Allusion between Romeo and Juliet and Antigone For years there have been discussions if in fact Shakespeare re-created material found in previous literature. Though‚ whether or not‚ he did Shakespeare created an effective allusion to Sophocles’ Antigone‚ the Greek tragedy. In Romeo and Juliet we see the love of two people‚ and the ones who pull them apart‚ then we see their final fate. In Atigone we see a lot of the same context which brings us to the main three ideas that make up the themes
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lives. Shakespeare’s tragic play‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ explores the effects of patriarchal authority exerted over women and how the patriarchal structure left no escape from it‚ save death. Through Juliet‚ Lady Capulet‚ and the Nurse‚ Shakespeare establishes a common understanding of this type of society‚ but illuminates three different reactions to the social oppression by portraying the responses of a passionate lover‚ an idyllic housewife‚ and an attendant. Juliet is introduced into the play in act
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Juxtaposition is a tried and true example of how opposites attract‚ they are essential in making potentially good work extraordinary. To understand and grasp their glory‚ one must read in between the lines. In said extraordinary works lies Romeo and Juliet. To say that Romeo and Juliet is simply a love story about a forbidden love between two star-crossed lovers is at best an ill attempted summary and at worst an insult to Shakespeare’s work and the characters as well. This is a complex story ‚with complex characters
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media. Although the decision is ultimately up to us we are pressured to consider the opinions of those we’re close to. Juliet is placed in a similar situation when Romeo shows interest in her. At a young age Juliet is lead into believing that Romeo loves her. Meanwhile Romeo believes that it is truly love he feels for Juliet‚ while it is more likely lust. Hours before they met Romeo was thoroughly infatuated with Rosaline. “One fairer than my love! The all-seeing sun Ne’er saw her match since first
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At this turning point in Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet‚ the protagonist‚ Romeo‚ has been banished for killing Tybalt out of revenge for the death of his cousin‚ Mercutio. In having to face his banishment‚ Romeo flees to Friar Laurence’s cell to escape the Prince’s men and consult on what he shall do. During Friar Laurence’s monologue in act three‚ scene three‚ he explained to Romeo how being banished is a much better punishment than the original punishment‚ death; that his lack of
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Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.” For example‚” I am hurt. A plague o ’ both your houses! I am sped. Is he gone and hath nothing?” (Shakespeare III.i. 49-55). These were Mercutios last words before dying after the fight between him and Tybalt. Tybalt was still upset over the fact that Mercutio and Benvolio crashed the Capulet’s party‚ so when he saw them walking in the streets of Verona he was tempted to seek revenge on them. Tybalt proceeds to kill Mercutio and flees the scene. “Romeo‚ away‚ be gone
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At the time Mercutio makes his famous "Queen Mab" speech in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ he and Romeo‚ together with a group of their friends and kinsmen‚ are on the way to a party given by their family’s arch-enemy‚ Lord Capulet. Their plan is to crash the party so that Romeo may have the opportunity to see his current love‚ Rosaline‚ whom they know has been invited to the Capulet’s masque that evening. Romeo‚ whom his friends seem to consider generally very witty and fun‚ originally thought
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William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” contains many different representations of love‚ some of which are based entirely on looks‚ and others seem to be more in depth. Love based entirely on looks is called lust. In “Romeo and Juliet”‚ impulsiveness is a tragic flaw present in the characters Romeo‚ Juliet‚ Lord Capulet‚ and Friar Laurence. Romeo’s impulsiveness is found in his reaction after the Prince banished him. Juliet shows impulsiveness with her willingness to partake in Friar’s plan‚ and
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It has happened. After Juliet and Romeo died to be together it brought Capulet and Montague closer. In Verona‚ Italy‚ Juliet and Romeo fell in love. They couldn’t be together because of their families rivalry. One night after Romeo caused the death of Tybalt‚ he was banned from the town and had to leave. Juliet drank something that made her seem dead but it was in a deep sleep. The plan was for Romeo to come to Juliet’s tomb and wake her with a kiss and run off together and live a life that
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In Act 3‚ Scene 3 of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ Romeo’s reaction to the death of Mercutio and Tybalt and his banishment from Verona to Mantua show his selfishness and pessimism. Mercutio and Tybalt are enjoying themselves in a friendly brawl‚ until Romeo comes in between them and Mercutio is stabbed. Romeo is appalled‚ knowing that his best friend has died‚ so he takes his anger out on Tybalt and kills him. The Prince arrives to the scene of the fight‚ curious to see what all of the
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