place in Romeo and Juliet appear utterly ridiculous to us. The formalities and customs of the 1500’s were vastly contradictory to those of our era. Young girls‚ as young as age twelve‚ were married off to adult‚ sometime much old men. The story of Juliet Capulet and Romeo Montague is a textbook case of the “norm” in the 1500’s. Shakespeare emphasizes that extreme parental restriction and control can lead to destruction of true love‚ and sometimes‚ young lives as well. Romeo and Juliet were enamored
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Romeo and Juliet Essay “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” Many people all over the world have heard the expression from William Shakespeare’s play‚ Romeo and Juliet. The tragedy is about two star crossed lovers who are born into two different families‚ Juliet’s family‚ the Capulets and Romeo’s family‚ the Montague’s. The families have an ancient grudge. Due to this family feud‚ many drastic events take place involving deceit‚ sorrow‚ sacrifice and pain‚ resulting in
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one does not seek perfection‚” stated by the British author‚ George Orwell. Everyone should understand that perfection is unachievable; therefore‚ humans carry various flaws. William Shakespeare demonstrates this in the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet where although Romeo is the tragic hero‚ he also shows an excessive amount of tragic flaws that bring him down throughout the play. One of the flaws that he carries is falling in love too quickly and deeply. In another flaw‚ he shows his impulsiveness.
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Act One‚ Scene Two Paris pleads with Capulet to let him marry Juliet‚ who is still only a girl of thirteen. Capulet tells him to wait‚ but decides to allow Paris to woo her and try to win her heart. He then tells his servant Peter to take a list of names and invite the people to a masked ball he is hosting that evening. Peter meets Romeo on the street‚ and being unable to read‚ asks Romeo to help read the list for him. Romeo does‚ and realizes that the girl he loves‚ Rosaline‚ will be attending
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Romeo and Juliet Here‚ in the famous balcony scene‚ Romeo and Juliet reveal their love to each other‚ and at Juliet’s suggestion‚ they plan to marry. In this act it seems that Romeo has forgotten all about Rosaline and has found true love in which Juliet returns unlike with Rosaline. Shakespeare uses light and dark imagery in this scene. As Romeo stands in the shadows‚ he looks to the balcony and compares Juliet to the sun. He then asks the sun to rise and kill the envious moon. Romeo had
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Romeo and Juliet: Impulsiveness Romeo and Juliet is a calamitous tale written by Shakespeare that depicts a story about the demise of two star-crossed lovers. In this tragedy‚ the main characters‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ are brought together by fate and inevitably fall in love with each other. Romeo’s spontaneous behavior concerning the murder of Tybalt‚ his fluctuating affections for different women‚ and his impatience with regards to the his own suicide in Juliet’s tomb‚ ultimately leads
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In the Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet‚ many people contributed to their deaths‚ but one man is most responsible. The father of Juliet played a huge role in the decision she took in killing herself. Capulet is guilty for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet because he wasn’t accepting and because he allowed Romeo to stay at the party. Capulet is responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s deaths because he wasn’t accepting of the fact that Montagues and Capulets could get along. Capulet states‚ “My sword‚ I say!
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REAL ’Romeo and Juliet’ is a play set in Verona - the city of love. Love is a prominent theme that runs throughout the play and Shakespeare manages to portray every form of love. The courtly love tradition embodied in Romeo’s infatuation with Rosaline‚ is ridiculed by Shakespeare. There is also the passionate‚ youthful love of Romeo and Juliet that contrasts greatly with the harsh reality of an arranged marriage. Shakespeare’s main aim was to illustrate the tragedy of love but also the Elizabethan
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Romeo and Juliet: A Poor Demonstration of Love “These violent delights have violent ends‚ and in their triumph die like fire and powder which as they kiss consumes” (2.6.10-11). Out of love‚ the star-crossed lovers can’t bear the burden of living without each other‚ choose to die together in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. However‚ has Juliet made the right decision‚ or has she really thought about love and marriage? Romeo is gentle and passionate‚ whereas Paris is honourable and practical
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ESL E Culminating Activity Romeo and Juliet By Hsinju Pao The play of Romeo and Juliet is one of the famous story written by William Shakespeare. It is considered by many people to be one of the world’s greatest love stories‚ a story about two young star-crossed lover from two enemy families‚ who took their lives not only because of the feud‚ but also their fate. However‚ as the love story ended up with the untimely death‚ who is responsible for their death might be a common question. In many
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