Theory 2

Theory 2

The girl (Juliet) is in love with a guy (Romeo) but her father and other people do not allow it and don’t approve of them being together. They want to be together but the guy is unsure if he should stick to the relationship because of this issue with her father.

Argument 1 for theory 2:

Throughout the song there are lines where Romeo seems unsure about sticking to the relationship since her father and other people do not want them to be together. The girl desperately wants them to be together but after the issue with her father he seems like he is not sure he wants to keep seeing her and sneaking around.

            In one of the stanzas the lyrics are:

So I sneak out to the garden to see you.

We keep quiet ‘cause we’re dead if they knew

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

‘Cause you were Romeo, I was the scarlet letter,

And my daddy said stay away from Juliet,”

But you were everything to me; I was begging you,

“Please, don’t go,”

            In the first and second line of the stanza it shows that the two of them have to sneak around so that they do not get caught together. She says, “we’re dead if they knew,” meaning that if people found them together they would be in very much trouble. Sneaking around and trying not to get caught can be a stressful relationship.

            In the third line of the stanza, tells him to think about what it would be like if they escaped together. She feels trapped not be with the guy she loves and just wants all of that to go away. In the forth line of the stanza, she refers to the guy she loves as being Romeo. She also refers to herself as being the scarlet letter, which means that she was basically his shameful secret because they aren’t allowed to be together. This can clearly put a lot of stress on a guy that wants to be with someone but cannot get caught seen together.

            In the fifth line of the stanza she says how her father told the guy she loves to stay away from her. This must have been scary for him because if a father told any guy to stay away from their daughter, they would most likely be scared away and listen. In the last two lines of the stanza, she says how the guy means so much to her. It is clear that she truly loves him. Although it seems like she is more into the relationship than he is because she says how she was begging him not to go. They obviously want to be together but the guy is unsure if he should stick to the relationship because of this issue with her father.