Romeo and Juliet is a story of two doomed teenage lovers whose fate ends in tragedy. In modern times the name Romeo has become nearly synonymous with “lover”. Romeo‚ in Romeo and Juliet‚ does indeed experience a love of such purity and passion that he believes he can no longer live and decides to take his own life when he believes that the object of his love‚ Juliet‚ has died. The power of Romeo’s love‚ however‚ often obscures a clear vision of Romeo’s character‚ which is far more complex. He is
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How does the prologue to Shakespeare’s ’Romeo and Juliet’ prepare the audience for the play? The prologue to Shakespeare’s ’Romeo and Juliet’ prepares the audience by making a short summary of the play so it gets the audience thinking about what the story is about. The prologue is a sonnet which is a 14 line poem‚ it is also known as an english‚ elizabethan sonnet which contains 3 quatrains and a rhyming couplet. A sonnet is usually a love poem and that is exactly what ’Romeo and Juliet’ is
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Although Romeo was thought to be so in love with Rosaline‚ I think that his love for Juliet is real. At the beginning of the play‚ Romeo was heartbroken over Rosaline but as soon as he saw Juliet at the party‚ everything changed. Juliet made him feel something very different from the moment he laid his eyes on her. He also expresses and proves his love for Juliet throughout the play. On the other hand we may say that Romeo seemed to be very in love with Rosaline and moved on from her fairly quickly
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Character Analysis Name: Romeo Family: Montague Age: 16 Write down 5 words that describe this character’s personality: 1. Impulsive 2. Sensitive 3. Immature 4. Passion 5. Stupid Write two dialogues spoken by the character that reveals this characters personality. I am Fortune’s fool! -Shows how he is stupid I defy
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The idea of fate and chance play a large part in William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” and challenges the ability characters in the play’s actions and free will. Through many different characters‚ language and scenes‚ Shakespeare has clearly woven in this theme through the text right from the beginning in the chorus. For example the sixth line in the play is “a pair of star-cross’d lovers take their life”. Already‚ one of the first lines tell us how Romeo and Juliet may have been fated to be together
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Explore the ways in which Romeo and Juliet are presented in this scene and elsewhere in Shakespeare’s play‚ and the performed versions. Shakespeare’s play ‘Romeo and Juliet’ is set in Verona. The feud between the Montague family and the Capulet family reaches a climax when Juliet’s cousin Tybalt‚ a Capulet‚ is killed by Romeo‚ a Montague. Romeo and Juliet are first seen as very different characters‚ but later in the play‚ we realise that these two characters are not as different as we thought
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Romeo and Juliet is a play written by Shakespeare set in 1300 AD. Different forms of power are presented in the play such as ‚power of pride‚ love and destiny. The prologue is written in the form of sonnet with twelve rhyming lines and another final two lines which rhyme differently. The chorus written using assonance “from forth the fatal loins of these two foes a pair of star crossed lovers take their life “introduces the play and provides dramatic view of the tragedy that’s about to be performed
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Romeo and Juliet has become forever associated with love‚ the play is an iconic story of love and passion. Shakespeare presents the theme of love in different way; he uses the relationships of different characters to embody different forms of love throughout the play. All three poems from my anthology also express this theme‚ of love and loving relationships‚ however each are expressed in a different ways based on the purpose in which they were written. For example Shakespeare’s demonstrates a parental
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ROMEO AND JULIET i) What is the theme of the film/play Romeo & Juliet? There are many themes in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Different people find many different themes; it all depends on ones point of view. Some common themes are: Love‚ Fate and Hatred. Each of these themes is discussed below in relation to the film/play. LOVE Love in Romeo and Juliet is not that really‚ idealized emotion. The love Romeo and Juliet share is beautiful and passionate. It is pure‚ exhilarating‚ and transformative
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Hello Prince! I‚ Lord Capulet have had to suffer multiple accusations about the cause of my daughter’s death. I realize that I am not completely innocent‚ and I have done a few things that may lead you to that conclusion. For example‚ I threatened to disown my kin for not marrying Paris‚ and I had a huge feud with the Montague family and if we are being honest I don’t know how it started‚ but Juliet was my only daughter and only chance for an heir. Do you really think I would want her to die? I loved
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