Which lines best set a romantic mood in Act II, scene ii of Romeo and Juliet? What man art thou, that, thus be-screen'd in night, So stumblest on my counsel? How cam'st thou hither, tell me, and wherefore? The orchard walls are high and hard to climb, But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun! At what o'clock to-morrow Shall I send to thee?

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Jase Roberson

5 November, 10:16

Which lines best set a romantic mood in Act II, scene ii of Romeo and Juliet? What man art thou, that, thus be-screen'd in night, So stumblest on my counsel? How cam'st thou hither, tell me, and wherefore? The orchard walls are high and hard to climb, But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun! At what o'clock to-morrow Shall I send to thee?

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Kamryn · Answer 1

"But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun!" best sets the romantic mood.

Romeo says this line during the balcony scene which took place at night. Although dark, he describes Juliet's beauty as bright as a sun within the darkness. He continues on actually, by talking about how the moon pales compared to her beauty.