Irony In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet
Romeo and Juliet, the beloved and dramatic play, begins with a duel between the Montagues and the Capulets in Verona. The fight ends with Verona’s prince saying, “The next to fight will die.” Then, in a series of events, the Capulets hold the Masquerade Ball. Romeo wants to crash the event in order to be with Rosaline, but meets someone else unexpectedly. He immediately falls in love with Juliet and they secretly arrange a wedding. More fighting drags Tybalt, Juliet’s cousin, and Mercutio to a stand-off. Romeo gets in the middle of the fight and kills Tybalt. Juliet becomes unhappy at Romeo for the death of her cousin. Her father suggests she get with Paris in order to be happy. She then avoids marrying Paris by drinking a sleeping
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One example is the duel between the Montagues and the Capulets during the opening scene. The writer goes out of his way to inform the reader that Romeo is not out on the streets of Verona like all of the other young men. In fact, his mom asks, “O, where is Romeo? Saw you him today? Right glad I am he was not at this fray” (1.1.109-110). Instead, Romeo is daydreaming about a girl. Love also causes Romeo to become disinterested in fighting. He uses love as an excuse to not fight when he wants to protect Juliet: “But love thee better than thou canst devise… And so, good Capulet, which name I tender / As dearly as mine own, be satisfied” (3.1.64;66-67). Romeo does not want to hurt his wife and flat out refuses to fight. After refusing to fight Tybalt, Romeo blames his reasoning on his love for Juliet: “... O sweet Juliet, Thy beauty hath made me effeminate / And in my temper softened valor’s steel” (3.1.106-108). Romeo felt ashamed that he did not fight Tybalt. Romeo thinks that loving Juliet has turned him into a “softened” man. During the time this story was written, “effeminate” did not mean one acted like a woman, but rather liked women too much. In conclusion, Romeo and Juliet contains many unique characters, including Romeo who is known as a teenaged, unchangeable, lover of a young man. Romeo, son and heir of Montague and Lady Montague, becomes an extremely likeable character through his idealism and passion. Although he can be known as impulsive and immature, he is also handsome, intelligent and sensitive. His relatives, Benvolio, Mercutio, and Friar Laurence, would call Romeo an affectionate and devoted
One example is the duel between the Montagues and the Capulets during the opening scene. The writer goes out of his way to inform the reader that Romeo is not out on the streets of Verona like all of the other young men. In fact, his mom asks, “O, where is Romeo? Saw you him today? Right glad I am he was not at this fray” (1.1.109-110). Instead, Romeo is daydreaming about a girl. Love also causes Romeo to become disinterested in fighting. He uses love as an excuse to not fight when he wants to protect Juliet: “But love thee better than thou canst devise… And so, good Capulet, which name I tender / As dearly as mine own, be satisfied” (3.1.64;66-67). Romeo does not want to hurt his wife and flat out refuses to fight. After refusing to fight Tybalt, Romeo blames his reasoning on his love for Juliet: “... O sweet Juliet, Thy beauty hath made me effeminate / And in my temper softened valor’s steel” (3.1.106-108). Romeo felt ashamed that he did not fight Tybalt. Romeo thinks that loving Juliet has turned him into a “softened” man. During the time this story was written, “effeminate” did not mean one acted like a woman, but rather liked women too much. In conclusion, Romeo and Juliet contains many unique characters, including Romeo who is known as a teenaged, unchangeable, lover of a young man. Romeo, son and heir of Montague and Lady Montague, becomes an extremely likeable character through his idealism and passion. Although he can be known as impulsive and immature, he is also handsome, intelligent and sensitive. His relatives, Benvolio, Mercutio, and Friar Laurence, would call Romeo an affectionate and devoted