Cited: Secondhand Serenade. “Stranger” Awake. (Record Label), 2010.
Cited: Secondhand Serenade. “Stranger” Awake. (Record Label), 2010.
In the first two acts of Romeo and Juliet, Romeo is presented as a young, love struck man. He is a dreamer and a fantasist. The audience feels sympathetic towards him because love is taking him nowhere.…
Contemporary, upbeat, pop music is playing as the audience is seated, before a visual montage of images such as explosions, various iconic couples, hearts and ‘make love not war’ quotes is shown. These two things set the tone of the entire play and foreshadow the themes of love and hate. Music and visuals continue to work together throughout the performance to create the tone of each scene such as after Juliet meets Romeo, she is found in her bedroom with images of roses and a feminine song playing softly to represent the romantic mood. Additionally, stars are always shown whenever Romeo and Juliet are together, symbolising that they are eternally star-crossed since, after their death scene, stars continued to be shown. The actors also portrayed the performance humorously, giving it a comedic tone, such as how a male personated the maid, wore an amusing costume, and altered his voice and movements to entertain the audience. Thus, the element of mood has been effectively applied throughout the play, helping the performance to…
Adjustments: Seating Arrangements: Have students sit in pairs facing the front (Theatre style) Have students move desks to form groups of 5 – clear space to rehearse scenes Resources: www.clicknotes.com/romeo/welcome.html www.ns2.d20.co.edu/kadets/shakespeare/shaktch.html Allison Hepworth Romeo & Juliet Lesson 6 Title: Music & Themes in R & J Subject: English Grade Level: 10 Lesson Rationale: To compare music, humanity and different themes from today’s society and media and compare it to that found in R & J I.R.P.: English Language Arts 8-10 Learning Outcomes / Lesson Objectives: The student will be able to: (Engagement) – consistently consider more than one interpretations of the communications that they read, view and listen to (Knowledge of Language) – appraise communication forms critically, using accurate terminology and a knowledge of communication rules and conventions…
Romeo and Juliet is the tragic story of two young lovers, longing to be together but kept apart by their families. They prove their love for each other by going behind their parents' backs to meet, to be together and to be married before meeting an untimely death. Deciding who is ultimately responsible for their tragic end can be difficult as there are so many people who play a significant role in their lives and who have an influence on how the play unfolds.…
William Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet, is known as the most romantic love story to have ever existed. This love story is centered on the romance that sparks suddenly between the two main characters at first glance, and all the tragedies that take place in order to prevent them from being truly together. It is a story following the struggle they face, and how they’re star-crossed love never truly blossoms. It is quick pace, and filled with action, and various accumulated factors lead to the tragic end of the play, but the greatest one would be the decision the characters make. In Romeo and Juliet, Juliet, Tybalt, and Romeo, are the characters that are most the most responsible for the tragic outcome of the play.…
In the early stages of Romeo and Juliet, the Montague parents send Benvolio to discern the cause of Romeo’s melancholy. They intervene in his relationship, but in this case it has no long-lasting effects. During Romeo’s relationship with Juliet, adults again intervene; sadly, though, in this case the effects are deeply felt and much more pernicious. Adult figures deter Romeo and Juliet’s relationship.…
Friar Laurence, through his lack of good judgment, is largely responsible for the deaths of both Romeo and Juliet. Rather than being supportive of them and helping them disclose their loving situation, Friar Laurence took the “easy” way out. He succumbed to their desire to elope. He secretly married Romeo and Juliet instead of standing behind them and encouraging them to confront their families with the facts about their commitment to and love for each other. As a result, an even stronger bond between them was created through marriage: "For, by your leaves, you shall not stay alone / Till holy church incorporate two in one" (2.6.36-37). Friar Laurence married Romeo and Juliet, hoping that their union would bring an end to the constant feuding between their two families, the Montagues and the Capulets. Though the friar’s intentions were good and above reproach, they were certainly missteps along a pathway to tragedy. None of the tragedies would have occurred if Romeo and Juliet were not married…
Shakespeare portrayed many views on love in the romantic tragedy play Romeo & Juliet. Shakespeare presents this idea as a force of nature, so strong that it transcends social conventions. Many of the friendships in the play are as sincere as Romeo and Juliet’s love for each other. Close relationships were formed between Juliet and her nurse, Romeo and Mercutio and Mercutio and Benvolio.…
Why are the young characters of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet interesting? Every young character has a different set of characteristics which makes him/her interesting. Shakespeare portrays many important qualities of his young characters.…
In the play of Romeo and Juliet, many characters show how they cannot handle the pressure that they are faced with which leads to impulse and action which is taken without thinking it through. Many of the characters show a lack of self-control and exaggerations which leads to broken-hearts and many unfortunate situations which result in deaths and miscommunications.…
Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is a romantic tragedy set in Verona Italy. All three characters, Mercutio, Friar Lawrence and the Nurse play a role in the death of Romeo and Juliet. Mercutio’s self-centred personality, Friar Lawrence’s negligence in delivering the letter and the Nurse’s motherly love all contributed to Rome and Juliet’s demise.…
Friar Lawrence may think that he is helping Romeo and Juliet more than anyone, but in reality he is irresponsible, and later, even mentally corrupt. To begin, when Romeo arrives at the Friar’s house to ask to marry to his newfound love, Juliet, the Friar realizes that Romeo doesn’t know love because it was only yesterday when he was in love with Rosaline. He lectures Romeo, saying, “But come, young waverer, come, go with me./ In one respect I’ll thy assistant be,” (2.3.96-7). The Friar understands that Romeo is impetuous, but he still decides to marry him to Juliet, which ultimately makes matters extremely worse. He thinks he is helping the families, but his irresponsible action ends up tearing the families apart, making him mentally corrupt. It is also the Friar’s responsibility to provide ethical solutions to people’s problems, but, instead, he encourages Juliet to fake her death. He guides Juliet, “Take thou vile, being then in bed/ And this distilling liquor drink thou off;/ When presently through all thy veins shall run/ A cold and drowsy humor; for no pulse” (4.1.95-8). The Friar knows that he can only get away with this…
Everyone in the world can teach us something, even characters in literature. The leaders of the Montague and Capulet households in William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet, teach important lessons through their hatred. Their families have been heated rivals for a long time, feuding over something no one is even sure what it is. Servants, kinsmen, and family members go to war with each other and blood is shed often. The plot of the story is set in motion when their only children fall in love secretly. Because of the strong hatred between the two sides, and their children's love, the audience learns two very important lessons: Families can divide us, and never hold a grudge.…
The theme of love is predominant throughout the entirety of ‘Romeo and Juliet’. Many forms of love are incorporated throughout the play and displayed through the relationships of different characters. Romantic love between Romeo and Juliet is contrasted by a sensual perception of love in the play, while themes of familial love and friendship are discussed with regards to the superficial and unrequited love Romeo experienced with Rosaline.…
Romeo and Juliet is a play of love and hatred. In the centre of it all is Juliet, barely fourteen and still reliant on her wet nurse, yet willing to take her own life then to live without the one she loves. In the short four days, in which the play takes place, Juliet faces more than most in a lifetime. She is forced into marriage, she secretly marries an enemy of her house, her new husband kills her cousin and is exiled only allowing her one night of wedded bliss. She has to pretend to kill herself only to find her husband dead beside her, after which she takes her own life. During this emotional rollercoaster Juliet changes from an innocent, naïve thirteen-year-old to a defiant and independent young heroine. I have chosen Act 1 Scene 3, Act 3 Scene 5 (lines 69-242), and her soliloquy in Act 4 Scene 4 to compare, as they show different stages of Juliet's change in character.…