...In the play Romeo and Juliet, there are several themes shown as well as forms of figurative language used to show them. When writing, Shakespeare uses figurative language in the form of metaphors, similes, personification, and imagery in order to advance the overall theme, the brutality of love. The brutality of love in this play is that a boy who may seem to be fully committed to one girl, can so easily turn to be in love with another when he is not given his way, as well as the fact that love may not always last forever when the fate of love is put in the hands of other people, and there are always outside forces urging the two of them to stay away from each other. All of this is seen occurring very early in Romeo and Juliet, and continues...
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...In the Shakespearean tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, it can be inferred through the examination of language that Romeo is willing to do anything, such as change his name or personality, for the greater good and preservation of his relationship with Juliet, whereas Juliet is speculative and in some instances unwilling to make the same change. The word choice, or diction, Romeo and Juliet use in their moonlit conversation with each other shows a contrast in their willingness to change for their love. In the second scene of the second act, Romeo professes his willingness to change for his relationship by saying “Call me but love, and I’ll be new baptized” (2.2.54). To this Juliet skeptically questions “Art thou not romeo, and a Montague?” (2.2.65)....
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...Santiago De La Torre P4 Romeo and Juliet “I find no peace, and all my war is done, I fear and hope, I burn and freeze like ice, I flee above the wind, yet can I not arise;” Edgar Allan Poe wrote in of his many great works of literature, depicting the opposing forces in nature, showing one cannot be without the other. An American writer, poet, and literary critic, Edgar Allan Poe is one of the most renowned writers in American history. His mastery of literary devices in his writing, such as oxymorons, gives readers a mysterious feeling as well as a deeper understanding to what he is trying to relay. Lines like these make the audience fully believe and understand the emotions of the contradicting sides. Because of the tragic, forbidden love that occurs in Romeo and Juliet, parts are needed to become more dramatic than others, and this use of figurative language gives the play that effect. Much like Edgar Allen Poe , Shakespeare’s use of oxymorons grants insight to the conflicting thoughts of the...
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...Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare in the 16th century, takes place in the Italian city of verona. It’s a tragic love story of two irresponsible lovers of families that have had a feud for decades. Fate not many believe in it let alone know what it means. There are many different definitions of fate but a lot of the definitions seem to revolve around when we do not have control over the outcome. Not many people believe in fate but out of the small percentage who do, happens to be William Shakespeare, as he tries to proof fate through figurative language and incidents in his play Romeo and Juliet. Figurative language; although there are many clues hinted not many a picked upon. The many of clues are about fate being real. One of them being in the book Act1.Scene4.Line113 ‘I fear too early for my mind misgives some consequences yet hanging in the stars shall bitterly his fearful date with the night revels… by some vile forfeit of ultimately death.’ This is Romeo son of the...
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...To begin with, William Shakespeare is informing his readers in his play “Romeo and Juliet” that falling in love is burdensome. He is stating that “Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs: Being purged, a fire sparkling in lovers’ eyes: Being vexed, a sea nourished with a loving tears” (I.I.188-190). A metaphor is a figure of speech that is producing a comparison between two objects without using the words like or as. Shakespeare is using a metaphor to compare love to sighs of lovers, smoke, and an ocean made of lover’s tears. Raging lovers are perceived as passionate and fearless. There is a bright flame in the eye’s of lovers which makes the lover enlightened. To make smoke, one must have a fire. Fuel is crucial towards illuminating...
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...The poem Romeo had Juliet One of the figurative language sound devices is rhythm which is generally a correspondence in ending in sounds. For example, "And Romero wanted Juliet And Juliet wanted Romero And Romero wanted Juliet And Juliet wanted Romero." The purpose of this phrase is to mention the love between Romero and Juliet. What it does for the poem it shows how they express their love for one another. The poem second figurative language sound device is Rhyme a pattern of stressed and unstressed sounds. It is used in the beginning of the poem for example "Caught between the twisted stars The plotted lines, the faulty map That Columbus to New York betwixt, between the east and west he calls on her wearing a leather vest...". This line is...
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...Romeo The son of Lord Montague is Romeo. The Montague family is in a feud with the Capulet family. There are two ladies that get Romeo’s love attention and stir up his thoughts immensely. Throughout the story Romeo has figurative language. Romeo also makes unjust decisions, which causes a fatal accident. Through this in-depth study, Romeo’s actions, thoughts, and speech will show him to be an irrational character. There are various actions throughout this book portrayed by Romeo. In the beginning of the book Romeo is love-sick, and depressed (1.1.156-180). This is because he wants to be with Rosaline. Romeo then goes to the Capulet party and becomes deeply in love with Juliet. Romeo eventually becomes infatuated with Juliet and can’t live without her. He kills Tybalt because his mind is up in the clouds after marriage and he can’t think straight. He keeps it a secret that he is married hoping that the marriage would end the feud between the two families. He also makes Juliet rebel against her parents. These choices show how Romeo didn’t think before he acted. Romeo speech is figurative throughout the story. One thing that Romeo says is “sin from my lips… give me my sin again” (1.5.6). He says this because he so infatuated with Juliet that he wants another kiss (1.5.6). Romeo also says, “It is enough I may but call her mine” (2.6.8). He says this because all he cares about is having her for himself, no matter what the cost (2.6.8). These were some of the examples how Romeo speaks...
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...Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet is a play written by Shakespeare,where two teenagers in a rivaling feud between their families fall in love and keep their love a secret , which leads to their death.The play writer uses a range of literary devices, such as, soliloquies, dramatic irony, and allusions.These all help bring the play together. To begin, Shakespeare uses Soliloquies in many different occasions , like when Friar Lawrence is vocalizing the pleasant and the inadequate of both humans and plants.By using this device you get to know a characters thoughts and feelings on certain topics. Another example, is when, Juliet is contemplating on if she should or not drink the potion Friar has given her. She has doubts that the potion...
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...end with “happily ever after,” some end in death or unfortunate situations. The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, is about two lovers from enemy families, face many great obstacles to be together but results in multiple deaths from both families. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, is about a teen named Katniss who volunteers as a tribute in the Hunger Games, where competitors kill one another to be last one standing. Katniss gets paired up with Peeta and together, they pretend to stand out from the rest through romantic story, gaining attention and a higher chance of survival. Romeo & Juliet from...
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...Romeo and Juliet: The Movie I believe that this play/movie is based off of a conflict theory. The reason I say this is because both families here are trying to gain power and also trying to be the dominant family. As I go into detail on this movie it will explain the conflict theory. William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is fully summarized in Shakespeare's prologue: "Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair Verona where we lay our scene. From ancient grudge break to new mutiny where civil blood make civil hands unclean. From forth the fatal loins of these two foes, a pair of star crossed lovers who take their life" (Universal, 1996). This movie is a masterful culmination of the director's phenomenal ability to create a powerful introduction, to select a realistic, but surreal setting, to choose realistic actors, and to enact specialized dramatic effects. Sitting in the theater, watching this movie for the first time, I heard static break in to interrupt the beginning credits. A newscaster, sounding serious, came on the screen in a special report. I sat up to pay attention. She was reporting a tragedy that had recently happened in some place called Verona. I was pulled in thinking it to be a true special report. Ah-hah!! It was a trick. A trick to get people to do just what I did. Trained are we to listen to newscasts, our life-line in present day society, where we receive a lot of our information. A trick, and...
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...William Shakespeare was perhaps the world’s greatest writer and playwright. In his lifetime he wrote 154 sonnets, two long narratives, and 38 plays, as well as several other smaller works. Some of his most famous plays include Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello, King Lear, Julius Caesar, Twelfth Night, The Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer Night’s Dream Much Ado About Nothing, As You Like It, Richard III, Henry V, and King John (Wikipedia.org). According to Alchin, “He is the most widely read of all Authors and the popularity of the Life and Works of Shakespeare, in English speaking countries, is second only to the Bible” (William-shakespeare.info). Shakespeare continued to write up until his death in 1616. Interestingly, upon Shakespeare’s...
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...A TEACHER’S GUIDE TO THE SIGNET CLASSIC EDITION OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S ROMEO AND JULIET By ARTHEA J.S. REED, PH.D. S E R I E S W. GEIGER ELLIS, ED.D., E D I T O R S : UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, EMERITUS and ARTHEA J. S. REED, PH.D., UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, RETIRED A Teacher’s Guide to the Signet Classic Edition of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet 2 INTRODUCTION William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is an excellent introduction to Shakespearean drama; teenagers can relate to its plot, characters, and themes. The play’s action is easily understood, the character’s motives are clear, and many of the themes are as current today as they were in Shakespeare’s time. Therefore, it can be read on a variety of levels, allowing all students to enjoy it. Less able readers can experience the swash-buckling action and investigate the themes of parent-child conflict, sexuality, friendship, and suicide. Because of the play’s accessibility to teenagers, able readers can view the play from a more literary perspective, examining the themes of hostility ad its effect on the innocent, the use of deception and its consequences, and the effects of faulty decision making. They can study how the characters function within the drama and how Shakespeare uses language to develop plot, characters, and themes. The most able students can develop skills involved in literary criticism by delving into the play’s comic and tragic elements and its classically...
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...Philippine Literature Poetry -A languagearranged in lines with regular rhythm, meter andoften with definite rhyme scheme -Use figurative language -“rhythmical creation of beauty” – Edgar Allan Poe a.Narrative Poetry -intends to tell a story - Usuallyrelates the events in an order of time ^Types^ 1.Epic –tells about the adventures of a traditional hero important to the history 2.Ballad –meant for singing &usually deals with subject such as love, honor or death 3.Metrical Romance- is a long rambling love story in revolving around knights, lords and their ladies 4.Metrical Tale –deals with any emotion or phrase of life & is often told in simple manner b.Lyric poetry - meant to be sung -focus on the writer’s feeling ^Types 1.Ode –most majestic type 2.Elegy –poetic lamentation for the dead 3.Sonnet –can be distinguished by its form for it always consist of 14 rhymed lines 4.Idyll –a descriptive poem of rural or pastoral character which expresses the poet’s feeling of his immediate landscape 5.Song –has a particular melodious quality 6.Simple Lyric –includes all those lyric poems that don’t belong under the other types c.Dramatic Poetry - focus on the characters feelings- designed to be spoken or acted on stage These are plays whose dialogues are written in the form of poetry1. Comedy –a dramatic play of light and humorous character w/ a cheerful or happy ending 2.Tragedy –portrays struggle of a strong –willed protagonist against...
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... or a particular work, which we can recognize, identify, interpret and/or analyze. Both literary elements and literary techniques can rightly be called literary devices. Literary elements refers to aspects or characteristics of a whole text. They are not “used,” per se, by authors; we derive what they are from reading the text. Most literary elements can be derived from any and all texts; for example, every story has a theme, every story has a setting, every story has a conflict, every story is written from a particular point-of-view, etc. In order to be discussed legitimately, literary elements must be specifically identified for that text. Literary techniques refers to any specific, deliberate constructions of language which an author uses to convey meaning. An author’s use of a literary technique usually occurs with a single word or phrase, or a particular group of words or phrases, at one single point in a text. Unlike literary elements, literary techniques are not necessarily present in every text. Literary terms refers to the words themselves with which we identify and describe literary elements and techniques. They are not found in literature and they are not “used” by authors. Allegory: Where every aspect of a story is representative, usually symbolic, of something else, usually a larger abstract concept or important historical/geopolitical event. Lord of the Flies provides a compelling allegory...
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...Common Literary Techniques 1. Imagery: It is the use of figurative language to create visual representations of actions, objects and ideas in our mind in such a way that they appeal to our physical senses. For example: * The room was dark and gloomy. -The words “dark” and “gloomy” are visual images. * The river was roaring in the mountains. – The word “roaring” appeals to our sense of hearing. 2. Simile and Metaphor: Both compare two distinct objects and draws similarity between them. The difference is that Simile uses “as” or “like” and Metaphor does not. For example: * “My love is like a red red rose” (Simile) * He is an old fox very cunning. (Metaphor) 3. Hyperbole: It is deliberate exaggeration of actions and ideas for the sake of emphasis. For example: * Your bag weighs a ton! * I have got a million issues to look after! 4. Personification: It gives a thing, an idea or an animal human qualities. For example: * The flowers are dancing beside the lake. * Have you see my new car? She is a real beauty! 5. Alliteration: It refers to the same consonant sounds in words coming together. For example: * Better butter always makes the batter better. * She sells seashells at seashore. 6. Allegory: It is a literary technique in which an abstract idea is given a form of characters, actions or events. For example: * “Animal Farm”, written by George Orwell, is an example allegory using the actions of animals on a farm to represent the overthrow of the last...
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