The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare shares the archetypal love story between two lovers of opposing households. Aside from the title‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ meets the criteria of a tragedy by emphasizing the protagonists’ tragic flaw in the process of their fall. Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet falls best under phase two tragedy due to the tragedy of innocence and confusion in an adult situation. Phase six tragedy does not apply to Romeo and Juliet because neither the
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In the play “Romeo and Juliet‚” it seems that some of the adults in the Capulet family (Capulet‚ Lady Capulet‚ and the Nurse) believe in freewill while Juliet believes in fate. At the end of Scene 6 in Act 2‚ Romeo and Juliet were married. Juliet believed that it was her fate to marry Romeo and to live happily ever after. Despite all the problems‚ such as the Montagues being the Capulets’ enemies and Romeo’s banishment from Verona‚ Romeo and Juliet fell in love‚ and let fate decide what happens in
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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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The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet’s death were tragic‚ but in the end it was really their faults. They were much too young to be as “in love” as they were. Neither of them knew what they truly wanted yet. The events in the play all branched off of Romeo and Juliet rushing into things they weren’t ready for that their age. Later on‚ when they were older‚ they could have continued their relationship. It was all established much too quickly. For one‚ Romeo was in and out of love
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where civil blood makes civil hands unclean” (Prologue.1-4). When Romeo and Juliet start a relationship with each other‚ with the hope of actually being together for the rest of their lives‚ they find out how difficult it is to do so while their families are rivals. Lord Capulet tries to force Juliet into marrying Count Paris‚ someone whom she does not want to be with at all‚ while she is in love with someone else. While Romeo and Juliet try to show their love for each other in private‚ it becomes difficult
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In the play "Romeo and Juliet" a series of unfortunate the circumstances and illogical decisions force the protagonists into an impossible position ultimately resulting in their death. As Il-fated as the two "star-crossed lover’s" may have been the root of all their problems can be traced back to rash decisions by characters and circumstances placed unfairly on characters by warped societal expectations. While the Friar had nothing but the best intentions his illogical and somewhat naive decisions
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Baz Luhrmann’s version of “William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet”‚ who is also the director of Strictly ballroom‚ is a bold adaptation of the world’s famous tragedy. He offers a trendy‚ contemporary re-telling of the classic love story with Leonardo DiCaprio’s Romeo and Clare Danes’ Juliet. Even though it is set in a modern day Verona‚ it still shows the beauty of the romance and keeps in Shakespeare’s dialogue. Juliet is a naïve‚ obedient girl at the beginning of the story‚ having not experienced
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Romeo and Juliet is a story of a forbidden love between two teenagers from enemy families that is resolved in two tragic deaths. Romeo and Juliet were tragic and not stupid. They were two teenagers who fell in love‚ and it was not their fault their love turned to a tragedy. The main causes for the tragic end of the play were fate‚ the ancient feud between the Capulets and the Montagues‚ the way things had gone out of control for them and the fact they could not do anything about it. One of the
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Who or what is to blame for the tragic outcome of Romeo and Juliet? Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet depicts the story of two star-crossed lovers from feuding families who‚ after a series of fateful events‚ choose to take their own lives rather than live without each other. The tragic outcome of Romeo and Juliet can be blamed on Friar Laurence‚ the family feud and the impulsive actions of Romeo and Juliet. Friar Laurence makes several irresponsible decisions throughout the play such as his unwise
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between Adults and Children in Romeo and Juliet? In Romeo and Juliet there is conflict throughout the play. One of the important conflicts was the Montague’s and the Capulet’s who had been fighting for a while then. During one of the two families’ fights‚ at the beginning‚ the Prince managed to stop it but gave them a choice of that if they were to carry on fighting then there would be a punishment of death. Romeo and Benvolio managed to get two tickets for their enemies party‚ but Romeo didn’t
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