5.05 Connotations and Allusions Analysis

We were both young, when I first saw you.

i close my eyes and the flashback starts-

I'm standing there, on a balcony in summer air.

 see the lights; see the party, the ball gowns.

 see you make your way through the crowd-

 say hello, little did I know...

That you were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles-

And my daddy said "stay away from Juliet"-

And I was crying on the staircase-

begging you, "Please don't go..."

And I said...

Romeo take me somewhere, we can be alone.

I'll be waiting; all we have to do is run.

You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess,

It's a love story, baby, just say yes.

So I sneak out to the garden to see you.

We keep quiet, because we're dead if they knew-

So close your eyes... escape this town for a little while.

Oh, Oh.

Cause you were Romeo - I was a scarlet letter,

And my daddy said "stay away from Juliet" -

but you were everything to me-

I was begging you, "Please don't go"

And I said...

Romeo take me somewhere, we can be alone.

I'll be waiting; all there's left to do is run.

You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess.

It's a love story, baby, just say yes-

Romeo save me, they're trying to tell me how to feel.

This love is difficult, but it's real.

Don't be afraid, we'll make it out of this mess.

It's a love story, baby, just say yes.

Oh, Oh.

I got tired of waiting.

Wondering if you were ever coming around.

My faith in you was fading-

When I met you on the outskirts of town.

And I said...

Romeo save me, I've been feeling so alone.

I keep waiting, for you but you never come.

Is this in my head, I don't know what to think-

He knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring and said...

Marry me Juliet, you'll never have to be alone.

I love you, and that's all I really know.

I talked to your dad -- go pick out a white dress

It's a love story, baby just say... yes.

Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh.

'cause we were both young when I first saw you

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1. a. That you were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles-

And my daddy said "stay away from Juliet"-

    b. Referring to Romeo and Juliet and how Juliet's parents didn't approve of him.

    c. Her dad didn't like the guy but she wanted to be with him. 

2. a. So I sneak out to the garden to see you.

We keep quiet, because we're dead if they knew-

    b. Making an allusion to Romeo and Juliet and how for a while they snuck around to be together. 

    c. They both want to be together so they meet at places where her father won't know. 

3.  a. Romeo save me, they're trying to tell me how to feel.

This love is difficult, but it's real.

Don't be afraid, we'll make it out of this mess.

     b. Juliet was told by her family members to stay away from Romeo though she didn't want to/ 

     c. Her parents are trying to keep her away but she believes they will be happy and one day will be together. 

4. a. Cause you were Romeo - I was a scarlet letter,

    b. This is referring to the scarlet letter and how women were marked for committing adultery. 

    c. Her father doesn't want them to be together so she is considered the scarlet letter. 

5. a. We keep quiet, because we're dead if they knew-

    b. In Romeo and Juliet, they snuck around because if they were caught, they'd be killed. 

    c. She knows that if her parents were to find out, she'd be in big trouble but she stills chooses to meet him.