In this essay I am going to compare ‘Romeo and Juliet’ to four love poems which are ‘Porphyria’s Lover’‚ ‘Cousin Kate’‚ ‘Valentine’‚ and ‘A Married State’. Romeo and Juliet is a basic story of two young lovers - Romeo and Juliet - from opposing families in Italy (Montague and Capulet). These two families were involved in a feud that goes a long time back. Due to the feud and hatred between the two families the two lovers weren’t able to join Capulet’s chose Paris to be Juliet’s husband. Yet she refused
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question our existence on earth. No one can comprehend what fate has in store and neither did Romeo and Juliet. Fate is a powerful force‚ whether predestined or persuasions of your actions that will shape your lives as it did with Romeo and Juliet. Since the beginning of our lives‚ or the beginning of time itself‚ fate has already intervened and sealed all the actions from there hence. Romeo and Juliet suffered the consequences of this. They were born into two rival families in Verona‚ and as a
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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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Throughout Romeo and Juliet the conflict is not between those two characters but between the two different families each of them come from. Many people who have never read the book might think that the conflict would be between Romeo and Juliet but in fact it is not. In the book there is many examples of conflict some more drastic than others but all very much the same. The main cause of conflict in this book is because of the two families other wise known as the Capulets and the Montagues. This
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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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Romeo and Juliet‚ a play by William Shakespeare‚ is possibly the most traditional love story in all english literature. Although this play is a love story and all of that‚ it is also a tragedy. You know how it is going to end. I think that is really cool because it is so morbid. Who even comes up with stuff like that‚ and why does everyone still idolizes it when death is such a main structure on its story? Death plays a key role in this story. Death brings people together and tears them apart
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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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They say behind every successful man there stands a woman. If that’s the case then why‚ in the play "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare‚ are women brutally mistreated by men. Firstly‚ women are forced to do things against their will. Secondly‚ women are verbally abused by men. Lastly‚ men are very sexist towards women. Although women attempt to be respected‚ they are viewed and treated as inferior to men. Firstly‚ men do not care if women are uncomfortable‚ they are forced women to do things
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between the Montagues and the Capulets. When Romeo‚ a Montague‚ comes to the friar asking if he would help him marry Juliet‚ a Capulet‚ the friar should have counseled Romeo to take his time. The friar however‚ seems just as eager as Romeo to rush into things‚ but his intentions are not bad. In the friars mind‚ he thinks marriage will bring about an “alliance [that] may so happy prove to turn [their] households’ rancor to pure love” (2.3.91-92). He sees Romeo and Juliet’s love as the rope that can bring
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and children in Romeo and Juliet. How do Romeo and Juliet interact with their parents? Are they rebellious‚ in the modern sense? How do their parents feel about thDiscuss the relationships between parents and children in Romeo and Juliet. How do Romeo and JDiscuss the relationships between parents and children in Romeo and Juliet. How do Romeo and Juliet interact with their parents? Discuss the relationships between parents and children in Romeo and Juliet. How do Romeo and Juliet interact with their
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