Romeo and Juliet Meet for the First Time

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Romeo and Juliet Meet for the First Time This part of the play is very important because this is where Romeo and Juliet meet for the first time. The scene starts off with the servants preparing for the party that Lord Capulet is having. The words of the servants show that they are very busy. 'You are looked for and called for, asked for and sought for, in the great chamber.' That they are also quite excited and that are doing a lot of rustling and bustling about. 'Away with the joint-stools, remove the court-cupboard, look to the plate. Good thou, save me a piece of marchpane; and, as thou lovest me, let the porter let in Susan Grindstone and Nell. Antony, and Potpan!' The servants than open the scene (by opening the curtains) to the party, this could be very effective to the audience. The part would seem quite spectacular to the audience to look at on stage because of all the beautiful and unique clothing, dancing and music. Lord Capulet is in a very good mood as he greets his guests. He plays 'mind host'. Through his words you can tell that he is very happy and joyful you see this by the way he amusingly teases his guest. Lord Capulet says to the woman, 'Welcome, gentlemen! ladies that have their toes Unplagued with corns will have a bout with you. Ah ha, my mistresses! which of you all Will now deny to dance? she that makes dainty, She, I'll swear, hath corns; am I come near ye now?' Here he is basically telling the ladies whom that does not dance that they must have corns. Lord Capulet is joking but he uses this, as a method to make the ladies dance so that he's party seems livelier. He then welcomes the gentlemen by using some rhyme, 'Welcome, gentlemen! I have seen the day That I have worn a visor and could tell A whispering tale in a fair lady's ear,

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