...“A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life” / Whose misadventured piteous overthrows / Doth with their death bury of their parents’ strife” (Shakespeare 377). In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, there are many conflicts that had happened during the love of Romeo and Juliet. As they fall in love at first sight at a hall in Capulet’s house, they realize that they are their greatest enemy. Due to the feuds between the two families, Romeo and Juliet decide to keep their love as a secret. Romeo’s and Juliet’s impulsive decisions, they are responsible the tragedy of themselves. First of all, Romeo’s murder of tybalt has a huge effect on the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. “This day’s black fate on moe days doth depend; /...
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...play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, the two main characters Romeo and Juliet fall in love and end up killing themselves. If Friar lawrence would have come up with the plan for Juliet to fake her death than either Romeo or Juliet would be dead. If juliet wasn't so stupid, she would have told someone about the plan so nothing bad would happen. Friar Laurence’s plan and Juliet’s stupidity caused the tragedy. Even Though friar lawrence tried to help romeo and juliet his plan caused the tragedy. For example, when juliet cries to friar he give juliet the potion :take thou this veil, being in bed, and this distilling liquor drink thou off” if Friar lawrence wouldnt have gave juliet the potion she would have not been taken to the tomb. If...
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...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 to marry him, and this marriage will become another main cause of their death. Juliet confessed...
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...Assignment 1 Romeo and Juliet Contents: Page 1 – Contents page Page 2 – Essay: Romeo and Juliet Page 4 – Bibliography Essay: Romeo and Juliet In this essay I will look at and analyse lines 1 to 30 spoken by Friar Lawrence in Act 2 Scene 3 of the play Romeo and Juliet and prove the importance of these lines towards the plot and how it acts as a premonition of the tragedy to come. I believe these lines prove to be of great importance as they lead the audience to the tragedy that is to come. These lines give the audience an idea of the events that may come to pass as the words spoken act as a premonition of the course of tragic events to come. In lines one to four of this scene, Friar Lawrence begins by describing the beauty of the sunrise, which in turn contrasts with how Romeo and Juliet had viewed the sunrise in the preceding scene. The couple see the sunrise as a sign that their night together is over and that they must now say good bye, however the friar sees the sunrise optimistically, although we know that light is not always equated with good in the play, just as night is not always linked with evil, bad or other negative connotations. Therefore light could symbolise the dark tragedy that is looming ahead of them, as opposed to something good. The friar’s optimistic view of the sunrise as something good and positive is indicative of his naivety, which proves to be of great importance in the course of the play. These four opening lines of the scene direct the audience...
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...Shakespeare’s play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, miscommunication is the reason for the awful deaths of the two that wanted nothing but to be happily in love. Hiding who you love as Juliet did in act three, who you are married to as Romeo and Juliet did in act two, and failure when a plan goes abruptly wrong as what happens in act five can have outrageous consequences. Especially in The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, where in their case due to miscommunication love is a living nightmare. Throughout the play, Romeo and Juliet hide their marriage from their family. When Romeo and Juliet decide they want to marry one another they go to Friar Laurence, they get married secretly. Romeo and Juliet want to express their love but they know that if they did, the feud...
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...to be blamed for all 6 deaths in Romeo and Juliet. There are many people you can blame, but who is ultimately at fault? Benvolio’s name literally means ‘Peacemaker’; however, his name does not reflect on his behavior. He is to blame for all six of the deaths in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Here’s why. In Act Three, Romeo, Mercutio, Benvolio and Tybalt, Juliet’s cousin (appositive), were on the streets. Tybalt wanted to duel Romeo but Mercutio stepped in for his honor (prep. phrase). While Romeo was trying to stop the fight, “Noble Mercutio, put your sword away.”(III.i.50), what was the guy that’s name means “peacemaker” doing? Sitting back not trying to help Romeo stop the fight? This caused Mercutio’s...
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...The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, is an unusual story of two young lovers coming from rival families. Their love is portrayed by Shakespeare as being forbidden and complicated, though the couple risks consequences just to be together. Throughout their story, the intensity of their relationship increases immensely to the point where they die for each other. These actions would be taken as a sign of true love because no one would go this far to be with someone they just crossed paths with a few days ago. The relationship appears to be very desperate with many commitments being made but audiences have made up the idea that this tragedy was in fact cheesy and over exaggerated, thus making it a comedy as much as it is a tragedy....
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...Light Over Dark: The Choice Romeo and Juliet Didn’t Make The purpose of the light/dark motif in Romeo and Juliet is to show how Romeo and Juliet are unable to tell light from dark, or good from bad. I think everyone has the potential to distinguish what choices lead to “light” and what choices keep them in the “dark”. So Romeo and Juliet had that potential but I don’t think they wanted to know about that, since nothing else mattered to them but them. In this play, Romeo and Juliet do never make a clear choice of light over dark because they almost do not want to deal that decision in the middle of their romantic journey. They could have brought their situation which was becoming more of a mess each day, into the light by talking openly about it. However that would’ve ended the feud between the families that would have to be dealt with in some way and I’m sure Romeo and Juliet would not have lost their lives doing that. By ignoring their responsibilities and ignoring the darkness that was rising on them quickly both Romeo and Juliet allow tragedy to take them both. In the first scene, Romeo is depressed because his love for Rosaline is a one-way love. His parents are worried because Romeo spends all his time in the dark. Even when it is light, he shrouds himself in darkness to reflect his dreary mood: Away from the light steals home my heavy son / And private in his chamber pens himself / Shuts up his windows, locks fair daylight out / And makes himself an artificial night (I...
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...The movie of Antoinette and François is a tragedy and has many elements of one. These elements are the fact that the main character is brought to a disastrous end just after the figure out their 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...
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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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...great writers of the Elizabethan Era. He uses it as a motif in his plays. In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, the motif of darkness represents foreshadowing of tragedy and the sinful situations faced by Romeo. A source of evil in the Elizabethan era is darkness. During this time period, there are a lot of superstitions flying around. Many of the superstitions involved items of darkness. A black cat...
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...swoon as they read Romeo and Juliet for the first time. The girls wish for a boy like Romeo to spot them in a crowded room and instantly fall in love, and even though they would never admit it, young men probably wish for the same. Even the students who scoff at Romeo’s flowery language and the dramatic irony secretly wish for the kind of overwhelming passion Romeo and Juliet share. However, the same students tend to overlook the warning Shakespeare has within the first page of the play. In the prologue, Shakespeare writes that Romeo and Juliet tells the tale of two families with such an intense hatred toward each other that it takes a child from each of the families committing suicide for the...
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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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...Who is Responsible for the Death of Romeo and Juliet? “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet”, written by William Shakespeare, is a story written in 1597 about young star crossed lovers. The two young lovers come from feuding families, fall in love, and marry in secret against their families wishes. The play ends in tragedy when the two lovers take their own lives but one must ask, who is really responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet? There are so many possibilities as for who could have caused Romeo and Juliet's death, but ultimately Romeo and his impatience is to blame. The main reason that Romeo is responsible for his and his lover’s tragic death is merely because of his rashness and impatience. The cycle begins when Romeo, heartbroken...
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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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