Rosaline is the niece of Lord Capulet whom Romeo falls in love with prior to the play‚ Romeo and Juliet; however‚ she doesn’t reciprocate Romeo’s feelings as she has chosen to remain celibate. In most film adaptations‚ she is usually omitted‚ yet Romeo is always grieving for his rejected love at the beginning of every adaption. Now‚ this is rather paradoxical as Rosaline is not important enough to be portrayed by an actor‚ yet she is always mentioned by Romeo. So would anything be gained or lost if
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William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet (Ed. Rex Gibson. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press‚ 2009) is a tragic tale of two star-crossed lovers. Throughout the play‚ the two lovers show a major transformation and growth. I believe that Juliet becomes the more mature‚ stronger and braver character of the two. By “stronger‚” I mean more emotionally stable and able to deal with stressful situations. By “mature‚” I mean more conscious of the decisions and the resulting consequences. And by “braver‚”
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opening lines of “Romeo and Juliet”‚ tell the reader what is happening before it really happens. The article talks about how people that have just fallen in love can appear crazy to the rest of the world‚ even though they might feel even more sane than ever before. Romeo and Juliet have this same experience. Characters like the Friar worry about Romeo and Juliet because they are smart and sensible and know Romeo and Juliet are rushing into a big mistake. In “Romeo and Juliet” Shakespeare’s characters
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Romeo and Juliet Question: To what extent are the personal weaknesses of the central characters responsible for the tragic outcome of ‘Romeo and Juliet’? William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ ends in tragedy because of personal weaknesses shown by the central characters. There are weaknesses shown by the characters of Romeo and Juliet with their emotional feelings or love which contributes to the tragedy. A flaw or weakness that is shown by the character of Capulet is his power and anger or
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Shakespeare’s tragedy of “Romeo and Juliet”‚ a pair of “star-crossed lovers take their life”. This event alone‚ however‚ is not the cause of just Romeo and Juliet‚ but all the people in the fair city of Verona. As W.H. Auden‚ a poet and critic‚ once wrote‚ “”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". The tragic ending to this proclaimed love story is an effect of an
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think what may be the end.” Most teens do not have enough wisdom to follow this council. Romeo and Juliet‚ by Shakespeare‚ shows prime examples of teens rushing into a relationship. When they first saw each other‚ they instantly fell in love and made a hasty decision to be secretly married. All seemed well‚ until he plan to run away together went horribly wrong‚ and ended in a tragic death. As in Romeo and Juliet‚ when teens today move too fast into a relationship‚ it can end in a tragic way. Though
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To what extent does Shakespeare make you feel sympathy for Romeo and Juliet in Act 1 and Act 2? We are introduced to the play by a prologue which in this case is a sonnet. In this we are immediately told the fate of the two ‘star-crossed lovers’‚ building tension throughout the play. Shakespeare uses this to make us aware of what is going on during the play so we feel sympathy for Romeo and Juliet throughout the play. We are also informed of the hatred between two households‚ due to pathetic
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this book‚ I also learned that a possible moral for this story could be that moderation is a key role in any relationship‚ and that if things are rushed that bad things can happen. Romeo and Juliet is not really a love story like everyone seems to think‚ it is really just a story about a three day relationship that causes several deaths. Moderation plays a large role in this story because if Romeo and Juliet had not rushed into things their story would probably have a different outcome. They might
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Shakespeare’s Message in Romeo and Juliet The two most powerful forces in human nature are love and hate. William Shakespeare is able to contradict these forces and tests them against each other in the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet must overcome the hate of their despiteful families to be with one another for they have fallen into a deep‚ passionate love. Although hate does a lot of damage and causes a lot of pain between these "star crossed lovers" and their
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William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is based on the theme of Family Feud and is about the “fearful passage of their (Romeo and Juliet’s) death marked love‚ and the continuance of their parents (Montague’s and Capulet’s) rage”. The piece is set in Verona – The city of Love‚ which not only complements the tragic love story but it is also in contrast due to the prominent death seen all throughout it. Shakespeare uses multiple stylistic features in the play to explore the tension between both inner
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