Romeo is the son and heir of Montague and Lady Montague but is also best friends with Mercutio and his cousin Benvolio. Romeo has a stronger bond to Friar Lawrence than he does with his parent and this makes the Friar the father figure of Romeo just like how the nurse is for Juliet. Verona respected and loved him; in addition‚ he was also a handsome man who falls easily in and out of love. During the play‚ Romeo’s character evolves from adolescence to adulthood as a result of his love for Juliet
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Romeo and Juliet are very loving‚ which contrasts with Juliet’s relationship with her parents. Juliet produces excuses for Romeo to stay. “It was the nightingale and not the lark”. Juliet wants Romeo to stay however Romeo is saying that he needs to go or he gets executed. “I must be gone and live‚ or stay and die”. This creates sympathy which creates drama throughout the play. Juliet now gives her second excuse for Romeo to stay. “Yon light is not daylight‚ I know it‚ I. It is some meteor that the
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Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet‚ far too many coincidences occur to be strictly coincidental. Fate creates a powerful effect throughout the entire play‚ starting in the prologue‚ continuing as Romeo and Juliet meet and fall in love‚ and tragically ending in the lovers’ deaths. In the prologue‚ Shakespeare makes it undoubtedly clear that Romeo and Juliet are subject to fate. The audience is first introduced to Shakespeare’s ideas of fate when he describes Romeo and Juliet as "star-cross’d lovers"
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and take care of the kids. They weren’t allowed to vote or get a job like men did. All though this image has changed in the past decades the play Othello written by Shakespeare takes place in a time in which women were still seen this way. The play narrates the story of a black man name Othello‚ who secretly marries a white girl named Desdemona. As the play develops Othello lets jealousy take the best parts of him. Meanwhile Iago plans his revenge against Othello using women as the weakest link to
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"Romeo and Juliet"‚ is one of the greatest love stories of all time. Romeo and Juliet come from feuding families‚ the Montagues and Capulets‚ but they defy the feud and fall in love. Many events take place during the five short days that they share their love. Romeo’s and Juliet’s love finds a tragic way to overcome the differences between their families. The story revolves mostly around Juliet while she grows up and falls in love‚ only to have fate keep her from complete happiness. The power of
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In Romeo and Juliet‚ two noble families are at war: The Montague-Capulet feud is established in the very first scene when a fight breaks out between Montague’s and Capulet’s serving men.The “ancient grudge” between the two “households” has been going on for a long period of time. However we do know know why they are at war. During the 1600s there was a lot of conflict between the Catholic church and the protestant church. Shakespeare uses the Montagues and the Capulets to portray this. The
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Romeo and Juliet is a dramatic and emotional play. Comment on how Shakespeare creates atmosphere in: • Act 1 scene 5 • Act 2 scene 2 • Act 3 scene 5 Romeo and Juliet is a dramatic play which leaves the audience feeling many emotions; happiness‚ sadness‚ anger‚ romance and suspense. It is fast moving and the atmosphere changes between the different emotions suddenly but easily. It keeps you watching to see what will happen between the “ill-fated” Romeo and Juliet. Act 1 scene 5 is
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the worst. In the play Romeo & Juliet‚ Shakespeare reveals how one’s environment shapes one’s choices by how Romeo changes from being depressed to killing Tybalt and Paris because of revenge and love. Romeo changes because he depressed one minute to in love with Juliet. Romeo also changes from killing Tybalt to killing Paris because he defied Romeo. The first reason that Romeo changes is because he is depressed that Rosaline does not love him. In this section of the play‚ Romeo is trying to get
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Imagery of Romeo and Juliet Darkness is portrayed in several scenes throughout the play as a representation of pitiful woe and hopelessness. Romeo at the beginning of the play was in a deep state of distress over Rosaline‚ whom he barely knew and loved for her admirable features. Locked away‚ he stays in the dark for several days “and makes himself an artificial night” literally and metaphorically because he couldn’t accept the fact that his love for this girl is not returned (I. I. II. 48). Romeo’s
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Romeo and Juliet Sometimes it takes hate to love and sometimes it takes love to hate‚ but fortunately‚ love usually wins. The strongest emotion is love. It can be harmful. It can cure. In the classic novel‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ William Shakespeare uses oxymoron and irony to show what the emotion of love can do and that rivalries can be broken by love. In the beginning of the novel‚ Romeo and Juliet fall in love‚ unknowing of their families feud. Being a Montague‚ Romeo could never fall in love with
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