Do You Believe in Love at First Sight?

So...we're ready for the party, and the two young lovers finally meet. What happened to Romeo's tears for Rosaline? Wasn't it just that same morning (in fact, even earlier that evening) that he was moping around, spouting love sick oxymorons? What is it that Romeo looks for in a woman? He sure is swayed by beauty. "Oh, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!" is not a line about Rosaline, but rather he is referring to Juliet. It seems that Benvolio's advice worked!

By the way, what happened to the young girl (Juliet) who earlier that same evening said that she had never before thought of love? This doesn't seem like that same young girl, but rather a more witty, mature young woman. Of course, this is ironic because neither one of them really wanted to go to the party in the first place. Romeo went to see Rosaline, and Juliet went to view Paris.

Again, we learn more about Lord Capulet as he tells his nephew Tybalt to calm down and not to cause a scene over Romeo when he recognizes him by his voice. We also learn more about Tybalt who claims that his anger will not go away but only grow and get worse.

For a look at a dance demonstration from the American Ballet Co., click on this link to the Library of Congress which has recordings of hundreds of dance steps from various time periods.