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William Shakespeare, the well known playwright and poet, likes to add unique attributes into every major character of his plays such as, possibly, the most known play, Romeo and Juliet. One character that has shown rash, impetuous and impulsive behaviour in the play Romeo and Juliet, is Romeo Montague. Throughout the entire play, Romeo, makes rash decisions that cause significant consequences. These consequences affect many characters and some consequences result in death. Rash and impetuous characters can change the plot of the play and the final outcome of it. An early example of Romeo, acting impetuous is when he goes to Capulet’s orchard to meet Juliet. This shows his rash thinking because Romeo, acknowledges the consequences of him being found in Capulet territory, which is death. Romeo states this in the following quote; “ I have night’s cloak to hide me from their eyes/And but thou love me, let them find me here/My life were better ended by their hate/Than death prorogued, wanting of thy love” (II, ii, 75-78). This quote shows Romeo, willing to risk his life, ignoring the potential consequences, showing his stubborn behaviour. Romeo also shows his rash behaviour in the orchard when he and Juliet, impulsively decide they should marry each other the next day, proven in this quote; “We met, we woo’d, and made exchange of vow/ I’ll tell thee as we pass; but this I pray/ That thou consent to marry us to-day” (II, iii, 62-64). This shows his rash behaviour since he knows that he is a Montague and Juliet is a Capulet and they are family enemies, but wants Friar Laurence to marry them today (Monday in the book) even though he just saw her for the first time yesterday. Because of this decision, dramatic irony stirs since the Capulets and the Montagues are unaware of this, other than the Nurse and Friar Laurence. Another time when Romeo acted impulsively in the play was when Romeo slays Tybalt, who is Lady Capulet’s nephew. He displays the reasoning behind his anger in this quote; “ Alive in triumph! And Mercutio slain!/ Away to heaven, respective lenity/ And fire-eyed fury be my conduct now!” (III, i, 121-123). Romeo acts impulsively in this part of the play because he let his
Fate is defined as, ‘the development of events outside a person’s control, regarded as predetermined by a supernatural power’. In the time in which ‘Romeo and Juliet’ was written, many people were strong believers of fate and it was a common belief in society. William Shakespeare was a famous poet who is recognised for his powerful writing and contribution to the English language. One of William Shakespeare’s highly recognised plays is ‘Romeo and Juliet’ written in the late 1500’s. It is a play about two star-crossed lovers alongside fate who by their death end the feud between the Montagues and the Capulets. In ‘Romeo and Juliet’, Friar Laurence is not to blame for the tragic events which occurs in the play due to the fact that other
Throughout all of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Romeo is unarguably the most reckless character in the play. Despite several warnings being impulsive by Friar Lawrence and other characters, Romeo fails to be mindful of their advice. While it can be observed that Romeo has good intentions, he makes poor and rash decisions that lead to unfortunate circumstances for his friends and everyone around him. His regardless nature is the catalyst for nearly every tragic event that occurs, and ultimately, the deaths of himself and Juliet.
Emotion is a wild card in life. It almost always influences people to make bad decisions in their life, and causes harm to not only the host, but to many other people around them. In the play Romeo and Juliet, the characters Romeo, Juliet, and Tybalt are all very emotional characters which conclusively lead to all of their deaths, as well as to the deaths of many other people around them. Because of these characters newly drawn emotion, they made decisions that would have been previously considered ludicrous and idiotic. Throughout the exceptional play of Romeo and Juliet, it is ultimately proven that emotion is the enemy when it comes to decision making.
In “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet” the younger generation, Romeo, Juliet, and Paris, and the older generation, Nurse, Capulets, and Friar, both had similarities and differences which had caused the end. They had a similar opinion on things going on and different opinions ones others. In the tragedy, the main characters died which was influenced by the older generations because they have similar and different opinions which all led the younger ones to death.
Juliet is not unlike the typical young women constantly struggling to find happiness and acceptance from those who are closest to her. Young Juliet must confront the harsh reality that exists between her and those who profess to be her friends and family, which is they failed to support her, love her, and lift her up with she needed it most. In the timeless book, “Romeo & Juliet” William Shakespeare writes a moving story about the betrayal, disappointment, love, and eventual death of Romeo and Juliet. No reader can truly appreciate and understand the level of Juliet’s struggles without first understanding the roles the Lord Capulet, Friar Lawrence and Romeo, their betrayal and their role in her faithful decision.
In the play “Romeo & Juliet” shakespeare portrayed all aspects of love throughout different characters. Each character carries its own meaning of love which is what makes this play unique. Romeo,Nurse, and Tybalt all represent divergent love.The word Love can come in all sorts of ways which is why it is such a diverse word. Love is a powerful term that can be portrayed as deep affection, devotion, and even heartbreak.
“A man's greatest pleasure is to defeat his enemies, to drive them before him, to take from them that which they possessed, to see those whom they cherished in tears, to ride their horses, and to hold their wives and daughters in his arms.”, said Genghis Khan, ruler of the Mongol Empire. Shakespeare expands on this idea in his famous novel Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet tells a tale of two “star crossed lovers” born of rival families whose feud is continued by men battling in the streets, the two lovers try to get married and start a life together which is halted by the violence of men when Mercutio, Romeo’s friend was slain by Tybalt and Tybalt was slain by Romeo. Romeo’s brutality caused for him to be banished from Verona, a plan was
In the 1300’s certain wealthy, high status families had disputes and feuds with other families. These family feuds would encompass all their relatives including the younger generations. In the play, “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet” written by William Shakespeare it portrays two families, the Montagues and Capulets, whom have been at odds with each other for decades upon decades. The play also describes how Romeo, a Montague, and Juliet, a Capulet, try to overcome their families long lasting conflict for the sake of each other's love. The vendetta between these two households is passed on from generation to generation. In this tragedy there are two main types of generations, younger and older, which share many similarities and differences, involved in the complex feud. The interactions between these two generations propels the action to its eventual tragic ending.
1.Robert "Rocky" Balboa is the title character of the Rocky series. The character was created by Sylvester Stallone, who also portrayed him in all seven Rocky films. He is depicted as an everyman who started out by going the distance and overcoming obstacles that had occurred in his life and career as a professional boxer.
I am heartbroken over the deaths of my master and friend, Romeo, Juliet, who brought Romeo great happiness, and county Paris, who I knew to be a very honorable man. I hope that this court session will bring justice for Romeo, Juliet, and Paris. To help bring this justice, I will truthfully tell you all that I know.
Shakespeare uses love to convey how people don’t take responsibility for their actions. When Mercutio dies Romeo has a lack of maturity and this quote depicts that. “This gentleman, the Prince's near ally, My very friend, hath got this mortal hurt In my behalf. My reputation stained With Tybalt’s slander--Tybalt, that an hour Hath been my cousin! O sweet Juliet, Thy beauty hath made me effeminate And in my temper softened valor’s steel.” (3.1.115-120) In this quote Romeo is saying his thought out loud which is a soliloquy. By showing that Romeo is alone Shakespeare shows that the security of the marriage is very important and also shows how he does not take the blame for Mercutio's death. Lack of maturity or responsibility causes people to not take responsibility in their actions. Romeo after Mercutio dies was overly ragged and all in his mind at this point was to kill Tybalt. “Thou wretched boy that didst consort him here Shalt with him hence. This shall determine that. Romeo, away be gone! The citizens are up, and Tybalt slain. Stand not amazed. The Prince will doom thee death If thou art taken. Hence, be gone, away.” (3.1.135-141) During this quote Tybalt calls romeo a wretched boy, this is an epithet. By Tybalt calling Romeo a wretched boy this is emphasising how much he hates or strongly dislikes him. Using vulgar language against other people shows lack of maturity and how people don’t take responsibility for their actions. In this book juliet also makes rash decisions that show her lack of maturity. "If all else fail, myself have power to die" (3.5.244) Juliet said this when she was being forced to marry Paris. In this quote Juliet may not know it but she is using the literary device pathos which helps her deliver the message of sadness and how irrational this decision is. So people who make irrational and quick decisions could be because they have a lack of maturity and don’t take responsibility for their actions. People could say they love someone but it could all be out of lust because of lack of maturity. “Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight! / For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night" (I.5.52-53). Romeo is bouncing from one girl to another based on looks which shows he has lack of
One of Romeo’s acts that shows his rashness is his marrying Juliet. After Juliet says that she does not want to marry Romeo, he persists and says that he wants “Th’ exchange of thy love’s faithful vow for mine” (2.2.134). Romeo does not consider the consequences of their marriage. He simply wants his wish fulfilled. He is rash
In the play Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare treats the female roles as superfluous or extraneous, yet throughout the play, he allows one female to break the stereotype for women and be just as daring and witty as the men. In this play, Shakespeare writes that women are unsophisticated and not capable of making their own decisions. Shakespeare made his women overly dependent on men and wrote them to believe they physically could not live without any men in their lives. During the progression of the play Shakespeare shows reverence towards Juliet by making her possess an inner strength that enables her to have maturity beyond her years. Throughout Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare treats the women inadequately, but his perspective changes when it comes to Juliet and her outstanding individualism.
Juliet is the daughter of Lord and Lady Capulet. When the play begins, we learn from the nurse that Juliet is soon turning fourteen (“Even or odd, of all the days in the year come Lammas-Eve at night shall she be fourteen”). In Juliet's first meeting with her mother and the nurse, she seems to be an obedient and responsible child. She comes immediately when they call her and answers always respectfully to her mother: "Madam, I am here, / What is your will?" (“Act 1, Scene 3). She is also clever as when her mother asks her what she thinks about marriage, she gives an ambiguous answer by saying what her mother wanted to hear really: “it is an honour I dream not of” (“Act 1, Scene 3). We learn that she is
After reading and analyzing the story “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare, it comes to the conclusion that each character represents an emotion by using two main characters from the story. The emotion anger, can be shown in multiple of scenes but the one who represents it the most is Tybalt Capulet as his anger within is mostly identify by from the Capulet’s angry feud to the Montagues. The emotion honestly, can be shown by a man named Benvolio Montague who not only shows honestly to his formal Montagues but also for the Capulets as he doesn’t want the feud between the two to turn into war. Although these emotions are seen throughout the story and from other characters, these two show more in depth with their corresponding emotions.