Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare in 1595. It is widely known to be a tragedy but what caused this atrocity to be so renown? It may be universally known that fate played the principal role throughout the play but by examining the specific circumstances and causes of these situations‚ it is evident that all the events leading to the tragedy are the result of choice rather than fate. Many believe predetermined destiny was key to the deaths of the “star-crossed lovers” but
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beautiful young girl named Juliet‚ begins the play as a sheltered‚ obedient‚ and naïve child who has thought little to none about falling in love and getting married. Immediately after falling in love hard and fast for Romeo‚ the son of her family’s great enemy‚ she grows up rather quickly. Having not quite reached her fourteenth birthday‚ Juliet is at an age where she verges on immaturity and maturity. Though in this time period many girls her age get married‚ Juliet doesn’t quite feel ready to
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In the play "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare‚ Romeo is despondent‚ fickle‚ and romantic. To begin‚ Romeo is despondent because of the way love makes him feel. Romeo believes that he is madly in love with Rosaline and there is no other love for him. Yet he feels that love is like a heavy burden bringing him down. Although it should be a joyous thing‚ he cannot help but express sorrow. Romeo exclaims‚ "Misshapen chaos of well-seeming forms! / Feather of lead‚ bright smoke‚ cold fire‚ sick
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passionate is foolish and often ends in catastrophe. In both Romeo and Juliet and Antigone‚ familial love is a theme that overshadows and interferes with all themes. The preponderant nature of the parents is used to show Shakespeare and Sophocles’ opinions on the actions of the youths‚ Juliet‚ Romeo‚ and Antigone. Lady Capulet is a mouthpiece to show Shakespeare’s negative opinion of Juliet’s passionate actions. The entire play‚ Lady Capulet and Juliet have a strained relationship; throughout the whole play
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partner. Shakespeare’s play‚ “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet” illustrates the two main characters‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ in a relationship driven by the characters’ infatuation‚ not love. In Shakespeare’s play‚ Romeo’s past relationship with Rosaline as well as Romeo and Juliet’s immaturity within their relationship proves their feelings for each other are lustful‚ not amorous. To begin‚ Romeo’s compatible feelings for Rosaline substantiates that Romeo and Juliet are influenced by lust. This indistinguishable
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The definition of Romeo and Juliet’s relationship is or was lust. Lust means you want something so badly you can’t stop thinking about it. Lusting for the same thing doesn’t last forever. Their will always be something new you lust for from time to time. When you see a shirt that is just your style of coure your going to get it but your style can change. It’s just like Romeo’s "love" for Juliet and vice versa. Romeo is a montague royal which means a spolied person. Usually when you see a rich person
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Luhrmann is the director of a modern version of Romeo and Juliet (written by Shakespeare). There are many differences from the movie and the book‚ such as swapping swords for guns‚ to really emphasize the violence there was in that day. However‚ despite the differences between the book and movie‚ Luhrmann kept to a very similar plot. His point in the movie was to make people believe that love at first sight was possible‚ that it was fate that Romeo and Juliet met and fell into deep love. He shows
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Romeo and Juliet is argued as one of the western worlds most famous “love” stories. It tells the story of two doomed lovers and takes place over a period of three days. Despite being known as a story of love and tragedy‚ it is one of must and rushed decisions as shown through foreshadowing‚ metaphors and the cruel irony of this staged love‚ shown in act 1 scene 1. Throughout the play Romeo is displayed of a character of love‚ if nothing he himself represents love and passion in its purest form
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Romeo and Juliet are both very complex characters and represent many qualities that people may have and some that the reader may be able to relate to on a personal level. These qualities in both the characters are important because Shakespeare chose them for a reason and it builds these characters to create such an entertaining story for an audience. First just focusing on Romeo and the qualities of his character some obvious ones are how passionate and sensitive he is. He also shows impulsivity
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Romeo and Juliet Rap Never have you heard a story with so much woe Than the one of Juliet and her Romeo. They fell in love at first sight On a magical night. The Capulet ball is what started it all. The lovers found out their families hated each other Which was bad for them because they loved one another. Their love was budding so they married in secret But stuff started to happen‚ you better believe it. On the day of their wedding‚ Romeo killed her cousin But she still loved him‚ she
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