...So many times people die, but at the fault of who? In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, both Rome and Juliet die, from the cause of Friar Lawrence. Friar caused these two deaths because of his lack of planning. Friar failed to give an important message to Romeo, did not stop Romeo from taking the potion, and he should not have told Juliet to do any of his plan in the first place. If Romeo had received the message from Friar Lawrence, Friar’s plan would have worked quite well. However since Friar did not send the letter in the best way. Romeo received news that Juliet was actually dead, when in reality she was temporarily dead. Friar’s plan ended with, “Romeo by my letters know our drift,/And hither shall he come, and he and /I Will...
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...though some characters are to blame for their unfortunate suicide. In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, the character to blame for the star-crossed lovers death is Friar Lawrence because he knew Romeo and Juliet’s marriage was not a good idea, he was not honest, and because he never helped Romeo and Juliet with anything. The first reason Friar Lawrence is responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s suicide is because he knew that he should not have married...
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...William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, is a tragedy about two star crossed lovers and their sudden deaths. In Romeo and Juliet there are many misconceptions and misconstrued actions that are used to drive the story along, such as Mercutio and Tybalt's deaths, the untimeliness of Friar John, and the false death of Juliet. These misconceptions are detrimental in the deaths of many characters and without them the story would not be the same. If characters have misconceptions, disastrous events may occur and these events are crucial in the plot of the story. Early in the tragedy Romeo and Juliet Mercutio and Tybalt die because of the misconstrued actions of Romeo. Mercutio and Tybalt are having a slight fully serious and slight fully playful...
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...Friar Lawrence Friar Laurence is presented as a holy man who is trusted and respected by the other characters. The Friar's role as the friend and advisor to Romeo and Juliet highlights the conflict between parents and their children within the play. The centrality of the Friar's role suggests a notable failure of parental love. Romeo and Juliet can't tell their parents of their love because of the quarrel between the two families. In their isolation, Romeo and Juliet turn to the Friar who can offer neutral advice. At first, the Friar can't believe how quickly Romeo has abandoned Rosaline and fallen in love with Juliet, so he reminds Romeo of the suddenness of his decisions. The Friar uses the formal language of rhyme and proverbs to stress the need for caution to Romeo. However, he agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet in the hope that their marriage will heal the rift between the Montagues and the Capulets. His decision to marry the lovers is well-meaning but indicates that he has been naive in his assessment of the feud and hasn't reflected on the implications of Romeo and Juliet's clandestine marriage. The conflict between youth and old age also manifests itself in the Friar's relationship with Romeo and Juliet. When Friar Laurence tries to soothe Romeo's grief at the news of his banishment with rational argument, Romeo quickly responds that if the Friar were young and in love, he wouldn't accept such advice any better. The Friar's knowledge of plants — especially...
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...fate. In the play of Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare, fate controls the character by using their fatal flaws against them, Romeo's fatal flaw is his impetuousness, Juliet’s fatal flaw is her impulsiveness, and Friar Lawrence's fatal flaw is that he is blinded by his goal to bring peace to Verona. Fate used Romeos fatal flaw of impetuousness in act 1 scene 4, Romeo reads out a guest list for a Capulet servant, but decides to go to the party himself, knowing the Capulet’s are his enemy and it may be the beginning of the end. “I fear too early, / for my mind misgives / some consequence yet hanging in the stars / shall bitterly begin his fearful date / with this night’s revels, / and expire the term / of a despised life closed in my breast / by some vile forfeit of untimely death. / But he that hath the steerage of my course, / Direct my sail, / Oh,/ lusty gentle men” (1.4. 108-115) this is where Romeo acknowledges that there is something or someone controlling his life, but fate uses his impetuousness to control him to go to the ball against his better judgment, which ultimately was the beginning of the end for Romeo. Furthermore near the end of the play, fate once again uses Romeo's impetuousness to control his life when Romeo downs a bottle of poison upon seeing Juliet, thinking she was dead, despite the fact that he noticed traces of life in her body. “Ah, dear Juliet, Why art thou yet so fair? shall...
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...Romeo and Juliet Love is one of the most powerful human experiences. It is what makes life most worth living and it has started wars and destroyed families. There are many forms in love; universal, romantic, religious, erotic, platonic, friendly, brotherly, familial love, etc. But, what was Romeo and Juliet’s type love? Romeo and Juliet's love is romantic love which is “the highest expression of spiritual longings, the source of feelings that reach an unparalleled depth and intensity. The key to this notion is the idea of love as a function of "sympathetic imagination," the capacity to enter into another's feelings, enabling the move toward a basic unity of self and other.”(Source D) In the play Romeo and Juliet, the theme of love was the reason for the many decisions made. William Shakespeare portrays just how serious, even dangerous, love can be and how a huge role it played throughout the story in time, decision making, and even death. In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, time plays a crucial part in Romeo and Juliet's love. Everywhere in the book everyone is always rushing. “Haste” is the word that was constantly used; meaning swiftness, speed, or quickness. You would even say that Romeo and Juliet’s marriage was rushed. For example: “Then plainly...
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...ROMEO & JULIET Prologue (ACT 1) As a prologue to the play, the Chorus enters. In a fourteen-line sonnet, the Chorus describes two noble households (called “houses”) in the city of Verona. The houses hold an “ancient grudge” (Prologue.2) against each other that remains a source of violent and bloody conflict. The Chorus states that from these two houses, two “star-crossed” (Prologue.6) lovers will appear. These lovers will mend the quarrel between their families by dying. The story of these two lovers, and of the terrible strife between their families, will be the topic of this play. ANALYSIS This opening speech by the Chorus serves as an introduction to Romeo and Juliet. We are provided with information about where the play takes place, and given some background information about its principal characters. The obvious function of the Prologue as introduction to the Verona of Romeo and Juliet can obscure its deeper, more important function. The Prologue does not merely set the scene of Romeo and Juliet, it tells the audience exactly what is going to happen in the play. The Prologue refers to an ill-fated couple with its use of the word “star-crossed,” which means, literally, against the stars. Stars were thought to control people’s destinies. But the Prologue itself creates this sense of fate by providing the audience with the knowledge that Romeo and Juliet will die even before the play has begun. The audience therefore watches the play with the expectation that it must...
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...When Juliet and Romeo first met, it was at the capulet household on the night of a party. His friends were there to crash the party, but Romeo came for Rosaline. When the servant asked them for assistance and Romeo saw Rosaline's name on the list he knew he needed to go. Romeo did not plan on meeting Juliet there. It was truly love at first sight. Right when Romeo saw her he forgot about Rosaline immediately. He felt the need to be near her, to touch her, and that is what he did. Closer to the end of the gathering he snuck off with Juliet to an exclusive corner. He only received a few minutes of privacy, before the party ended, and he had to leave. There was only time to get her name and steal a few kisses. Once he left Juliet was told by the nurse that they were enemies even though they had never met until then. Of course, he had to be a Montague. She knew it was all too good to be true. Even though she was having bad feelings about the relationship, she went through with it anyway. During this scene I felt that it gave a good picture of what the clothing looked like. There was a variety of young peoples clothing to older peoples clothing. (N/A) The previous night they spoke on the balcony about marriage plans. Even though they had only met that night, they believed that they were meant for eachother. The Nurse was appointed their messenger, because they are not allowed to be seen together. She was sent to talk to Romeo about the marriage plans. Her job was to gather the information...
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...Romeo and Juliet was William Shakespeare’s last play, and quite possibly one of his most popular. There are many hidden themes and metaphors, one of which is fate. This play is about 2 teenages from feuding families that fall into a forbidden love, and the plot of this play describes the issues they run into and the hoops they jump through in order to be together. In this story, Shakespeare uses the age and timeline of the story to show the theme of fate through misdelivery of Friar Lawrence’s letter, the resolution between the Montagues and the Capulets, and the love between Romeo and Juliet that lead to suicide. One event that was prudent to the future of Romeo and Juliet was the delivery of Friar Lawrence’s letter, which was quite unforgiving when it came...
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... When we think of Romeo and Juliet we think of the love that they embody. But there is so much more than that. What about the other characters thoughts of what love is? How are they affected? Romeo and Juliet is known to be the love story of all love stories, But it goes so much deeper. Each character in Romeo and Juliet sees love differently, Lady Capulet sees love as material gain, Friar lawrence sees it as a responsibility, Lord capulet sees it as a duty, or honor. Romeo thinks it is a passion that stirs inside, and Juliet sees love as destiny. All these different perspectives can also be applied into a modern sense in NIcola Yoon's Everything, Everything. The characters mimic the idea of many viewpoints when it comes to love. Olly sees love as something to escape to, Maddie is afraid and yet exhilarated with the thought of intimacy. The nurse, Carla, thinks of love as the adventure of a lifetime, Maddie's mother thinks of love as something to lose. The angles of which characters recognize love and affection are infinite. William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is usually boxed into just the one angle of love that the two famous lovers embody, passionate and irrational affection. But the truly brilliant part of Shakespeare's love story is that he reminds us of the...
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...swoon as they read Romeo and Juliet for the first time. The girls wish for a boy like Romeo to spot them in a crowded room and instantly fall in love, and even though they would never admit it, young men probably wish for the same. Even the students who scoff at Romeo’s flowery language and the dramatic irony secretly wish for the kind of overwhelming passion Romeo and Juliet share. However, the same students tend to overlook the warning Shakespeare has within the first page of the play. In the prologue, Shakespeare writes that Romeo and Juliet tells the tale of two families with such an intense hatred toward each other that it takes a child from each of the families committing suicide for the...
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...29, 2012 Romeo and Juliet In Shakespeare’s, “Romeo and Juliet,” one can see the contrast between plot, character development and theme; three important elements of literature that are ongoing throughout the book. In Act 2 Scene 5, specifically, there are many factors adding to the plot, such as Romeos descriptive orders involving his marriage with Juliet. This scene also shows a new side of the character Juliet, as her mood changes and her thoughts portray a darker side of her. The audience experiences a different side to the beloved Juliet, as well as the Nurse. Then the theme of haste and delay continues for the duration of the scene which is very important. Act 2, scene 5 greatly contributes to the book and shouldn’t be cut out. This scene is very rich with suspense, making it entertaining as we watch the plot unfold between Romeo and Juliet who are to be married. The Nurse does not tell Juliet the news she brings her right away, causing serious frustration for Juliet. “I am aweary, give me leave awhile. Fir, how my bones ache! What a jaunce have I!” (Act 2,Sc 5, II 25-26) The Nurse makes it obvious that she is sneaky, using her age as a poor excuse to buy her time with Juliet. This builds up the suspense as Juliet becomes impatient and leaves the audience waiting to see what happens next. The Nurse explains to Juliet, what is to happen for her marriage, “Then hie you hence to Friar Lawrence’ cell; There...
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...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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...Translator’s Coming of Age by Omaya Ibrahim Khalifa Through studying the three translations of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet done by Mohammed Enani in 1965, 1986 and 1993 respectively, this study adopts a diachronic approach. In addition to examining the historical dimension, this study attempts to address itself to crucial questions related to the process of translating a literary text. A few of these are: how a translator can approach a given text in three different ways and how each translation changes according to the approach and the methods chosen by the translator. More importantly, the study proposes to discuss the pragmatic conditions governing the act of translation and how far these result in prominent modifications in the relationship between the source and target texts. The first part of this study discusses the problem or problems which confront a translator attempting to transpose Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet into Arabic, and the second analyses the three translations and how each deals with the problems discussed. Mohammed Enani, in his introduction to his third translation of Romeo and Juliet, singles out tone as the main difficulty that faces any translator attempting a rendering of the play. In the Elizabethan era romance was regarded as a subject for comedy and as such allowed playful treatment. Harry Levin explains that Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet was an innovation at the time. He reveals the effect of the play on contemporary audiences as follows: ...
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...1. W. Shakespeare « Hamlet» (Renaissance) Character List Hamlet - The Prince of Denmark, the title character, and the protagonist. About thirty years old at the start of the play, Hamlet is the son of Queen Gertrude and the late King Hamlet, and the nephew of the present king, Claudius. Hamlet is melancholy, bitter, and cynical, full of hatred for his uncle’s scheming and disgust for his mother’s sexuality. A reflective and thoughtful young man who has studied at the University of Wittenberg, Hamlet is often indecisive and hesitant, but at other times prone to rash and impulsive acts. Hamlet is extremely philosophical and contemplative. He is particularly drawn to difficult questions or questions that cannot be answered with any certainty. Faced with evidence that his uncle murdered his father, evidence that any other character in a play would believe, Hamlet becomes obsessed with proving his uncle’s guilt before trying to act. Claudius - The King of Denmark, Hamlet’s uncle, and the play’s antagonist. The villain of the play, Claudius is a calculating, ambitious politician, driven by his sexual appetites and his lust for power, but he occasionally shows signs of guilt and human feeling—his love for Gertrude, for instance, seems sincere. Gertrude - The Queen of Denmark, Hamlet’s mother, recently married to Claudius. Gertrude loves Hamlet deeply, but she is a shallow, weak woman who seeks affection and status more urgently than moral rectitude or truth. Polonius - The...
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