The ball is where Romeo and Juliet have each learned the name of the other. Romeo has left Capulet's house after being threatened by Tybalt, so he has made a fairly hasty exit, most unwelcome at this party. But he only pretends to leave. Benvolio and Mercutio both call for him, encouraging him that he should continue to pursue Rosaline (or other women who might not be such a challenge.)
I conjure thee by Rosaline's bright eyes, By her high forehead and her scarlet lip, By her fine foot, straight leg and quivering thigh And the demesnes that there adjacent lie, That in thy likeness thou appear to us!
But Romeo ignores this bawdy summons, jumps the Capulets' garden wall, and goes to Juliet's balcony.
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