...In the play Romeo and Juliet there lives are not controlled by fate but rather they make there own decisions during the play. Everyone feels sorry for Romeo and Juliet because their lives were controlled by fate. But, no one looks at the huge errors they made leading up to there deaths. So, that's why i think fate is not a major factor in Romeo and Juliet. Even though fate caused them to fall in love, they made decisions that affected their lives, when Romeo and Juliet kill themselves. Or, when Juliet takes the sleeping potion from the friar, Also when Romeo kills Tybalt. These are all examples of free will in Romeo and Juliet. When Romeo Kills Tybalt in the play it is one of the major example of free will. When Tybalt kills Mercutio Romeo could have just walked away from Mercutio's death. But instead he forgot everything and just focused on killing Tybalt. “And fire-eyed fury be my conduct now.’ this quote shows that Romeo wants to avenge Mercutio's death and he will do anything to avenge him. Even when Romeo kills Tybalt and claims he was “fortune’s fool!” It was really...
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...Below is a free essay on "10 Important Romeo and Juliet Quotes" from Anti Essays, your source for free research papers, essays, and term paper examples. Romeo and Juliet 10 important quotations “Yea, noise? Then I'll be brief. O happy dagger!” – (Act 2, Scene 2, v169) this quote is important because it is when Juliet stabs herself with a dagger. She stabs herself with Romeo’s dagger and they both die. “I do bite my thumb, sir.” -(Act 1, scene 1, v42) This is what Sampson says to Abraham before they fight. This is the fight that causes the prince to say that the nest Montague or Capulet to start the fight will be punished by death. “Now by saint peters church, and peter too, He shall not make me a joyful bride.” -(act 3 scene 5, v117) Juliet tells her parents that she does not want to marry Paris. This is important because the argument they have following this is what makes the nurse not want Juliet to marry Romeo anymore. “Take this vial, bring then in bed, and this distilling liquor drink thou off” – (act 4, scene 1, v93) This is when friar Laurence gives Juliet a potion so she does not have to marry Paris. “Romeo, Romeo, Romeo, I drink to thee.” –(act 4, scene 5, v58) Juliet drinks the potion that causes Romeo to think she’s dead. This potion in a way kills Romeo too. “Alack the day, She’s dead, She’s dead, She’s dead.” –(act 4, scene 5, v23) The nurse says this to lord Capulet. Now she is unable to marry Paris. “And for that offense immediately we...
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...you cannot escape it. Everyone has a plan even if they like it or not. For example in the 1500’s parents had marriages pre arranged for their children. Sometimes even before they were born. There are many examples of this in Romeo and Juliet. In the play Romeo and Juliet, The central idea is your destiny is inescapable. In the play Romeo and Juliet, Romeo and Juliet got married and destiny tried to break them up multiple times. For example, Juliet’s parents wanted her to marry paris even though she was already married to Romeo. “Sir Paris, I will make a desperate tender of my childs love”(12). This scene was significant because Capulet arranged this marriage behind Juliet’s back. Capulet did not know that she was already married to romeo and cannot remarry until one Romeo dies. I think what Capulet and Lady Capulet did was wrong. If you are going to be married to someone...
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...Lawrence knew that Romeo and Juliet’s relationship was bad all along. So if he didn’t stop it shouldn’t he be guilty too? Well, Romeo and Juliet is a tragic story of that ends with the couple suiciding themselves, although, everybody wonders who are guilty for Romeo and Juliet’s death. I think Friar Lawrence is responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s death because he married them when he knew it was wrong, he could have told the families what was happening, but instead he kept it all secret, his plans were not thoughtful and he ruined everything. One of the non wise choices that the Friar Lawrence did was to marry Romeo and Juliet. ”Go wisely and slowly. Those who rush stumble and fall.”This quote shows us that Friar Lawrence knew that Romeo and Juliet’s relationship was bad all along. Friar knew that Romeo was desperate for love and wanted to rapidly wanted to marry Juliet. ”I love rich Capulet’s daughter. I love her, and she loves me. We’re bound to each other in every possible way, except we need you to marry us. I’ll tell you more later about when and where we met, how we fell in love, and how...
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...presence of Carnivalesque is an important factor for understanding the production “Romeo + Juliet” by Baz Luhrmann. The Carnivalism concept was devised by Mikhail Bakhtin, who said it embodied life taking form of a typical carnival. It is essentially the way things can be obscured in life, or rather what is normal in life being turned inside out (Welsh, 152), which can easily be applied to Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. Without the elements of Carnival, it is likely this love story would have never been possible. Due to the overwhelming amount of Carnivalism in this film, many perceive it as though the true nature of Shakespeare’s tragedy has been lost in its exuberant elements and that “the film’s spectacle constantly overpowers and overwhelms the poetry” (Welsh, 152). Despite this common belief, Luhrmann was brilliant to use Bakhtin’s ideas to enhance the hidden undertones that were present in Shakespeare’s play. Carnivalism makes “the world of this film perverse and confused... The lines are often right, but the context is most peculiar” (Welsh, 153) so that we are no longer able to...
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...portrayed in William Shakespeare’s work, Romeo and Juliet, a tragic play that presents two youths, Juliet Capulet and Romeo Montague, that met and fell in love at first sight. However, they are forced to keep their relationship a secret for their families, the Capulets and Montagues are bitter enemies. Because of this secrecy, misunderstandings arise and reckless decisions, along with their irreversible consequences, are...
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...omeo and Juliet Quotes Essay Below is a free essay on "Romeo and Juliet Quotes" from Anti Essays, your source for free research papers, essays, and term paper examples. Quotes for final English Exam Romeo and Juliet * "O! she doth teach the torches to burn bright” Act 1, Scene 5 Line 51 * "Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight! /For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night." - Act 1, Scene 5, lines 59-60 * "It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night/ like a rich jewel in an Ethiope's ear-" Act 1, Scene 5, Lines 52-53 * "O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo?/ Deny thy father and refuse thy name,/ Or if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love,/ And I'll no longer be a Capulet." Act 2, Scene 2, lines 36-39 * "What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet" - Act 2, Scene 2, Lines 46-47 * “But soft! What light through yonder window breaks?/ It is the East, and Juliet is the sun!/ Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon,/ Who is already sick and pale with grief/ That thou her maid are far more fair than she.” Act 2, Scene 3, Lines 2-5 * “Her mother is lady of the house/And a good lady, and a wise and virtuous./I nursed her daughter that you talked withal” – Act 1, Scene 5, Lines 126-128 * “My only love has sprung from my only hate!/Too early seen unknown, and known too late!/ Prodigious birth of love it is to me/That I must love a loathed enemy” Act 1, scene 5, Lines 152- 155...
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...Adapting Plays Into Movies “In theatre, you can change things ever so slightly; it’s an organic thing. Whereas in film, you only have that chance on the day, and you have no control over it at all,” These insightful words were once spoken by actress (Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace) and Oscar winner Judi Dench, and they very clearly illustrate one of the biggest differences between theatre and film. However, a small hint of bias seems to be depicted in this point of view. The quote (and many others) seem to suggest that one form of acting is more difficult than the other. It seems the opposite is true; that when taking one of these art forms (i.e. theatre) and transforming it into the other, one would come across a wide array of differences, as well as similarities. When researching a topic such as this, one must go beyond reading. One must not only dive into a script or a periodical or academic journal, one must immerse themselves into the films that have come about as a result of the transformation of turning a play into a cinematic experience. When going about researching this topic, I watched the movie Chicago (Dir. Rob Marshall, 2002) as well as looked over the original Broadway script (By Jon Kander, Fredd Ebb, and Bob Fosse 1975). The original Broadway production opened June 3, 1975, at the 46th Street Theatre and ran for 936 performances. Chicago's 1996 Broadway revival holds the record for the longest-running musical revival and the longest-running American musical...
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...between the two families if he married them as it states here; “In one respect I'll thy assistant be; For this alliance may so happy prove, To turn your households' rancour to pure love.” The Friar thinks he can fix everything, but he can’t. Another example would be when the Friar tells Juliet; “Take thou this vial, being then in bed, And this distilled liquor drink thou off; When presently through all thy veins shall run, A cold and drowsy humour, for no pulse.” Friar tells Juliet to drink this potion in this quote and in this text, “Will watch thy waking, and that very night. Shall Romeo bear thee hence to Mantua. And this shall free thee from this present shame,” which shows that he thought he could save them but he couldn’t which...
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...A TEACHER’S GUIDE TO THE SIGNET CLASSIC EDITION OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S ROMEO AND JULIET By ARTHEA J.S. REED, PH.D. S E R I E S W. GEIGER ELLIS, ED.D., E D I T O R S : UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, EMERITUS and ARTHEA J. S. REED, PH.D., UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, RETIRED A Teacher’s Guide to the Signet Classic Edition of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet 2 INTRODUCTION William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is an excellent introduction to Shakespearean drama; teenagers can relate to its plot, characters, and themes. The play’s action is easily understood, the character’s motives are clear, and many of the themes are as current today as they were in Shakespeare’s time. Therefore, it can be read on a variety of levels, allowing all students to enjoy it. Less able readers can experience the swash-buckling action and investigate the themes of parent-child conflict, sexuality, friendship, and suicide. Because of the play’s accessibility to teenagers, able readers can view the play from a more literary perspective, examining the themes of hostility ad its effect on the innocent, the use of deception and its consequences, and the effects of faulty decision making. They can study how the characters function within the drama and how Shakespeare uses language to develop plot, characters, and themes. The most able students can develop skills involved in literary criticism by delving into the play’s comic and tragic elements and its classically...
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...ROMEO & JULIET Prologue (ACT 1) As a prologue to the play, the Chorus enters. In a fourteen-line sonnet, the Chorus describes two noble households (called “houses”) in the city of Verona. The houses hold an “ancient grudge” (Prologue.2) against each other that remains a source of violent and bloody conflict. The Chorus states that from these two houses, two “star-crossed” (Prologue.6) lovers will appear. These lovers will mend the quarrel between their families by dying. The story of these two lovers, and of the terrible strife between their families, will be the topic of this play. ANALYSIS This opening speech by the Chorus serves as an introduction to Romeo and Juliet. We are provided with information about where the play takes place, and given some background information about its principal characters. The obvious function of the Prologue as introduction to the Verona of Romeo and Juliet can obscure its deeper, more important function. The Prologue does not merely set the scene of Romeo and Juliet, it tells the audience exactly what is going to happen in the play. The Prologue refers to an ill-fated couple with its use of the word “star-crossed,” which means, literally, against the stars. Stars were thought to control people’s destinies. But the Prologue itself creates this sense of fate by providing the audience with the knowledge that Romeo and Juliet will die even before the play has begun. The audience therefore watches the play with the expectation that it must...
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...resolution to conform to what society expects of them. However, more frequently it is linked to the idea of love and relationships; and in Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” that is certainly the translation that is examined. Act 2, Scene 2 of the play in question is where the famous “balcony” scene takes place. It is the location where both lovers declare their mutual love for eachother and their desire to commit to eachother. Very quickly Juliet commits to “… follow thee my lord throughout the world”. In short she falls in love with him so entirely that the instantly commits to conforming to the role of a woman that was expected by society in Verona during the Shakespearian era – to become her husband’s “servant”. Of course by 2015 standards that would seem awful to most people, however, in the 15th century this was very much the accepted view. Juliet refers to Romeo as her “lord” for his duty to her once married was to provide for her, and offer her the security that her father’s wealth did not as women were unable to inherit their father’s estate. In return married women were expected to be grateful for the opportunity of marriage and were required to show this by baring her husband’s children (heirs), maintaining the home her husband provided her with, and to obey her husband’s every decision or request. Up until this point however, Juliet seemed to reject this convention. Earlier on in the play when her mother had asked her if she had ever thought of marriage she had replied “it is...
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...Translator’s Coming of Age by Omaya Ibrahim Khalifa Through studying the three translations of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet done by Mohammed Enani in 1965, 1986 and 1993 respectively, this study adopts a diachronic approach. In addition to examining the historical dimension, this study attempts to address itself to crucial questions related to the process of translating a literary text. A few of these are: how a translator can approach a given text in three different ways and how each translation changes according to the approach and the methods chosen by the translator. More importantly, the study proposes to discuss the pragmatic conditions governing the act of translation and how far these result in prominent modifications in the relationship between the source and target texts. The first part of this study discusses the problem or problems which confront a translator attempting to transpose Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet into Arabic, and the second analyses the three translations and how each deals with the problems discussed. Mohammed Enani, in his introduction to his third translation of Romeo and Juliet, singles out tone as the main difficulty that faces any translator attempting a rendering of the play. In the Elizabethan era romance was regarded as a subject for comedy and as such allowed playful treatment. Harry Levin explains that Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet was an innovation at the time. He reveals the effect of the play on contemporary audiences as follows: ...
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...Romeos promenade fatal flaw is that he is too spontaneous. He does things without thoroughly thinking about them and often does not analyze the current situation with realistic thoughts. instead of putting thought into his future, he chooses to focus on the ‘now’ of situation. One example is in act 1 scene 4 when he decides to go the the Capulet's party even though his instinct tells him he should not as he feels that there will be consequences and the fate of the night will be untimely death. Romeo- “I fear too early, for my mind misgives Some consequences, yet hanging in the stars,” In this instance we can see Romeos fatal flaw in action as even though he feels there will be consequences ‘hanging in the stars’ if he goes to the party, he is too spontaneous and goes against his instinct as he is easily persuaded by Mercutio to attend the Capulet's party. In the end we can in fact see the consequence of Romeos fatal flaw, as if he had stuck to his instinct he would have never met Juliet. In this example we can also see Mercutio’s fatal flaw, as he is too care free and insists that going to the party will be a good idea but logically it is not as if they were to be caught by the Capulets there could be serious consequences. If Mercutio was to be a little more logical, he would have realized that going to the party would be very...
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...have to go. It is a nonviolent act and therefore deserve a different penalty. In addition, people can also be put on the sex offender registry for having sex in public places. Any exposure of the genitalia and women's breast is considered a misdemeanor and can serve time in prison and pay a fine. This is morally and ethically wrong but once again it is nonviolent. This usually happens between boyfriends and girlfriends and even between spouse. Their intent is not to harm anyone. They usually do it because they want to try something new and something exciting. Of course this disturbing to see, especially for children but there is no physical or emotional harm done to the public. There better alternative solution to these types of cases. For example, law enforcement can increase...
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