Romeo & Juliet Act one‚ Scene one Questions 1. Who is fighting at the beginning of the first scene? * The servants of both houses (Montagues and Capulets) 2. Benvolio and Montague describe the way Romeo has been acting. What do they have to say about him? * Romeo has been depressed and has been in the dark Note It takes place in Verona in a public place. Sampson and Gregory of house Capulet aremed with swords and bucklers. It is not long before they see Abraham and Balthasar
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anfernee simon According to Duff Brenna‚ “All literature shows us the power of emotion. It is emotion‚ not reason‚ which motivates characters in literature.” This is demonstrated in The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet and Of Mice and Men. Human beings are often driven by their emotions or passions. Sometimes their actions defy sound reason or judgment. However‚ due to the emotions that the individuals might be experiencing at that time‚ their initial response is usually impulsive. I agree
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ESSAY ROMEO & JULIET The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is essentially about teenagers refusing to listen their parents‚ how ever the out come may have been the same if they had listened to their parents because they would have been so unhappy and miserable that they weren’t together. “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is a play about two young people who fall in love but whose families are enemies and will never agree to them being together. Romeo and Juliet refuse to listen to their parents
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ENG-1D1-61 June 15‚ 2013 Romeo and Juliet Questions Act One. Scene 3. Question 5. Like a lot of other mother daughter relationships‚ Lady Capulet and her daughter clearly have a troubled one. The relationship between Lady Capulet and Juliet are strained and distant. Lady Capulet does try and make an effort to reach out to her daughter now that she is old enough to get married‚ but it’s obvious that Juliet’s closest bond is with the Nurse because she is the one that Juliet tells everything to. Lady
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Romeo and Juliet In my opinion‚ the superior film was the older version of Romeo and Juliet. I think the older version was better than the newer one because it fit the setting of the book more. It was more realistic and actually looked like Verona‚ Italy. The newer version of the film was very unrealistic because they were speaking the lines from the book (which took place a long time ago when people spoke differently) even though the setting of the movie was very modern. I did not
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Ahzam Kasam English 9‚ Mr. Russo Romeo and Juliet In the play‚ Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ there are many tragic scenes of bloodshed and gore but there are also very romantic scenes that make your heart pump ten times quicker. In act 2 scene 1‚ the author expresses true love and passion. Act 2 is said to the happiest and least tragic act in the play. Further more‚ scene 1‚ is one of the most famous scenes in all of theater‚ it has beautiful and evocative poetry thank
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Family Loyalty in Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet is a romantic tragedy‚ by William Shakespeare about two star-crossed lovers whose deaths are caused by a long feud between two households. The Capulet and Montague conflict has disrupted the streets of Verona. It has also caused the two lovers to remain secretly in love‚ which is thought to be forbidden and betrayal. Family loyalty plays an important role throughout the novel and in Romeo and Juliet it explains different types of loyalty whether
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Romeo and Juliet Conflict and violence in the play are presented in a variety of different ways. Throughout the play‚ there runs this idea of a conflict between love and hate- the key part of Romeo and Juliet’s problems. This conflict in part leads to the violence of the play‚ with the feud providing the catalyst for events such as Mercutio’s death and the demise of the star-crossed lovers. Interpreting conflict as a discord of feelings‚ actions‚ and events‚ the play shows how conflict creates
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expression should be think before you do. Romeo and Juliet both make very idiotic choices killing themselves to be with each other. Juliet is 13 and had an entire life ahead of her. Even if it wasn’t going to be with Romeo she still had friends and family. Romeo and Juliet had full power about how their lives played out. As does anyone else. Others may think love is based off of fate but true love comes with hard work and good decisions. Some may say Juliet is blinded by love‚
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Within Romeo and Juliet‚ parental neglect is the key factor causing the death of the star-cross’d lovers. Today‚ the effect of abuse is more apparent than it was in the 1500‘s. Children who have been subjected to parental neglect‚ verbal abuse‚ or physical abuse are scarred for life. Shakespeare gives the audience a look inside the family dynamic of Capulet. In fact‚ it can be seen as the direct cause of Juliet’s untimely death. With a family who’s primary focus is wealth and publicity‚ Juliet
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