Romeo and Juliet ’Romeo and Juliet’ is one of Shakespeare’s most famous and popular plays. It tells the story of ’two starcross’d lovers’ and addresses such themes as Romance but also tragedy. However it also contains themes of violence/conflict/death. The play begins with a prologue which is kind of a summary of the play but doesn’t give all the details of the play away to the audience as it includes the setting of the play and a bit of background information. Then a fued is introduced straight
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Initially‚ in Act I of Romeo and Juliet‚ Romeo’s language is more infatuated and distressed‚ but after he meets Juliet in Act II‚ his language alters and becomes more lighthearted and mature. In Act I of Romeo and Juliet‚ Romeo is fantasizing about a girl named Rosaline. He perceives her as extremely gorgeous and also thinks he is in love with her. However‚ he has never spoken to her. As a result‚ Romeo is being melodramatic about many things. His speech pattern is more poetic and is centered around
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Throughout the course of scene 3 of the play “The Tragedy of Hamlet” written by William Shakespeare‚ there are many hints that lead the reader to believe that Gertrude‚ Hamlet’s scandalis mother‚ knew that Claudius‚ Hamlet’s uncle/ father‚ killed his father‚ King Hamlet. One clue that the reader notices is as Hamlet is telling Gertrude how awful of a person she is and comparing Claudius and his dead father‚ Gertrude responds with‚ “Oh‚ Hamlet‚ stop! You’re making me look into my very soul‚ where
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Romeo was a young man looking for love. He had just been rejected by his beautiful Rosaline and was distraught. Before he went to the party at the Capulet’s household‚ he had this premonition that something fatal was going to happen that night. He said "I fear too early for my mind misgives Some consequence yet hanging in the stars Shall bitterly begin his fearful date With this night’s reveals‚ and expire the term Of a despised life closed in my breast By some vile forfeit of untimely death"
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This scene is important to the whole play as we can begin to see how the relationship between Romeo and Juliet is doomed. This is different from what our first feelings were about their relationship‚ which is what Shakespeare had intended to do. Shakespeare constantly changes how we feel and what our moods are during this part of the play so that we finally realise that the relationship between Romeo and Juliet is doomed. Shakespeare uses the first part of Act Three Scene Five‚ where Juliet and
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William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon‚ England in1564 He has enduring fame because he dared to be different‚ though he is known mainly through his plays. One of the most famous plays he wrote is Romeo and Juliet‚ a well-known love story. Also‚ he wrote Hamlet and Macbeth‚ two other well known plays. He is famous because of his creativty and giftedness with writing plays as well as his acting abilities . Althought his play " twelfth night " is a romantic comedy while " Romeo & Juliet " is
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Right from the start Shakespeare lets us know there will be conflict throughout the play as in the prologue it says "from ancient grudge breaks to new mutiny." And "where civil blood makes civil hands unclean" This lets us know that there will was a past grudge and in this play the grudge will be re-ignited and it also suggests there will be fighting throughout the play and conflict will escalate. These two lines are about the feud between the families. It shows that it is an ancient grudge‚ which
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Plot | Act 3‚ Scene 1 contributes to making Romeo and Juliet a true tragedy as this scene is the unfolding of a series of ill-fated events (3.1.84-87) ‘This days black fate on more days doth depend. This but begins the woe others must end’. Violence and blood is demanded early in the scene‚ as Tybalt is after Romeo in order to challenge him to a duel. Newly wed Romeo ignores Tybalt’s insults and respectfully declines his offer‚ as he knows he must respect and love the Capulet’s. Irritated by Romeo’s
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English Prep Explore the ways in which Juliet changes in the Play Will Allen Juliet changes a vast amount during the play. In this essay I am going to explore the following points: 1. How her maturity level changes. 2. How she obeys her parents at the beginning and then disobeys them at the end. 3. How her perception of Romeo changes through out the play. 1. The way in which her maturity level changes is extreme. In the 3rd scene in act 1 it shows how young she is (13) as
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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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