Lady Macbeth is married to Macbeth the main character in this play, making her one of the key characters in this play. Lady Macbeth is a woman who lusts for power, authority and control through her husband. She persuades Macbeth into killing Duncan so that he can become king after the incident. She characterizes one of the ongoing thematic elements of guilt throughout the play and this finally leads to her death in the end. The quote "a little water clears us of this deed" is a simple statement made by Lady Macbeth which becomes ironic as the play progresses because the metaphorical "clear water" of truth which she speaks of is never used by either her or Macbeth.…
Juliet also feels miserable and concerned for Romeo because she heard her mother’s plan on murdering Romeo, which may result in Romeo’s death. She tries to convince her mother that Romeo isn’t bad, but gets misunderstood. “Do as thou wilt, for I have done with thee.” Lady Capulet rejects Juliet’s plea for help, when she was in great need of comfort, leaving Juliet feeling extremely distressed.…
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.…
“What, drawn, and talk of peace! I hate the word, as I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee…” In William Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet, a story about two feuding families and the main couples of the families children fall in love each other, and then they die tragic deaths because they fell like they can’t be together. There are characters that show that Tybalt was the spark through their words and actions, and they include Romeo, Juliet, and Tybalt himself. Ultimately, Tybalt was the spark the flames of the families feud.…
Talk about a horrific love tragedy. Think about Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet live in an interesting scene. Also Friar is the cause of Romeo and Juliet’s deaths. He has a big role in Romeo and Juliet’s lives.…
Youth must often suffer for parents' mistakes and the children involved in the classic tragedy by William Shakespeare, "Romeo and Juliet", suffer greatly for them. The parents of the Capulet and Montague families channeled energy into a very destructive, tragic outcome. Being too late to correct this negative behavior of hatred, disregard of feelings, and manipulation results in the most tragic events of all and the worst fear of any parent: the death of their child.…
Between Romeo and Juliet in the story Romeo & Juliet, Romeo is more compulsive than Juliet. For starters, Romeo falls in love way too easily. He says to his cousin Benvolio, “Out of favor, where I am in love” (1.1.178). This quote illustrates his compulsive feelings of ‘love’ for a girl who has no interest in him whatsoever. Following his rejection of Rosaline, Romeo is extremely quick to act on his emotions. Montague, Romeo’s father, states that Romeo “Shuts up his windows, locks fair daylight out, And makes himself an artificial night” (1.1. 146-7). This passage shows you how quickly he changed after getting rejected once and how it didn’t go unnoticed by the people around him. Finally, Romeo falls in love with eyes and character…
“Romeo, the love I bear thee can afford / No better term than this: thou art a villain” (III.i.57-58) Of this rivalry Tybalt, Juliet’s cousin, was the main turbulence as here he is bluntly calling Romeo a villain with no true reasoning other than he bears the name of Montague. This childish name-calling escalates into murder as the result is both Tybalt and a friend of Romeo’s demise. As all deaths are part in Shakespeare’s choreography these rivalry results were not accidental, but purposeful to lead to the lovers’…
Capulet in the Classic Shakespearean play of Romeo and Juliet displays a mixture of qualities rather than conveying a sense of consistency of action.…
“An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind” (brainyquote). These are some well known words spoken by the great leader Mahatma Gandhi. This quote directly ties in with the theme of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. The play takes place during the Middle Ages in beautiful Verona. Here, a long term feud, which no one remembers the cause of, has been going on between the Capulets and Montagues. They are the families of the main characters. There is a lot of hate and violence present between the two sides. However, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, the two main characters of the play, fall deeply in love with each other. Romeo and Juliet is a story of their love and death, and the long fight between their families. While…
“What had he done to make him fly the land?" [repeats, louder with cracked voice] “What had he done to make him fly the land?" (page no.) And what did I do to make him flee this land? [shaking head, is emotional] Fearful of Scotland’s happening and future. Oh, Scotland. Your monarchy so heinous, so damned, so feared that your men are fleeting images of the past. Gone with the wind that was a torrent of darkness among the blustery trees. Gone without a thought of kinship; to family nor duty. I should have known a man so full of human nature would chase the scorpions of suspicion in his mind that sting him to the point of no return. It can’t be. Macduff, this noble passion/ Child of integrity, hath from my soul. (Page 76, 114-115) [Shaking head]…
Elizabeth Gilbert, an author once stated "Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts, and you are the slave to your emotions. Elizabeth Gilbert. This quote speaks a message about life, how a person’s emotions have complete control of your actions and vice versa. Most people continue to wonder why these emotions happen in the first place and how simple emotions may lead to huge decision making. In the tragedy “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare, it explains the journey of two star-crossed lovers and their difficulties that are created by strong emotions, such as their passion and desperation.…
Juliet says “Am I supposed to say bad things about my own husband? Ah, my poor husband, who will sing your praises when I, your wife of three hours, have been saying awful things about you? But why, you villain, did you kill my cousin? Probably because my cousin the villain would have killed my husband. I’m not going to cry any tears.…
Macbeth Does killing someone solve your problem?In Macbeth by William Shakespeare the theme is that evil can cause a person to do awful things this is shown through the actions Macbeth takes and the situations macbeth is put in. Things that are ugly will become pretty and things that are pretty will become ugly “Fair is foul, foul is fair.” A bad person telling someone that if they do something bad it is good and doing something good is bad is what i got out this quote is basically a quote i took that witches had said in the beginning of the book so i take it as bad thing.…
“No more that Thane of Cawdor shall deceive / Our bosom interest. Go pronounce his present death, / And with his former title greet Macbeth.”…