Love at first sight… Romeo and Juliet are attracted to each other and kiss. When they learn of each others true identity they are equally distraught. Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight! For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night. Act 1 Scene 5 Summary • Tybalt is bitterly angry that Romeo has gate-crashed the Capulet feast, and says that he will not forget the insult. • Romeo meets Juliet and they quickly begin to fall in love. • After the lovers part, each is shocked to find out that they have fallen in love with someone who should be their enemy. What love song would you pick for the meeting of Romeo and Julie and why? • infatuation: love is just a passing thing. Obsessed, but it will pass. Physical attraction: a passing fancy • true love? Is more than skin deep – you love them body and soul. Adam: The titanic song: My heart will go on… • Their love is forbidden… • Their families would want them to: Not marry Stay away from each other want them to move away from each other • The families would fight • They want Juliet to marry Paris Why would Juliet not want to marry Paris? • She might like Romeo more. • He is much older than Juliet: she is thirteen. Paris is in late twenties. • Her dad asked Paris if he could marry her – it was not her idea. • Both her mum and dad want her to marry him. • She doesn’t even know him. The party was an opportunity to meet him. • She has fallen in love with Romeo. Juliet’s letter to a problem page Dear Agony Aunt/Uncle, I need your advice. I have a BIG problem. My parents want me to marry a much older man. He is very rich. My dad likes him very much. But I don’t know him at all. My mom also want me to marry him. My parents might throw me out if I refuse. So that is my first problem. My second problem is that I really like a boy called Romeo. My mom and dad HATE him and all of his family. My cousin Tybalt wants to fight him. I want to see him again, but I am afraid because he an enemy of my family. Can you please advise me what to do? Yours faithfully, J.
