...plays is Romeo and Juliet, a drama about two teenagers who tragically fall in love, but are kept apart by their rivaling families. Romeo Montague, one of the main characters, fits the role of a tragic hero. He fits the role of a tragic hero for these three reasons: the making and discovery of his failure; his suffering too much for his mistake; and in the end, dying. Some say that the fact that he committed suicide makes Romeo unfit for the role of a tragic hero. However, Aristotle’s criteria do not specify how a tragic hero should die. Romeo's failure and discovery of his failure fits among the list of tragic hero traits. For example, Romeo avenges his best friend, Mercutio by killing Tybalt. In the script, Romeo says, “Shot from the deadly level of a gun, did murder her, as that name’s cursed hand, murder'd her kinsman”(Act 3, Scene 3, 67). This is important because it shows how terrible Romeo feels about taking Tybalt’s life, and worries about what Juliet will think of him due to his mistake. Romeo frets about what he had done and how it will affect their relationship. He worries that his failure will destroy his chance of a happy, loving...
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...Hate is an overwhelming emotion that is an integral portion of society; expressed greatly in media such as literature. This emotion is additionally vital in a play written by William Shakespeare. A famous poet during the Elizabethan era, one of William Shakespeare’s plays entitled, Romeo and Juliet demonstrated the impact hatred has on the people it surrounds. Romeo and Juliet is a play set in Verona, Italy in which two people, infatuated with each other, venture to extreme lengths to complete their desires in opposition to the venom held between their families, conclusively leading to their demise. This feeling of detest blinds entities from morality and influences them to commit regrettable mistakes, much present in modern society through...
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...Humans tend to forget things and do not always clearly think through things when in a rush. A good example of this is in Home Alone when The McCallister family forgets their son Kevin at home as they wake up late and rush out to make it to the airport on time. This also happens in Romeo and Juliet which causes the deaths of Mercutio, Paris as well as both Romeo and Juliet . Which makes the overall theme of Romeo and Juliet is that when people rush they make mistakes. Starting with the death of Mercutio. Right after Romeo secretly marries Juliet and when he runs into Tybalt he says how he loved him because he recently became his cousin in law due to a recent marriage with Juliet. Tybalt rushes to the conclusion that Romeo is taunting him...
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...“The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet’’ a well known tragic love story written by the great William Shakespeare. Anybody that you ask are familiar with the plot. For decades now people all around the world read this love story, and a often question is who's to blame for the death of Romeo and Juliet. When Mercutio was killed, Romeo was mad, and retaliated against Tybalt he ended up having to leave Verona instead of staying with Juliet. However, one of the characters who is most to blame is Friar Lawrence. Friar Lawrence was the wise priest that looked after Romeo and Juliet through their marriage, he kept their secret and helped them be together. The selfish, Friar Lawrence is to blame for the deaths of both Romeo and Juliet. He was the planner,...
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...The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet speak as indirect characterization to provide a better understanding of characters. By using many examples of juxtaposition, Shakespeare adds complexity to each character. Romeo’s confusion about love makes him a complex character. In response to a one way love affair, Romeo is left questioning love: “This love feel I, that feel no love in this” (1.1.175). Romeo does not understand the true meaning of love, yet he wonders why he cannot be loved. Romeo often mistakes beauty for love which leaves confusion. Romeo is caught up in Juliet’s beauty before she even opens her mouth. Romeo’s perspective...
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...University Tandag City, Surigao del Sur In Partial Fulfilment Of the requirement for the Degree Bachelor of Arts in Filipino JACKIELYN P. ALMEDILLA ROCHELLE I. CASSANO Literary Theme : Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare Analysis written by Jordan Ward Submitted By : RUBYLYN E. BALDOVINO BA- Filipino 2 Submitted To : SOL VERTUDAZO The Downfall of Romeo and Juliet In the Play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, he writes about two young adults who have fallen madly in love, Romeo and Juliet. They are from two very different families who are bitter rivals, the Capulets and the Montagues. In the play, it shows and depicts the problems that arise when they fall in love, and how their impatience in important events leads to the downfall of their marriage in the end. Romeo and Juliet are to blame for all the misfortune experienced in this book, due to the impatience and stubbornness of each; Shakespeare created this to show how important patience is during crucial events. Because of their impatience, their marriage is torn apart, and both end up dead as the play comes to a close. Romeo and Juliet sealed their own fate, and are the only ones to blame for all the misfortune they experienced during the play. The first major problem Romeo and Juliet create for themselves is rushing their marriage, and trying to keep it a secret. If they had waited even a couple of more days and talked to their families about it, they might have had better success...
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...In this paper, there is multiple mistakes. When the word multiple is used, there is more than two. Not only is this paper sometimes grammatically incorrect, it is incorrect in other obvious ways. The ways include the fact keekybear contradicts a lot of her points she tries to make, she talks about Rosaline more than Juliet and Romeo and Juliet is who this paper is based on, and she has a lot ifs in the paper, but not actual evidence. These mistakes alone make this argument she’s building a bad one. I am no english whiz, but this paper was extremely back and forth. When I say back and forth, I mean it is very contradicting. She says “I mean they are teenagers,” and then she goes on to say “Anyone is capable of love. Teenage love is true too,...
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...about to talk about is called Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. In the story Romeo and Juliet {{bold or italicize the names of plays}} there were a large amount of people responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet. Most of them were the Montague family and the Capulet Family. For example in the Montague family there were Lady Montague, Montague, Benvolio and Mercutio. In the Capulet family there were Lady Capulet, Capulet, Tybalt, and Nurse. All of these people played a significant role in the death of Romeo and Juliet. Although Frair Laurence was a friend of Romeo and Juliet I think he is the most to blame for their death because h e was the one that came up with the Idea to give Juliet the poison to put her in a coma for a few days. Also he was the one that sent the letter to Romeo explaining the plan but Romeo never got the message. He also could of went a different way about the situation rather than what he chose to do....
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...predetermines events, it is the inevitable events that are destined by this force. Fate is behind almost all of the conflicts in Romeo and Juliet, from the moment they met until they die together tragedy. Romeo and Juliet's fates were formed from the moment of their births. The Capulet ‘s and Montague’s hatred of each other is what pushed Romeo and Juliet together. The families were mortal enemies and Romeo and Juliet were never supposed to meet. Their relationship was doomed from the start. It was Fate that draws them together and it is fate that they are enemies. One example of how fate plays a part in the destinies of Romeo and Juliet is when Romeo goes to find Rosaline at the Capulet’s party. Instead he meets Juliet who was there to meet Paris. It was their first meeting and the immediate love for each other that strengthens the conflict between the Capulet’s and the Montague’s. Romeo and Juliet both believed that the stars controlled their fate and their actions weren’t always their own. Romeo, for example, 1.4.115-120, he says, "Some consequence yet hanging in the stars...by some vile forfeit of untimely death. But he that hath the steerage over my course Direct my sail." What he’s saying to his friends is that he had a dream that he will die young because of something in the stars, something that will happen to cause his death. Romeo finishes by saying "...he that hath steerage over my course..." which means that he does not have control over his life if he...
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...Mindi Warren Mrs Capps Period 6 22, April 2015 The Terrible Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet When people meet tragedy in life, they can react in two ways; either by losing hope and falling into self destructive habits or by using the challenge they face to find their inner strength and willpower. In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet , by Shakespeare, the main characters face many trials to test their willpower. During these many trials, they make numerous mistakes due to the lack of guidance, which might also be due to their adolescence. Romeo and Juliet fits the qualifications of a tragedy by the presence of a fatal flaw in the character, fatal predestination, and the responsibility for their own misfortune. Many fatal flaws are present in Shakespeare’s...
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...Romeo and Juliet is the most epic love story of all time. It is said they were destined to fall in love, or maybe just destined to fall. Romeo and Juliet were two star-crossed lovers whose story played out in Verona, Italy. Romeo was from the family of the Montagues, whom are long-time enemies of the Capulets, the family from which Juliet came. Romeo crashed a party thrown by Capulet, Juliet’s father. At the party, he met Juliet, and they fell in love instantly. As destiny would have it, they get married, but the fateful, whirlwind love affair ultimately leads to the untimely deaths of both Romeo and Juliet. Friar Lawrence, Romeo’s priest, is often falsely accused of being responsible for the double suicide that ended the tragic love story of Romeo and Juliet. However, all of the major events that lead to the deaths...
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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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...Lawrence knew that Romeo and Juliet’s relationship was bad all along. So if he didn’t stop it shouldn’t he be guilty too? Well, Romeo and Juliet is a tragic story of that ends with the couple suiciding themselves, although, everybody wonders who are guilty for Romeo and Juliet’s death. I think Friar Lawrence is responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s death because he married them when he knew it was wrong, he could have told the families what was happening, but instead he kept it all secret, his plans were not thoughtful and he ruined everything. One of the non wise choices that the Friar Lawrence did was to marry Romeo and Juliet. ”Go wisely and slowly. Those who rush stumble and fall.”This quote shows us that Friar Lawrence knew that Romeo and Juliet’s relationship was bad all along. Friar knew that Romeo was desperate for love and wanted to rapidly wanted to marry Juliet. ”I love rich Capulet’s daughter. I love her, and she loves me. We’re bound to each other in every possible way, except we need you to marry us. I’ll tell you more later about when and where we met, how we fell in love, and how...
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...because Romeo asks Benvolio how to control his own emotions, thus showing how he is unable to grasp the concept that his emotions are his own and that he has full control over them. Because Romeo lets his emotions cloud his judgement, he kills himself. Juliet, on the other hand, though seemingly smart for her age, is also impulsive. Juliet recognizes how quickly the two fell in love, saying “it is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden” (II.ii.118). However, this does not affect her decision to ask Romeo to consider marriage only a moment...
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...everyone's favourite love story; Romeo and Juliet? Firstly responsible in the story is Romeo, who lets his temper regulate his decisions and doesn't wait for clear instructions. Juliet is also a significant contributor to the madness of the story because of her inability to clarify crucial plans. Finally, Friar Lawrence should have an enormous amount of guilt on his shoulders as he ignores his own sceptical thoughts and carries on with the arrangements that ultimately lead to the unfortunate demise of many loved and loathed individuals in the play. Although many characters are jointly responsible for the catastrophic events in Romeo and Juliet, those who bear the most blame are Romeo, Juliet, and Friar Lawrence. Romeo is a huge contributor to many of the ruinous outcomes in the play. First of all, his choler towards Tyblat results in his being ostracized from Verona when he kills the beloved Capulet in revenge for stabbing his friend Mercutio. The Prince announces Romeo's punishment when he exclaims, “And for that offence/Immediately we do exile him hence” (3.1.182b-183). This proves the Prince’s devastating action to banish Romeo from Verona. Secondly, Romeo selfishly returned from Mantua without any consent from Friar Lawrence. Romeo communicates his plans with Balthasar when he declares, “Well, Juliet, I will lie with thee tonight” (5.1.34). Here Romeo has proven that he will venture back to Verona and kill himself to be with Juliet. To finish, Romeo has a lot of issues with anger...
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