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Very late Sunday night/Monday morning.     Capulets orchid                                             Characters: Romeo, Juliet, Nurse

Romeo is talking to himself about how much he loves Juliet below her balcony, Juliet then Starts talking to herself, thinking she is alone. Romeo stays hidden as she is talking. Juliet is talking about how much she loves Romeo , and how much she wants the fued to end between their two families. Romeo pops up from behind a bush, and gives her a fright.  The two exchange there love for each other and Romeo climbs the wall to the balcony so he can kiss Juliet. The Nurse calls Juliet, so they quickly agree that they will get married, and Juliet promises to send a messenger to him the next day. So she can hear about the wedding planning he has done. The Nurse calls Juliet again and Romeo quickly climbs down, Juliet hurrys inside, so the Nurse doesn’t come out and see Romeo.

Quotes;                                                     “Thy purpose marriage, send me word tomorrow.”

“My ears have not drunk a hundred words. Of thy tongues uttering, yet I know the sound. Art thou not Romeo, and a Montague.”

Late Sunday night.                                              Outside Capulets house.                                    Characters: Romeo, Benvolio, Mercutio

Romeo doesn’t want to leave the Capulets, so he hides in an orchard behind their house.  Benvolio and Mercutio try and find him. But they don’t know that he likes Juliet,    so they start shouting out mean things about Rosealine, hoping Romeo will come to them to stand up for her. He stays hiding and doesn’t come out so Benvolio and Mercutio eventually go home.

Quote; If love be blind, love cannot hit the mark.

Sunday night                                                Capulets house.                                                   Characters: Servingsmen, Capulet, Cousin Capulet, Romeo, Tybalt, Juliet, Nurse, Benvolio

Capulet welcomes the guests and invites them to dance, during the speech Romeo spots Juliet and thinks she is the most beautiful girl in the world. Romeo asks the Servingman who Juliet is, then Romeo and Juliet start talking. Romeo then asks Juliet for a kiss, so he kisses her and after talking for a bit longer, he does it again. The Nurse takes Juliet upstairs and that’s when Romeo realises Juliet is a Capulet and considers the consequences of them being together.  Juliet try’s to hide her love for Romeo by asking the Nurse about other young men she sees. She asks about Romeo next and says that if he is married her grave will be her wedding bed. The Nurse says that he is a Montague Juliet says she will love him even though he is the enemy.

Quote: if he be married, My grave is like to be my wedding bed.

• Sunday evening
  Outside Capulets house
  Charactors:Romeo,Benvolio,Mercurio

Benvolio and Mercurio get Romeo to come to the masquerade with them. Romeo and Mercurio talk about dreams, because they have different opinions. Romeo believes that dreams are real, and Mercurio thinks they are all lies. Romeo has had a dream about god showing him the path to his death, and that everything happens for a reason.

Quote:  By some vile forfeit of untimely death. But he hath the steerage of my course direct my sail!

How does Shakespeare use metaphor to show Romeos inner thoughts in act 1 scene 4 of Romeo and Juliet?

“…He that hath steerage of my course, direct my sail…”.                                           -comparing himself to a boat captained by god.

In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare uses many different metaphors to show the inner workings of the characters mind. In act 1 scene 4, Romeo talks about a bad dream that he had saying that something bad would begin that night, and it would lead to his “untimely” death.

In this scene, Romeo says “he that hath steerage of my course, direct my sail”. Shakespeare used  this metaphor to present Romeo as a ship by using language like “steerage” , “course” and “sail”, He expressed by using a capital “H” in “He”, that god is the captain of the ship.

In this metaphor, Shakespeare is explaining that Romeo is going to give himself to the path that he believes god has made for him.

LOCATION:A STREET,SATURDAY AFTERNOON
CHARACTERS: CAPULET,PARIS,SERVENT,ROMEO,BENVOLIO

Paris asks capulet if he can marry Juliet(13)his daughter. But capulet says no cause she’s to young then he says if u want her u have to get her to love you first. He gives a list of invites to his party to the servent but the servent can’t read so when he bumps into benvolio and Romeo on the street he asks them to read it for him, not knowing that’s they are Montagues. He then informs them that if they are not montagues then they can come to the party ???? benvolio thinks that this will be a good opportunity for Romeo to find a new lady but Romeo only agrees to go because rosealine will be there.

KEY QUOTEATION:
Tut, you saw her, none else being by, herself pois’d with herself in either eye; but in that crystal scales let their be weigh’d your lady’s love against some other maid

Sampson and Gregory start a fight so the Montague and caplet boys fight then the price comes along and warns them to stop fighting or they will be bannished then benvolio talks to his cousin Romeo about ‘the girl’ because he is really depressed that she doesn’t love him because he loves her. Then benvolio tells Romeo to move on but he can’t because he is in love ❤️