Romeo and Juliet is the most famous love story in the English literary tradition. Love is naturally the play’s dominant and most important theme and is shown frequently throughout Act I scene V. The second most dominant theme is that of hatred‚ the contrasting theme to love; the theme of hatred permeates Romeo and Juliet and can be seen in an array of different forms throughout Act I scene V. In this essay I will discuss key themes in plot‚ characters and language. This scene alternates between the
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ROMEO AND JULIET i) What is the theme of the film/play Romeo & Juliet? There are many themes in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Different people find many different themes; it all depends on ones point of view. Some common themes are: Love‚ Fate and Hatred. Each of these themes is discussed below in relation to the film/play. LOVE Love in Romeo and Juliet is not that really‚ idealized emotion. The love Romeo and Juliet share is beautiful and passionate. It is pure‚ exhilarating‚ and transformative
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Romeo and Juliet In life‚ people make choices that not only are unbeneficial to them‚ but are also unbeneficial to others too. In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ Romeo and Juliet’s tragic death occurs. Although it may seem like it was their fault‚ three minor characters also contributed to the star-crossed lovers’ tragic deaths. Mercutio‚ the Nurse and Friar Laurence were also to blame (Infinitive). One of the characters‚ who may not have seemed a significant figure in the
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Explore the ways that Shakespeare makes Act 1 Scene 5 of Romeo and Juliet dramatically effective. In the play Romeo and Juliet‚ Shakespeare explores the themes of love and hate. It is ultimately a love story between the characters Romeo and Juliet that ends in tragedy due to the ongoing feud between their families‚ the Montague’s and Capulet’s. Before Act 1 Scene 5 where the main characters would meet for the first time. The audience were aware that Romeo was madly in love with a girl named Rosaline
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the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet? Explain your answer with reference to the play. I believe that all of the characters in the play had a part to play in the tragic deaths of Romeo and Juliet‚ but I think that some characters are much more to blame than others. I think that the three characters who carry the greatest amount of blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet are Capulet‚ Lady Capulet and Friar Lawrence. I think that the person most to blame for the death of Romeo and Juliet is Juliet’s father
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In Act One‚ Scene Two Lord Capulet‚ Juliet’s father‚ is consulting Paris after he asked for Juliet’s hand in marriage. Capulet believes that his daughter is too young to marry. Capulet says ‘An she agree‚ within her scope of choice lies my consent and fair according voice’ he is saying that Paris has his approval but it is up to Juliet to make the final decision. The way Capulet handles the situation with Paris shows the love and kindness he feels for his daughter. Capulet allows Juliet to decide if
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How does Shakespeare present Romeo’s love for Rosaline in Act 1 Scene 1? Shakespeare’s first portrayal of the theme of love is in the first act when Romeo is talking of his love for Rosaline with Benvolio. Here Romeo is very confused as he uses oxymorons such as ’o brawling love‚ o loving hate‚’ which shows how he is confused by his relationship with Rosaline as she does not return his love because she wants to be a nun and don’t want to love any man. Shakespeare presents the pain of Romeo’s love
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Act 5 Scene 3 of Romeo and Juliet By: Noa Boon Due Date: 20th March 2014 Word Count: 689 (Excluding title and Quotations) # Act 5 Scene 3 of Romeo and Juliet represents the catastrophe and deaths of Romeo and Juliet due to internal and external conflicts. The catastrophe does not effect the characterization of Romeo‚ Juliet and Friar Lawrence since they act the same way throughout the whole play. Act 5 Scene 3 shows that love like Romeo and Juliet’s leads to death. # Act 5 Scene 3’s
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Prompt: ‘‘Romeo and Juliet’ is a play about love. Discuss. ‘ Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written during the Elizabethan era of England. Set in Verona during the late 1500’s‚ the play tells the story of two young lovers who die five days after their first encounter. It is a play about the different types of loves and how true love can be dangerous. The relationship shared between the two protagonists who become deeply attracted to become a hazard not just to themselves‚ but to the
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Romeo and Juliet: Essay Topic Sentence: Who‚ in your opinion‚ is most to blame for this tragedy? One of Shakespeare’s most known plays is the love story between Romeo and Juliet‚ which ends up as a tragedy. There are many different reasons and causes to why this tragedy occurred between the two young lovers‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ Friar Laurance‚ their parents and also the element of fate. Romeo and Juliet are two young lovers who seem to rush the love between each other by becoming married to after
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