...What would you do for love? Would you sacrifice your life for the people you love? “Romeo and Juliet” is a thrilling play that demonstrates both love and hate. Love and hate both come at a cost, whether you lose something you love or something happens that you hate. As Mohandas Gandhi said “Hatred always kills, love never dies.” The play Romeo and Juliet demonstrates and expresses 3 main points relating to this quote. Those main points are love, hate, and marriage. Romeo and Juliet is portrayed as a “love” story but Shakespeare sets it up as a pain and death story. Romeo is in love with a woman named Rosaline at the beginning of the play. Juliet has never thought about getting married before her mother brings up the idea of marrying Paris. Shakespeare has to set their tale as ill-fated at the beginning (as “two star-crossed lovers” ) not only because their families hate each other, but because they do not know anything about what true love really is or even what life is like in the real adult world. When Romeo first lays his eyes upon Juliet, he is overwhelmed by how beautiful she is. He immediately forgets about Rosaline and wants to meet Juliet. Romeo saw Juliet at a ball he never intended on going to. For a few days he kept to himself and was thinking about how much he loves Rosaline. Eventually, Romeos cousin Benvolio convinces him to go. Romeo thinks that there is no point to go but Benvolio tells him “At this same ancient feast of the Capulet's sups the fair Rosaline...
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...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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...Tybalt ending in Tybalt's death. After Romeo was exiled Juliet’s father Capulet immediately responded by saying Juliet and Paris will get married. Juliet exclaimed “ Good-bye. Only God knows when we’ll meet again. There is a slight cold fear cutting through my veins. It almost freezes the heat of life.” (4.3.14-15) Juliet is explaining that she is going to take this poison, be sent to the tomb and Romeo will find his way back in time for her to wake up and they? still be together. The quote that states Juliet will rather take the poison than marry Paris is important because, Juliet would rather risk her life than never see Romeo again and that is showing her love for Romeo. Another reason why society has believed Romeo and Juliet are in love...
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...Explore how Shakespeare and Orwell present forbidden love in ‘Romeo and Juliet’ and ‘1984’. Introduction What is love? What are the main similarities and differences between the presentation of forbidden love in 1984 and Romeo and Juliet? Relate briefly to the contexts of both texts. Paragraph 1 Why does Romeo love Juliet? Why does Winston love Julia? Look at how Romeo is attracted to Juliet for being beautiful and compare it to how Winston loves Julia for her lack of purity. Explore this idea. You could use the quotes: ‘The brightness of cheek would shame those stars’ – Romeo about Juliet, page 53, Romeo and Juliet “Listen. The more men you’ve had, the more I love you. Do you understand?” “Yes, perfectly.” “I hate purity, I hate goodness! I don’t want any virtue to exist anywhere. I want everyone to be corrupt to the bones.” – Winston and Julia, page 144, 1984 (part 2, chapter 2 end) Paragraph 2 What is the connection between hate and love? What similarities do you notice between the two texts? Look hatred has become an important element of each relationship. You could use the quotes: ‘My name, dear saint, is hateful to myself’ –Romeo, page 55, Romeo and Juliet “As soon as I saw you, I knew you were against them.” Julia says this about Winston, page 140, 1984. Paragraph 3 How is sex presented in both texts? Is sex a natural or unnatural act? Look at how sex is shown to be unnatural in 1984 – birds singing, etc. Effect is...
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...Game In the story Romeo and Juliet many characters contributed to the tragic ending; however, it’s rather difficult to choose just one of the characters to take all the blame. If I had to choose one character to place the blame on I would choose Romeo. I would choose Romeo because he is the reason that the whole catastrophe happened in the first place. The reasons I chose Romeo to be the root of the tragedy is because of his self-pity, haste, and his very thirsty character. The first reason why I believe Romeo is the cause of the tragic ending of the story is because of his self-pity. In the beginning of the story, Romeo was suffering from a broken heart due to the breakup of him and Rosaline. Even though the play does not indicate...
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...behavior between the characters ‘Romeo and ‘Friar Lawrence’ in the famous play ‘Romeo and Juliet’. Romeo and Juliet is a Shakespearean classic that is widely considered to be enduring and timeless and speaks about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families after the tragic end between the Capulet’s and Montague’s.introduce essay question Romeo validates the impulsive behavior in the Capulet feast. When he first meets Juliet and kisses Juliet at the Capulet’s party, she tells him “you kiss by the’ book,” hence he kisses according to the rules of lovego into detail-link to rosaline. Romeo promptly falls in love before he even gets to know her ‘If I profane with my unworthiest hand / this holy shrine ‘’ Romeo sees himself as unworthy of Juliet and that any offer to kiss or touch her would be discourteous. Juliet is a “holy shrine which also illustrates that she is sacred, pious in religion. In this quote Shakespeare uses metaphor ‘unworthiest hand’ go into detail-important quoteto propose that Romeo is unworthy of Juliet because she is infrequent. Romeo is not thinking sensibly here in Act 1 Scene 5 and is acting impulsively, because he does not get to know Juliet first. Throughout the play Romeo is one of the tragic heroes of Shakespeare. He stands out as the symbolic representation of youthful love, its disappointment, and its possibility for the tragedy that took place in the play. Additionally, Romeo also illustrates impulsive behavior...
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...The play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is about two star-crossed lovers that come from rival families, yet fate brings them together and despite the grudge that each family holds for each other. In life, people change, in good drama just like the characters in Romeo and Juliet. It can be explored through the characters: Lord Capulet, Friar Lawrence and Romeo Montague. Lord Capulet started off being very moderate but towards the end he becomes immoderate, with the rushing of the wedding of Juliet and Paris. Friar Lawrence changes from trying to help everyone else into being selfish and helping himself. Lastly, Romeo Montague changes from being a silly, lustful young boy into a mature man. At the beginning of the play, Lord Capulet is a moderate and genial man . A significant quote about Lord Capulet from the opening section of the play is: “ What noise is this? Give me my long sword, ho!”This quote suggests that Lord Capulet was eager to fight despite his age and authority. A major turning point for Lord Capulet is when he forces Juliet into marrying Paris and threatens her that if she does not marry Paris, then she had better not look upon him ever again. and calls her a “disobedient wretch” By the end of the play, Lord Capulet displays the following qualities: Impatient, tyrant and nastiness. An important quote supporting this is: “An you be mine, I’ll give you to my friend......” This illustrates that Lord Capulet has made a decision that Paris should be Juliet’s...
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...Play: The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet Have you heard of Shakespeare’s play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet? Do you ever wonder how it has lasted through the ages? There are certain elements that have allowed it to accomplish this. The elements that make Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet a lasting and influential play are the romantic love, the contrast of the Capulets and the Montagues, and the poetic language. The romantic love is the essence of the play. “Parting is such sweet sorrow/ that I shall say good night till it be morrow,” II. ii. 185-186. This line really conveys the love and affection that Romeo and Juliet have for each other. The quote means Juliet does not want Romeo to leave, so she would rather repeat “good night” until it became morning. It says a lot about Juliet’s love for Romeo. This quote also says a lot about their love as well. “O, that I were a glove upon that hand, / that I might touch that cheek!” II. ii. 24-25. Romeo is saying here that he wishes he were a glove on Juliet’s hand, just so he could touch her cheek. This line proves Romeo loves Juliet as well. That means their love is true, and not another example of unrequited love in the play. It is true romantic love. The contrast of the Capulets and Montagues really contributes to the play. Tybalt’s line “Uncle, this is a Montague, our foe,” I. v. 63 adds tension to the play. It accentuates the contrast between the families. This makes Romeo and Juliet’s love more dangerous and exciting...
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...The most important thing about marriage is love, although marriage comes with several of commitments it is easy to overcome them with the right partner. In the playbook “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare, Juliet shows that she is prepared for marriage. Juliet is ready for marriage because she is old enough, she is 13 while people are getting married at 12, she is very wealthy and can be supported by her family, she is also ready to dedicate the rest of her life to someone. Firstly, Juliet is ready to dedicate her life to Romeo and she shows this in many different ways. In the playbook “Romeo and Juliet” Juliet states that she will pretty much do anything to marry the man she loves. “O Romeo, O Romeo wherefore art thou Romeo?/ Deny...
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...Nicholas Aleixo Ms. Ritchie ENG 1D1-01 April 23 2010 Family Ties where Love Never Dies Young love has often been ridiculed and often seen as vain or “puppy love” but no story demonstrates how strong these feelings can be better than Romeo and Juliet. Mohandas Gandhi once said “Hatred always kills, love never dies”. This quote accurately demonstrates itself within the story of Romeo and Juliet, because between the hatred of the Montague’s and the Capulet’s Romeo’s and Juliet’s love dose not sever. This is best shown when Romeo finds out that Juliet is a Capulet but does not lose his love for her. This love has also been seen in this story when Romeo and Juliet get married. Lastly this love is demonstrated when Romeo and Juliet commit suicide. When Romeo finds out that Juliet is a Capulet at the Capulet ball he becomes torn between his obligations to his family and his love for Juliet. “Is she a Capulet? O dear account! My life is my foe’s debt” (1.5.117). Romeo says this to the Nurse after she tells Romeo that Juliet is a Capulet. This quote shows that Romeo loves Juliet even though she is his family’s enemy. When Juliet says, “My only love sprung from my only hate too early seen unknown and known too late prodigious birth of love it is to me that I must love a loathed enemy” (1.5.137-140) it shows that she feels the same way about him. But not every Capulet at the ball was in love with Romeo, “This, by his voice, should be a Montague. Fetch me my rapier, boy. What dares...
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...Juliet: Good Girl or Rebellious? Romeo and Juliet, the two star-crossed lovers, experienced an extremely risky adventure together. William Shakespeare, the author of Romeo and Juliet, was a writer who expressed his thoughts and feelings like no one else. He lived during the time of the Renaissance, more than four-hundred years ago. Back then, this story made sense for two young people to get married, but not so much today. Romeo and Juliet were both young adults and they probably hadn’t experienced true love, until they met. Juliet is a dynamic character who is obedient, eager, and loyal in both positive and negative ways. The first trait seen from Juliet is her obedience. In the beginning of the play, Juliet says to her mother, “Madam, I am here. What is your will?” (I, iii, 7). This quote shows the audience that Juliet is respectfully prepared to do what her mother instructs. Juliet states, “I’ll look to like if looking liking move. But no more deep will I endart mine eye than your consent gives strength to make it fly” (I, iii, 99-101). This quote...
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...out And makes himself an artificial night He talks about Romeo as he is depressed and locked himself in a room. Capulet says: At my poor house look to behold this night Earth treading stars that make heaven light He means there will be a lot of beautiful ladies at the party and their beauties will light up the night sky. Romeo says: Give me a torch: I am not for this ambling Being but heavy, I will bear the light Romeo said this to Benvolio at Capulet party. He doesn’t want to wear a mask because he is in the bad mood, heavy and he will stand still and carry the light. Romeo says: But, soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun Romeo said this to Juliet. He is saying that her beauty is like the sun. Shining beauty, pure, shiny. Romeo says: Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon, Who is already sick and pale with grief, That thou her maid art far more fair than she Romeo said this to Juliet at the balcony. He is saying that he does not want the sun to arise because that means he will have to go home and there are chances that he will see Juliet again. Act 1 scene 5 Romeo says: O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright! It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night Like a rich jewel in an Ethiope's ear; Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear! So shows a snowy dove trooping with crows, As yonder lady o'er her fellows shows Romeo describes Juliet's beauty in terms of dark and light. "She...
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...“Tybalt, the reason that I have for loving you helps me overcome the anger I should really feel… I see you don’t really know me” (Shakespeare, 3.1). This quote shows that overcoming differences is a hard quality to have. When being in someone else’s shoes it is easy to comprehend other troubles. This quote relates to the theme of Romeo and Juliet because of the family’s differences that they have to overcome. Romeo is someone who acts quickly, loyal, and an impulsive character, and this leads to his death. Romeo impacts the events in many ways because he is one of the protagonists. Romeo is a character who acts out of vain multiple times and acts quickly. This leads to his inevitable death because he kills his wives’ cousin, Tybalt, and this...
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...play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, it portrays a tragic story of two young lovers in the city of Verona. Friar Laurence is the character most to blame for the tragic events in Romeo and Juliet because he gave poison to Juliet, trusted someone else with an important letter, and married Romeo and Juliet and kept their secret of them being together. Friar Laurence is the most to blame for the events that occur in Romeo and Juliet because he gave sleeping poison to Juliet. If Friar Laurence never would have given Juliet the sleeping poison, Romeo and Juliet would have not found each other dead and killed themselves. In act 5, Romeo declares, “Here's to my love! [Drinks.] O true apothecary! Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die” (Shakespeare, 6). This quote is Romeo speaking as he drinks potion to kill himself after he finds Juliet appearing to be dead. If the...
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...the use of being happy if there is no sadness?” (I, a Night Owl). The play “Romeo and Juliet” was written in 1596 by William Shakespeare. This was during the Elizabethan era. “Romeo and Juliet” is a play about two young people who fall in-love however it ends tragically. It is also about loyalty, family, and friendship. Mercutio and Romeo are two characters in the play that are friends and both accentuate each other's personalities. William Shakespeare uses the positive uplifting Mercutio as a foil of the pessimistic romantic Romeo to highlight him as the tragic hero of the play. People get along better when they have things in common. Romeo and Mercutio have a few similar traits. They both are alike in how they speak so deeply about what they believe to be true. Mercutio and Romeo are both dramatic. They are also loyal to each other. When Tybalt threatens Romeo, Mercutio is angered and stands up for Romeo. Quote Romeo does the same when he avenges Mercutio’s death. Even though they share similarities they do have many differences. These...
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