...determined fate. In the play of Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare, fate controls the character by using their fatal flaws against them, Romeo's fatal flaw is his impetuousness, Juliet’s fatal flaw is her impulsiveness, and Friar Lawrence's fatal flaw is that he is blinded by his goal to bring peace to Verona. Fate used Romeos fatal flaw of impetuousness in act 1 scene 4, Romeo reads out a guest list for a Capulet servant, but decides to go to the party himself, knowing the Capulet’s are his enemy and it may be the beginning of the end. “I fear too early, / for my mind misgives / some consequence yet hanging in the stars / shall bitterly begin his fearful date / with this night’s revels, / and expire the term / of a despised life closed in my breast / by some vile forfeit of untimely death. / But he that hath the steerage of my course, / Direct my sail, / Oh,/ lusty gentle men” (1.4. 108-115) this is where Romeo acknowledges that there is something or someone controlling his life, but fate uses his impetuousness to control him to go to the ball against his better judgment, which ultimately was the beginning of the end for Romeo. Furthermore near the end of the play, fate once again uses Romeo's impetuousness to control his life when Romeo downs a bottle of poison upon seeing Juliet, thinking she was dead, despite the fact that he noticed traces of life in her body. “Ah, dear Juliet, Why art thou yet so fair...
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...In the prologue of Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare calls Romeo and Juliet "star crossed lovers", introducing from the opening minutes of the play the possibility that their tragic end was unavoidable. Fate is seen by many of the characters in Romeo and Juliet as the reason for their downfall. In truth, however, it is the character flaws and actions of Romeo, Juliet, and Lord Capulet that cause their deaths. One character who contributes greatly to the tragic end of Romeo and Juliet is in fact Romeo himself. The reason why Romeo is involved in the death of Juliet and himself is because of his impulsive and rash decision making. Romeo reveals this flaw to Friar Lawrence in this quote:"I stand on sudden haste"[Act 2 scene 3 line 93.] Friar Lawrence recognizes this flaw and reminds him to "Go wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast." This impulse leads Romeo to rashly marry his latest love, the thirteen year old daughter of an enemy. Impulsiveness also leads Romeo to hold such anger at Tybalt, who killed his cousin, that he kills him. This starts a period of unlucky events that follow. Firstly, it forces Prince Escalus to banish Romeo from Verona, which ultimately leads to Romeo committing suicide. Juliet, along with Romeo, plays a role in their death. In a speech on her balcony, Juliet says, "Leap to these arms untalked of and unseen so lovers can see to do their amorous rites"[Act 3, Scene 2, Line 7-8.] In this quote, Juliet makes it quite clear to the reader that she is...
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...lovers, Romeo and Juliet, in a play written by Shakespeare over four-hundred years ago, love meant everything. The young Capulet and Montague had a fated relationship, with love at its core. However, love played another role, which was equally as important and just as powerful – the fatal flaw. Juliet’s immaturity and passion showed up numerous times on account of her feelings for Romeo, one could say she was “blinded by love.” The interest between the two sparks at a masked ball held by Lord Capulet. Neither party knew who they were falling in love with. Juliet knew they were a forlorn attempt to be together, but it never stopped her. “My only...
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...consequences. In Shakespeare's timeless tale Romeo and Juliet, there are two households divided over a feud. The two star-crossed are Juliet from the Capulets, and Romeo from the house of Montague. At the beginning of the play, Romeo is lovesick over a requited love and is advised to look upon other beauties. In the Capulet household Juliet is already set to marry Count Paris and is preparing for the Capulet ball. Romeo and Juliet eventually meet and instantly fall in love without knowing the other’s true identity. This love soon leads them to rush into a marriage along with some help from Romeo’s friend Friar Laurence. Shakespeare uses the motif of sight and blindness to illustrate Romeo’s flaws, which lead to his downfall. In Shakespeare's play Romeo’s major flaw is that he is impulsive and makes quick decisions based off his instinct. This is shown at the beginning of the play when Romeo is in love Rosaline. He quickly changes his mind when he catches a glimpse of Juliet claiming “Did my heart love till now? forswear it sight!”(I, v, 50). He instantaneously forgets about Rosaline and when Friar Laurence inquiries where he was, he states “With Rosaline, my ghostly father? No. I...
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...A Shakespearean Tragedy Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is an all time favorite by many people in the world, it is and timeless classic tragedy for over four hundred years. It contains the six tragic elements, such as a tragic hero with a tragic flaw, external and internal conflicts; last but not least, it contains revenge. These elements are what make “Romeo and Juliet” a true Shakespearean tragedy. A tragic hero with a tragic flaw is a noble figure and a leader whose death or downfall affects the plot of the story. In Romeo and Juliet, Romeo is the tragic hero with a tragic flaw. Romeo Montague’s flaw is that he falls in love to swiftly. For example, he’s in love with Rosaline, but she does not love him back. He attends the Capulet’s mask party, and falls in love at first sight of Juliet. Romeo say’s to himself “or I ne’er saw true beauty” (Act 1, scene 5) and wants to marry her immediately. Another flaw that Romeo acquires is that he reacts too quickly. In many of the acts, you will always see him reacting to something so soon. If Romeo was not included in this play, it would take away the universal theme, which is the message that occurs. Moreover, it would take away the suspense; the uncertain events and chance happenings in this classic tragedy. An internal conflict is within a character and him or her. In act 2, scene 2 where Romeo states ”shall I hear more, or shall I speak at this?” he is contemplating if he should just listen to Juliet’s thoughts about him...
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...potentially heroic qualities.” Shakespeare play “Romeo and Juliet” would be a perfect an example of a Tragic story. The play is about two young star-crossed lovers(Romeo and Juliet) whose passings at last accommodated their family feud. When asked, who is the tragic heroine in Romeo and Juliet, many seem to think it’s Juliet. Juliet is a tragic hero as she had tragic flaws,a noble birth and killed herself for a reason that didn’t exist. One way in which a person can be considered as a tragic hero(ine) is “noble birth.” Juliet was born a noble birth. She was born in the Capulet family. The capulet family are a wealthy and important family in Verona. Her nobleness made her believe that she could do anything at whatever point needed to. This is proved in Act 1,When County Paris guarantees Capulet of his highly status by saying “Of honourable reckoning are you both”. He’s referring to both families, the montague & the capulet, as honorable status....
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...tragic flaw, it is a big event that affects many people, and that has drama. François Archambault is the major main character in this story. He is what you may say the perfect son, but he has a major flaw. He sees something he wants, he has to get it no matter the cost. François is brought to a tragic end towards the ending of the movie. After he finds out Alexandre killed Antoinette, he kills her then throws himself of the Eiffel Tower. Right as François is falling to his death he realizes his tragic flaw, he was selfish. In Romeo and Juliet Romeo kills himself when he sees Juliet dead he kills himself by drinking poison. Like François, Romeo realizes his tragic flaw, he made rash decisions without thinking. These character both realized their flaw right before they died The deaths of Antoinette Vadeboncoeur, Antoinette Archambault, and François Archambault were very serious events that affected many people. The death of Antoinette was very hard on Barthelemy Vadeboncoeur because to Barthelemy, Antoinette was her baby. After this Barthelemy left France, this caused her parents to never paint again. That caused many art shows to run out of business. Antoinette’s death rippled into to the death of Alexandre. In a rage François stabs Alexandre in the back after finding out that she killed Antoinette. François, so distraught about everything that had happened throws himself of the Eiffel Tower. These two deaths leave Transcrée a widow without any family. In Romeo and Juliet...
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...“Impetuosity is a tragic flaw which affects character and action. This flaw within a character will ultimately cause the death of the protagonist. Through the characters of Romeo and Juliet explain how hasty decisions or actions result in the final tragedy of the p/lay.” In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, multiple characters demonstrate recklessness and make hasty decisions which ultimately caused the death of the protagonist, therefore resulting in the final tragedy of the play. Such actions and decisions were shown on three accounts throughout the play for example at the Capulet’s party, on Juliet’s balcony and Tybalt’s death. To begin, already during Act I, Romeo not only agrees with the decision of breaking into the Capulet’s party, but also falls in love with Juliet in a very short time, and this directly contributes to their downfall. Romeo said “Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight! For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night.” (I.v.51-52) He knows nothing about this young girl yet he has already fallen in love with her without thinking twice. To make matters worse, Romeo has completely forgot about his previous love, Rosaline, whom he was in love with just days prior to the party. Falling for Juliet so quickly and without thought was an impetuous and rash decision made by Romeo. Furthermore, during the balcony scene, Juliet also becomes responsible for the tragedy which is about to happen; in fact, after declaring her love to Romeo, she made the decision...
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...Romeo Montague, from William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, is a tragic hero. According to the Notes on Aristotle’s Tragic Hero, “A tragic hero is a literary character who makes a judgement error that inevitably leads to his downfall” ( ). A character must possess certain characteristics to be considered an Aristotelian hero. Romeo possesses three of these characteristics: hamartia, anagnorisis, and peripeteia. William Shakespeare’s usage of hamartia, peripeteia, and anagnorisis portrays Romeo as a tragic hero in his play Romeo and Juliet. Romeo is portrayed as a tragic hero through the hamartia found in the play. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, hamartia is “a tragic flaw or a flaw in character that brings about the downfall...
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...In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, a tale of great loss and tragedy is told. I believe that Friar Lawrence is to blame for the death of Romeo and Juliet because he helped them get married and encouraged their relationship, his plan had many flaws, and he gave up on trying to save Juliet. After Romeo and Juliet met at the balcony, they made plans to be married. Romeo goes to Friar Lawrence to get his help for their marriage. Friar Lawrence agreed to marry them: “In one respect I’ll thy assistant be, for this alliance may be so happy prove to turn your households’ rancor into pure love” (2.397-99). The friar believed that this forbidden marriage might mark the end of the bitter feud between the two families. The friar proved himself to be loyal and peaceful throughout the play, but he was oblivious to the chaos he created by marrying the...
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...Romeo’s Downfall Essay Romeo the lover of Juliet the male lead of Romeo and Juliet, is he impulsive? Romeo and Juliet is a play written by William Shakespeare. In This play we see the tragic tale of two star crossed lovers from two feuding families. An analysis of Romeo’s character in the play Romeo and Juliet, reveals that his fatal flaw was his impulsiveness due to him marrying Juliet quickly, killing Tybalt, and committing suicide. Firstly, he marries Juliet quickly without thinking it through. By around 15 or 16, the parts of the brain that arose a teen emotionally and makes him attention to... and the rewards of action are probably all set (Steinberg). Meaning that he most likely over looks the downside of his decisions thus making him impulsive. Romeo: “The exchange of thy love's faithful vow for mine”(Shakespeare). This also shows his impulsiveness, he decides to marry Juliet only a few hours after they met, they don’t even go on a date first....
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...Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare Pre-reading 1. Vocabulary: Match word and definition. Words that may come in handy. Match the words in the left column with the explanations in the right column, and write the word over the definition. imagery | Word: Simile a comparison using “like” or “as” | soliloquy | Word: Run-on lines which the sense runs from one line to the next; lines which are not end-stopped. | blank verse | Word: Assonance the repetition of vowel sounds | tragic flaw | Word: Imagery language that produces pictures in the imaginations of people reading or listening | scene | Word: Blank verse unrhymed verse written in iambic pentameter | personification | Word: Dramatic irony difference between the situation as known to the audience and as supposed by some or all the characters of the play | stage | Word: Rhyming couplet two lines of verse of equal length that rhyme one after the other | assonance | Word: Dialogue verbal exchange between two or more characters on the stage | antithesis | Word: Iambic Pentameter a ten syllable line of verse with five stresses: di dum, di dum, di dum, di dum, di dum | metaphor | ...
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...Tragedy, a dramatic compostion, dealing with a serious and somber theme, typically that of a great person destined through a flaw of charachter or conflict with some overpowering force, as fate, or society, to downfall or destructon. The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is about two young teenagers, Romeo Monatague, and Juliet Capulet who fall deeply in love and are forced to keep their love a secreat in order to prevent the dissapointment of there feuding familes. Romeo and Juliets fate, immature acts, and secrets soon lead up to Romeo and Juliets downfall. Fate is a power that predetemines events and controls destiny. In the story, William Shakesphere is controlling Romeo and Juliet, which brings fate at fault of the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. It was fate that brought Romeo and Juliet together, and made their family’s rivalrys. It is also what brought them to their downfall. If Romeo and Juliet had never met at the party, Friar Lawrence had never married them, and Juliets father wasnt forceing her to marry Paris, none of this would have happened. Fate in this story is unavoidable. Frair Lawerence played a huge role in Romeo and Juliet’s deaths. A Friar is looked up to and held responsible alot more. The Frair should have known better then to marry two young teenagers, just to end the families feud. The plan the Friar had to keep Romeo and Juliet together was insufficiently thought out which ultimatly was a major part in the tragedy. Even though Friar Lawerence knows that both...
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...This story of star-crossed lovers is one of William Shakespeare’s tenderest dramas. Shakespeare is sympathetic toward Romeo and Juliet, and in attributing their tragedy to fate, rather than to a flaw in their characters, he raises them to heights near perfection, as well as running the risk of creating pathos, not tragedy. They are both sincere, kind, brave, loyal, virtuous, and desperately in love, and their tragedy is greater because of their innocence. The feud between the lovers’ families represents the fate that Romeo and Juliet are powerless to overcome. The lines capture in poetry the youthful and simple passion that characterizes the play. One of the most popular plays of all time, Romeo and Juliet was Shakespeare’s second tragedy (after Titus Andronicus of 1594, a failure). Consequently, the play shows the sometimes artificial lyricism of early comedies such as Love’s Labour’s Lost 1594-1595, . 1598) and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (. 1595-1596, . 1600), while its character development predicts the direction of the playwright’s artistic maturity. In Shakespeare’s usual fashion, he based his story on sources that were well known in his day: Masuccio Salernitano’s Novellino (1475), William Painter’s The Palace of Pleasure (1566-1567), and, especially, Arthur Brooke’s poetic The Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet (1562). Shakespeare reduces the time of the action from the months it takes in Brooke’s work to a few compact days. In addition to following the conventional...
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...In The Tragedy of Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare, a fuel between the Montague and Capulet families was what separated Romeo and Juliet apart. Both families would seek revenge for an unknown reason. Romeo and Juliet did not fully know the meaning of love until they met each other during the Capulet’s party. Romeo was love sick due to taking interest to a girl named Rosaline. Rosaline was the like the goddess Diana, which means always missing the bows from Cupid due to not taking any interest for love. This left Romeo devastated, which caused to go to the Capulet’s party. In the other hand, Juliet rarely paid attention to love due to being young. Her family wanted her to marry Paris since he was high rank, but Juliet was not on the same page as them. When the night arrived, it was love at first sight with Romeo and Juliet, but soon obstacles came between them. However, Romeo and Juliet still wanted to be together, even by their situation. By wanting that, they planned to have a secret wedding with the help from the Nurse and Friar Laurence. They accomplished the wedding,...
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