Romeo & Juliet Act one‚ Scene one Questions 1. Who is fighting at the beginning of the first scene? * The servants of both houses (Montagues and Capulets) 2. Benvolio and Montague describe the way Romeo has been acting. What do they have to say about him? * Romeo has been depressed and has been in the dark Note It takes place in Verona in a public place. Sampson and Gregory of house Capulet aremed with swords and bucklers. It is not long before they see Abraham and Balthasar
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Romeo & Juliet: Chance or Fate Death always tends to grasp people’s attention‚ especially the deaths of children just like in Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare. For the deaths of both Romeo and Juliet‚ the Families‚ Friar Lawrence‚ and Fate all played a part. First‚ the Capulet Family pushed Juliet to get married without considering how she felt‚ as well as Friar Lawrence‚ who planned for Juliet to fake her own death by giving her the potion. Although‚ they are only partially to blame
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Possibly one of the most well known love stories‚ Romeo and Juliet has been an iconic love story read by many for hundreds of years. Throughout every generation who has read it‚ the age old question has been raised: are Romeo and Juliet in love or in lust? Most readers would like to believe that they are in love‚ and it is that love that brings them to their ends. In all realism‚ this is not true. Having only known each other for hours‚ Romeo and Juliet are simply deep in lust when the marry each other
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William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” contains many different representations of love‚ some of which are based entirely on looks‚ and others seem to be more in depth. Love based entirely on looks is called lust. In “Romeo and Juliet”‚ impulsiveness is a tragic flaw present in the characters Romeo‚ Juliet‚ Lord Capulet‚ and Friar Laurence. Romeo’s impulsiveness is found in his reaction after the Prince banished him. Juliet shows impulsiveness with her willingness to partake in Friar’s plan‚ and
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Romeo and Juliet Essay Haste‚ the over-eagerness to act‚ is an important element in any tragic play. William Shakespeare paid careful attention to this concept in the writing of his famous play Romeo and Juliet. Haste is certainly well shown‚ since most of the characters make rash decisions during the play. Firstly‚ Romeo and Juliet best display haste when they decide to get married after having met merely a couple of hours earlier. While gazing into her orchard and delivering her soliloquy‚ Juliet
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Story’ film version of Romeo and Juliet is superior to the later version of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ directed in 1968 by Franco Zeffirelli. Jerome Robbins‚ the director of ‘West Side Story’‚ having a different aim/ representation of Romeo and Juliet has used various effective techniques to produce his film – which I consider to be more successful. Robbins chose it to be a transformation of Romeo and Juliet & not the original play from Shakespeare‚ but that’s not the only reason‚ if it is one‚ to acknowledge
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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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Romeo and Juliet: Fate Throughout Shakespeare’s tragedy Romeo and Juliet‚ fate manifests itself causing the destruction of many lives. Fate drastically affects the lives of Romeo‚ Juliet‚ and Tybalt throughout the tragedy. Destined to bump into the servant‚ Romeo discovers the Capulets party. Romeo goes to find Rosaline at Capulets party yet fate leads him to meet Juliet. He wants the outside power that rules his life to "steerage [his] course and direct [his] sail" (Act 1‚ Scene 5‚ Pg. 403)
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Susan Snyder‚ a scholar author has stated‚ “The source tales of Romeo and Othello would‚ I think‚ suggest quite readily to Shakespeare the possibility of using comic convention as a springboard for tragedy” (Snyder 123). In most of Shakespeare’s works‚ he uses elements of comedy to lead into a tragic event that will soon happened. Shakespeare also enjoys using tragedy to contrast the comedic elements in his writing. A large reason for the comedy contrasted to the tragedy is done in order to keep
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Modernization in Romeo and Juliet Full Essay William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is one of the most well known tragedies of all time. Two star-crossed lovers‚ driven apart through the hate between their families‚ die tragic deaths when they can’t be together. People can interpret the play in countless ways. There have been many versions made throughout the years. Through movies and art form this play has been adapted and changed. In 1997‚ Baz Luhrmann directs his
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