Annotated Bibliography On Romeo And Juliet
Romeo and Juliet Argumentative Essay Harold Bloom is the author of Bloom on Romeo and Juliet. He is Sterling Professor of the Humanities at Yale University, which means he is considered one of the best in his field. He teaches Shakespeare and poetry at Yale University. Bloom has edited anthologies of literature and literary criticism and he is the author of more than 30 books. I agree with Harold Bloom on many aspects of this article such as the Montague-Capulet hatred destroyed Romeo and Juliet. I also agree that after Mercutio dies, he becomes a forgotten character. Bloom makes a strong point when he says that Romeo gives in too readily into his emotions which are a tragic flaw in Romeo’s character, and causes him to be reckless.
“The
Montague-Capulet hatred might seem overwrought enough to have its parodistic aspects, but it destroys two immensely valuable, very young lovers, Juliet of the Capulets and Romeo of the Montagues…”(Bloom). I think that if there was no hatred between the Montagues and the Capulets, then Romeo and Juliet would maybe have escaped the tragedy. Others would argue that Juliet’s plan was flawed and that is why the two lovers were destroyed. I disagree because if there was no hatred between the families in the first place then Juliet would not have had to come up with a plan to be with Romeo.
I also agree with Harold Bloom that Mercutio becomes a forgotten character after he dies. “What place has Mercutio in the play once it becomes dominated by Juliet’s magnificent avowal of her love’s infinitude”(Bloom). Juliet says these lines in Romeo and Juliet, “My bounty is as boundless as the sea, My love as deep; the more I give to thee, The more I have, for both are infinite” (II.ii.133-135). This shows Juliet’s love for Romeo. A counter-argument to Mercutio becoming a forgotten character would be that Shakespeare invented Mercutio as a character and that makes him a big deal. I do not agree with that because after Mercutio is killed by Tybalt, he becomes irrelevant in the story of two lovers.
“The
Montague-Capulet hatred might seem overwrought enough to have its parodistic aspects, but it destroys two immensely valuable, very young lovers, Juliet of the Capulets and Romeo of the Montagues…”(Bloom). I think that if there was no hatred between the Montagues and the Capulets, then Romeo and Juliet would maybe have escaped the tragedy. Others would argue that Juliet’s plan was flawed and that is why the two lovers were destroyed. I disagree because if there was no hatred between the families in the first place then Juliet would not have had to come up with a plan to be with Romeo.
I also agree with Harold Bloom that Mercutio becomes a forgotten character after he dies. “What place has Mercutio in the play once it becomes dominated by Juliet’s magnificent avowal of her love’s infinitude”(Bloom). Juliet says these lines in Romeo and Juliet, “My bounty is as boundless as the sea, My love as deep; the more I give to thee, The more I have, for both are infinite” (II.ii.133-135). This shows Juliet’s love for Romeo. A counter-argument to Mercutio becoming a forgotten character would be that Shakespeare invented Mercutio as a character and that makes him a big deal. I do not agree with that because after Mercutio is killed by Tybalt, he becomes irrelevant in the story of two lovers.