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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Hastiness in Romeo and Juliet Consider the quote: They stumble that run fast. Illustrate the way in which characters in Romeo and Juliet act in haste and show how this behavior contributes to tragedy. Introduction: In Romeo and Juliet‚ a play written by William Shakespeare set in the ancient Verona‚ the main characters‚ in the development of the story‚ act in hasty ways which contribute to the tragedy of the two lovers. Body: A. The party: In fact‚ already during Act I‚ Romeo not only agrees
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Romeo changes throughout the play as he is constantly maturing. In the beginning he was an immature boy who thought he loved a girl called Rosaline‚ but was mournful when he found out the feeling wasn’t mutual. He sat under a tree “adding to clouds more clouds with his sighs”; he locked himself in his room and made himself an “artificial night”. It is only when Benvolio‚ Romeo’s cousin‚ asks him to attend the Capulet ball‚ so he may compare Rosaline’s beauty with others to make “thy swan a crow”
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What’s the Difference? Romeo and Juliet‚ the play by William Shakespeare‚ is a story about prohibited young love between the two characters‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ members of enemy houses‚ and it ends with the tragic death of both the lovers. The two movies that capture the tragic love story of Romeo and Juliet are the Zefferelli verion which was mad in 1968 and the 1996 Lurhmann version. Both movies do fine in generating a visual of Romeo and Juliet in their own unique way. As Michael Anderegg states
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How do both directors reflect atmosphere‚ mood‚ and staging techniques of Shakespeare’s play? Which version is most dramatically effective‚ and why? Romeo and Juliet‚ a tragic tale of two “Star crossed lovers”‚ is believed to be written by Shakespeare in 1595. The famous playwright and poet copied the original works of Arthur Brooke and William Painter to develop a play that dramatises the story of two youths who fall deeply in love. However despite their feelings‚ their plans‚ and their emotions
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“For never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo” (Shakespeare 5.3.314-315). In the final lines of the play‚ the Prince says that the story of Romeo and Juliet will always be the most somber story there is‚ but it did not have to be that way. In Romeo and Juliet‚ by William Shakespeare‚ six people died of differing causes. However‚ these could have been prevented if more freedom had been allotted to the characters of the play. This is one of the subthemes of the play‚ that giving
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Romeo is the son and heir of Montague and Lady Montague but is also best friends with Mercutio and his cousin Benvolio. Romeo has a stronger bond to Friar Lawrence than he does with his parent and this makes the Friar the father figure of Romeo just like how the nurse is for Juliet. Verona respected and loved him; in addition‚ he was also a handsome man who falls easily in and out of love. During the play‚ Romeo’s character evolves from adolescence to adulthood as a result of his love for Juliet
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do not think straight and fail to realize there are consequences to their actions. Within Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ there are several factors that occur in the play that leads to conflict. For example‚ Juliet’s father‚ Capulet‚ arranges a wedding for her sooner than expected--even though she is secretly married to Romeo. In fact‚ conflicts are augmented in the play‚ especially when Romeo foreshadows his death as he fails to follow his instincts. In addition‚ Friar Lawrence foreshadows Romeo’s
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married to the brave Romeo of the Montague family‚ the family whom you knew that I hated. O‚ but Mother‚ you must understand‚ when I first saw my dear Romeo‚ I just knew that we were meant for each other as husband and wife. There‚ you now know of my marriage‚ but you must also know that with it‚ we could cease the feud between our family and the Montague’s. This is why I cannot possibly marry the Count on the morn of Thursday. I pray to thee‚ mother‚ send me to Mantua where Romeo hath fled. Alternatively
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choice to do what they did. The events that lead up to the tragedy were their personal choice also. Therefore‚ the character’s choices on how they lived their lives were furthermore effective than their destiny. Romeo quoted‚”Here’s to my love![Drinks.] O true apothecary!” (S.S. p. 473). Romeo drank the potion by choice. It wasn’t Romeo’s destiny to drink the potion‚ he never thought that falling in love would lead to his own death. It was also Juliet’s decision to drink that potion and it was just
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