other it was difficult for Romeo to even live in his home city. But with the feud both of the families life was on the line but when it got rough it all went downhill. It all started with the Capulets where Tybalt and Mercutio where fighting‚ but when Tybalt accidently killing Mercutio‚ Romeo raged with anger then killed Tybalt. Then Romeo was banned from Verona. After that it just became harder to see Juliet. In addition to Romeo being banned Romeo says to Friar Laurence “Thou cutt’st my head off
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In Romeo and Juliet‚ Shakespeare uses the communication between two or more characters‚ or a character to the audience‚ to explain the events during the play. If someone walks in halfway through a play‚ they may not be able to understand what is going on. Communication is important in this aspect‚ connecting the viewer to the performance. Thesis: In the tragedy of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ communication is vital to relationships because misunderstandings can lead to the deaths of many; this
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tonight‚ it is too rash‚ too unadvised‚ too sudden”. She is being cautious while Romeo believes it is destiny. Romeo is convinced that he is in the hands of fate. He believes this so strongly that he allows fate to guide his actions. Tybalt kills Mercutio. Romeo‚ caught up in his anger‚ allows himself to forget that Tybalt is his wife’s‚ Juliet’s‚ cousin and he allows destiny to take over while anger clouds his judgement as he murders Tybalt. He is aware fate is controlling his actions and is manipulating
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Aside- An aside is a dramatic device in which a character speaks to the audience. 2. He tries to defuse the situation and to get Tybalt to put his sword away. 3. Tybalt is now his cousin by marriage‚ and Romeo does not wish to fight with him. 4. Mercutio is fatally stabbed by Tybalt and shortly dies. Fuelled with rage after his friend’s death‚ Romeo then seeks Tybalt in order to kill him. They fight‚ resulting in Tybalt’s death. 5. He has the worst of luck. 6. The penalty was supposed to be death
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were all areas of strength. The characters cast in Luhrmann’s version was a strength with their similarity to the original characters in Shakespeare’s play. Luhrmann did his job by modernizing them‚ but he still kept them in ties with the play. Mercutio‚ while still being Romeo’s best friend and being related to the Prince‚ held all of his character while still portraying a realistic role in the modern world. This is shown again with Lady Capulet and how she still remains a mother to Juliet and
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part of two contrasting families who keep their love a secret‚ while remaining loyal to their family and each other. In my perspective‚ Shakespeare’s purpose to create such a tragedy was to express more feeling towards the central theme of loyalty. Mercutio‚
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ANSWER KEY: SHORT ANSWER STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS - Romeo and Juliet Act I 1. Why do Sampson and Gregory fight with Montague’s men? Sampson and Gregory are servants of the Capulet family‚ which has been feuding with the Montague family for quite some time. The feud has reached proportions involving all members and servants of both households. 2. Benvolio and Tybalt come upon the servants fighting. Contrast their reactions to the fight. Benvolio tries to break up the fight‚ but Tybalt
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takes place in about four days‚ but is Romeo and Juliet a tragedy or a comedy? The story can be taken as a personal preference‚ but to me this story was intended to be a tragedy. Shakespeare includes many witty puns and lines in his plays. Mercutio tells many hidden jokes‚ many being sexual innuendoes. By seeing the play in Ashland on stage‚ it gave me a better feeling for the play in what dramatic state it was portraying. Many times it put me on the edge of my seat Roberts
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Romeo fights and kills Tybalt just because Tybalt slays Mercutio‚ despite knowing the consequence of fighting -death- he still takes it upon himself as a way to seek repentance for Mercutio’s death. He is able to restrain himself before the death of Mercutio but after his death Romeo falls to his impulsiveness and fights Tybalt. After killing Tybalt and getting banishment instead of a death sentence‚ Romeo
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he pursues Juliet even though she is the daughter of his family’s enemy; putting his feelings before sense. This impulsiveness is in the middle of the play once he kills Tybalt acting upon his emotions in a passion of hate. ‘Alive in triumph—and Mercutio slain!‚ Away to heaven‚ respective lenity‚ and fire-eyed fury be my conduct now. Now‚ Tybalt‚ take the villain back again‚ that late thou gavest me’ .Reason would have told Romeo that Tybalt would have been slayed in the justice of the law. This
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