me but love". After the two exchange expressions of
devotion, the Nurse calls Juliet from the balcony. Juliet leaves, but returns momentarily. They agree to
marry. Juliet promises to send a messenger the next day so that Romeo can tell her what wedding
arrangements he has made. The scene concludes as day breaks and Romeo leaves to seek the advice of
Friar Laurence. The scene contains some of the more recognizable and memorable passages in all of
Shakespeare. Here, in the famous balcony scene, Romeo and Juliet reveal their love to each other, and
at Juliet's suggestion, they plan to marry. Shakespeare uses light and dark imagery in this scene to
describe the blossoming of Romeo and Juliet's romance.
The set takes place at night, illustrating how Romeo and Juliet's love exists in a world different from the
violence of the feud. Throughout the play, their love arises at night - alluding to the forbidden nature of
their relationship. When the night ended and dawn dawned, the two were forced to break up to avoid
being discovered by Capulet's relatives. Romeo and Juliet feared that they might be exposed - that the
artificial light of discovery might hit them, thus forcing them to stay away forever.
Shakespeare depicts the quality of their natural love by integrating the balcony scene with Mercutio's
lewd jokes in the previous scene. Romeo goes back to the religious image used among couples at the
party when he describes Juliet as "a bright angel" and "dear saint". The periodic use of religious imagery
emphasizes the purity of Romeo and Juliet's love - as distinguished from Nurse and Mercutio's
understanding of love which is composed of physical, sexual aspects.
Romeo is starting to show signs of maturity in this scene. His speeches are now in blank rather than
rhyming iambic rhymes, evident in his earlier verses and counterparts. Romeo is no longer the
melancholy lover of act I. Until now, Romeo has expressed his feelings in the traditional, traditional way.
His behavior is especially against society- he enjoys the suffering of the failure of his own love.
Juliet showed the beginnings of growing self-possession and confidence that led her to end up searching
for her own destiny rather than that imposed by her parents. Juliet introduces the idea of marrying
Romeo. She actually arranged to send a messenger to Romeo the next day. Juliet stopped Romeo from
swearing his love on the moon because it was too "stubborn" and "whimsical". She prevented him from
using traditional, colloquial forms of poetry to express his feelings. She encouraged him to be honest
and invest in a less traditional, spiritual conception of love.
The Soliloquy of Juliet's added to another subject of the most important words and names. Juliet
comparies Romeo to a rose and the reason that if a rose was named another name, it's still a rose. If
Romeo gives up his last name, I'll still be Romeo. Juliet calls into the darkness to Romeo "deny your
name" and in return, she will be no longer a Capulet."There is one of the biggest conflict of the leading
characters fighting back against their love. While their love grows in oblivion in front of all the obstacles,
those who have influence their lives again used their family war to impose the distance of two young
lovers.
Juliet's promise to Romeo to "follow God through the world" is full of irony and heralds the final warning
of the play, when Juliet follows Romeo to death. Nurse's interruption adds to the intense atmosphere of
urgency as the tangerine mistress says goodbye. The high anticipation of their upcoming marriage
continues to cause further tension and increase the tempo of the play.

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