Famous balcony scenes in world literature? At how many can you think of? Some examples?

Answer 1

Romeo and Juliet.
Lincoln getting shot.
Rapunzel
The Scarlet Pimpernell.

Answer 2

Herbert Dungle: Life and loves of Bengal Boil Lancer.

A wonderful book which has one of the most memorable balcony scenes in world literature. Let me place the scene for you.

Set in 1870, our hero, Edward Plunkenthorpe, has for the last twenty years has been trying to find his fiancée, Emma Cowdrey, who was kidnapped by Pantoon tribesman in Northern India. Unknown to him, she had been sold on several times as a slave and is now a personal servant to a shopkeeper’s wife in Bombay.

He is walking through the back streets of Bombay following up some information he had been given by the old fakir, when he was suddenly covered from head to foot in human excrement and muck thrown over him from the balcony above when Emma emptied her mistresses chamber pot out of the window (as was common in those times). He shouted out some words of exclamation and Emma on hearing these protests looked over the balcony and they immediately recognised each other.

“Edward!” she cried. “Emma!” he cried.

I cannot reveal anymore as the romance and emotion brings a tear to my eye and cannot see to type any more. Just get the book.

Answer 3

Old Goriot
The Voice
The Nose
And quiet flows the Don
The Grudge

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