...ROMEO AND JULIET If you think love doesn’t come with consequences you haven't experienced it in full. The play, Romeo and Juliet prove that love is destructive and it must be experienced with care and caution. It destroys the person, their relationship with others and even the ones they love. This point is demonstrated in Shakespeare's’ famous tragedy many times. To begin with, Romeo and Juliet both take their own lives at the end of the play. Furthermore, Paris loses his life in a duel to protect the body of his love (Juliet). Finally, Juliet destroys her reputation/love with her parents when she confesses her love for Romeo and consequently refuses to marry Paris. As mentioned in the previous paragraph, one of the biggest ways Romeo and...
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...started when Tybalt approached Mercutio and Benvolio. A witness from the scene told us that Tybalt came to talk to Mercutio, but Mercutio was irritated because of the hot day and seeing Tyblat just annoyed him more. Tybalt wanted to talk Romeo and in order for him to find Romeo he has to find Romeo's friends. Tybalt then asked Mercutio for Romeo and Mercutio brought up fighting this is where things started to heat up. Benvolio (our witness) did not want either of them to fight because they would be disturbing the public once again. Tyblat later spots Romeo, calls Romeo and tells him to draw his sword. Romeo did not want to fight Tybalt, because he had not done anything to him. This led to Mercutio deciding to fight for Romeo since Tyblat would not leave him alone, but Romeo would not let him. But neither of listened....
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...Throughout Romeo and Juliet there are many examples of love shown between different characters. Juliet and Romeo are in love with each other and they express it through lines that are super corny and cute. Juliet plays hard to get when it comes to Romeo because she is trying to make him work for it. Friar is not really ”in love” with Romeo and Juliet but he loves them in a family friend way. Romeo had fallen in love with Juliet at a party that he was trying to find his other love. When Romeo and Juliet meet eyes they instantly fall in love and are dying to meet each other. Once Romeo and Juliet get alone they share a kiss and Romeo says that his sin had wiped off on Juliet’s lips and that Romeo had to get it off of them, so they kissed again. In the balcony scene Romeo expresses his love by saying he swears by the moon that he loves her and Juliet replies saying that he should not swear by the moon because the moon goes away eventually....
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...Romeo and Juliet The play Romeo and Juliet has survived throughout the ages; it has historical, social and cultural contexts. No matter the difference in version or perspective they still have the same underlining meaning to the play. There are many similarities and differences referring to the views of the original play written in the 1500’s by “Williams Shakespeare”, ‘Romeo + Juliet’ in 1996 directed by Baz Luhrmann and ‘Gnomeo and Juliet’ in 2011 directed by Kelly Asburgis. All of which became indulged and in love with the breathe taking romantic love story. The original play written in the 1500’s in Verona (cities in Northern Italy) and was based upon an Italian tale translated inverse as “The Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet” by...
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...William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet set in 16th century Verona, Italy shares differences with Baz Luhrmann’s film Romeo and Juliet set in modern day Verona Beach Miami. These stories contain the same characters and conflict, however do differ in interpretations. Director Baz Luhrmann has read or seen the play of Romeo and Juliet and recreated it into a more relatable film for this era as well as making it easier to understand by making the overall the overall story simpler. A particular scene from both the film and the script that differed was the wedding between Romeo and Juliet all though both scenes had the same concept they were performed in different ways. The script was a longer version, many words spoken and both Romeo and Juliet’s vows were loving and detailed. The scene only involved Friar Lawrence, Romeo and Juliet....
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...Have you ever read Romeo and Juliet? In my English class we read the story of Romeo and Juliet. The book is fiction and is a romantic/tragedy story. I enjoyed the story a lot because it kept surprising me, which kept it interesting. I feel Romeo and Juliet is a significant book because every character moved the story along, the point of view showed how everyone felt and the theme is a classic by William Shakespeare. First of all the characters affected the story in big ways. In every act there was new characters and old characters were even different because new things were happening and it changed how they felt. Romeo is a kind, loving boy who likes to be alone, such as “But he, his own affections’ counselor, is to himself-I will not say...
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...Picture this, choosing whoever you want in this world, and falling in love with them, but it is a one-time deal, no falling in love after that, even if that person was not who they turned out to be or what you had in mind. In some cases, people would take the chance because they have someone in mind now, but letting time do its thing and destiny take control life would eventually become easier, finally encountering that one special someone. The mutual theme that mostly goes with Romeo and Juliet and Echo and Narcissus is, you can’t help who you fall in love with, even if it may be wrong it feels right. Romeo and Juliet sadly, did not have the best luck, even though their love for one another was irreplaceable, their circumstances made their affection for each other forbidden; it was almost as if it was too good to be...
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...Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare and “Appointment with Love” by S.I. Kishor have similar ideas that are both associated with society expectations. Romeo and Juliet is about two lovers who cant be together because of a feud going on between their families. Next, “Appointment with Love” is about a Lieutenant who goes off the war, but leaves behind an unknown admirer who he hasn’t met. At the end of the story they finally meet, but there is a twist and a test of John’s love. One similarity between “Appointment with Love” and Romeo and Juliet is that one of the themes is love versus society’s expectations. Next, one primary difference between the two stories are the morals and messages of the story. The moral of “Appointment with Love” is now to judge someone on there outer appearance but their personality. Finally, the moral of Romeo and Juliet is not to let the past determine your...
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...1. The apothecary could be caught for making the poison through Romeo’s letter to his father. At the end of 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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...The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is a play directed by “fate”, according to the characters. Although the events of the play are definitely conducted by the characters influencing them, one being Juliet. Juliet’s defiance to her parents, reliance on other people, and her terrible plan to reunite with Romeo set the stage for the calamity to occur. The main dilemma in the play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is that Romeo and Juliet are “secretly” married. It is “secret” because Juliet’s brilliant mind believes it’s a good idea to tell her parents they’re married about half way through the play. “I will not marry yet; and when I do, I swear it shall be Romeo…” (Shakespeare, Act III, Scene V). The point of having a secret marriage is to keep it a secret, but this does not translate to Juliet. This did not directly kill anyone, but it was still a idiotic decision since it raised the tension for Juliet to marry Paris....
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...unexpected rise of the comic protagonist is to be laughed at due to the wit and humor used. Tragedies end in catastrophe as seen in the death of Romeo and Juliet unlike in comedies where the conflicts are to be made fun of, for example in Sure Thing, Bill the comic protagonist, makes every possible mistake when trying to pick up a girl in a café, but somehow still ends up getting the girl after many attempts. Tragedies and comedies are mostly defined by the emotions they evoke in the public...
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...If life was the inconstant moon, then Tybalt was the diabolic tide, so easily lead and guided by the seductive lunar pull. Many may too be mourning the passing of Mercutio, first cousin to Romeo, dear son to Lord Montague. Both he and Tybalt possessed blood-stained hands at the time of their passing, dirty with the broken, wretched spirits of others. But while Mercutio dipped and trailed his fingers through the pale veils of death, Tybalt thrust and plunged his hands into the bloody shadows of darkness. And yet, both of them are now cleansed, having perished in such a mutual dignity. I cannot say Tybalt meant no harm through his actions, only that he died a child who laughed at the...
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...Love is painful, we see couples everyday that look so happy, but sometimes there's more that meets the eye. The couple could be going through something terrible, one of them could be cheating on the other, its a pity relationship. There's so much that we can't uncover just by a single glance. In Romeo and Juliet, the two are forbin to love each other, this causes so much pain that they end up dying because of it, sure they died together, but were they happy? Were they happy that they had to keep their love a secret? I know i wouldn't be, if i were in love i would want to show it, i would want everyone to know that i'm in love with this person and they shouldn't care, but people have opinions, and those opinions can hurt. In love you have to...
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...Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, two characters from opposing families unexpectedly fall in love, and prove how strong the forces of love are. On the other hand, Twelfth Night, another novel written by William Shakespeare, also explores the themes of love, but in a comical perspective. Viola and Sebastian who are twins are separated after a shipwreck, and each character has to go through their own mishaps as they begin their new life in the different country. In both novels, Shakespeare uses the theme of fate, chance and coincidence to create a deeper understanding of the love between two characters. In both novels, although the characters know that even though...
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...The narrative voices of the male characters found in each piece are announcing their love and affection for a female character. Sir Paul Mccartney performed a song called “Michelle” in which a man expresses his admiration for a woman. In the song, the readers learn that there may be a language barrier between a man who is attempting to profess his affection for a woman, so he attempts to express his feelings with his limited vocabulary. Lines 44-53 of Romeo and Juliet is an excerpt of a play written by William Shakespeare that also tells a story of a male character expressing his affection for a female character. In the excerpt, Romeo called attention to Juliet’s beauty and began to express his developing feelings for her. The...
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