Romeo and Juliet Comparison with Lord of the Flies
Samantha Franco
Hour.1
LITERATURE EXAMPLE
The play Romeo and Juliet may seem to have no visible connections to the novel, “the lord of the Flies; I read these stories in ninth grade, but now that I come to think of it, they do connect, but on a deeper level; they are parallel in many ways. Both stories deal with 2 separate groups (Romeo/Juliet, and the two gangs that are created in lord of the flies), in which it would be best to come together, but other forces are stopping the unity (Romeo and Juliet's parents, and the leaders of the gangs in Lord of the Flies) and innocent people caught in the middle and senseless dying. In the story “Romeo and Juliet” Friar Lawrence tried to use his religious status to unite the Capulet’s and the Montague’s but Jack Merridew put fear into the boys to gain political power over ralph. Their different ways of use of religion are demonstrated in the nature of how they use their beliefs. It can be shown that protagonist Jack uses fear to control the boys, while Friar Lawrence uses the Capulet’s for religion to justify Juliet’s supposed “death”. In the lord of the flies, it can be seen that the boys are being caught up with the idea of having fun and this brings them to a fast decision of underestimating the worth of what is really important. The boys put the act of hunting as more important than being rescued as their priority, as the killing of the sow justified carelessness of not maintain the fire when the boat was seen at the sea, This parallel shows how the brawl between the Capulet’s and Montague’s started, as both families thought that things can only be resolved through violence and this explains their disobedience to the laws of their hometown Verona. In lord of the flies; Simon and piggy were murdered, and on Romeo and Juliet Tybalt, Romeo and many others died due to the fact that they were caught up with what they were doing. Comparing both stories it can be seen that they both show how society overpowers violence.
Hour.1
LITERATURE EXAMPLE
The play Romeo and Juliet may seem to have no visible connections to the novel, “the lord of the Flies; I read these stories in ninth grade, but now that I come to think of it, they do connect, but on a deeper level; they are parallel in many ways. Both stories deal with 2 separate groups (Romeo/Juliet, and the two gangs that are created in lord of the flies), in which it would be best to come together, but other forces are stopping the unity (Romeo and Juliet's parents, and the leaders of the gangs in Lord of the Flies) and innocent people caught in the middle and senseless dying. In the story “Romeo and Juliet” Friar Lawrence tried to use his religious status to unite the Capulet’s and the Montague’s but Jack Merridew put fear into the boys to gain political power over ralph. Their different ways of use of religion are demonstrated in the nature of how they use their beliefs. It can be shown that protagonist Jack uses fear to control the boys, while Friar Lawrence uses the Capulet’s for religion to justify Juliet’s supposed “death”. In the lord of the flies, it can be seen that the boys are being caught up with the idea of having fun and this brings them to a fast decision of underestimating the worth of what is really important. The boys put the act of hunting as more important than being rescued as their priority, as the killing of the sow justified carelessness of not maintain the fire when the boat was seen at the sea, This parallel shows how the brawl between the Capulet’s and Montague’s started, as both families thought that things can only be resolved through violence and this explains their disobedience to the laws of their hometown Verona. In lord of the flies; Simon and piggy were murdered, and on Romeo and Juliet Tybalt, Romeo and many others died due to the fact that they were caught up with what they were doing. Comparing both stories it can be seen that they both show how society overpowers violence.