3.Romeo-and-Juliet

RomeoandJulietQuestionsonRomeoandJuliet1.ExplaintheplotofRomeoandJuliet.2.SummarizewhathappensinActII,scene2.3.Inthisscene,RomeohasemployedthreecomparisonstoexpresshisadmirationforJuliet.Findoutthemandillustrate.4.Explainthethemeofthisplay.Dramaisaperformancetext,astorytoldthroughthedialoguesofitscharactersandpresentedinfrontofaliveaudience.ThesettingoftheplayisVerona,acityinItaly.ThemaincharactersareRomeoandJuliet,whobelongtotwohostilefamilies.RomeoandJulietbelongtotwohostilefamilies,theMontaguesandtheCapulets.Eachisdevotedtoeachother,butunionisimpossible.RomeokillsaCapuletandisbanished;Julietisengagedbyherparentstosomeoneelse,forwhomshehasnoaffection.JulietconsultsFriarLaurence,whosuggestsadaringschemetorelieveherfromtheforcedmarriageandtogiveRomeoanopportunitytotakeheraway.Shetakesasleepingdrugandappearsdeadforforty-twohours.Sheistakentothetomb.Romeohastensback,goestothetomb,andkillshimselfjustbeforeJulietwakes.FinallyJulietwakes,onlytofindRomeodeadandshealsokillsherself.ActII,scene2oneoftheromanticpeaksoftheplay1.RomeohasclimbedintoCapulet’sorchard.HespeaksaloudofhisloveforJuliet,thinkingthatheisalone.2.InfactJuliethascomeoutonthebalcony.Shetoohasfalleninlove,butsheisveryconsciousofthefactthatRomeobelongstothehostilefamily.ROMEO(JULIETappearsaboveatawindow)But,soft!Whatlightthroughyonderwindowbreaks?Itistheeast,andJulietisthesun.Arise,fairsun,andkilltheenviousmoon,whoisalreadysickandpalewithgrief,thatthouhermaidartfarmorefairthanshe:Benothermaid,sincesheisenvious;Hervestalliveryisbutsickandgreenandnonebutfoolsdowearit;castitoff.静一下！有亮光从那边窗口透出来！那边是东方，朱丽叶是一轮朝阳。初生的太阳，露脸吧，把月亮赶走—月亮女神看到你，本是她的侍女，却长得多美啊，把她压根儿给比下去了，她真是又气又急，脸色都变黄既然她这么妒忌你，别去伺候她了，那修女的一身象征童贞的袍子，多苍白，多难看，只有傻姑娘才穿上身，扔掉它吧！Shespeaksyetshesaysnothing:whatofthat?Hereyediscourses;Iwillanswerit.Iamtoobold,'tisnottomeshespeaks:Twoofthefaireststarsinalltheheaven,Havingsomebusiness,doentreathereyestotwinkleintheirspherestilltheyreturn.天上有两颗最亮的星星，有事儿要离开一会儿，只得去求她，由她那一双亮晶晶的眼睛，替代着在天穹闪光。Whatifhereyeswerethere,theyinherhead?Thebrightnessofhercheekwouldshamethosestars,asdaylightdothalamp;hereyesinheavenwouldthroughtheairyregionstreamsobrightthatbirdswouldsingandthinkitwerenotnight.她满脸生辉，遮盖了星光—正像大白天的亮光压倒了星光，她那双眼睛，在天上，大放光明，小鸟唱起歌来，以为黑夜消逝了……ROMEOShespeaks:O,speakagain,brightangel!forthouartasglorioustothisnight,beingo'ermyheadasisawingedmessengerofheavenuntothewhite-upturnedwonderingeyesofmortalsthatfallbacktogazeonhimWhenhebestridesthelazy-pacingcloudsandsailsuponthebosomoftheair.她开口了!再说一句吧，光明的天使，这夜晚，我就像下界的万民，一齐抬起头，一边倒退着，一边仰望着，之间一位伸展着翅膀的天使，正踩着悠悠的白云，向天心驶去。Juliet,onherbalconyaboveRomeo,issaidtobelikethesun.Romeoalsocompareshereyestotwinklingstars,shesaysiftheyweresetintheheavens,nightwouldseemtobeday.Sheisalsocomparedtobeabrightangel,likeawingedmessengerofheaven.JULIET'Tisbutthynamethatismyenemy;Thouartthyself,thoughnotaMontague.What'sMontague?itisnorhand,norfoot,norarm,norface,noranyotherpartbelongingtoaman.O,besomeothername!What'sinaname?Thatwhichwecallarosebyanyothernamewouldsmellassweet;SoRomeowould,werehenotRomeocall'd,retainthatdearperfectionwhichheoweswithoutthattitle.Romeo,doffthyname,andforthatnamewhichisnopartoftheetakeallmyself.Hereliesthecentralconflictofthedrama.Namesmatter–RomeoandJulietarethevictimsoftheoldfeudalideas.“蒙太古”算得什么呢！又不是手，不是脚，又不是胳膊，不是脸，又不是人身上的四肢百节……换一个别的姓吧！姓名又算得什么呢！我们叫做玫瑰的，不叫它玫瑰，闻着它不也一样香？罗密欧也一样啊，就算不叫他罗密欧，他还是保留着他那天生的完美啊—跟名字没关系。罗密欧，丢掉你的姓吧，为了补报你失去那没紧要的姓，把整个的我，拿去吧！ThemeTheplayisanexposureoftheoldfeudalworldwithitsinternalstrifeanditsunnaturalhumanrelations.RomeoandJulietareimagesoftruelove,symbolsoffaithfulness.Thoughatragedy,theplayisoptimisticinspirit.Itisasongofyouth,asongofthelove.