Is love even a real thing, Romeo and Juliet is a play written by William Shakespeare. The story is about two star cross’d lovers that end up killing themselves over what they call “love”. (Document: A) In the story the Capulets and Montagues already hate each other, the families start fighting which escalates the hatred between them. Two teenagers Romeo and Juliet meet at a party and instantly fall in love, not knowing that they are enemies at first but they soon come to find out. They exchange vows so Romeo goes to Friar Lawrence who is a monk that lives in the church. He asks Friar to marry them, and Friar ends up marrying them. Everything was going fine until Tybalt Juliet's cousin wants to fight Romeo, Romeo insist on not fighting him because he is Juliet's cousin. So Mercutio who is Romeo’s best friend decides to fight Tybalt, Tybalt stabs Mercutio and he dies so Romeo wants revenge. Romeo finds Tybalt and begins fighting him and kills him. For Romeo’s punishment he is exiled, which means he has to get out of Verona. Things tend to happen which leads to Romeo and Juliet’s death. At the end of the story the Prince wants to know who is to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s death, the Montagues and Capulets are…
The value and quality of any love is determined solely by the lover himself. Romeo and Juliet was written by Shakespeare. The play is a tragedy, you will never be able to predict what will happen. Romeo and Juliet loved each other unconditionally. No matter what happens they want to be together and stay together. Sometimes though, the events that take place do not always make sense. Romeo and Juliet are not to blame for the events that take place in this play.…
The cause of Romeo and Juliet’s morbid demise in The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is a combination of a few different things. Maybe if it had been only one thing working against them, they would have survived. But alas, they ended up dying next to each other. Ultimately, Romeo and Juliet’s deaths were their own fault.…
iRomeo and Juliet were written by William Shakespeare. The play is about two star crossed lovers who are born into two different families who have an ancient grudge. This leads to both Romeo and Juliet’s deaths. The play has strong violence and conflict involved in it. Shakespeare uses different types of conflict throughout the play. The Prologue shows that there will be conflict in the play when it mentions, ‘From ancient grudge... Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.’ The word Civil makes me think that people who are not involved in the grudge still suffer pain. This gives you a quick impression of what the play is going to be about.…
Romeo is an over emotional, possibly mentally ill individual with unnecessary love for women. He needs to learn how to control his emotions and take things slower. Also, Romeo was not in love with Rosaline nor Juliet; Romeo rather is in love with being in love itself. He loves to love, be loved, be over emotional, and also other things that come with being in love that don’t need to be mentioned. For the majority of her life, Juliet will have no choice in who she loves due to the time period and because of the isolation on Juliet by the parents. The only men that she has ever met or has had a chance with were men that her parents (especially her mother) picked out for her. Romeo and Juliet are not in love because Romeo is too emotional and Juliet was just looking for an escape from the clutches of her parents; William Shakespeare is trying to trick the reader into thinking that Romeo and Juliet are in love because he wants to show the reader how many millions of people are not in love with whom they are with, but simply with being in love itself; William Shakespeare is also be showing that there is no love at first site relative to the time…
William Shakespeare’s, Romeo and Juliet, is a tale of two star-crossed lovers who died tragic deaths. Romeo and Juliet both made horrible, quick decisions but, the one who made the worst decisions was Romeo. Mercutio, Tybalt, and Juliet’s lives were all affected by Romeo’s decisions. Romeo’s impulsive behavior negatively affects the three characters in this tragedy.…
Choose ONE of the following prompts and compose a persuasive essay arguing your belief. You must use direct evidence from the play in your essay. You should include direct quotes from the play and they must be properly cited. Your essay should be double spaced, 12 point Times New Roman font (MLA format) and should be between 2 and 4 pages long.…
In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Benvolio is more civilized than Tybalt. To begin, Benvolio is respectful towards his kin. In a conversation with Montague, Benvolio wishes that “[his] noble uncle…so please [himself], step aside” (Shakespeare 1.1.140-153). Benvolio addresses his uncle with the utmost respect and politeness, depicting his civilized nature. Next, Benvolio tries to avoid violence. Upon seeing a fight, Benvolio intervenes to try and “put up [their] swords” (1.1.63). Benvolio’s trying to avoid a conflict demonstrates his civil actions. Unlike Benvolio, Tybalt is uncivilized. First, Tybalt does not respect the wishes of his uncle. Instead of doing as Capulet bids, Tybalt expresses to his “uncle, ’tis a shame” (1.5.82). Rather than politely doing as he is told, Tybalt snaps back rudely to his elder, illustrating his uncivil side. Whereas Benvolio asks his respected uncle to step aside politely, Tybalt disregards Capulet’s wishes and even retorts with a saucy comment, hence displaying his lack of civility in comparison to Benvolio. Moreover, Tybalt welcomes a fight. When given the chance to avoid using violence, Tybalt does not “excuse the injuries/that [Romeo] has done [him]; therefore [turns] and [draws]” (3.1.65-66). Instead of calmly forgiving and forgetting past offences, Tybalt intends to fight with Romeo. Tybalt is being uncivil towards Romeo, as he is trying to start a conflict with him when unnecessary. In contrast to Benvolio, who does his best to avoid fights, Tybalt strives for a conflict, hence proving him the less civil of the two. In conclusion, Benvolio is more respectful and peaceful than Tybalt, proving him to be the more civilized…
Love at first sight. Sounds remarkably amazing, right? Is it actually real? Could you find your true match by just ONE glance, stare, gaze? If you are Romeo and Juliet then the answer is yes! Yes it is real, as real as the sun that comes up in the morning and sets every night to just come back up in the morning again. Romeo and Juliet are about “two star crossed lovers” who meet at a party taken at Juliet's house. Romeo saw her and she saw him… and that's where our story begins. So do you think you know how it is going to end? They are going to get married and live happily ever after? Sorry to tell you but you are wrong. Romeo and Juliet actually happens in a week with a total of six people that die. Not so happily ever after right? There are many characters to blame for this famous litterateur ending. But in the end we find that Romeo and Lord Capulet are the most guilty.…
There is an instant connection between fated lovers. For that reason, one can say that Romeo's love for Rosaline is not ever lasting. This is clear when Romeo says: "With Rosaline! My ghostly Father, no. I have forgot that name, and that name's woe" (Act 2, scene 3: 46-47). This quote states that Romeo used to be madly in love with Rosaline. However, he has completely forgotten about her as his heart goes out to Juliet. This quote is significant as it proves that Romeo has moved on from his first love. This statement demonstrates how Shakespeare characterizes love--to be momentary. Not only does Romeo's love for Rosaline reveal love to not be infinite but so do the following relationships.…
Rosaline is the niece of Lord Capulet whom Romeo falls in love with prior to the play, Romeo and Juliet; however, she doesn’t reciprocate Romeo’s feelings as she has chosen to remain celibate. In most film adaptations, she is usually omitted, yet Romeo is always grieving for his rejected love at the beginning of every adaption. Now, this is rather paradoxical as Rosaline is not important enough to be portrayed by an actor, yet she is always mentioned by Romeo. So would anything be gained or lost if Rosaline is removed from the original play? Theoretically, Rosaline is only important in this play for Romeo’s past with her, but if she is removed, Romeo wouldn’t have attended the party where he meets Juliet, and consequently he would appear less impulsive and passionate. To the audience, Romeo’s love for Rosaline helps them to understand the depth and nature of Romeo’s…
Ba bump. Ba bump. Ba bump. The heartbeat of a boy can be heard from outside his chest. He catches his breath while hiding, watchful, for any approaching enemy. His sword is held close to his chest, ready to take action at any time. He hears them; the soft footsteps along the stone floors of sweet Verona. A sword is drawn from its scabbard and the boy is waiting for the right time. All at once, he jumps out and stabs his opponent in the side, merely wounding him. The blood curdling scream comes next and that is when the action happens. Men from both sides come running and all one can hear is the scraping metal of sword against sword as a great battle begins. No one wishes for death but the with the hatred these two families possess for each…
Some reasons as to why Juliet is reluctant to marry Paris are that she simply doesn't like him and finds him arrogant, and because later on she is secretly married to Romeo. If she went through a wedding ceremony with Paris, the marriage would not be valid, and if she went to bed with Paris, she would be cheating on Romeo, the husband she loves. When the Nurse is talking…
Shakespeare portrayed many views on love in the romantic tragedy play Romeo & Juliet. Shakespeare presents this idea as a force of nature, so strong that it transcends social conventions. Many of the friendships in the play are as sincere as Romeo and Juliet’s love for each other. Close relationships were formed between Juliet and her nurse, Romeo and Mercutio and Mercutio and Benvolio.…
In the play, Romeo and Juliet died. Romeo died of drinking poison and Juliet died of stabbing herself with a dagger. “O happy dagger! This is thy sheath; [stabs herself] there rust, and let me die,” (Shakespeare Act 5 Scene 3 PAGE #). These tragic events could have been avoided if someone’s decisions were not based on one second thoughts.…