12 Spoken by Juliet‚ Romeo and Juliet Act 2 Scene 5 In this scene‚ Romeo and Juliet are at Capulet’s house. Juliet waits for the Nurse to come back with a message from Romeo. She worries that they might somehow have missed each other. When the Nurse comes back‚ she refuses to tell Juliet anything and complains about her aching back. This is an old game between the Nurse and Juliet: they love teasing each other. The Nurse keeps refusing to tell Juliet what Romeo said until Juliet can’t stand it
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opening lines of “Romeo and Juliet”‚ tell the reader what is happening before it really happens. The article talks about how people that have just fallen in love can appear crazy to the rest of the world‚ even though they might feel even more sane than ever before. Romeo and Juliet have this same experience. Characters like the Friar worry about Romeo and Juliet because they are smart and sensible and know Romeo and Juliet are rushing into a big mistake. In “Romeo and Juliet” Shakespeare’s characters
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Romeo and Juliet Character analysis Romeo plays a big part in the play/book Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. In the beginning of the play‚ Romeo is obsessed with Rosaline‚ the love of his life. He spends most of his time sighing over his depressing and nonexistent love life. Romeo is first mentioned as an aimless wanderer‚ preoccupied with thoughts of Rosaline. His father describes his doleful manner: "Many a morning hath he been there seen/ with tears augmenting the fresh morning’s
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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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Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare in London‚ in the mid-1590s. This play about two lovers was among his most popular and most frequently performed plays. It was extremely popular even in Shakespeare’s lifetime. However‚ Shakespeare did not introduce the story into the English language. Romeo and Juliet borrows from a tradition of tragic love stories dating back to antiquity. For instance‚ Pyramus and Thisbe from Ovid’s Metamorphoses‚ which has many similarities
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only happen in fairytales; Or in this case‚ the play “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare. This play is an inappropriate choice for anyone and especially high school students because of the melodramatic love‚ bitter violence and scenes of suicide. Love can be a mysterious and magical thing‚ but the way Shakespeare portrays it happens to be somewhat unrealistic and exaggerated aka melodramatic. For instance‚ in the opening scene Romeo declared to be in love with Rosaline whom did not love
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Romeo and Juliet Question: To what extent are the personal weaknesses of the central characters responsible for the tragic outcome of ‘Romeo and Juliet’? William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ ends in tragedy because of personal weaknesses shown by the central characters. There are weaknesses shown by the characters of Romeo and Juliet with their emotional feelings or love which contributes to the tragedy. A flaw or weakness that is shown by the character of Capulet is his power and anger or
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Juliet‚ Influenced by Love True love can strike when someone least expects it and change the course of his or her entire life. In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ Juliet‚ the female protagonist‚ is a dynamic character who matures from a young innocent girl into an independent woman after falling in love with Romeo. In the beginning of the play‚ Juliet is depicted as a young girl who is not quite fourteen year old with no thoughts yet of an adult life. Juliet shows growth
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“The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet”‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ is a play about two star-crossed lovers whose families are in a bitter rivalry. This feud results in the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Parents and children are very different. Adults are stiff and children run on impulse; most kids stray from their parents’ way of life and go off on their own. Sometimes parents influence their children’s opinion on important matters. Many times this can be a good thing but other times its bad. Since
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Rachel Amaya Per.5 Adv. Language arts 5-30-12 “Romeo and Juliet” In William Shakespeare`s play‚ “Romeo and Juliet”‚ is a story about two-star crossed lovers that must hide their deep love for each-other because of bad blood between the Montague’s‚ and Capulet’s .Romeo`s relationship with his parents is strong‚ on the other hand‚ Juliet is closer to the nurse than her own parents .Romeos parents are concerned for his happiness‚ and want what’s best for him. Juliet’s father‚ Capulet‚ truly
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