Similarities Between Romeo And Juliet
In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet experience an adventure that has been revisited by generations of readers and critics. The story provides an interesting look to what love can really do to its victims as Romeo and Juliet go through many adventures and trials to be together. Shakespeare paints a realistic plots and dramatically expands it to make a point that love can cause a person to give up their values and morals, while his characters commit crazy schemes and actions. He reminds the readers and audience of his play even after centuries, the importance of remaining true to the character, by showing the ridiculousness young love can become and cause. Romeo and Juliet both develop in different ways over the course of the play, while Romeo remains his romantic dramatic self and
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Romeo displays many different emotions, characteristics, and actions, such as long and thoughtful sonnets on love and distant walks alone, during the first four scenes of the play, before he meets Juliet, which causes him to seem like a hopeless, well-educated, romantic, young man. Romeo belongs to one the prestigious families of Verona, the Montagues, which provides Romeo with a high education. Romeo shows his knowledge in the way he speaks, “the all-seeing sun, Ne’er saw her match since first the world begun” (1.2.99-100). In his plays, William Shakespeare establishes the social position for his characters with the way they speak. The smart young man speaks in rhymed verse, like above, which shows Romeo’s level of high knowledge and social class; however, he seems to forget when he gets excited. The Montague’s ability to receive an education came from his family’s position and also gives him the status to continue his family line. Possibly because of his status and education, Romeo always follows the rules, “what, shall this speech be spoke for our excuse” (1.4.1). As
Romeo displays many different emotions, characteristics, and actions, such as long and thoughtful sonnets on love and distant walks alone, during the first four scenes of the play, before he meets Juliet, which causes him to seem like a hopeless, well-educated, romantic, young man. Romeo belongs to one the prestigious families of Verona, the Montagues, which provides Romeo with a high education. Romeo shows his knowledge in the way he speaks, “the all-seeing sun, Ne’er saw her match since first the world begun” (1.2.99-100). In his plays, William Shakespeare establishes the social position for his characters with the way they speak. The smart young man speaks in rhymed verse, like above, which shows Romeo’s level of high knowledge and social class; however, he seems to forget when he gets excited. The Montague’s ability to receive an education came from his family’s position and also gives him the status to continue his family line. Possibly because of his status and education, Romeo always follows the rules, “what, shall this speech be spoke for our excuse” (1.4.1). As