Romeo and Juliet, a play written by William Shakespeare, is about Romeo, a passionate young man that tends to act hastily and rashly. Friar Lawerence advises him to behave more moderately to avoid danger and mistakes. Yet Romeo does not listen. There are many times throughout the play where Romeo could have avoided a bad situation if he had only listened to the Friar. Romeo falls in love with Juliet Capulet, a member of the rivaling family, and Romeo decides to marry her within 24 hours of meeting her without consulting with anyone. This is not the first time Romeo has fallen in love so quickly. Before Juliet, he was in love with a girl name Rosaline but he quickly changes his mind when he meets Juliet. Romeo's hastiness and emotional unstability will affect him negatively and lead to his demise.…
Romeo’s love, Juliet, is the last but not least, to blame for their lovers’ fall. The maiden was supposed to marry to Paris, a kinsman to the king, but she decides to go against her father’s wishes. Juliet becomes disobedient, when she falls for the Montague's son, Romeo, who just so happens to be the enemy of her father’s son. After Juliet met Romeo at her party, she finds herself on her balcony, unaware that Romeo is listening to her as she speaks her thoughts and shows just how fond she is about the handsome stranger she met only hours…
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…
Romeo was in love with a girl, Rosaline, but rosaline decided she wanted to become a nun, which means she could not get married. This set off Romeo and could not forget the face of Rosaline . The sparks went off in benvolio's head as a Capulet servant approached and requested Romeo to help him. As the servant left benvolio ”At this same ancient feast of Capulet’s Sups the fair Rosaline whom thou so loves With all the admired beauties of Verona. Go thither, and with unattainted eye Compare her face with some that I shall show, And I will make thee think thy swan a crow”(I.i.84-89). The consequence of this piece is not bad but good. This forces Romeo to forget about Rosaline and fall in love with a new girl, the daughter of his greatest enemy, Juliet. Lord Capulet made the biggest mistake of the all,”Hang thee, young baggage! Disobedient wretch! I tell thee what: get thee to church o' Thursday, Or never after look me in the face. Speak not. Reply not. Do not answer me. My fingers itch.—Wife, we scarce thought us blest that God had lent us but this only child, But now I see this one is one too much And that we have a curse in having her. Out on her, hilding!”(III. v. 160-168). Lord Capulet should've thought about what he was saying. Juliet doesn't want to marry County Paris because she is already in love. This one thing set off a chain reaction, Juliet fakes her death, Romeo finds out she “died”, Romeo kills himself, Juliet wakes up, and then kills herself all because of lord Capulet arranging a marriage for Juliet and…
The tragic death of the two lovers Romeo and Juliet could be the fault of their love for one another. While most people in the play believe in a marriage that is profitable to one's social status, Juliet and Romeo's feelings for each other do not follow this distinction: “For both [the Nurse and Lady Capulet] in Juliet’s life, what matters most is a socially advantageous marriage…”(Dupler 1). Yet their love is one that transcends the orthodox realms of society and goes against what is socially appropriate. Even Friar Lawrence makes this distinction when he speaks of the difference between loving and doting. This is the difference between Romeo's feelings for Rosaline and…
The tragedy Romeo and Juliet boasts a wide assortment of characters. Many of whom are often at odds with one another. Three characters in particular, Tybalt, Mercutio, and Benvolio, are three very different men, and are driven by impulses and their different characteristics. Tybalt is driven by his rage and craving for violence, Mercutio is driven by his friendship with Romeo, and Benvolio is often driven by his love for peace. But these men do share one common trait, loyalty. Tybalt, Mercutio, and Benvolio are loyal to their families and their friends without question and with great passion.…
Context has been a major faction contributing to the way Romeo and Juliet was written. In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Baz Luhrmann produced a Romeo and Juliet with a modern context rather than an Elizabethan context. Context has influenced the language and representation of ideas throughout Romeo and Juliet, notably with the themes: Loyalty Vs. Disloyalty, Power and inequality. These themes have changed the way Romeo and Juliet was written and put them into a different context.…
Romeo: The son of Montague, Romeo is first introduced to us as a sad, melancholic, apathetic youth. His reason for sadness is universal; Rosaline his love will not return his affections. Not initially daring, it is his friends Mercutio and Benvolio who suggest he gatecrash or arrive uninvited at the Capulet party to see Rosaline. There he meets Juliet falling instantly in love. From this point on, Romeo no longer is melancholic, but dynamic and courageous, risking his life at the Capulet's house to be near Juliet and later breaking a banishment order which threatens death for him, to see his Juliet again. Well regarded even by Capulet, his enemy, Romeo is a thoughtful man, unwilling to provoke fighting unlike the hot-blooded, adversarial Tybalt, whom he kills. Romeo also kills Paris but in both encounters sought to avoid fighting, winning only to defend his life. At the end of the play, he commits suicide, rather than live without Juliet, the ultimate display of loyalty for his love Juliet since his life obviously no longer had meaning without her...…
One of the ways Juliet is showing her determination is trusting in her plan to fake her death. Immediately once Friar Lawrence tells her about the sleeping serum she jumps right on board of the plan. She immediately wants the potion as seen in the play, “Give me! Give me! O, tell not me of fear!”(V.i,124). Observing the quote shows that Juliet is determined enough to try anything to not marry Count Paris. She is risking her life on a serum that could possible kill her just so she will not have to marry Paris. Juliet is also sure that after she drinks the potion all work out as shown by what she says before she drinks it, “Romeo, Romeo, Romeo! Here’s drink. I drink to thee,”(V.iii.59). Right after Juliet says that she is drinking to Romeo she…
When Romeo apprised that he loved Juliet (rich daughter of the Capulets) madly, and totally forgot about Rosaline, he should have terminated then and there itself. He knew that they were very young to decide and that they took a quick resolution to get married. Instead of condemning, he agreed to marry them secretly and assumed that their wedding will put an end to the feud between the two families. He did not perceive that this was going to have violent ends. He assisted them as much as he could for them to live together.…
Two star crossed lovers lay themselves to rest in a tomb, but the audience knows that Juliet is not dead and that if Romeo had only waited a moment more he could have spared both of their lives. Throughout Shakespeare's play, Romeo and Juliet, there is a recurring issue of the characters acting without thought, which ultimately lead to the death of Romeo and Juliet. Through this the readers learn that acting without patience and wisdom will result in negative consequences. This lesson is mainly developed through the actions of Romeo and Juliet as well as through the advice that Friar Lawrence gives.…
First, Juliet fell too deep in love Romeo. Her loyalty to him is her strength, but is also the flaw that lead to her tragic end, as she ultimately stabs herself in fear of facing the future without Romeo. At a time period when women obeyed to their fathers or husbands unconditionally, her loyalty has her to defy her father openly. Additionally, it causes Juliet to have mixed feelings upon hearing her cousin Tybalt's death by Romeo's hands. Then she eventually decides to grieve only for Romeo.…
From the beginning of the tragedy, Romeo’s inconstant love with different ladies is expressed. Shakespeare portrays Romeo’s ardent love for the gorgeous Rosaline who refuses to break her vow of chastity to be with Romeo. After discerning Romeo’s depression, his friends, Mercutio and Benvolio, persuade Romeo into going to the Capulet party. There, Romeo instantaneously falls in love with Juliet, a young lady who he has never met before and his infatuation for Rosaline diminishes. The next morning, Romeo goes to Friar Laurence to seek advice on a nuptial with Juliet. Friar Laurence is startled to see that he has quickly moved on from Rosaline to Juliet and responds, “Young men’s love then lies not truly in their hearts, but their eyes” (II, III, 67-68). In other words, Friar Laurence believes that Romeo only loves Juliet for her appearance. He also admonishes Romeo that marrying Juliet will cause devastation but Romeo stubbornly disagrees and proceeds to marry Juliet. Romeo does not realize how quick these events are unfolding and it is a matter of time until he reaches his downfall.…
Romeo who belong to the Montague's family was in love with Rosaline. The thing that gives Romeo excuse to attend to the feast of Capulets just to find his "love of love". Instead of findinh Rosaline, Romeo's attention was caught by Juliet and forget Rosaline. Juliet is belong to the Capulet's family. That timr, they fell inlove with each other. Many struggles come to them but the faithful Nurse of Juliet and Friar Lawrence help them to continue what they want and what they had. No one can break them down…
Romeo decides to go Capulet’s party in an impulsive decision, eventually leading to a change of mind in who he loves. At the beginning of the play, Romeo gossips about how strong his love for Rosaline is. Romeo gushes, “One fairer than my love? The all-seeing sun / Ne’er saw her match since first the world begun” (I.3.99-100). Romeo is deeply in love with Rosaline at the beginning of the play, but that all changes when he meets Juliet. As soon as he sees Juliet, he says, “Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight, / For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night” (I.5.59-60). Romeo goes from being head-over-heels for Rosaline to being deeply in love with Juliet, all in just one night. Romeo is stunned by Juliet’s beauty and instantly makes the choice to pursue her. Romeo quickly falls in love with Juliet and decides to…