The nurse is the Capulet’s servant‚ a faithful servant who tries her hardest to please Juliet and the rest the Capulet’s at the same time. The nurse is also a very important character in the play in the Capulet’s lives as she was hired for the job of breastfeeding Juliet‚ because she had unwanted breast milk due to the tragic loss of her little Susan; although she might just be another servant in the household‚ she has a far more superior responsibility. She plays an important role as Juliet’s confidant
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Romeo and Juliet “A pair of star crossed lovers take their life.” Everyone has heard this quote before‚ even if they have not even read or seen the play. Throughout history the play Romeo and Juliet is called the world’s most beloved story ever. One of the reason they have this label is because people say it was fate and chance they met and fell in love. Another theory that contrasts the original one would be that their story was not caused by the stars‚ but rather each character and actions they
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idea of everything having an opposing truth in his play Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare’s play reveals that not everything is as it appears through its plot‚ the character’s language‚ and the events that take place. He demonstrates this with two literary devices; Duality and double entendre. The dualities in his play consist of love and hate‚ good and evil‚ and light and dark. With love there comes hate in Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet. In this play the duality of love is demonstrated through
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Young people deal with challenges in both negative and positive ways. Romeo and Juliet along with the characters in the book the secret life of bees by Sue Monk Kidd face many different challenges and overcome them in similar ways by ending their life‚ running away‚ or finding a way around the issue. In the play Romeo and Juliet written by Shakespeare‚ Romeo’s family (the Montegues) and Juliet’s family (the Capulets) do not get along and have a big rivalry. Because of this ongoing rivalry between
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The first time Romeo and Juliet had laid eyes on each was at the Capulet ball. This is a very intimate scene between the two lovers in both the play and film. It is shown in the play by the word’s Shakespeare had chosen. For example‚ Romeo asks a servant‚ “What lady’s that which doth enrich the hand of yonder knight?” This automatically means Romeo shows interest. It encourages us to think that he is instantly attracted to her‚ which creates the moment of the ‘love at first sight’. The love at first
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Styliani Georgiadou “Romeo and Juliet” is one of Shakespeare’s well-known plays around the world. People know it even if they have not read it. It is about a tragedy‚ a dramatic story of two young lovers with a tragic end. However‚ there have been some comic scenes which make audience forget the distressed parts for a short time and make the play more interesting. Shakespeare does that in many ways. Firstly‚ he makes use of words and irony. Also‚ he creates two characters that their whole role
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In the tragedy Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare‚ Shakespeare reveals that youth impulsivity can doom the inevitable fate‚ he does this by utilizing foreshadowing and metaphors throughout the play. Shakespeare utilized foreshadowing to compare fate to the stars. He makes references to the stars or fate in the play quite often through characters and discretely points at the theme. Early into the play he already references the stars. “a pair of star crossed lovers take their life
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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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In the early stages of Romeo and Juliet‚ the Montague parents send Benvolio to discern the cause of Romeo’s melancholy. They intervene in his relationship‚ but in this case it has no long-lasting effects. During Romeo’s relationship with Juliet‚ adults again intervene; sadly‚ though‚ in this case the effects are deeply felt and much more pernicious. Adult figures deter Romeo and Juliet’s relationship. The authoritative adults make decisions for Romeo and Juliet that contradict the interests of
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Character Analysis Romeo is an essential character worth analyzing in William Shakespeare’s famous play‚ Romeo and Juliet. One way to describe Romeo is determined. Throughout Act 1 in the play at and after the party‚ he is determined to get Juliet. “What lady’s that‚ which doth enrich the hand of yonder knight?” (I.ib.46-47) In this line‚ Romeo is a the party and it is “love at first sight.” Romeo is very in love with Juliet. When Romeo first sees her at the Capulet ball‚ he completely forgets
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