If you've enjoyed this video, please consider making a donation. Thank you.br br Breakdown of Romeo and Juliet Act 2 Scene 1:br br Nutshell Summarybr - After the party, Romeo leaps the wall into Juliet’s orchard.br - His friends look for him. They call out, mocking his lovesickness for Rosaline.br - Mercutio is especially crude and bitter in his teasing.br br Themes Discussed:br (For more detailed discussion of THEME in Romeo and Juliet see br br - T5 Sacred marriage; love as cosmic, eternal; gravity means seriousness; authentic life (heart) vs the Wasteland (headsociety); Troubadours; Rumo.br - T4 Love as crude sex— contrast with Romeo’s spiritual, cosmic sense of meaningful purpose, mission, gravity.br br Characters Discussed:br (For more detailed discussion of CHARACTER in Romeo and Juliet see br br - C3 Mercutio: cynical, bitter, lonely, sad outsider; no hero’s quest — contrast with Romeo’s grand adventure; Peter Pan’s ultimate end.br - C1 Romeo: Worthy hero, redeemer of the Wasteland living, liver of authentic life.