Romeo And Juliet Act 2 Analysis

Explanation

The quote that I chose is spoken by Juliet right before she is going to be married to Romeo: “Conceit, more rich in matter than in words/ Brags of his substance, not of ornament.” (2.6.30-31). Act 2 of Romeo and Juliet shows the two lovers get together and plan a wedding, and throughout the text, Friar Lawrence and the Nurse are vital characters in helping them get the marriage sorted out without anyone in their families knowing about it. All of the planning and suspense of whether or not Romeo and Juliet will successfully get married leads up to the last scene of Act 2, where the quote is from. The final Scene 6 opens with Friar Lawrence and Romeo speaking about love and preparing for the wedding when Juliet walks in and the ceremony

Romeo talks to Juliet right before, saying “Be heaped like mine, and that thy skill be more/ To blazon it, then sweeten with thy breath.” (2.6.25-26), and how the marriage will unite them both forever when he speaks, “Receive in either by this dear encounter.” (2.6.29). These words by Romeo tell that he wants to be wed to Juliet and he wants to be with her all the time. Juliet then tells Romeo “Conceit, more rich in matter than in words/ Brags of his substance, not of ornament.” (2.6.30-31). I interpreted this as a way of saying that actions mean more than words and that if they have true love, it will be shown through the heart and intentions rather than wealth and words. She later says, “The are but beggars that can count their worth.” (2.6.32). She is expressing that the money they have does not matter because if their families find out and disown them, they will have nothing but themselves. Romeo and Juliet earlier in the act had professed their love and that they would be with each other no matter what their families would say, and by Juliet saying this, it not only reminds him that what their parents think doesn’t matter, but no matter what financial, emotional, or physical condition they are in, they will always be there and love for each other, which really represents the purpose

The photo is taken from the perspective of the audience looking at the marriage ceremony. Friar Lawrence marries the two lovers in this scene, but I decided to exclude him from the photo because I wanted to put all of the focus on Romeo and Juliet and their actions. Throughout the entire Act 2, and most of the play, all of the choices and actions made by Romeo and Juliet were for each other, and they didn’t think of the consequences that it might have on those around them, and I wanted to represent that in the photo. The picture is in color and has an added warmth effect to it from various filters to show the brightness and happy effects that love has had on Romeo and Juliet. I also added a focus to their faces and blurred out everything behind them, emphasizing that their families' feud, and whatever they did in the past doesn’t matter, as long as they are together. I also got help from my group members, Nia, Kyle, and Ali, with the costume design and the setting of the photograph. They helped with the costumes, and making the dressing not so formal, to help bring out the quote’s meaning. The quote explains that love isn’t about appearance or words, but about love from the inside, and in the photo, Romeo and Juliet are not dressed up perfectly, but they appreciate and love what they have on the inside more. My group also