William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet (Ed. Rex Gibson. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press‚ 2009) is a tragic tale of two star-crossed lovers. Throughout the play‚ the two lovers show a major transformation and growth. I believe that Juliet becomes the more mature‚ stronger and braver character of the two. By “stronger‚” I mean more emotionally stable and able to deal with stressful situations. By “mature‚” I mean more conscious of the decisions and the resulting consequences. And by “braver‚”
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ROMEO & JULIET PORTFOLIO PROJECT Assigned on: ODD (3/14) EVEN (3/15) Due on: ODD (4/1) EVEN (4/2) * You must have a designed cover sheet * You must have designed dividers for each part Part 1: SETTING * Create a Timeline of R&J. This should have already been started. * You may continue on with the timeline you created for class OR create a new one. Part 2: CHARACTERS * Using your stick figure characters‚ choose ONE from each Act that you feel best represents that
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The opening scene of William Shakespeare ’s Romeo and Juliet will be the scene that I choose to analysis. Elements of plots that could be found in the first scene are exposition‚ point of attack‚ discovery and foreshadowing. Each one of these elements will be used to help analysis the scene and make it clear as to what is going on in the mind of Shakespeare. The first element of plot found in the first scene is exposition. We read that there are two groups The Montague ’s and The Capulets‚
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Assignment in Romeo and Juliet Act III Scenes 1 & 2 Submitted by: Shimshon Yosef Scene 1 Question 4: Mercutio is related to the Prince and he is my friend. Mercutio was killed because he defended my honor in regard to Tybalt’s lies about me. Tybalt was my cousin for one hour. Romeo states the Juliet’s beauty made him weak like a woman. She weakened his brave heart which was hard as steel. Question 3: Mercutio says that he is a "grave man". He means that he will be dead soon. The literary device
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ROMEO AND JULIET CHARACTER ANALYSIS Juliet Capulet Juliet is not 14‚ but nearing the age of maturity from immaturity. She is seen as a good willing‚ obedient child at the start of the play. She tries to love Paris‚ a man who Lady Montague arranged for Juliet. This however‚ is quite a childish in her ways of being obedient and she has an immature idea of love. She has no friends that share her age‚ and she is not comfortable being around conversations that are about sex. This is seen in Act 1
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Romeo and Juliet It has often been said that information is power. Knowledge is a weapon‚ and lacking knowledge and information leads people into preventable predicaments. In all walks of life‚ people make bad decisions because they don’t know any better. Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” is a prime example of this. Two young lives are lost due to youthful choices and lack of experience. Poor and uninformed decisions can lead to irreversible consequences. As humans‚ we learn from experience. Romeo
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What are the main conflicts in Romeo and Juliet? Who are they between and how have they come about? How does Shakespeare’s use of stagecraft and language convey the conflict between the characters? What is meant by conflict? The dictionary defines "conflict" as "a struggle to resist or overcome; contest of opposing forces or powers; strife; battle‚ antagonism". No matter how hard one tries to avoid it‚ conflict enters our lives. All drama involves conflict‚ without conflict there is no drama
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longest is the love that can never be..." What type of lovers are Romeo and Juliet? The Taxonomy of love is a theory in which it say there is five types of love: Eros‚ Ludus‚ Storge Mania‚ and Pragma. Romeo is an Eros lover and young Juliet is a Mania lover‚ this essay will explain why they are that type of lovers‚ how it affects other around them and how it leads to their tragedy death. Romeo best fits in the category of Eros lover. Romeo is Eros lover because in the play he is very passionate about
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The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet The deaths of Romeo and Juliet in William Shakespeare’s play are both friar and Sr. Capulet. This takes place in Italy. Although much could have been done to prevent their suicides‚ these “star-crossed lovers” ultimately are not able to avoid their destiny. A series of unfortunate circumstances result in disaster‚ and even though many people could be to blame for their deaths‚ the friar plays a particularly integral role. While some believe that sr. Capulet is
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Romeo and Juliet Conflict and violence in the play are presented in a variety of different ways. Throughout the play‚ there runs this idea of a conflict between love and hate- the key part of Romeo and Juliet’s problems. This conflict in part leads to the violence of the play‚ with the feud providing the catalyst for events such as Mercutio’s death and the demise of the star-crossed lovers. Interpreting conflict as a discord of feelings‚ actions‚ and events‚ the play shows how conflict creates
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