describes his daughter Juliet to Paris by saying “My child is yet a stranger in the world‚/ She hath not seen the change of fourteen years‚/ Let two more summers wither in their pride‚/ Ere we may think her ripe to be a bride.” (1.2.8-11). In this quote‚ Capulet‚ Juliet’s father‚ is expressing his
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Romeo and Juliet essay In Romeo and Juliet we learn how Shakespeare uses vivid language to build character and depth in their roles. Shakespeare was a poet‚ playwright and an actor with a great love for language. Shakespeare was of great importance when it came down to the moulding and developing of the English language. Shakespeare had such an immense love for language that he created neologisms that we use in everyday life. Some of these neologisms he created include words such as puke‚ lonely
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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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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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Despite being originally published during the late 1590’s‚ Romeo and Juliet is still remarkably well known today. How did a play remain prominent for over four centuries? The tale of the two star-crossed lovers dying at the mercy of unfortunate circumstances is still considered one of the greatest literary works of all time due to its unique plot‚ use of diverse characters and how well written it is. First of all‚ the story of Romeo and Juliet is like no other. The entire story is one big oxymoron
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