What happens in Act 2 of Romeo and Juliet?

What happens in Act 2 of Romeo and Juliet?

• A. Romeo is banished.
• B. They get married.
• C. Juliet refuses to marry Paris.
• D. They die.

Answer: (B)

Act 2 centers on the lovers deciding to commit to one another through marriage, moving their relationship from a private crush into a formal union. In the famous balcony scene they openly express their love and agree to marry that day, seeking Friar Laurence’s help to make the union legitimate. The secret ceremony they plan—and then arrange with the friar—binds them together despite the feud between their families, shaping the story’s urgency and foreshadowing the trouble that secrecy will bring. The other events listed happen later: banishment comes after the next day’s actions in Act 3, Juliet’s opposition to Paris occurs after that, and the lovers’ deaths occur in Act 5.

Act 2 centers on the lovers deciding to commit to one another through marriage, moving their relationship from a private crush into a formal union. In the famous balcony scene they openly express their love and agree to marry that day, seeking Friar Laurence’s help to make the union legitimate. The secret ceremony they plan—and then arrange with the friar—binds them together despite the feud between their families, shaping the story’s urgency and foreshadowing the trouble that secrecy will bring. The other events listed happen later: banishment comes after the next day’s actions in Act 3, Juliet’s opposition to Paris occurs after that, and the lovers’ deaths occur in Act 5.