...In the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet we see Benvolio and Tybalt. Benvolio is a Montague and cousin to the main character that is Romeo. He is kind of the wise friend of the two. Now Tybalt is a Capulet and is the cousin of the other main character Juliet. In many ways they are different, like how Benvolio is kind and sincere and Tybalt is rude and violent. Let’s start with Benvolio. Benvolio is very calm and kind hearted. Benvolio’s caring nature shows when he asks Romeo how and what he can do to help.(Shakespeare 382). Also he will try to say no to a fight if he can like in the public place.(Shakespeare 380). Finally Benvolio shows that he cares about his family more than anything when he stands up for Romeo “Romeo away be...
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...As Tybalt walks away after killing Mercutio, Romeo has a decision to make. Should he let the Prince kill Tybalt for his actions or should he do the killing himself? After thinking long and hard about, Romeo decides to talk to Benvolio about what just happened so together they can make a plan on what to do next. After talking for 30+ minutes about what Tybalt’s consequence should be, they finally figured out a solution. They will let the Prince do the sacrificing of Tybalt. Romeo asks, “We agree? The Prince will kill Tybalt for his actions?” and Benvolio responds, ¨Yes, my friend. Wait! I can hear something coming in the woods.” Romeo’s confused look leads to a slow response. “What do you mean, you hear something?” Romeo asked. Before Benvolio could clarify someone pops out of the woods. “Tybalt?” Benvolio and Romeo ask at the same time....
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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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...We all know the story of Romeo and Juliet. They both love each other and die for each other. What if all this could have been prevented? There are a lot of characters who are at fault for Romeo and Juliet death. Maybe their parents should have ended the feud, or maybe Romeo and Juliet shouldn't have gotten that dramatic. However there is one character that sticks out the most. Tybalt is the most to blame because he acted irrationally. Tybalt had a grudge on the Montague’s which explains why he was always angry at Romeo. When Romeo went to the Capulets party, Tybalt was angry that Romeo showed up. Capulet told Tybalt that Romeo was not a foe. Tybalt said “Uncle, this is a Montague, our foe. A villain that is hither come in spite to scorn at our solemnity this night.” ( I, v, 67-70) This shows that even though Tybalt knew that Romeo was no harm, he was still stubborn enough to believe that he was. Tybalt was trying g to make trouble even though there was no trouble. Tybalt should have just stayed calm and listen to Capulet because then he would realize that he was starting something....
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...me today stand those who will adorn his grave with fresh flowers, but also those who wish to adorn it with a corpse and its bones. In this world, there exists those who fear, those who forget, and those who forgive. I am confident that regardless of our status, our blood, and our ancestry, we may all concur that Tybalt was none of the above. Many seem to enjoy joking about which they will miss more, Tyblat, or his spitfire attitude. My only comment on such humor is that there once again shall be no distinction between the two- Tybalt was fire, and fire was Tybalt....
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...Analysis of the Function of Speed in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet is an avalanche. As a loose pebble in the snowcapped mountain wobbles in the wind, Romeo yodels to Juliet in the cliffs just to send it tumbling, lightly, down a vertical abyss. It does not end there, of course, for this pebble held back the rocks and boulders constituting the height of the peak, and the reaction now begins as each individual stone rolls with momentum. They pick up speed and snow, growing in velocity and size until the inevitable occurs and Romeo and Juliet are engulfed in the upheaval and finished forever. William Shakespeare’s version of the play Romeo and Juliet, taken from Arthur Brooke’s play similarly titled Romeus and Juliet, is a fast paced tragedy in which a boy and girl from two feuding families meet, fall in love, bond in matrimony, and commit suicide in a matter of four days. Compared to the nine-month romance that takes place in Brooke’s play, Shakespeare’s version is a consciously hastened piece of work during which the most significant parts of a young couple’s lives begin and end in less than one week. Speed, a well-utilized literary tool in Shakespeare’s play, serves to emphasize emotion, as opposed to reason, in the characters’ decisions. Through this device, Shakespeare demonstrates his skills as a playwright by showing control of time in the play. Perhaps the most well known episode in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, the balcony scene is a prime example...
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...The Crisis of Romeo and Juliet: Who is to Blame? Romeo and Juliet is one of the most famous tragic love stories of all time. This somber masterpiece is interwoven with death, forbidden love, and fighting. Though, who is to blame for all this sorrow? As Shakespeare’s work is examined further, it is evident that all of the characters and events contribute to the dramatic ending of the play. Romeo is the character most to blame for the tragic events in Romeo and Juliet because he was the one who started the entire affair, his involvement caused much death, and everything he does in the play are for his own selfish reasons. First, Romeo is the character that holds the majority of the blame for the events that occur in Romeo and Juliet because he was the one who started the conflict. “Tybalt: Uncle, this is a Montague, our foe, a villain that is hither come in spite, to scorn at our solemnity this night. Capulet: Young Romeo is it? Tybalt: ‘Tis he, that villain Romeo” (Rom. 1.5. 69-73) The Montague and Capulets are mortal enemies and have been for years. In this scene, the Capulets are holding a party and Romeo and his buddies decide to crash it, which causes a massive uproar. Tybalt spots Romeo and becomes furious; and this fury would last until...
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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 Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare develops some very interesting characters they are curious, funny, and they love drama. They love watching fights, and some even like participating in them. Some characters fight just to fight. Other characters love drama and get into arguments for no reason. I believe that people love drama and all arguments are not misunderstandings. In today’s news with everything you see about terrorists and criminals it’s hard to believe that arguments are just misunderstandings. Some people are just out to cause trouble. In the opening scene of Romeo and Juliet, The Montague Family and The Capulet family are about to have a random fight, for the reason that the Capulets are name calling because they hate...
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...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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...Romeo Montague, from William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, is a tragic hero. According to the Notes on Aristotle’s Tragic Hero, “A tragic hero is a literary character who makes a judgement error that inevitably leads to his downfall” ( ). A character must possess certain characteristics to be considered an Aristotelian hero. Romeo possesses three of these characteristics: hamartia, anagnorisis, and peripeteia. William Shakespeare’s usage of hamartia, peripeteia, and anagnorisis portrays Romeo as a tragic hero in his play Romeo and Juliet. Romeo is portrayed as a tragic hero through the hamartia found in the play. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, hamartia is “a tragic flaw or a flaw in character that brings about the downfall...
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...do I sink” - William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet page 36. In the well known play, Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, two young lovers want to be together, but there are many unfortunate affairs keeping them apart. The play follows two young people in love and the events that eventually lead to their demise. While many people contributed to the death of the lovers, the ones who are ultimately to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s untimely death are themselves, Mercutio, and Friar Laurence. Two people who could ultimately be considered guilty for Romeo and Juliet’s death, is themselves. Romeo and Juliet didn’t even attempt to talk to their parents about their love for one another, in hopes they might...
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...Romeo and Juliet Argumentative Essay Have you ever been in love? In William Shakespeare's tragic play Romeo and Juliet a pair of star crossed lovers chose their fate. Romeo and Juliet could have changed their outcome of life. They could have changed their path by making at least three different choices. These choices are one Romeo could have spoken to Juliet's father, Two Romeo didn't need to kill Tybalt, Three Romeo shouldn't have gone to the Capulet's party in the first place. One choice Romeo could have made differently is, Romeo could have spoken to Juliet's father and asked for his blessing to marry Juliet. If Romeo had made this choice it could have changed the outcome of their fate. The reason it could have changed the outcome...
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...Heroes & Villains in Literature The following essay is going to discuss and analyze heroes and villains in Literature. This essay is going to focus especially on three famous books written by William Shakespeare. The referring books are ‘Romeo and Juliet’, ‘Macbeth’ and ‘Othello’. In these three different novels, a great variety of stereotypes of heroes and villains can be appreciated. William Shakespeare was born on April 23rd 1564, in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. When he was four or five he began his education at the local petty school. He left the local grammar school when he was about fourteen and went to help in his father’s glove-making shop. When he was eighteen, he got married and by the time he was twenty-one, he was the father of three children. [1] At some time during the next seven years, he went to London and found employment in the theatre. When he was twenty-eight, he was already well enough known as an actor and playwright. He mostly lived and worked in London until his mid-forties, when he returned to his family and home in Stratford, where he remained in prosperous circumstances until his death on April 23rd 1616, his fifty-second birthday. [2] In the thirty seven plays that are his chief legacy to the world human nature is displayed in all its astonishing variety. [3] While Shakespeare caused much controversy, he also earned lavish praise and has profoundly impacted the world over in areas of literature, culture, art, theatre, and film and is considered...
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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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