The Influence Of Male Roles In Romeo And Juliet

One might think that masculinity is only a mental and ethical issue, yet throughout the tragic play of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, masculinity proves to be a two headed beast that not only is a mental but also physical problem. All the way from the beginning in scene 1.1 to the final scene of act 5, there was constant conflict occurring with short breaks of love and triumph collapsed by more ensuing conflict. Furthermore, a majority of this clash between the two families, Capulets and Montagues, was indirectly or directly evoked by the masculine behavior exerted by the men in the story. All things considered, the tragedy where two lovers upon many others meet their ultimate fate of death would have never been a tragedy without all of the masculinity that all of the men characters seem to exude. All throughout this essay, it will become more apparent that the idea of the internal and external need for masculinity in the men has consequently kindled the fire of conflict between the Montagues and Capulets in the tragedy because of the status quo, disrespect for women, and mindset of a masculine man.

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.

When Juliet finds out that Tybalt has been killed and Romeo is in exile, for killing Tybalt, Juliet feels both passionate about Romeo and disappointed in both Romeo and herself, which reveal her inner struggle. In Act 3, Juliet’s Nurse comes back with this news that Tybalt is dead and that Romeo is such an awful person for killing him. Juliet fights back at the Nurse, and herself, for speaking bad about Romeo. She claims, ““Shall I speak ill of him that is my husband? Ah, poor my lord, what tongue shall smooth thy name, When I, thy three hours' wife, have mangled it? But wherefore, villain, didst thou kill my cousin? That villain cousin would have killed my husband.” (3.2.99-101). This shows that Juliet is passionate about Romeo, because first of all, she says that she was wrong to say bad things about her husband.

Throughout Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, there is an overlaying presence of the typical roles that men and women were supposed to play. During Elizabethan times there was a major difference between the way men and women were supposed to act. Men typically were supposed to be masculine and powerful, and defend the honor. Women, on the other hand, were supposed to be subservient to their men in their lives and do as ever they wished. In Romeo and Juliet the typical gender roles that men and women were supposed to play had an influence on the fate of their lives.

By doing so, this essay explores to what extent the play reinforces or complicates the conventional spatial-gender binary. Romeo and Juliet genders public spaces as masculine and domestic spaces as feminine to enforce conventional gender roles. This essay analyzes how the public sphere allows male characters to perform their gender identity, by examining public scenes such as the opening scene and the scene where Romeo kills Tybalt. These examples detail how the public sphere enables the men to perform behaviors that progress their maleness, such as acts of violence and misogyny. Additionally, this essay analyzes Romeo’s interaction with Mercutio and Benvolio in 2.4 to view how the play reinforces the maleness of the public sphere.

In Marty’s altered 1950s timeline, his father has to engage with an even more base masculine behavior, fighting Biff’s violent sexual assault on Lorraine with, naturally, more violence. The character of Biff, and his undoing, seem like they are meant to imply that the only way to fight destructive masculinity is with more aggressive masculinity. But when Marty returns to 1985, we see his father has not become a drooling, violent archetype, but a confident, successful, balanced man (we see him, finally, comfortable expressing his sexuality and interest in his wife openly). Maybe it isn’t merely Masculinity: Unleashed that makes George successful and happy, but his realization that masculine urges can play a constructive role (in balanced doses), allowing a man to both

Stoppard’s satirical movie, Shakespeare in Love, is a play on Shakespeare’s tragic love story, Romeo and Juliet. Stoppard places Shakespeare himself into a relationship with Viola De Lesseps, that resembles the relationship between Romeo and Juliet. Stoppard incorporates countless parallels into the film from Shakespeare’s love story, including the character development of major authority figures. The prince and the queen, Capulet and Viola’s father, and the Friar and the Priest are all figures of authority and parallel between the two works; Stoppard gave his cast similarities to Shakespeare’s characters, but they also varied in some aspects. Stoppard’s decision to both keep some and change some character attributes of these authority figures helps contribute and develop the ending of the movie, just as Shakespeare’s character developments contributed to the outcome of his plays.

In the play Romeo and Juliet, the male characters have a more dramatic impact on the audience than females. Male characters are more compulsive because they act before they think. First, Romeo makes an impulse decision at the Capulet ball. He sees Juliet across the room and falls in love. Romeo made his decision based on her looks instead of personality. Later, some male characters got in a fight. Tybalt killed Mercutio then Romeo thought Tybalt should be in Mercutio's place so he killed Tybalt. By them getting in a fight and not thinking before they act, it is another reason why the male characters have a more dramatic impact on the audience. Later in the story, Friar Laurence makes a quick decision keeping the audience interested in what

In a patriarchal society, women are expected to conform to social restrictions by demonstrating reverence and obedience to the males in their lives. Shakespeare's tragic play, Romeo and Juliet, explores the effects of patriarchal authority exerted over women and how the patriarchal structure left no escape from it, save death. Through Juliet, Lady Capulet, and the Nurse, Shakespeare establishes a common understanding of this type of society, but illuminates three different reactions to the social oppression by portraying the responses of a passionate lover, an idyllic housewife, and an attendant.

In the Elizabethan times men were supposed to be masculine and powerful and defend their honour. Women on the other hand had to be subservient to the men in their lives and do what they said. These gender roles also influenced the fate of the “star-crossed lovers”, Romeo and Juliet. Especially the gender roles of the men since the women had to be obedient and therefore barely had a say in this all. In his play, Shakespeare portrays the men in the Elizabethan times as immature and prideful by using content, characterization and tone in order to convey the message of the play.

In Romeo and Juliet, male characters have the most dramatic impact in acts one and two. Because of the energy and mixed emotions, I think male will strike the audiences attention. The first male character that I chose is Romeo, he has more of a dramatic impact because his feelings for people change so quickly. " With Rosaline my ghostly father?

The story of Rmoeo and Juliet is based on the feud between the Capulets and the Montagues thus it is not suprising that Verona is dominated by masculine tension. As well as masculine tension is also sexual domination and violence a part of the life in Verona.

I think the males had the most impact on the story for 2 reasons. My first reason is because it was meant to be a romantic story to appeal to more of a feminine side in my opinion. The second reason is the males had more interactions in the story and most scenes were mostly the males speaking. Romeo made most of the decisions in the play. The first reason for the males having more of an impact is because girls tend to like the story more because it of the romance .

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is a tragic tale of two star-crossed lovers who end their lives to be together. Members of wealthy, rival families, the Montagues and the Capulets, Romeo and Juliet meet at a party Romeo was not supposed to attend and fall in love. They get married in secret and create a plan to stay together after learning that Juliet is set to marry Count Paris, however, their plan fails and they both commit suicide. Since the publication of the play, much has changed in our society, and actions once considered improper have become perfectly normal. Women have gained more respect and power.

Based on the first two acts of Romeo and Juliet I believe the male’s characters made a more dramatic impact than females to the audience. Because of the array of emotions as an audience, I thought the male characters made me want to read more. In the beginning, Romeo proves he is a dramatic figure in the play when he was in love with Rosaline. He says “Ay me! Sad hours seem long” (998). Romeo says is the day so long because he is in love with Rosaline, but she doesn't love him back so, he is a heartbroken. After Romeo I believe Tybalt is the second person that has made a dramatic impact in Romeo and Juliet because he is a fiery person. “As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee” (995). This shows that he is a person who dares to battle. The last