...Shakespeare play, Romeo and Juliet, Juliet’s personality, along with her motives, changes drastically. Juliet is the daughter of the Capulets and falls in love with the Montagues’ son, Romeo. The two families are enemies and their hatred causes the tragic death of the star-crossed lovers. Juliet is an obedient and innocent child in the beginning of the play, but after meeting and falling in love with Romeo, becomes independent and exposed to love and pain. Juliet acts against her parent’s wishes and becomes impulsive in making decisions that negatively affect her future. Juliet is an obedient and respectful daughter of the Capulets in the first Act of the play, but towards the end, becomes disobedient and...
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...English Essay- Evolution of Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare’s well-known play, Romeo and Juliet addresses the ill-fated love of two young children from feuding households set in Verona. Even though they are both children and Juliet is younger than Romeo, they both mature at different rates and ways. In addition, they are very different characters. Romeo is withdrawn, whereas Juliet is bold and brave. The differences go on and are made more obvious as the play progresses. This essay will highlight these differences and how they evolve as characters through the course of this play. Both the characters strike us as very different when we meet them for the first time. Romeo is recovering from his unrequited love. He is shown to be pining with love for a woman called Rosaline. He seems very immature in the beginning as he loses track of time and he stays in a dark room throughout the day due to his love-sickness. The play's emphasis on characters' eyes and the act of looking accords with Romeo's role as a blind lover who doesn't believe that there could be another lady more fair than his Rosaline. Romeo denies that he could be deluded by love, the "religion" of his eye. This zeal, combined with his rejection of Benvolio's advice to find another love to replace Rosaline, highlights Romeo's immaturity as a lover. We immediately feel as though his feelings are not real love, it is more of a infatuation. Romeo is in love with the concept of being in love. Juliet on the other hand is more...
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...The Story of ROMEO & JULIET Based on the play by William Shakespeare, as told by Bart Marks In the town of Verona lived two families, the Capulets and the Montagues, engaged in a bitter feud. Among the Montagues was Romeo, a hot-blooded lad with an eye for the ladies. One day, Romeo was recounting for his friends his love for Rosaline, a haughty beauty from a well-to-do family. Romeo's friends chided him for his "love of love" but agreed to a plan to attend the feast of the Capulets', a costume party where Rosaline was expected to make an appearance. The disguises would provide Romeo and his friends a bit of sport and the opportunity to gaze undetected upon the fair Rosaline. Once there, however, Romeo's eyes fell upon Juliet, and he thought of Rosaline no more. Asking around to learn the identity of Juliet, Romeo's voice is recognized by Tybalt, a member of the Capulet clan. Tybalt calls for his sword, but the elder Capulet intervenes, insisting that no blood be shed in his home. So Romeo is tolerated long enough to find an opportunity to speak to Juliet alone, still unaware of her identity. He begs for an opportunity to kiss her hand. She relents. He presses his case, desiring her lips. She has no breath to stop him. Interrupted by the girl's nurse, Romeo learns the name of his heart's desire: Juliet Capulet. The vision of Juliet now invades his every thought. Unable to sleep, Romeo returns late that night to the bedroom window of his love, hiding in the bushes...
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...lives. Romeo and Juliet love each other so much they are willing to face any obstacle or any painful situation to live together for ever. I will recommend my fellow students watch the full 1976 movie version of Romeo and Juliet for the fact that Romeo and Julie love is unbeatable, the way that Lawrence is trying to make peace between the two noble families, and the fact that Juliet father didn’t love his daughter Juliet. Romeo and Juliet love is unbeatable. These are two young children who start to love each other from the first day that they see each other. Moreover, Romeo and Juliet decide to marry secretly while the families have been enemies for many years. No one can stop them to be together. They cannot stop their feelings. Furthermore, they are ready to face any consequence to be together. They know that their parents are against their marriage. They choose for each other against everything else. Their love is so strong that no one can get between them. In addition, when Romeo is banished from Verona that doesn’t stop his love for Juliet. Moreover, they both sacrifice their lives...
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...portrayed in Romeo and Juliet. The two lovers, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, were immature in both life and love, driven by desire and excitement as well as inexperience, causing them to fail at distinguishing true love from infatuation, which lead them to a fatal path. Even though he had experience in the area of love, Romeo was an immature lover in the way he approached it. Romeo talked of his deep love for Rosaline by saying she is “too fair, too wise” (I, i, 224), but when he saw the more beautiful Juliet at the party, Rosaline was completely forgotten. “Now Romeo is beloved and loves again, Alike bewitched by the charm of looks” (II, i, 5-6). This prologue stated how Romeo’s immaturity influenced his ways as a lover because he only loved according to the feelings of physical attraction. Likewise, Romeo’s first words to Juliet were that of wanting to kiss her: “My lips two blushing pilgrims, ready stand to smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss” (I, v, 95-96). These instances within the play showed the fickle personality of Romeo that created a basis for the star-crossed lovers’ ultimate end. Juliet also lacked the wisdom to make right decisions in life due to her young age as the Nurse only described her to be thirteen years old: “On Lammas-eve at night shall she be fourteen” (I, iii, 22). Regarding love, Juliet was inexperienced given that she had not fallen in love with anyone before. When her mother asked about her thoughts on marriage, Juliet replied, “It...
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...The Adult Responsible for the Death of Two Teenagers Romeo and Juliet’s death is not fated, not written in the stars, and not decided by some all powerful being. It is caused by the actions of Friar Lawrence. He is the sole adult that both children put their complete trust in. As the adult he made poor decisions, and gave bad advice. Shakespeare uses the behavior of the misleading Friar Laurence as a device to orchestrate the demise of Romeo and Juliet. Romeo trusts the Friar from the very beginning of the play. After his first night with Juliet after the party, Romeo immediately tells Friar Lawrence, about it. “ Then plainly know my heart’s dear love is set on the fair daughter of rich Capulet” (2.3.63).Instead of the Friar, being the only...
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...Act 5, the Prince mentions that Romeo stated that he bought poison from “a poor ‘pothecary” (5.3.299). As far as we know, there is only one poor apothecary in Mantua, as Romeo went to that specific one. Thus, the apothecary could be caught through Romeo’s letter. 2. The Capulet/Montague feud is similar to the modern-day Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Capulet and Montague fought in a long, violent feud. Likewise, the Israelis and the Palestinians are fighting in a conflict that resulted with many deaths and injuries, and has been going since 1948. 3. Mercutio is more of an outgoing, comical person, whereas Tybalt has a formal and aggressive personality. Early on, Mercutio talks with Benvolio as he jokes about Tybalt, calling him the “prince of cats” and “the courageous captain of compliments” (2.4.20-21). In contrast, Tybalt was irritated when he learned that Romeo had gone to the Capulet party. An attempt to fight Romeo immediately was stopped by Lord Capulet, displaying Tybalt’s aggressiveness. 4....
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...Romeo and Juliet Everybody makes bad decisions somewhere in their life, even if some people end up making ones worse a lot earlier in their life. Therefore, Juliet was the most responsible for her and Romeo’s death because she was impatient, impulsive and immature. To begin, Juliet’s impatience had only started to show after she happened to meet Romeo at the party being thrown at her house. One of the biggest acts of impatience in both her and Romeo is how badly they both want to get married. This is mostly shown during the famous balcony scene where Juliet says, “Th’ exchange of thy love’s faithful vow for mine.” (2.2.134) Both Romeo and Juliet only spoke once before this, meaning that they have known each other for less than an hour and knew barely anything about the other. For Juliet to have already felt the need to propose to Romeo is incredibly impatient and foolish thinking. Therefore, Juliet’s impatience was one of the most important reasons to...
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...Romeo and Juliet Essay Draft “Love” is all over the place, and can be in many shapes. Such as, you love your family, your pets, or even your boyfriend or girlfriend. Love is shown in a cognitive way, and a corporeal way like hugging and saying that you love someone, or just thinking about love can have a great impact on someone, but it isn’t always a good thing as at times people can become victims of other people with only the thought of love in their mind for others, as in the play Romeo and Juliet written by Shakespeare; love is both wonderful, harmful or that some people can just take it to an extreme. In the play Romeo and Juliet love can cause pretty much anything to happen, including bad things. Love can have consequences on people....
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...Blame is the assigning of responsibility to another for a wrongdoing. People often blame people to keep their appearance, in others’ eyes, positive. In the play “Romeo and Juliet”, impulsiveness in their relationship and pressure from Juliet’s parents resulted in Romeo and Juliet’s deaths. Romeo and Juliet’s impulsion throughout their brief relationship is a big factor in the couple’s downfall. Because they had only known each other for a couple days and decided to get married, they took on a responsibility they were not prepared for. Upon meeting each other at the Capulet's’ party, Romeo and Juliet had decided that they were in love. During their encounter on Juliet's balcony, several hours after the party, they decided that they wanted...
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...of a romantic death, the play Romeo and Juliet has swept the heart of the masses for generations. Romeo and Juliet was written by William Shakespeare in approximately 1595. The story is a tale of two lovers that are within arm’s reach but socially at the ends of the world from another. Romeo being a Montague is forbidden to be together with Juliet, a Capulet, their adventure to seek love leads them to face many trials and ordeals and ends in tragedy. One of the most controversial questions raised by the play would be who is ultimately the most responsible for the deaths of the tragic lovers, the most fitting answer would be Juliet’s mother. Juliet’s mother, Lady Capulet plays a vital antagonist in the play being the puppeteer that tries to manipulate the lovers and eventually leading them to their demise. In the play three quotes stand out and show how Lady Capulet is the most responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s death....
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...The novel Romeo and Juliet is a tragic story about forbidden love. Romeo and Juliet both came from healthy families and honored their name. One night they fell in love, but they couldn't be together due to their families’ rivalry that had been going on for years. Neither one of the families wanted to surrender or make peace. Romeo and Juliet later realized that they were from opposing families, but they did not care and went forward. Many characters could have been blamed for their deaths such as Friar Lawrence. Juliet’s father, Lord Capulet, was the one who is most to blame. He is to blame for the death of both Romeo and Juliet because he sent an illiterate servant to read the guest invited to the party, he didn’t remove Romeo from the party,...
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...ROMEO AND JULIET Verona city in Italy is where the upsetting story of the unlucky love affair was set. Romeo a Montague and Juliet a Capulet are 'a pair of star crossed lovers who took their lives in an attempt to bury their parents strife'. The Montague's and the Capulet 'both alike in dignity,' were engaged in an ancient feud, which sadly nothing but the death of their children could stop. Romeo and Juliet two adaptations. Franco Zeffirelli [1968] Original version Baz Luhrmann [1996] Hollywood version Luhrmann chose Leonardo Di Caprio to play Romeo and Claire Danes as Juliet. * The updated Luhrmann picture best captures the essence of Shakespeare for the present-day viewer. Through the ingenious use of modernisation and location, while preserving Shakespearean language, the spirit of Shakespeare emerges to captivate a large audience. * Luhrmann modernises "Romeo and Juliet," through constant alterations of the props, which entice the audience into genuinely feeling the spirit of Shakespeare. * First, the movie starts with a prologue masked as news broadcast on television. This sets the scene of the play by illustrating the violence occurring between the two wealthy families, the Montagues and the Capulets. * In Luhrmann's film, the actors, instead of carrying swords with them, hide guns in their shirts and wield them expertly. * The death of Romeo and Juliet is (as always) blamed on the post office, for not delivering the letter properly...
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...deaths of Romeo and Juliet ultimately rests with Friar Lawrence." Do you agree? The play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare ends with the death of both title characters, Romeo and Juliet. With many contributing factors to the cause of these deaths it could be said that Friar Lawrence is ultimately to blame. Although one could conclude that this statement is true as Friar Lawrence had a large amount of responsibility, it could also be concluded that this statement is false as there are many other factors in the play that resulted in the death of Romeo and Juliet. It is easy to blame the Friar as he is supposed to be a neutral character in this matter, but factors such as the feud and complexes in Romeo and Juliet’s personalities also carry a lot of...
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...How Romeo is impatient Romeo has been many different types of emotions such as bipolar or depressed, but to many people, they think that Romeo has been more impatient in the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare.The play is about two kids who fall in love but their families are against each other but they still love each other. Throughout the entire story Romeo has been showing signs of impatience and did not think about what he was going to do next. There were many scenes where Romeo has been impatient and the first time was when he decided to go off and marry Juliet. They rushed into the marriage, which caused friction in the households. Another way that Romeo was feverish was when he killed Tybalt. Romeo literally did not think...
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