“These violent delights have violent ends,/ And their triumph die, like fire and powder./ Which as they kiss consume”(II, ⅵ, 9-11). “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare is a romantic love story about two people from families that have a long time hatred for eachother. The main Characters are Romeo from the Montague family and Juliet from the Capulet family. Their first encounter was at a masquerade ball and they instantly fell in love at first sight. They quickly got married, then soon after, their relationship started to go downhill after some unfortunate events, which ultimately led to the death of both Romeo and Juliet. There were many factors that caused the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet including Friar Lawrence, Romeo, and Romeo and…
Love tragedies never end very happy, but some do. Romeo and Juliet is the most famous and well known Shakespeare written love tragedy ever told.The story revolves around two young,star-crossed lovers,who cannot understand the hatred of an older generation.This eventually leads to the death of them.Many things may have ended the deaths of Romeo and Juliet but ,Lord capulet and Romeo play the strongest roles in the deaths of Romeo and Juliet.…
Young people can fall in love and have to make hard choices to be together because of family. The tragedy play of Romeo and Juliet, and was written by William Shakespeare. Romeo and Juliet are a very young couple and fall in love. The two can not be together because their families are fighting. They secretly get married, but are forced apart. In the end, both choose to die so they can be together. The untimely deaths of Romeo and Juliet are caused by the Friar and the family feud.…
Romeo and Juliet is an extremely well-known play written by William Shakespeare in the late 1590s. It is a story about an ancient rivalry between two wealthy families which is defied by two teenage star-crossed lovers who tragically die. The play was set in the Elizabethan era in Verona Italy. Despite that the play was written four hundred years ago it continues to capture the imaginations of teenagers in the 21st century, and the themes within the play are still seen in modern culture. These themes include infatuation, emotional extremity and rebellion.…
Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, was a timeless tragedy that focused on love despite hardships. Even though the play was written years ago, the story remains relevant to young love today. Though Romeo and Juliet made many mistakes, there was no questioning that they loved one another until the end. The main difficulties they faced in their romance were, unacceptance, death, and irresponsibility.…
Violence is another powerful force for character’s motivation in the play. Shakespeare uses fantastic visions of violence in the story. The image of violence being so unfair exists prominently in the deaths of so many of the cast. We saw the two obvious images of the tragic death brought on by violence, in the two lovers Romeo and Juliet. Their young, pure lives are brought to a despicable end through the violence around them. To portray the image of violence in the characters,…
Is Romeo and Juliet a tale of hate and how destructive it can be? Sunny Ou 9B…
Romeo and Juliet is play written by William Shakespeare in the 16th century. It is a tragic love story that is still popular today. The story is about two families, the Capulets and the Montagues who are sworn enemies but the Montague son, Romeo meets Capulet daughter, Juliet, they fall in love, but must keep it secret. Because of the fighting between the families, Romeo end up killing someone and has to leave town. Juliet's father is going to force her to marry someone else and so she drinks poison that will make it look like she is dead for a few hours.…
Romeo and Juliet is a tragic story written by William Shakespeare in 1597 about a young couple who fall in love only to wind up dying for each other. The main characters, Romeo and Juliet are the children of two feuding families, Romeo belonging to the Montagues and Juliet belonging to the Capulets. Romeo and Juliet, in their own way, could be considered a tragic hero. A tragic hero is a literary character who makes a judgement error that leads to his or her own personal destruction. Romeo and Juliet could not control their fate as forces were often beyond their control, particularly in their love story and people that got in the way of their relationship and caused most of their troubles.…
Bullying is seen all over the world and in all sections of society (work,school and home). It might start at an age as early as preschool and might intensify in the transitional adolescent years. There can be various reasons behind this kind of behavior. Often the victim is shy and weak as compared to a bully.…
Romeo and Juliet is the Elizabethan tragedy by William Shakespeare. Most of the events that happen in the tragedy lead up to the conclusion of the star-crossed couple dying. There are three main factors that lead to the tragic death of the two; fate, human error and the youth/experience of Romeo and Juliet. Although Shakespeare describes the lovers as “star-crossed” that does not mean they had no control over their own actions. The interference of older characters and their youth/experience triumphs the fact that their death was brought about by fate.…
Bullying can have a huge impact on someone’s life and we might not even know how hard they are taking it. The name calling, paper throwing, rumor spreading, and…
Romeo and Juliet, one of the most known plays in the history of playwriting. Romeo and Juliet was written by William Shakespeare, a playwright and poet. A tale of “star crossed lovers” and the fate of two young lives. The story line encompasses two young lovers who belong to feuding families. The story is portrayed differently through the eyes of people and many have their opinions on who to blame for the suicide of the two young lovers. I believe that the fault is set towards the servant, the friar, and the families ancestry.…
Romeo and Juliet by, William Shakespeare is considered by many to be one of the greatest love stories of literature. There are many debates as to whether or not Romeo and Juliet are truly in love or are they just rebellious adolescents. According to the definition of rebellious, it has been defined as “ showing a desire to resist authority, control of conventions.” It is evident that Romeo and Juliet display similar characteristics, therefore, can be rebellious adolescents. Throughout Asimov’s Guide to Shakespeare he continously mentions that the two demonstrate lustful feelings.…
Bullying is all around us. More needs to get done in our society but especially in our school systems. Too many people witnessed some form of bullying. Doing absolutely nothing about it,…