Thalia Socarras Mrs. Constance M. Pinckney English 1 Period 7 8 April 2013 The dramatic comedy about love‚ hatred‚ bloodshed‚ and death‚ The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet‚ masterfully conveys the power of boundless love‚ and bitter abhorrence. In the setting of Verona‚ Italy‚ two disputing families fight over a long-forgotten disagreement. Within the walls of each opposing family’s home‚ live two teens‚ whose fates are grim‚ but love is unbinding. They happen to meet‚ and in the short
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Romeo and Juliet‚ by Shakespeare‚ is a play which shows how prejudice leads to escalating violence. Prejudice leads to violence shown in the play when the feuding families‚ the Montagues and Capulets‚ fight. In each case‚ disruption‚ fighting‚ injuries and death occur. Also‚ the prejudice between the two families never was resolved‚ because they were enemies. The feuding started in Act 1 Scene 1‚ when the Capulets and Montague servants confronted each other. The Capulets’ servants insult the
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the practiced art of pointing fingers. Most of the time‚ the topic is harmless squabbles‚ but in the case of Romeo and Juliet‚ a tragedy by William Shakespeare‚ it can be argued that a little blame may be in need of casting. By the end of the play‚ both of the main characters‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ are dead by their own hands‚ and Romeo has killed two people. The love between Juliet and Romeo is forbidden by their families‚ who are mortal enemies. While there are multiple
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Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is one of the most famous ‘love stories’ of all time‚ but does that title truly fit this tragedy? Was Romeo and Juliet’s love written in the stars? Was it love or was it simply fervent infatuation? Throughout the play‚ although Romeo and Juliet did show quite strong feelings for one another‚ it was not enough to call it ‘love’. Two teens caught up in their own small world‚ blind not to see what consequences their actions would create. Their bond could not be classified
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play in Romeo and Juliet? Shakespeare refers to Romeo and Juliet as “star-crossed lovers.” We can not deny the fact that they are ‘destined to be together‚’ it is just something that the reader must accept. Fate is inevitable throughout the whole play; Shakespeare never gives readers an explanation as to why there is a feud between the Capulets and the Montagues‚ it is rather an undeniable aspect of the world of the play. The events surrounding the love affair of Romeo and Juliet
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The “love” of Romeo and Juliet In the play there are many different arguments about whether or not Romeo and Juliet are in love or not. In the play it looks as if Romeo and Juliet are madly in love for each other but Shakespeare wanted the reader to debate on whether or not they were in love. In the play Romeo and Juliet are not actually in love because they are both only physically attracted to each other because they don’t know each other that well. People in the time of Shakespeare didn’t really
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Drew Duncanson Pre-AP English 9 – 4th hour Mrs. Cottrill 7 May 2014 Romeo & Juliet Synthesis Essay Being wed to someone one has only known for about 12 hours is what some might call a bad decision. Romeo and Juliet‚ both teenagers‚ did not care‚ though. But‚ what makes a good decision? Some may think it’s the outcome of the decision‚ and others will argue that a good decision is what the person makes of the outcome. Some people might even think that a good decision can only be made by certain
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story‚ a love story‚ shows the audience of love‚ and teaches them something about it. The story of Romeo and Juliet is a widely known Shakespearean tragedy and love story. The play is about two teenagers‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ who fall in love or lust‚ depending upon how the audience sees it. The two believe they cannot be together because their two families‚ the Montagues (Romeo)‚ and the Capulets (Juliet)‚ are fighting. The two lovers are only in the relationship for sex‚ meaning they are not truly in
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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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