Noble and treasured citizens of our fair city Verona, I stand here today in front of you all, in light of recent events, to mourn the loss of a cherished child of God. Today we look back upon the life and times of the ever revered Romeo Montague, who was loved so graciously by friends and family and who I loved like a son of my own. And while God has taken Romeo from us too young, we can still learn from the actions he taught us and ensure that his legacy shall stand the test of time and forever live on. Romeo as we all know was born into a Noble family, but a feuding family no less, who have endured a harsh and long conflict with their rivals the Capulets. Much unlike the rest of the family, he grew up a sensitive and caring boy with a unique love for reading, walking in the gardens, and of course his innate love for women. It was at this time of growth that I met him as a child and soon I would become his tutor. Quite more often than not, Romeo would visit me during the night or a summer afternoon in my cell to discuss and confide with me the problems and issues he faced. Through these dialogues we engaged in over the years I came to learn the kind of person Romeo was, and the …show more content…
He informed me of wondrous news, he had found another woman with whom he wished to wed and quite mercifully she loved too loved him wholeheartedly. My prayers had been answered. I remember the day he told me, he was so excited and I remember him saying to me: “Then plainly know my heart’s dear love is set on the fair daughter of rich Capulet: As mine on hers, so hers is set on mine; And all combined, save what thou must combine.” I was overjoyed at the news when I heard it. I valued him as a son of my own and to hear he had fallen in love with someone who loved him so equally was refreshing, and truly shows that God does work miracles in our
Introduction: "O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo? " What if Romeo was never Romeo? What if he was just another prince from another place? Juliet and Romeo families’ are rivals with each other, which becomes an obstacle for their love.
Friar then told us the end of his story. He still questions himself every day of what could have happened instead of what did happen. “I came to the tomb hoping Juliet would be awake by now when I arrived she was still resting but then I saw two bodies on the ground. It was young Romeo and Paris. I was shocked and surprised. Once Juliet had awoken I tried to get her to leave but she would not. I had to leave, I wish I didn’t.
Ultimately, Romeo and Juliet are to blame for their deaths. For instance, they could have chosen to take their time getting married, instead of rushing into it. Friar Laurence foreshadowed this point in act two, scene six. “These violent delights have violent endings...Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.” (840) If they would’ve taken their time, they could’ve sorted out a more effective plan. Secondly, if Romeo hadn’t let his anger get the best of him after Mercutio died, he wouldn’t have been banned. Romeo lost his temper in act three, scene one. “Alive in triumph, and Mercutio slain?” (848) Romeo didn’t necessarily need to kill Tybalt because he would have eventually gotten caught and persecuted for his crime. Then, Romeo wouldn’t have
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.
As the heart-breaking conspiracy of fate in “Romeo and Juliet” unfolds, we watch the character of Romeo developing gradually while, being hinted of the tragedy yet to come. The audience is informed initially about the “star-crossed” lovers however, is left wondering exactly how it happened. Shakespeare chose the name Romeo not only because the story is set in Rome but also for the desolate “o” shape our mouths are left in after saying his name. He uses a variety of oxymorons, clever metaphors and dramatic irony to portray Romeo as a tragic character. Shakespeare presents Romeo as a tragic character by contrasting his end and beginning.
Romeo and Juliet is a story that takes place in a small town in Italy named Verona. In this story, Romeo and Juliet’s families constantly fight with each other. Romeo accidentally gets invited to a Capulet party and attends it in hopes of seeing his love, Rosaline. Instead, Romeo goes and spots Juliet and forgets about Rosaline and falls in love with how beautiful Juliet was.
“Holding a grudge doesn’t make you strong; it makes you bitter. Forgiving doesn’t make you weak; it sets you free.” This quote was once stated by Dave Willis, and teaches those that forgiving is something you can do to strengthen your life, not to weaken it. In the novel, Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare in 1594, shows this lesson as well. William Shakespeare uses literary terms and language to portray how rivalries impede life’s most desirable events from happening.
One of Shakespeare’s most eminent plays, Romeo and Juliet is a tale revolving around a pair of star-crossed lovers whose premature relationship must go undiscovered because of their feuding families. However, in the arduous process of protecting its secrecy, several essential figures including Romeo, Friar Lawrence and the theme of fate play decisive roles that hold responsibility in the turnout of events that lead to a tragic conclusion. Romeo, the lover himself is rebellious and desperate for love. His impulsive personality towards love and marriage establishes danger not only upon himself but as well as his partner Juliet. Friar Lawrence is well-regarded, but his rashness, ignorance, and ill-advised thinking place both lovers in
In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and juliet, Romeo Montague is a character who possesses both strengths, and weakness, as do many people of his age. This tragedy highlights his favorable qualities and unfavorable qualities in a way that allows the audience to connect with him by understanding his pain. A multitude of his strengths are contribute to his weaknesses, and his weaknesses parts of his strength, so in a way most of his character traits have viable arguments for both. Despite the book’s classicism, Romeo is protrayed as a teenage boy similar to the boys of our time in their impulsiveness, immaturity, quickness to be angered, loyalty, and interest in love.
Juliet, the love of my life; who I know is a Capulet, but I cannot stay away from her beauty. I was fighting the need to go see her and admire her face that glistens in the moon’s light. Against what my friends say and think, I make the decision to jump over the wall to the Capulet’s orchard. Just as I got over the wall, I notice her standing on her balcony, deep in thought. She looked so perfect, even when she wasn’t trying. The moon is already sick and pale with grief because of you Juliet. If I was up there with her it would make my night. Just as I was about to call out her name she starts to speak.
Right off the bat, you're taken to a car accident where Juliet awakes in a new body, next to an unfamiliar teen boy. It's a shocker when suddenly Romeo is beside her and she isn't thrilled to see him like one would expect after knowing how madly in love they were in the play. You're able to see that everything isn't rainbows and butterflies like we believe, that their short courtship not only led to the death of so many, but was all a ploy to get Romeo power he desired more than anything. The story of Romeo and Juliet is fully expanded upon and you're able to see them in a whole new light and it's not the same ole story, it's not the same plot line, it's new and unique, a completely new
If you don't really love me let your parents find me. I rather have the police arrest me than not having to love you.
In many literary works, there are methods that authors use to make a story better. In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, dramatic irony is the driving method. Dramatic irony is something in which characters do not know something, but the reader or audience knows what the true reality is. According to some researchers, “A staple of Elizabethan and Shakespearean drama was dramatic irony” (Halio 25). Furthermore some researchers also belive that dramatic irony is very prominent in the play, “ One of the more prominent literary devices in the play is irony” (Sauer 673). Romeo and Juliet, and also their friends and families face a lot of instances of dramatic irony in the story. Dramatic irony creates suspense and adds to
The play I choose my soliloquy from was Romeo and Juliet. This play was written in 1595 and falls under the genre of romance and tragedy. It was inspired by a poem, called The Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Iuliet. The soliloquy I choose to analyze was Romeo’s speech when he sees Juliet at the party standing on the balcony, in Act 1 scene 5. Some of the life lessons included in this soliloquy include; love can make us vulnerable, that love isn’t always blind and it can give us courage.
Romeo’s emotional maturity is growing, though sometimes he loses his cool and unthinkingly acts. Although it is difficult to label his suicide in the play’s final scene as mature, this final act certainly demonstrates Romeo’s determination and devotion to his bride. He is no longer the wistful and wishy-washy romantic neophyte of Act I, but a passionate and strong-willed young man, even if he demonstrates it in a decidedly unproductive way (Lampert, 2008).