Act 2 Scene 6

It is Romeo and Juliets seceret wedding, and Friar Laurence tries to convince Romeo to calm down. Marriage is for the long term, “These violent delights have violent ends,” he warns.
Unfortunately, Romeo’s excitement takes over, and he doesn’t listen to a word. Juliet then runs in, excited. Romeo and Juliet  can’t stop staring at each other and can barely keep their hands off another. Friar Laurence sees the immensely excited to-be couple and finally weds them, with nothing gone wrong, so far.

From lines 8-10, Friar Lawrence uses a simile to warn Romeo about being too passionate too soon.He says “Delights have violent ends, and in their triumph die, like fire and powder, which, as they kiss, consume delights have violent ends and in their triumph die, like fire and powder, which, as

In the prologue, Shakespeare uses ‘Iambic Pentameter’. This makes the audience interested, as it is enjoyable to listen to, as it rhymes and has a nice flow. Some of the crowd were drunk and this would catch their attention from the very beginning of the play.

“In fair Verona where we lay our scene…”                        “…where civil hand make civil blood unclean…”                 “…From ancient grudge break to new mutiny…”