...Romeo and Juliet Essay: Why Romeo and Juliet is Engaging Would you do anything for the people that you are loyal to? Romeo and Friar Laurence from William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet would. The consistent and foolish loyalty captivates readers. Through his dynamic plot, Shakespeare is able to involve audiences in his stories. This play is no exception. Romeo and Juliet is an engaging play because of all the characters, the narrative techniques and the Theme. To start, Romeo is dramatic and twists the plot. “If I profane with my unworthiest hand this holy shrine, the gentle sin is this: my lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand to smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss.” (1.5.93). Romeo is a guy that will take a risk and be dramatic or romantic at that moment. In this moment Romeo kisses Juliet, and he just met her. Next, Friar Laurence is a sneaky character. He’s sneaky because he can makes plans and they are very smart plans. “Hold then, go home be merry. Give consent to Marry Paris. Wednesday is tomorrow. Tomorrow night look that thou lie alone let not the nurse lie with thee in thy chamber.” (4.1.92). Friar Laurence is telling Juliet a plan so that she can pretend to be dead and not marry Paris. Also, the Nurse is a dramatic character and she cares for Juliet. “She’s dead, deceased, she’s dead, alack the day”. (4.5.24). this tells us that the Nurse was very heartbroken and hurt when she found at that Juliet was “dead”. Furthermore, the characters in this...
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...Romeo and Juliet Argumentative Essay Have you ever been in love? In William Shakespeare's tragic play Romeo and Juliet a pair of star crossed lovers chose their fate. Romeo and Juliet could have changed their outcome of life. They could have changed their path by making at least three different choices. These choices are one Romeo could have spoken to Juliet's father, Two Romeo didn't need to kill Tybalt, Three Romeo shouldn't have gone to the Capulet's party in the first place. One choice Romeo could have made differently is, Romeo could have spoken to Juliet's father and asked for his blessing to marry Juliet. If Romeo had made this choice it could have changed the outcome of their fate. The reason it could have changed the outcome...
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...Review essay on Romeo and Juliet On 27 April 2012, I watched Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare. It was directed by Ivan Heng from W!LD RICE. It brought laughter and tears to me, from the witty scenes to the tragic parts. This version was an exciting, refreshing, contemporary twist of the classic love story. The set, costumes, music, sound and casting gave this play a whole new spin to it. I felt the casting was perfect. The main characters, Romeo, played by Hansel Tan and Juliet, played by Julie Wee, really brought out the deep emotions of their characters. Their chemistry was amazing and it wasn’t hard to imagine them as star-crossed teenage lovers. Romeo’s character was strong, with Hansel pulling of his intense feelings brilliantly, such as the part in Act 3, Scene 3 that starts with “Tis torture, and not mercy” when he talks about being banished. Juliet’s transformation from a wide-eyed girl into a self-assured, loyal, and capable woman was well portrayed throughout the play. One memorable character was Nurse, played by Neo Swee Lin. Though I felt she that at some points her Singaporean accent would emerge, it somehow worked to make the character funnier and she injected much humour into the piece with her frequently inappropriate remarks and speeches. Act two, Scene three, where she meets Romeo was especially funny when she kept going for Romeo’s chest. It was hilarious! Every scene kept the audience engaged, from the beautiful, intimate scene where Romeo lies...
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...critics alike for centuries. It could be argued that his sonnets (166 and 130) and the play Romeo and Juliet best represents his exploration of strong feelings and of love. Romeo and Juliet is a love story written by Shakespeare, it is the most famous tragic love play. It is about “two star-crossed lovers” in different households both alike in dignity which is where the scene begins. At the beginning of the play, there’s a feud going on between the Capulet and Montague families. People involved in the feud have to defend their families and friends, even if that means bloodshed. The main thing is that Shakespeare was trying to describe an exotic place where the audience could believe a tragic love story might happen. Romeo and Juliet are about two households in Verona which is where the scene begins. Throughout the play Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare presents love as a strong and passionate emotion. He generally links love and religion in his play. The prologue is a 14 line sonnet. This describes two families that are both ‘alike in dignity’ and live in Verona; this also tells us that from each household ‘a pair of star-cross’d’ lovers will appears. Their lives are taken to mend the hatred between their families. In Act 1 Scene V takes place at the Capulet’s party. At this point of the play the audience is aware of the fierce rivalry between the two households. In this scene Romeo and Juliet meet each other for the first time. Line 44 is the first extended metaphor relating to light...
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...Romeo and Juliet Essay Romeo and Juliet’s story is not a story of true love. Why you ask? The following reasons apply; Romeo and Juliet said “I love you” on the first night they met. Also, they got married the next day, and they barely saw each other, how could they know it was love. Romeo could have turned out to be someone Juliet did not expect or the other way around. First and foremost, Romeo and Juliet said “I love you” on the first night they met. This could not be true because all true love takes time, they did not take anytime to get to know each other. Saying this could have just been out of excitement and an imagination of what their first love will be like. In that era they did not have a lot to do so some would have gotten very...
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...Comparative Essay Outline Thesis Statement: In “Romeo and Juliet”, Shakespeare demonstrates the concept that fate cannot be prevented, no matter what is said or done. Point 1: Fighting against fate is not worth the time, for whoever bothers will fail. Augustus seeks to control his own fate of death by not smoking, but even by trying to live vigorously, fate still won in the end. Proof from text #1: With a cigarette in his mouth, Augustus states, “You put the killing thing right between your teeth, but you don't give it the power to do its killing,” thinking he had a choice of how he would die, but his cancer was already killing him. Transition Sentence: Likewise, the Friar thought he could help the two star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet, be together. If...
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...Shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet, Romeo falls in love with Juliet from a family whom he is not allowed to have any contact with. Romeo and Juliet get married by Friar Lawrence, and Romeo gets banished for the death of Tybalt. Juliet then fakes her death to be with Romeo, the plan falls through and Romeo thinks she is really dead and he kills himself; Juliet kills herself when she finds out Romeo is dead. The three characters who are most responsible for the tragic ending of the play are both families, Friar Lawrence, and Lord Capulet. One group who is responsible for the deaths of the two teens are both sides of the families. At the beginning of the play, the prologue stated “from ancient drudge break to new mutiny where civil blood makes civil hands unclean” (pg 2). That meaning, the family has an ancient feud, which starts the play out knowing Romeo and Juliet are not supposed to be together. The first act of the play started up by a fight between the Capulets and Montagues. The Prince stated if anybody else was to fight again, they would be put to death. In the fight between Mercutio, Romeo's best friend, and Tybalt, Tybalt antagonized Mercutio and Mercutio fought him. During the fight, Tybalt stabbed Mercutio in the shoulder on accident. Romeo then kills Tybalt because the killing of Mercutio. If the two...
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...Star-crossed lovers or just impetuous decisions made by Romeo and Juliet? In the story of Romeo and Juliet there are a series of event that take place that lead up tp the tragic ending. Everything that happens were choices made by Romeo and Juliet it was not their fate that caused their demise. Juliet could have told her parents about her and Romeo. When Lady Capulet states “Marry, my child, early next thursday morn” (shakespeare 84). Juliet could have told her mother why she can't marry paris. It was because she was already married to Romeo. Another time that she could have told her parents was the morning after the party. “What o’clock tomorrow shall i send thee” (shakespeare 41). With this Romeo replies “by the hour of nine” (shakespeare 42). Given this time we know that Juliet had enough time to tell her parents before sending the nurse to Romeo. Given the situation Juliet was in she could have also told the prince about Romeo. “My blood for your rude brawls doth lie a-bleeding” (shakespeare 67). The prince was mad that his relative was killed. If Juliet would have told the prince that her and Romeo were married the prince would have found out that Romeo was the one who tried to stop the...
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...Juliet: Nurse, I know it is time for me to be asleep but I would love it if you could tell me a story before bed. Nurse: You know your mother does not like me telling you stories before bed. Juliet: Yes I know, but your mother does not have to know this time. Will you please tell me a story? Nurse: Fine, but it is going to have to be quick. What story do you want tonight? The story about the beautiful princess and her handsome prince? Juliet: Will you tell me the origin of the feud between us and the Montagues? Nurse: Young Juliet, your sweet mind should not be thinking of a bloody feud. Mother would be furious if she found out you even asked such a thing! Why have you asked for this story? Juliet: Tybalt and I were playing in town, and we saw my...
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...Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet, there are two feuding families. One of the families is The Capulet’s, with their daughter Juliet, and the other family is Montague's, their son being Romeo. Juliet and Romeo fall deeply in love, get married, and end up dying all in the course of five days. Fate, accident, and free will influence the outcome of the play, and maybe the course of the play could have been changed it if wasn’t for these things. Timing was a key part in the Romeo and Juliet play. Without timing, Romeo and Juliet would not have been dead at the end. Romeo fed from Verona on Tuesday, after with sleeping with Juliet that night. Juliet lets her father, Lord Capulet knows that she...
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...Romeo And Juliet : Not Acceptable for Ninth Grade Curriculum. Romance could be tragic but it's how lovers cooperate with it. Romeo and Juliet showed that love is tragic especially when situations are being rushed. In the novel of Romeo And Juliet it clearly had showed based on the situations that was being occurred that those couples were a bad example of romance. Since they showed a bad example of being a role model it shouldn't be teacher in a ninth grade curriculum. In this essay i will be covering three different reasons to why Romeo And Juliet shouldn't be taught in a ninth grade curriculum, due to the fact of immatureness students are still which connects to them idolizing actions and taking it as a lesson. First of all, income students in high school are still not matured enough to understand serious situations that's happening in the story. Based and according to my experience in watching the movie i clearly saw the situation that was being occurred that those situations of action are just a silly part of those student’s part of life . As in reality i have actually seen how my other classmates could be so immature when we were watching the movie about Romeo And Juliet. Further on yet there are still students who doesnt consider maturity yet in their age....
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...into a world where action is given no second thought. In the story Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare, the two lovers’ lives end by the irrational actions caused by immaturity, ability to control one’s anger and misguidance conveying that one must think before they act. One can find it challenging to control their own feelings towards others because of immaturity. Romeo’s lack of maturity in being able to control his feelings is inconsistent thus, leading to the tragedy of the deaths of Juliet and himself. His approach to women is based on appearance which can be seen when he states, “Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight, /For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night.” (Romeo and Juliet 1.5.59-60). Romeo falls in and out of love quickly in a short duration of time. At first, he is infatuated with Rosaline but, the thought of her suddenly vanishes from his mind when his eyes are laid on Juliet as if it was ‘love at first sight’. Due to Romeo’s immaturity and approach towards those that appeal to his eyes, he could still be infatuated...
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...The main characters in both pieces of literature believe that they are destined to be together. Romeo and Juliet are not destined to be together. Juliet’s judgement is clouded by the fact that she is betrothed to Paris. Romeo just cares about getting over Rosaline and ending the feud. Pyramus and Thisbe are just afraid to be apart and have to find someone else. All these characters are just looking for excuses not to be alone. When Juliet is told that she will marry Paris. She doesn’t want to disappoint her mother, so she agrees. Juliet does not want to marry Paris so she keeps her eyes open for another suitor. Juliet thinks that if she finds someone else everything will be better. Fate was a big theme in Romeo and Juliet. This is well illustrated by the saying star-crossed lovers. If this was true people...
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...and heartwarming things, not violence and heartbreak. But when reading the story of Romeo and Juliet there is so much rage and violence die to the fact that both families are different. Die to these tragedies deaths and separations between the families. This proves that Romeo and Juliet’s overall theme is that violence causes death and heartbreak due to the violence it caused by the deaths of Mercutio, Paris, Romeo and Juliet which caused heartbreak of the families. Starting with the differences between the families. It is noticeable during the play that the Capulets and Montagues do not exactly connect. At the beginning of the play when Sampson bites his thumb and Abraham asks...
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...destiny. In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, there are a few members that show fate’s hand in play. Of those individuals, Mercutio is shown to be the most prominent. With Mercutio persuading Romeo at the Capulet party, having divine right, and an influential death, he has most impacted the theme of fate in Romeo and Juliet. The first way that Mercutio is the representative of fate is seen where he pushed Romeo to attend the Capulet soiree. During the beginning of the play, Mercutio and Romeo are walking towards the Capulet masque. While they are walking, Romeo starts to doubt if he should go at all. Mercutio counters this by saying...
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