David Rodriguez Mrs. Seguin English 9 acc 14 May 2015 Romeo and Juliet is Relevant Although the thought of teaching Shakespeare’s "Romeo and Juliet" may raise some eyebrows with some people‚ it has many purposes of it being taught to freshman in high school. The story can be very resourceful to students. There are multiple benefits such as an improved skill of understanding precise language‚ fundamentals and customs to the 15th century‚ and finally an introduction to Shakespearean literature.
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in Shakespeare’s “Romeo & Juliet” indicate how hastiness leads to tragedy. Romeo’s impulsive first impression towards love illustrates how he‚ as any other teenager‚ is blinded by beauty and one’s beauteous presence. Disowning their families by loving an enemy foreshadows the fact that Romeo and Juliet will go to any extent to be together. This tragic play script depicts the unwary lives of two lovers as they hide their love from their parents. The male protagonist‚ Romeo of the Shakespeare’s
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Shakespearean works are usually highlighted by the individuality and the independence of the protagonist. However‚ it is quite contrary in Romeo and Juliet. The two households‚ Montague and Capulet have been in a long feud with each other in the city of Verona. Romeo‚ a Montague and Juliet‚ a Capulet are two lovers who meet at a party and faces obstacles to be with each other despite the history of their family. At the end‚ the lovers choose to kill themselves for each other’s death—signifying that
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and Restraints. Romeo and Juliet’s impulses and self-control used in Romeo and Juliet. In the play of Romeo and Juliet‚ many characters show how they cannot handle the pressure that they are faced with which leads to impulse and action which is taken without thinking it through. Many of the characters show a lack of self-control and exaggerations which leads to broken-hearts and many unfortunate situations which result in deaths and miscommunications. Over the course of Romeos love life‚ he tends
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love‚ and our earth is a tomb”‚ a popular quote from an English poet and playwright Robert Browning‚ that best describes the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. Star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet felt that they should be together and they did not care what it took. They were willing to give even their lives. Their love ended in death. The play Romeo and Juliet showed that the ruling passion of true love surpasses the three other kinds of love shown in the play; physical‚ courtly and family
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Romeo and Juliet: Did Fate End it All? In the story‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ the two young lovers are destined to fall in love. The story‚ however‚ has a tragic ending. William Shakespeare foreshadows the theme of fate in the Prologue with the quote‚ “A pair of star crossed lovers take their life.” (Prologue‚ L6) Fate represents a greater power that predetermines events in their lives and is unchangeable. Back in William Shakespeare’s time‚ the Elizabethans believed that this power rules
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Sabah Lala Dr. Postiglione English 9H 29th November 2012 Success is to achieve something that we truly long for. “Sometimes failure is more beneficial than success.” Written by Darren Roberts. This is a very inspiring quote for all species of mankind. I agree rightfully with this quote as it states that even sometimes there are ups and downs‚ falls and disruptions in life‚ but those problems make us even stronger and prevent us from making the same mistake and make us more successful in life
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Britanee Gugel "It is only with the heart that one can see rightly"‚ was once said by Antoine De Saint-Exupery. This is an accurate quote to live by and refer to daily since following your instincts is usually the best decision for yourself. It leads you to do exactly what you want to do‚ instead of anyone getting to your mindset. This quote can also be shown in literature-characters go through hardships within there own minds. But when a third party expresses their own opinion of the problem
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Tragedy of a City Poet and critic W.H. Auden once said‚ “Romeo and Juliet is not simply a tragedy of two individuals‚ but the tragedy of a city. Everybody in the city is in one way or another involved in and responsible for what happens.” Auden’s quote is implying that many people‚ even with the smallest roles‚ are responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s tragic death. Although Romeo and Juliet both played major roles in their deaths‚ they were not the only characters held responsible. This is
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In 1597 a tragic story that would become one of the most well know plays was born into the world. And with the birth of Romeo and Juliet came many lessons to be learned. Those lessons have impacted a lot of people around the world‚ but are they still relevant in today’s society? The main lesson is this historic play is that: with fighting‚ there will be harm. In Act 5‚ Scene 3 the Prince states that simple lesson‚ "Where be these enemies? Capulet! Montague! See‚ what a scourge is laid upon your
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