death-marked love‚ / And the continuance of their parent’s rage‚ / Which‚ but their children’s end‚ naught could remove " -The Prologue‚ Romeo and Juliet (by William Shakespeare). Fate plays a major role in the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. The prologue describes Romeo’s and Juliet’s fate‚ which we see come up many times later on in the play. Throughout the play‚ Romeo and Juliet unwittingly realize they cannot exist in such reality and that a tragic fate awaits them. The two families‚ the Montagues and the
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Sorry guys but this is not actually complete‚ so its a tad bit rough. Romeo and Juliet Speech By Jordan Kirkaldy If you watch the news you will see that contemporary teenage audiences of today are motivated by selfishness‚ lust‚ immaturity‚ and violence. These themes have been relevant to teenagers all through time‚ even that of the innocent and romantic couple in the play Romeo and Juliet. Although the main characters are wholly in love and cannot bear to be apart they are unable to escape
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In Act One of William Shakespeare’s play‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ we meet Romeo‚ Mercutio‚ and Tybalt. Right away‚ we get an idea of who these characters are and what kind of role they will play throughout the story. Romeo‚ Mercutio‚ and Tybalt share many distinctive characteristics and personalities in the story. We learn that Romeo is the romantic and handsome son of the Montagues. In the beginning of the story‚ he was depressed‚ but his mood quickly changed as the story went on. We also learn that Mercutio
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Romeo and Juliet Analysis Shakespeare‚ being the great writer he is‚ molds each character as if he was Michelangelo sculpting the David. The way these characters were brought into the story drastically changes the way the viewer sees their personas. The setting of the story is an older era in Verona‚ Italy around the 1300s. This story includes unique characters varying in ages and mindsets. Some younger characters were put into situations where they are forced to act maturely‚ like they are much
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Death plays a very important role in Romeo and Juliet. In the beginning of the play it is easy to see something is going to happen to both Romeo and Juliet. As the story progresses the foreshadowing of a death becomes more evident. Death becomes common in Romeo and Juliet after Mercutio’s death. Death is the theme of Romeo and Juliet because most of the main characters die‚ Paris is given Juliet’s hand after Capulet thinks she is grieving over Tybalt‚ and it takes the death of their own children
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The Death of Romeo and Juliet Consequences can occur when wrong decisions are made. Without thinking about a choice before it is carried out with can make the situation go from bad to worse. In William Shakespeare’s play‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ Shakespeare shows how a few bad choices can do serious damage to others in the future. The unfortunate deaths of Romeo and Juliet happen at the hands of Friar Laurence and the love between both lovers. The first person to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s death
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blood makes civil hands unclean. From forth the fatal loins of these two foes‚ A pair of star-cross’d lovers take their life‚ Whose misadventured piteous overthrows‚ Do with their death bury their parents’ strife.” –The Narrator‚ Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is said to be the first‚ and quite possibly the greatest‚ romantic tragedy ever written. The infamous play has been redone‚ reshaped‚ and recreated so many times‚ that there is no way possible that a person could not summarize
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believe it is our destiny. Fate can be negative or positive. One way to see how much fate affected the Shakespearean society is by using Romeo and Juliet‚ by William Shakespeare. Romeo and Juliet has fate infused within the whole story. In Romeo and Juliet‚ fate caused many troubles of death‚ love‚ and life. In the Shakespearean society‚ fate played a huge role. An example of fate in the Shakespearean society is in The Prologue. “Two households‚ both alike in dignity‚/ In fair Verona‚ where we lay
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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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ary------------------------------------------------- Romeo and Juliet characters Montagues * Romeo — sole heir to the Montague fortune * Lord Montague — Romeo’s father * Lady Montague — Romeo’s mother * Benvolio — Romeo’s cousin * Balthasar — Romeo’s faithful servant * Abraham — Montague servant Capulets * Juliet — sole heir to the Capulet fortune * Lord Capulet — Juliet’s father * Lady Capulet — Juliet’s mother * Tybalt — Juliet’s cousin * The Nurse —
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