Romeo and Juliet’s impulsive behavior In the famous Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet‚ Friar Lawrence once says‚ "Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast." He is trying to warn Romeo and Juliet to think carefully before making any decisions. But why don’t they listen‚ what are their brains thinking? Well‚ it turns out it is not all Romeo and Juliet’s fault. It is their brain who is the real commander of their impulsive behaviors. First of all‚ Romeo and Juliet are still teenagers‚ just like
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The events of Romeo and Juliet are heavily influenced by fate‚ as oppose to the actions of the characters. To be precise‚ occurrences in the play are not always as a result of conscience choices that characters make. Rather‚ chance occurrences (or predestination‚ depending on one’s opinion) cause events to take place; these events seriously alter the course of the play. Fate affects us all every single day‚ but the sheer number of occurrences related to fate‚ as well as the powerful affect these
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The play Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare‚ involves Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet who are two "star-crossed lovers". Their families are sworn enemies and an ongoing feud continues between the two. In the book you are shown many different examples of fate and the role that fate played in the story. It isn’t just a coincidence that things happened they way they through the story‚ its all because of fate. In Act 1 scene 2‚ a Capulet servant is walking along the streets of Verona
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The Forbidden Love of Romeo and Juliet The story of Romeo and Juliet is a beautiful and tragic love story. The two lovers fell in love instantly‚ but this love was doomed because it was forbidden. Shakespeare emphasizes this theme of a forbidden romance throughout the whole play through family names‚ the lover’s secret marriage‚ and the death of Romeo and Juliet. The family names of both Romeo and Juliet is the most dominant example of forbidden love in the play. The Montagues‚ Romeo’s family‚ and
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Laurence‚ the cleric in Romeo and Juliet‚ as being responsible for their deaths. Throughout the play‚ Friar Laurence is seen whenever something goes wrong with Romeo or Juliet. For example‚ in Act 4‚ scene 1‚ when the prince exiled Romeo from Verona and Juliet was to marry Paris‚ she petitioned for help from Friar Laurence; otherwise‚ she would kill herself. In order to prevent Juliet from killing herself‚ Friar Laurence gave her a sleeping potion and assured Juliet that Romeo would know about their
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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 she wants to marry this man. This wouldn’t have happened very often in Elizabethan times as the richer families often married for wealth not love and here Capulet is asking‚ not telling‚ Juliet to marry this wealthy man. He doesn’t treat her as a piece of furniture
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Romeo & Juliet Romeo and Juliet is a Shakespearian tragedy about two young lovers who are destined to be together. Their two families hate each other bitterly‚ which forces them to realise that they would rather be dead than live their lives apart. After analysing and interpreting the text I have developed a neutral view point regarding the following statement‚ “Romeo and Juliet’s reckless and thoughtless actions had been responsible for the tragic events in the play”. There are many incidents
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Romeo and Juliet Persuasive Essay This play is about a boy named Romeo and girl named Juliet. Their family are mortal enemies so that means that they are always fighting with one another. At a Capulet party Romeo and Juliet meet for the first time not knowing who each other are‚ until later that night that they are enemies. They begin to fall in love with each other and get married after meeting for one night. Then the drama gets to their head and they kill themselves. In Romeo and Juliet
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Act 2; Scene 2; Lines 36-39 and 41-52 36 O Romeo‚ Romeo wherefore art thou Romeo? 37 Deny thy father and refuse thy name‚ 38 Or‚ if thou wilt not‚ be but sworn my love‚ 39 And I’ll no longer be a Capulet. 41 ‘Tis but thy name that is my enemy. 42 Thou art thyself‚ thou not a Montague. 43 What’s Montague? It is nor hand‚ nor foot‚ 44 Nor arm‚ nor face‚ [nor any other part] 45 Belonging to a man. O‚ be some other name! 46 What’s in a name? That which
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himself. Romeo and Juliet was written by Shakespeare. The play is a tragedy‚ you will never be able to predict what will happen. Romeo and Juliet loved each other unconditionally. No matter what happens they want to be together and stay together. Sometimes though‚ the events that take place do not always make sense. Romeo and Juliet are not to blame for the events that take place in this play. What is to blame though‚ is the families violence‚ their fate‚ and their brains. We all know that Romeo and
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