ENGL 1302.162 12 May 2014 Romeo & Juliet Romeo & Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. In this opportunity the San Antonio College Department of Fine Arts presented this play on April 10 at 7:30 pm at the McAllister Auditorium at San Antonio College. The play was directed by Paula Rodriguez and had like main characters Adolfo Lambert (Romeo) and Esther Marie Padilla (Juliet). Romeo and Juliet is a beautiful history about two young people who fell in love of each other despite their
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Romeo and Juliet – a play of contrasts. The play‚ ‘Romeo and Juliet’ written by William Shakespeare‚ has many contrasts‚ all that cause a big impact in the play. We see it all throughout the play‚ but none more than love verses hate‚ mainly seen in both the Capulet’s and Montague families. We have both hate between the two families‚ and yet we see Romeo and Juliet being ‘star crossed lovers’‚ we see love in each individual family‚ and hate when they are put together. In the prologue itself‚
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L I T CHA R T S TM GET LIT TM Romeo and Juliet Protagonists: Romeo and Juliet Antagonists: There are many antagonists to Romeo and Juliet’s love. The most important include the feud between the Capulets and Montagues; Tybalt; the Prince‚ citizens‚ and laws‚ of Verona; and fate. w w w. L i t C h a r t s . c o m Background Info Author Bio Full Name: William Shakespeare Date of Birth: 1564 Place of Birth: Stratford-upon-Avon‚ England Date of Death: 1616 Brief Life Story: Shakespeare’s
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Even though Romeo and Juliet was written during Renaissance‚ it still portrays lessons that we have learned in present day life. Readers can learn many valuable lessons in people’s writings. Writing is a good source for lesson making‚ because it gives examples of the consequences if you don’t follow the lesson. Shakespeare teaches many lessons in Romeo and Juliet. Not to use stereotypes‚ to listen to advice‚ and not to act hastily are three main lessons that are portrayed in Romeo and Juliet. First
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In Romeo and Juliet‚ women have minor roles in the society in the time this play was wrote within the 16th century. They are expected to be obedient and to follow the word of their husbands‚ but still each women plays a important role which contributes to the outcome of the play "Romeo and Juliet". In the play‚ Shakespeare puts the character Juliet in a typical situation of the Elizabethan era‚ which was an arranged marriage and this was a role taken by all women of that time. The parents would
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Romeo and Juliet Essay Shakespeare’s eminent play‚ Romeo and Juliet is a classic love story. Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet are two young kids who fall in love. Their families have an on-going feud and cannot stand each other. The two star-crossed lovers rush to their marriage and end this family feud through an unexpected turn of events. Shakespeare writes this novel to criticize and exaggerate young love. In the novel‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ young love is made to
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The tragedy Romeo and Juliet has been criticized by many critics throughout the years. Most critics tend to agree that Shakespearean literature has strong gender roles. This means that the men will carry themselves with honor and pride. A typical man for the time period in which Shakespeare set his play was the head of the household; anything the man or also known as the head of the family wanted would be put into motion almost as soon as he finished saying the words. The strong males in the tragedy
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key player in the story of Romeo and Juliet. He is the reason for the banishment of Romeo and the suffering of the lovers. If Tybalt had not held a grudge against Romeo for going to the Capulet party‚ he would not killed Mercutio. Him murdering Mercutio caused a chain reaction. Benvolio explains to the Prince‚ "There lies the man‚ slain by young Romeo‚ that slew thy kinsman‚ brave Mercutio". Tybalt killed Mercutio‚ which caused Romeo to seek vengeance and kill Tybalt. Romeo was banished for killing
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Violence is a very powerful and stressful behavior shown throughout this play by many of the characters. Violence also plays a very important role in The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. Without violence‚ Romeo would not have slain Tybalt and been banished from Verona thus causing all of problems between him and Juliet. Violence can also be very stressful to a person. It can cause them to have many problems with life‚ love and other personal things. Violence can have lasting effects on someone that can
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In Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet‚ Friar Laurence and Juliet’s Nurse are solely responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Both of these characters‚ Friar Laurence and Juliet’s Nurse‚ play a critical role in this tragic play. There are many characters that could have averted Romeo and Juliet’s deaths‚ but most of the responsibility lies with Friar Laurence and Juliet’s Nurse. Everyone knows the tragic love story of Romeo and Juliet. This play takes place within a three day time period
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