Romeo and Juliet is a story of a forbidden love between two teenagers from enemy families that is resolved in two tragic deaths. Romeo and Juliet were tragic and not stupid. They were two teenagers who fell in love‚ and it was not their fault their love turned to a tragedy. The main causes for the tragic end of the play were fate‚ the ancient feud between the Capulets and the Montagues‚ the way things had gone out of control for them and the fact they could not do anything about it. One of the
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Comedy and Tragedy as Foils Shakespeare is an author that is known to pair comedy and tragedy together as foils. Susan Snyder‚ a scholar author has stated‚ “The source tales of Romeo and Othello would‚ I think‚ suggest quite readily to Shakespeare the possibility of using comic convention as a springboard for tragedy” (Snyder 123). In most of Shakespeare’s works‚ he uses elements of comedy to lead into a tragic event that will soon happened. Shakespeare also enjoys using tragedy to contrast the
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It kind of falls into whether or not you believe in love at first sight. I personally believe that it was infactuation‚ or‚ moreover‚ lust. Romeo was already "in love" with someone when he met Juliet‚ and yet‚ he was instantly swept away by her beauty. They aparently loved each other before they even spoke with each other. I dont think that true love works this way. Obviously‚ there has to be some kind of connection at the beginning‚ but a couple cant fall in love on sight and already kiss twice
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How does William Shakespeare present violence and conflict in Romeo and Juliet and what does the audience learn from the consequences of the characters action? In Romeo and Juliet the themes of conflict and violence are very important. The prologue‚ which acts as an overview of the play‚ highlights this. The lines “From ancient grudge break to new mutiny” and “where civil blood makes civil hands unclean” let us know that there is going to be violence and conflict throughout the play. The fact that
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SCENE 1: Setting: school Scarlett and her bf break-up‚ her grades are slipping‚ and she has some family issues. Part I: Lena: Hey Ryan!! Isha: Hey‚ Scarlett I have to tell you something ..Well I don’t think things between us are all too great... Lena: What? You’re breaking up with me? NOW of all times? You know how hard it is at home and how stressed I am over school…and I... Isha: It’s just not working. It’s for the better. Part 2: Scarlett is at a party and drinking from a cup of water
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In "Romeo and Juliet" a play‚ by William Shakespeare as a result of falling in love Juliet transform by being a girl lacking experience and maturity‚ looks to adult to guide her decisions‚ to becoming and independent woman.In I‚iii Juliet isa girl lacking experience and maturity‚ looks to adult to guide her decisions.In III‚ii Juliet is becoming an independent woman.In III‚v Juliet is an independent woman. In I‚iii of "Romeo and Juliet" a play‚ by William Shakespeare‚ Juliet is still a girl lacking
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theme of conflict to the play Romeo & Juliet? Conflict exists at all levels of society in all sorts of situations. We experience conflict every day in our lives. A conflict starts due to people not agreeing with an issue. It is a state of opposition used in good dramas e.g. Man verses Man or Man vs. Himself. It is important to have conflict in a drama to make it interesting and engaging for the audience to wonder what will happen next. The play Romeo and Juliet is about two families Montague’s
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role in Romeo and Juliet. In the beginning of the play it is easy to see something is going to happen to both Romeo and Juliet. As the story progresses the foreshadowing of a death becomes more evident. Death becomes common in Romeo and Juliet after Mercutio’s death. Death is the theme of Romeo and Juliet because most of the main characters die‚ Paris is given Juliet’s hand after Capulet thinks she is grieving over Tybalt‚ and it takes the death of their own children to stop feuding. Romeo and
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play called Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ Romeo and Juliet were destined to die. Throughout each act and scene‚ from constant foreshadowing‚ even Romeo and Juliet probably even knew their tragic fate. As much as Romeo and Juliet wanted to be together‚ all their efforts and the efforts of others were purely senseless or as you can say futile‚ and as much as everyone urged to blame others‚ only fate is to blame. Also it is a common belief that Romeo and Juliet’s parents
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“Two households‚ both alike in dignity‚ In fair Verona‚ where we lay our scene‚ From ancient grudge break to new mutiny‚ Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean. From forth the fatal loins of these two foes‚ A pair of star-cross’d lovers take their life‚ Whose misadventured piteous overthrows‚ Do with their death bury their parents’ strife.” –The Narrator‚ Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is said to be the first‚ and quite possibly the greatest‚ romantic tragedy ever written
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