Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare “Romeo and Juliet is a play about two lovers. This play is tragic; it ends in the deaths of both, Romeo and Juliet. The main reason for their deaths was that both sides of each other’s family disagreed and did not care for the lives of either Romeo or Juliet whatever relation they were to them. For a long time in the story Romeo and Juliet kept other peoples thoughts out of their relationship, but they could not keep their family’s feelings out of their lives forever, and they soon caught up with them; but who or what was most to blame? ====================================================================== Lord and Lady Capulet are the parents of Juliet. …show more content…
“My fingers itch” (Act 3 Scene 5). Lord and Lady Capulet never got to know their own daughter as well as they should. They thought of her as an object that will give them more respect throughout Verona, because of this they did not respect Juliet’s views as much as they should have, this is one of the main reasons Juliet went on to kill herself. There are points in the play where the reader would feel that Lord and Lady Capulet are arranging this marriage for Juliet’s best interests. Friar Lawrence is one of the most active characters in the play. Throughout the play he has done many things to ‘fuel the fire’. Friar Lawrence is close to Romeo, the first time he comes into the play is when Romeo goes’ to confess his sins, this is when Friar agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet. This was his first big mistake. He should have known that the marriage would not solve the hatred between the two households. He should have more common sense; after all he did try to tell Romeo that he just a day ago was in love with Rosaline. “Holy Saint Francis, what a change is here! Is Rosaline, whom thou didst love so dear, so soon forsaken?” (Act 2 Scene 3) “Hath washed thy sallow cheeks for Rosaline!” (Act 2 Scene 3) The second huge mistake he made was to give Juliet the sleeping drug, however
In Act III, scene 3 of Romeo and Juliet, Friar Laurence informs Romeo that the Prince has decided to punish him with banishment from Verona. Instead of feeling joyful of escaping capital punishment, Romeo mourns over the fact that he could never see Juliet again. While the two discuss the Prince's decision, the Nurse arrives and tells Romeo that Juliet is also heartbroken over Tybalt's death. Guilty of hurting Juliet, Romeo threatens to commit suicide. To stop Romeo, the Friar suggests that he and Juliet should consummate their marriage, and afterwards, they can try to get the Prince's pardon. Comforted, Romeo agrees and prepares to see Juliet. As the director, I will ask the three characters to showcase the difference between the youth and
The narrative voices in songs and literature through male characters express enthusiastic responses to female characters. “Michelle” lyrical song created by Sir Paul McCartney that was performed at the White House for President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama. Sir Paul McCartney’s song “Michelle” is a song coming from the standpoint of man who feels immense admiration towards a woman. The viewer assumes that due to the male character speaking in French in sections of the song, they infer that Michelle only speaks French. The next piece is literature, the lines 44-53 of Romeo and Juliet are an excerpt of a play by William Shakespeare.
There he was, lying in agony in the dark and weary night, next to his beloved's tomb in the ominous cemetery. Seeing the vile creature, Death, take away her soul from his hands. Death insisted to come with him with his hands filled with the white bones of the dead, he came along without hesitation. The well-known tragedy, Romeo, and Juliet by William Shakespeare was a transcendent illustration of the effects of the underdeveloped adolescent brain. The two star-crossed lovers had their destiny planned in front of them. The tragic and mournful deaths of Romeo and Juliet resulted from their impromptu love taking over their everyday lives. Romeo laid on the murky ground of the cemetery, weeping in front of the tomb of Juliet and he would soon kill
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William Shakespeare wrote the play Romeo and Juliet, which is about the star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet are forbidden to see one another, due to their families’ feud. The Capulets, Juliet, and Montagues, Romeo, are the enemies in this feud. The question is, were the parents against them? Or were they just trying to protect and make them happy? Shakespeare was born on April 26, 1564 and died on April 23, 1616. When he was eighteen years old, he married Anne Hathaway and has three children, Susanna, Judith, and Hamnet.
Act 3 Scene 2 of Romeo and Juliet is set in the house of the Capulets. Juliet is anxiously awaiting night because Romeo is coming and will take her virginity. Juliet is nervous that her inexperience will be apparent to her new husband. Nurse enters the room with ladder for Romeo to climb the orchid wall later in the night. When Nurse arrives Juliet is able to sense that Nurse comes with bad news. Nurse is vague with her delivery of the news “he’s dead, he’s dead, he’s dead!”(pg 128) Juliet believes that Nurse is referring to Romeo, Juliet’s belief that Romeo is dead causes her great distress. Nurse later reveals that Tybalt is the dead man she is talking about “O Tybalt, Tybalt, the best friend I had!”(pg 128) Juliet briefly believes that
William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet loved each other, but they knew that it wouldn't be possible to have a relationship because of their feuding families. Their deaths were tragic, as it was mainly the people around them that made them so unhappy. They were so in love with each other that they took risks to be together, which lead to their unfortunate deaths. Romeo is a Montague. He falls in love with Juliet the moment he sees her at a Capulet ball.
Throughout the entirety of Romeo & Juliet, Shakespeare is hinting at the “star crossed” deadly fate of the lovers spoken of by the chorus in the prologue. Romeo and Juliet are also constantly mentioning their uneasy feelings and how they can sense that something bad will happen, which confirm the aforementioned conclusion. This foreshadowing not only tells us this tragedy planned, but there must be pawns of fate that have to drive Romeo and Juliet together, while at the same time leading them to their death. In Romeo and Juliet, their deadly destiny was written by the universe and characters along the way, such as Capulet, Montague, Nurse, Friar Lawrence, Friar John, and Mercutio.
to one that is so ill: in sadness, cousin, I do love a woman.’ This
He might be trying to say that it won’t be long until he falls in love
William Shakespeare frequently created women who deviated from the social standards of his time, which was, throughout the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. All throughout this era, women were understood to be silent and obedient and were believed to be unfit of doing more than taking care of the house and raising children. However, Shakespeare often rejected these aspects and invented feminine characters that challenged the norms of this point in time. Two of the most individualistic women in Shakespeare’s plays are Lady Macbeth from Macbeth, and Olivia from Twelfth Night. Shakespeare confers upon both characters perceptibly masculine traits. Both Lady Macbeth and Olivia present nuanced description of the hostility in gender roles in the face of cultural and societal norms during the Renaissance era, due to their prominent masculine traits.
We are gathered here today to celebrate the life, and mourn the tragic deaths of Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet. To the citizens of Verona these kids were part of a hateful family feud, but behind closed doors they were actually long lost lovers. We have learned three lessons from Romeo and Juliet's deaths. These lessons include always tell the truth, think before you take action and hate never solves anything. By the end of Romeo and Juliet's relationship, we see these lessons multiple times.
Romeo is saying he has a premonition that he will be controlled by fate and eventually lead to a
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
Analyzing Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet is a tragic love story between two teenagers who fall