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Romeo And Juliet Homogenous

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Despite the fact Shakespeare having written two plays from two unmistakably distinctive genres; I have been able to investigate the ways in which the plays are homogenous, which indeed suggest that they are both unique inside their own particular rights. Love, apprehension and extreme emotion are all present throughout the story of 'Romeo and Juliet' similarly included in the Merchants of Venice. In the play Romeo &Juliet written by William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet's fates are interlaced from the moment of their birth. Shakespeare's use of dramatic structure in the play including the switching between comedy and tragedy intensifies tension in scenes and brings the audience closer to the two youthful partners as we witness their relationship …show more content…

Romeo describes Juliet’s physical appearance, comparing her to “the sun” which suggests Juliet is now the centre of Romeo’s universe the same way as the sun is the centre of the solar system and she is now the one that gives him life the same way the sun does to the earth. Shakespeare uses this illustration to show the effect Juliet has had over Romeo almost comparing her with an object of that magnitude and a potent figure to life on earth. Romeo then proceeds to examine another force of nature in which he says, "Kill the envious moon". Using personification Romeo suggests that Juliet is more delightful than the moon and her magnificence surpasses that of the sun. Romeo's first words, portraying Juliet's appearance are full of longing and desire and in using the natural imagery of the sun and the moon suggests that his response to this relationship comes naturally and is very powerful. In comparison to the Merchants of Venice for example in which Different sorts of love is displayed. The love for a father for a young lady and here again there is a contrast in the way The Lord of Belmont presents his love for Portia and later on in the play the way Shylock behaves with Jessica. Jessica's elopement or the loss of his money when he says "My young lady! O my Daughter! O my daughter! My ducats and my daughter!" Although Portia admits that the …show more content…

Throughout the play Shakespeare builds up Portia's character from what appears like a subservient lady, who is constrained into a marriage, to a free lady who is viewed as an equal by her husband. The arranged marriage demonstrates that Portia was given no opportunity by her dominant dead father, which may be the reason Portia appears to make hateful remarks about all the suitors that come to attempt to win her hand in marriage. Toward the start of the play Portia has no control over her financial well-being or an unarranged marriage, she is almost, a prize to be won – here the lady is trapped in a male-dominant society, “I may neither choose who I would nor refuse who I

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