Romeo and Juliet Are Not Responsible “For never was a story of more woe. / Than this of Juliet and her Romeo” (5.3.325-326). These are the last two lines of what is arguably the most infamous love story of all time‚ Romeo and Juliet. Some may think that these two lovers’ lust ultimately causes their own tragic deaths; however‚ there are several other variables that are factors in the unfortunate chain of events leading up to their double suicide. Juliet and Romeo are not accountable for their
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Compare and Contrast a character from Romeo and Juliet to another character from another piece of literature you’ve read this year. The journal must have strong structural format and the analysis of both characters need to be supported by several facts. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Loving and protective and the other so selfish and demanding; so different‚ yet still so similar. A fathers intentions are to
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which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Romeo and Juliet is a play by William Shakespeare that is regularly hard to understand by most. William decided to put something in his play to make it more interesting and understandable. There are three literary elements of literature that William used in his play. Dramatic Speech‚ Dramatic irony‚ and comic relief are the three elements in The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet that makes the play easier to understand. First‚ Dramatic speech
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In Shakespeare’s novel‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ a huge event occurs in which Romeo get’s banished from the city of Verona. All the characters in this story view the banishment in different perspectives. The one whom was exiled‚ Romeo‚ views his banishment as equal to death. One of Romeo’s supporters‚ Friar Lawrence‚ views Romeo’s banishment as an act of mercy. Clearly‚ Romeo’s banishment reveals the difference in perspective between Romeo and Friar Lawrence. Romeo considers his banishment
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‘Shakespeare intends the audience to see that the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet was destined to happen’ In the play‚ Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare‚ is about two “star crossed” lovers who are destined to end in a tragic accident. Fate is the path that leads to the future and cannot be altered no matter the outcome. Set in Shakespearean time‚ fate was believed to be in control of people’s lives. The fact that Romeo and Juliet would never live a peaceful life‚ none of the tragedies would
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iRomeo and Juliet were written by William Shakespeare. The play is about two star crossed lovers who are born into two different families who have an ancient grudge. This leads to both Romeo and Juliet’s deaths. The play has strong violence and conflict involved in it. Shakespeare uses different types of conflict throughout the play. The Prologue shows that there will be conflict in the play when it mentions‚ ‘From ancient grudge... Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.’ The word Civil makes
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Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo and Juliet Transformation A hugely successful transformation of the complex written version to the action packed film took place when accredited writer Baz Luhrmann redefined the classic tale of Shakespeare’s Romeo And Juliet. Luhrmann and co-writer Craig Pearce were tenacious in deciding "to stick absolutely to the Shakespearean text‚ to keep as many of the Elizabethan customs as possible‚ such as a highly evolved code of etiquette and honor‚ even in the use of violence" in
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Happiness Friar Laurence and the Nurse are parental figures to Romeo and Juliet because they helped Romeo and Juliet get married however‚ Friar Laurence was a more intelligent and neutral figure between the two families unlike the Nurse being less intelligent than Friar Laurence but she sided with the Capulets. The Nurse is Juliet’s nurse. The Nurse is like a mother to Juliet more than her own mother. The Nurse at first helps Romeo and Juliet see each other without getting caught. She also keeps it a
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The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet “My only love came from my only hate.” Romeo and Juliet were a pair of star-crossed lovers. In William Shakespeare’s drama‚ “Romeo and Juliet‚” the two fall in love and get married‚ and they don’t know how to tell their families. The Montagues and Capulets are families with a long-standing family feud. Neither Romeo nor Juliet can tell anyone about their marriage‚ or relationship. Neither Romeo and Juliet have to deal with difficult choices because of the family feud
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Deaths of Romeo and Juliet The tragic deaths of Romeo and Juliet show the courage of passion of the two “misfortunate lovers” long to live for love or die for it. Their relationship was filled with many obstacles that may have set in place the instant tragic death that happens to the two lovers. The disagreements or fights between the Montagues and the Capulets‚ the doom that faced their love set by different relationships and the failure of the friar’s plan are some of the obstacles that troubled
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