Reread the balcony scene of Act II, Scene 2 (II. Ii.) Who is in control of this conversation between Romeo and Juliet? Who is the stronger character?

Who is in control of the conversation is Juliet, she also shows herself as the strongest character, since it is she who determines the tone of the conversation and the decisions that are made, in addition, Romeo's speeches are said due to the speeches of Juliet.

Explanation:

Act II, Scene 2 of "Romeo and Juliet" is the scene where Romeo is hiding in the shadows, while Juliet is on a balcony declaiming all her love for Romeo, the boy she just met. Romeo watches her and compares her to the sun, extolling the beauty and power she has, and the moment Juliet claims to love him and not worry about the family he has, Romeo comes out of the shadows and declaims the love that he feels for her. They talk and Juliet determines that they will get married and that she will send a messenger to him the next day. All of Romeo's actions and words are a reaction to Juliet's lines, which shows that she is the one who determines the tone of the conversation and the control of the scene. It is also she who decides what they will do the next day, showing that, in this scene, she is the strongest character.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)