Equal rights and independence are very important to women today. In shakespares literature or the famous play Romeo and Juliet that takes place in verona‚ Italy on 16:th century women have no rights and depend on the men. However Juliet is strongly going against these societal norms she goes agains her father’s will‚ she goes after Romeo no matter what comes in her way and she takes bold actions that are very wreckless‚ which demonstrate that she is a feminist for her time. You don’t get very much
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Mrs. Pellecchia ENG 1DE/1 March 25th‚ 2013 Romeo and Juliet Essay John Wooden once said “Be more concerned with your character than your reputation‚ because your character is what you really are while your reputation is merely what others think you are.” Have you ever wondered what it is like just to be judged by someone based on the reputation that they have been given? Well‚ Romeo Montague who is the only son of Lord and Lady Montague‚ also who is also the main protagonist throughout the
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Romeo struggles with his dedication to love and honor throughout “Romeo and Juliet” because he falls in love easily‚ he fell in love with his family’s enemy‚ and he is forced to choose either his family or his love. In the beginning of the play Romeo was madly in love with Rosaline however as soon as the Montagues attended the Capulet’s ball that night‚ Romeo quickly forgot about Rosaline and fell in love with a young lady named Juliet therefore Romeo’s dedication to love is weak. However Romeo was
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by cupids arrow as a handsome‚ passionate and sensitive man gave me a tender kiss. His face is better than any man’s and his hand‚ foot‚ body and leg excels all. Tis not Paris but rather Romeo‚ the only son of our great enemy as my “only love sprung from my only hate!” Stony limits cannot hold love out as Romeo is the god of my idolatry. Although it was too rash‚ too unadvis’d‚ too sudden my love is deep‚
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is the feeling that the two teens‚ Romeo and Juliet has. In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet have a love at first sight moment at a Capulet party. A couple of days later‚ they secretly get married. Later that day‚ Romeo is banished from Verona‚ their hometown because of a murder. Juliet and the friar make a plan for Juliet to live happily ever after with Romeo. This plan goes terribly wrong‚ causing Romeo and Juliet to both commit suicide since
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There are 5 deaths in the entire play "Romeo and Juliet": Mercutio‚ who dies standing up for Romeo against Tybalt; Tybalt‚ who Romeo kills in revenge; the lovers Romeo and Juliet‚ who kill themselves over the other‚ and Paris‚ who dies for Juliet. Despite the climax of the play revolving around the two star-crossed lovers killing themselves for each other‚ there is a lot to be learned from the other deaths. Specifically‚ the death of Mercutio. As Mercutio dies‚ he shouts a most curious sentence
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In the play "Romeo and Juliet" a series of unfortunate the circumstances and illogical decisions force the protagonists into an impossible position ultimately resulting in their death. As Il-fated as the two "star-crossed lover’s" may have been the root of all their problems can be traced back to rash decisions by characters and circumstances placed unfairly on characters by warped societal expectations. While the Friar had nothing but the best intentions his illogical and somewhat naive decisions
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Shakespeare uses allusion in the play Romeo and Juliet to reinforce the themes of young love and youth being impetuous. Throughout the play Shakespeare uses allusion to reinforce these themes by putting in myths that have tragic ends much like the end of the play. One myth that Shakespeare uses in the play many times is Cupid and Psyche. Cupid is the Roman god of love. The myth of Cupid is that there was a king that had three daughters and each of them was beautiful but not as much of the youngest
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In both Romeo and Juliet and The Sun is Also a Star‚ the main characters’ drastic decisions and disregard of the consequences ultimately result in the couples demise. In the book The Sun is Also a Star‚ Daniel makes rash decisions that are powered by his impulsiveness. Daniel and Natasha quickly fall in love with each other and become obsessed. Daniel’s parents wanted him to go to Yale and become a doctor and so he had an interview with them‚ but he
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of Romeo and Juliet. How did Shakespeare make these characters fit so well? The three characters that Shakespeare used in story to fit so well are Romeo‚ Juliet‚ and Mercutio. These characters started off as something in the beginning and then something different in the end. All three of these characters changed tremendously throughout the story. The First Transformation of The Story begins with Romeo. Romeo transforms almost entirely‚ and in the beginning of the story‚ all Romeo was
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