Romeo And Juliet Response Research Paper
Romeo and Juliet Response to Literature Essay
Write a response to literature essay about the universal themes that are situated in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Use themes provided below to help support your paper. There are 4 situations in the play that you will pick one to write about. You will analyze one of the themes and will use textual evidence to support your ideas and be sure to explain the option on why you chose that example. Explain how their words, actions, and interactions with each other characters support the theme being considered. Good luck!
Themes discussed in class:
Hate/Love
Respect
Crazy teen love
Tragedy/Dramatic/Drama
Loyalty/Betrayal
Conflict
Misunderstandings
Fate
Family/Friendship
Power
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the following:
1.
As the play comes to an end, The Prince states that, Some shall be pardoned and some punished, implying that there will be some blame placed in this sad episode. Assert your response for which this shall be addressed to.
2. Respond to love can motivate people to do the things they would not normally do in Romeo and Juliet. Love is a very controlling feeling. It can affect people to do things that they would not normally do in their day-to-day lives. In Romeo and Juliet, many of the characters are stirred by the forces of love to do things that they would never initiate to do. In fact, people end up doing things that many people would consider illogical.
3. On the surface, the nurse and the friar seem very different: she is vulgar, he is virtuous. Upon closer examination, however, the characters are similar- they both help Romeo and Juliet. Analyze the motivations of both the nurse and the friar in their attempts to help the young lovers and discuss the rightness or wrongness of their decisions.
4. Most of the characters in Romeo and Juliet fall into one or two generations. You hear Romeo and Juliet tell about the age difference many times throughout the play. How do the behaviors, values, and decisions of one generation impact upon the other? Include four characters in your
discussion.
Paper is worth 100 points.
Paper is due Tuesday, January 21st, 2014
Paper must be typed.
· The font should be 12 pt. Times Roman font.
· Doubled spaced.
· Minimum of two pages
· Must have a thesis statement. (Please highlight in your final draft.)
· Must talk about one of the themes above to support your response.
· Must have an introduction and a conclusion.
· Must have at least two quotes from the play that is quoted and cited properly. The more quotes used accurately the better. Only use quotes to relate to what you are saying.
*Use the Reading and Writing Handbook given to you for any help.*
Write a response to literature essay about the universal themes that are situated in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Use themes provided below to help support your paper. There are 4 situations in the play that you will pick one to write about. You will analyze one of the themes and will use textual evidence to support your ideas and be sure to explain the option on why you chose that example. Explain how their words, actions, and interactions with each other characters support the theme being considered. Good luck!
Themes discussed in class:
Hate/Love
Respect
Crazy teen love
Tragedy/Dramatic/Drama
Loyalty/Betrayal
Conflict
Misunderstandings
Fate
Family/Friendship
Power
Pick one prompt from …show more content…
the following:
1.
As the play comes to an end, The Prince states that, Some shall be pardoned and some punished, implying that there will be some blame placed in this sad episode. Assert your response for which this shall be addressed to.
2. Respond to love can motivate people to do the things they would not normally do in Romeo and Juliet. Love is a very controlling feeling. It can affect people to do things that they would not normally do in their day-to-day lives. In Romeo and Juliet, many of the characters are stirred by the forces of love to do things that they would never initiate to do. In fact, people end up doing things that many people would consider illogical.
3. On the surface, the nurse and the friar seem very different: she is vulgar, he is virtuous. Upon closer examination, however, the characters are similar- they both help Romeo and Juliet. Analyze the motivations of both the nurse and the friar in their attempts to help the young lovers and discuss the rightness or wrongness of their decisions.
4. Most of the characters in Romeo and Juliet fall into one or two generations. You hear Romeo and Juliet tell about the age difference many times throughout the play. How do the behaviors, values, and decisions of one generation impact upon the other? Include four characters in your
discussion.
Paper is worth 100 points.
Paper is due Tuesday, January 21st, 2014
Paper must be typed.
· The font should be 12 pt. Times Roman font.
· Doubled spaced.
· Minimum of two pages
· Must have a thesis statement. (Please highlight in your final draft.)
· Must talk about one of the themes above to support your response.
· Must have an introduction and a conclusion.
· Must have at least two quotes from the play that is quoted and cited properly. The more quotes used accurately the better. Only use quotes to relate to what you are saying.
*Use the Reading and Writing Handbook given to you for any help.*