The importance of the balcony scene in Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare.

<Tab/>In Act II, scene II, "The Balcony Scene", Juliet is on the balcony in her room, daydreaming and talking about Romeo. As she is talking about him, Romeo overhears her. They begin talking of their love for each other. Juliet states the danger that they are both in for loving a member of their family's rival family. Romeo says that he does not care, though, and that his "...life were better ended by their hate, Than death prorogued, wanting of thy love."
<Tab/>To begin, Act II, scene II, is important in the play because it sets up their proposal for marri…