Act 1:

I thought that Act 1 wasn’t that bad. The only thing that is really hard for me to understand are the words that Shakespeare uses. It is really hard to understand the text that he uses because I am not use to it. I am just glad that there is that blue commentary or I would really struggle. The thing that I don’t understand is how Romeo said how much he was madly in love with Rosaline, but that same night he fell in love with Juliet instantly. I think it was just funny how quickly he got over Rosaline even though he said she was his true love. The other thing I thought that was quite funny was when the Montague’s and the Capulet’s were fighting near the beginning of the scene and how both lords should have tried to end the fight but yet they tried to join in. It was even funnier since the lords are old and trying to see two old men fight would be funny. I really like it how Shakespeare compared Juliet to the stars that brighten up the darkness. The metaphors he uses are some what cute, if you want to say that. The last thing that I was kind of shocked at was how fast Juliet kissed Romeo. He had only said about 3 lines and he already had her kissing him. I think it was just amazing how fast women could fall in love with men, but I guess some people believe in love at first sight. Overall I thought that scene 1 wasn’t all that bad.