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1. • • Juliet is wondering why fate, family, and duty seem to be conspiring against her, and wishes that Romeo would abandon his name, his allegiances, and his identity in order to be with her.
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   Is Romeo looking up at Juliet in Act 2 Scene 2?

   • ‘O, swear not by the moon, the inconstant moon’ is one of the most famous lines to appear in this scene, Act 2 Scene 2, but it’s questionable whether Romeo is actually looking up at Juliet on her balcony. We’ll return to this issue of…

   The Meaning of Juliet’s ‘Swear Not by the Moon, the Inconstant Moon’

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   Why does Juliet swear he loves Romeo?

   • Juliet professes her love for Romeo, despite who he is, and says that if Romeo swears he loves her, she will believe him. Romeo swears that by "yonder blessed moon" he loves her- meaning his love for her is as real as the moon, or that if he were to lie to her the moon would suffer damage or disappear.

   Why does Juliet ask Romeo not to swear by the moon?

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   Why does Juliet ask Romeo not to swear by the Moon?

   • Juliet fears that if Romeo is swearing only by the "inconstant moon," this would signify that he, too, is as "variable" in his moods and inclinations. According to the words of the play (this is in the balcony scene in Act II, Scene 2), she asks him not to swear by the moon because the moon is not constant enough.

   Why does Juliet ask Romeo not to swear by the moon?

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   Does Romeo fall in love with Juliet in Romeo & Juliet?

   • At the masked ball, Romeo spies Juliet and instantly falls in love with her; she also falls for him. They kiss, but then Tybalt, Juliet’s kinsman, spots Romeo and recognising him as a Montague, plans to confront him. Old Capulet tells him not to do so, and Tybalt reluctantly agrees.

   The Meaning of Juliet’s ‘Swear Not by the Moon, the Inconstant Moon’

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   What does Juliet really want from Romeo and Juliet?

   • Juliet really wants to believe that Romeo truly loves her, and that their vows of love have not been rash or false. She keeps setting up situations in which Romeo gets an out, or a chance to escape his vows—but he insists he’s ready to commit to her no matter what.

   Romeo and Juliet Act 2, Scene 2 Summary & Analysis - LitCharts

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   What does Romeo want if he doesn't like the Moon?

   • Romeo's love for Juliet is supposed to be permanent and enduring, but the moon, at least as it appears in the sky, is anything but. The last thing Juliet wants is for Romeo to be as inconstant as the moon; she doesn't want him to change his position every month. Romeo then asks Juliet what he should swear by, if not the moon.

   Why does Juliet ask Romeo not to swear by the moon?

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   Juliet wishes Romeo would sever his allegiances to his own family, and he happily complies—even adding that he’d rather perish than face another day without her love. This further portrays love as a chaotic state of being that is deeply entwined with self-destruction and violence.

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   At the masked ball, Romeo spies Juliet and instantly falls in love with her; she also falls for him. They kiss, but then Tybalt, Juliet’s kinsman, spots Romeo and recognising him as a Montague, plans to confront him. Old Capulet tells him not to do so, and Tybalt reluctantly agrees.

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   Quick answer: Juliet asks Romeo not to swear by the moon, because the moon changes its shape every night and is thus an ironically poor symbol of constancy....

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   Actually understand Romeo and Juliet Act 2, Scene 2. Read every line of Shakespeare’s original text alongside a modern English translation.

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   Why does the Prince exile Romeo? Why does Juliet feel torn when she hears of Tybalt’s death? At the end of Romeo and Juliet’s wedding night together, why does Juliet first deny that it is day and then change her mind? Why does Friar Lawrence’s plan to help Romeo reunite with Juliet fail?

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   Prince Escalus asks if Romeo is responsible for Tybalt ’s spilt blood. Montague begs the prince to spare his son’s life, and the prince agrees to merely exile Romeo. However, if the boy returns to Verona, he will be executed on the spot. Showing mercy to killers, he says, only leads to more murders.

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    Act 3 is important because Romeo and Juliet are separated – with Romeo being banished and Juliet’s proposed marriage to Paris being brought forward. Why do you think Shakespeare does these at the same point in the play?