Romeo And Juliet Fight Act 1 Quotes

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“Kung Fu Fighting”- Act 1, scene 1 opens the play with a brawl taking place between two feuding families, the Capulets and Montagues. Exactly as this song explains, everybody was kung fu fighting. Well, everyone but Benvolio who tried to break it up.

“I Will Always Love You”- We are also introduced to a heartbroken Romeo in Act 1, scene 1. He has just been rejected by his “love” Rosaline. However, Romeo claims she will always be the most beautiful woman he will ever lay his eyes on. He will will never get over her. In other words, he will always love her.

“I Saw Her Standing There”- Not so long after his heartbreak over “the most beautiful woman ever,” in Act 1, scene 5 Romeo sees Juliet across the room at a party. Quickly moving on from Rosaline, the young Juliet now becomes his love
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In the prologue of Act 2, we see this does not stop their rebellious love, but ignites it.

“Marry You”- In Act 2, scene 1 we see the lovestruck couple Romeo and Juliet making plans to spend the rest of their lives together. Although they just met, they vow to make plans to be married on a whim.

“Imagine”- When Romeo asks Friar Lawrence if he will marry Romeo and Juliet in Act 2, scene 2, the friar sees a great opportunity arise. Friar hopes that by marrying the couple he will be able to bring their two families together. He imagines all the people living life in peace.

“Bleeding Out”- In Act 3, scene 1, Romeo refuses to engage Tybalt in a fight, so Mercutio steps up to defend his honor. Mercutio winds up stabbed by Tybalt and bleeds out, as expressed in this song.

“Bohemian Rhapsody”- In wake of Mercutio’s murder, Romeo gets revenge on Tybalt by killing him. In Act 3, scene 3 of the play Romeo is faced with the results of his spur-of-the-moment decision. His whirlwind emotions are all over the place, much like the thoughts expressed in this piece of

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