Romeo and Juliet Blog Post#2

Good drama will always have conflict. Some conflicts happened in Act 1, scene 5 of our topic, Romeo and Juliet.

These conflicts happen during the Capulet ball, where Romeo meets his lover, Juliet. Romeo and his cousin Benvolio have now sneeken into the ball room. Romeo then sees Juliet, and asks about her. Little does he know that Tybalt has overheared him talking, and realizes that this is Romeo. This is a conflict because Romeo could get in major trouble for sneaking into this party.

Another conflict that is set in motion in scene 5 takes place when Romeo has met Juliet, and she has to leave because her mother needs her. Romeo then asks who Juliet's mother is. When he gets the answer that her mother is none other than Lady Capulet, this is surly bad news for Romeo. Why does the true love of his life have to be his one enemy? This is an important conflict, becasue it shows that not everyone can have the happily ever after of their dreams, especially if you live in a time when the side that you are on really matters most.

Not just Romeo has realized that this sudden relationship just might not work out, but Juliet has figured this one out herself as well. However, both characters have different reactions to the identity of eachother. Romeo, of course, has foucused on the fact that he is a Montigue, and Juliet is a Capulet. Juliet, on the other hand, has considered this thought as well, but is foucusing more on the thought that handsome Romeo might already be married! This is greatly troubling Juliet. After all, how an she possibly fall in love with a man who is already married? Both Romeo and Juliet are worried that they will never see or be with eachother ever again.

What would your reaction be? Could get over a man you danced with at a ball in one night, or could you never stop thinking about him? I know that in their situation, I would think about what I could do to make this possible, but only if I felt it was worth risking my life for my thought-to-be true lover, or my family. This doesn't seem like an easy one, but I think that, if I believe love at first sight, I would do what I think is right, and what would be best for my destiny.