Zoha Jamil- Act 2 Romeo and Juliet

In Act II, Scene ii of Romeo and Juliet, we meet with the scenario of Juliet at her balcony at night reminiscing about her encounter with Romeo. She expresses her frustration towards the fact that the family rivalry between the Montague and Capulet will result as an obstruction between her relationship with Romeo. Below, at Juliet’s orchard garden hides Romeo. Secretly listening to her words and only hoping himself to give up his family name so that he could freely be with Juliet.

As concluded through our class discussions there were various opinions about the significance and importance of different words and languages. From this scene we can deduce that Shakespeare has used emotive English language in an attempt to create an impact on the audience and to help convey the thoughts and feelings of the characters.
This highlighting how language can be used to show an expression or perhaps even a physical feeling.

Reflecting on this passage one can gather how the use and significance of language connotes a meaning. For example the fact this scene utilizes olden day lexis such as “thy” or “thou” helps the reader or viewers know about the setting and period of time one is making reference to this implying to where, and when.
Shakespeare has taught me how language and words are used as a tool to expresses or convey across not only human feelings but to communicate basically anything.