the fighting between the two houses has gone on too long‚ and decrees that if any more fights start there will be a death sentence for the one that are in it. Later on Benvolio from the house Monague discusses to Romeo as to why he is sad and Romeo admits his love for Rosaline and that she does not feel the same back. And Benvolio makes it his mission to help Romeo get over Rosaline. Act 1‚ Scene 2: Capulet walks with a Paris‚ kinsmen of the Prince‚ Paris discusses his desire to marry Capulet’s
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wise‚ wisely too fair.” After being rejected‚ Romeo consults with Benvolio‚ his cousin‚ and says “Feather of lead‚ bright smoke‚ cold fire‚ sick health‚/ Still waking sleep that is not what it is!/ The love feel I‚ that feel no love in this” (1.1.185-187). Romeo uses extreme oxymorons showing how utterly depressed he feels after being rejected. Benvolio then convinces Romeo to search for another beauty to crush on at the Capulet’s mask party. This is rebellious since Romeo’s family‚ the Montagues‚ despise
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comes out and interrupts the fight. He warns them if they keep fighting they will be persecuted. Romeo‚ the son of Montague‚ cannot be found. Montague ask Benvolio what is wrong with Romeo. Benvolio tells him Romeo is in love; but the woman (Rosaline) he loves does not love him nor has a desire to get married‚ which is making him depressed. Benvolio advises Romeo to forget about Rosaline and check out other girls. Act I Scene II It is a Sunday afternoon. In this scene Paris ask Capulet to if he could
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“Two households‚ both alike in dignity… from ancient grudge break to new mutiny…From forth the fatal loins of these two foes… Doth with their death bury their parent’s strife”. This quote is from the prologue that outlines the major ideas of Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare uses these lines to give an insight on why these two families are fighting as well as telling the audience that the family’s feud causes the harsh ending. Shakespeare also asks the question how is it possible for Romeo and Juliet
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Juliet! Juliet! I’m coming Nurse. I will compare and contrast Romeo and Juliet the play by William Shakespeare and the movie by Baz Lohrmanns. The topics to be discussed the theme and a specific character in the play and the movie. Important to know that; “ A daughter of one family and a son of the other A pair of star-crossed lovers take their own lives.” Nevertheless‚ in the play Romeo and Juliet is during the 1600’s and is about a young man and a young woman named Romeo and Juliet. Romeo wanted
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Benvolio‚ wishing to ‘keep the peace’ wishes to avoid a confrontation with the Capulets however Mercutio deliberately provocative and tries to draw Tybalt into a fight just to wind Benvolio up. Romeo then appears much to the satisfaction of Tybalt who has been wanting to fight him for some time. Despite the atmosphere Romeo refuses to fight knowing
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The love affair between the two main characters in William Shakespeare ’s play Romeo and Juliet was in many ways very similar to the love affair between the two main characters in the book The Sound of Waves by Yukio Mishima. In both stories‚ the romantic couples had a relationship that was undesired amongst their families‚ they both had obstacles that kept them from each other‚ and both couples had friends that influenced the outcomes of their relationships. The complicated ramifications of two
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Knowing that Romeo and Juliet will kill themselves. G. End-Stopped Line 1. Def: A metrical line ending at a grammatical boundary or break—such as a dash or closing parenthesis—or with punctuation such as a colon‚ a semicolon‚ or a period 2. Ex: Benvolio: “Here were the servants of your adversary‚ - And yours‚ close fighting ere I did approach.” H. Extended Metaphor 1. Def: A writer speaks or writes of a subject as though it were something else 2. Ex: Romeo: "Two of the fairest stars in all the
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ary------------------------------------------------- Romeo and Juliet characters Montagues * Romeo — sole heir to the Montague fortune * Lord Montague — Romeo’s father * Lady Montague — Romeo’s mother * Benvolio — Romeo’s cousin * Balthasar — Romeo’s faithful servant * Abraham — Montague servant Capulets * Juliet — sole heir to the Capulet fortune * Lord Capulet — Juliet’s father * Lady Capulet — Juliet’s mother * Tybalt — Juliet’s cousin * The Nurse —
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Everyone‚ the Man of the Party‚ the man we all know - er‚ knew.. - and loved‚ Sir Mercutio! The character that I chose from Romeo and Juliet is‚ of course‚ Mercutio. Mercutio is the friend of Romeo and Benvolio and the relative of Prince Escalus. He is extremely relevant to the plot‚ for Mercutio provoked Juliet’s cousin‚ Tybalt‚ causing the two to fight. "Come‚ sir‚ your passado." (III.i.80). Romeo attempted to intervene which gave Tybalt leverage to reach around him and stab Mercutio. The death
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