Have you ever been caught in a tragedy?- an event causing great suffering‚ destruction‚ and distress‚ such as a serious accident‚ crime‚ or natural catastrophe. Have you ever seen a tragedy in love? In the play Romeo and Juliet‚ William Shakespeare displays the dedication that Romeo and Juliet have for each other in the name of love. When the ending of this love story is displayed‚ Many people are seen to share the blame for this tragedy between these two star-crossed lovers. Lord Capulet is one
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The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet‚ a script written by William Shakespeare‚ it certainly is a tragic love story. However‚ the script is full of problematic events. This play is overloaded with trouble from the start to the end. The Rivalry between houses didn’t even cause the most trouble. Juliet Capulet is to blame for everything that went down in this play. It all started at a party at the Capulet house. Romeo and Juliet fall in love with in seconds of seeing each other. The first mistake made is
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Romeo and Juliet: Love and Hate-Comedy or Tragedy? For a love story‚ Romeo and Juliet has more violence and bloodshed than most TV mini- series. The play begins with a riot‚ ends with a double suicide‚ and in between has three murders. And all this takes place in the span of four short days. Of course‚ when you’re dealing with love and passion‚ you’re operating on an different level. The funny thing is that both of these terms fall in the same category. It is common for love
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great variety of brilliant‚ poetic‚ and creative plays written during the Elizabethan Era. Shakespeare’s plays have the reputation of being among the greatest in the English language and Western literature‚ traditionally divided into the genres of tragedy‚ history‚ and comedy‚ and comprising of various imaginative settings‚ plots‚ characters‚ and conflicts. They have been translated into every major living language‚ in addition to being continually performed all around the world. Many of Shakespeare’s
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Romeo and Juliet: Tragedy‚ Love Story or Both? Shakespeare’s tragedy‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ is the tale of two lovers who take their lives for each other when their love is hindered by their feuding parents. After reading Romeo and Juliet‚ apparently a tragedy‚ I would say that this story contains aspects of both a love story and a tragedy. The tale of two teenagers who fall in love at first sight and then marry‚ become true lovers and then risk it all for their love cannot surely be all tragedy. However
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The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet Critical Lens Essay Someone once said‚ "All literature shows us the power of emotion. It is emotion‚ not reason that motivates characters in literature." This means that all literature is an expression of emotion and it is the emotion that is the main character‚ and often the setting and theme as well. It is not the reasoning within the story that draws you in‚ but rather how the story deals with the emotions we all have felt. It provides us with a possible
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We’ve all heard the tragedy of the young lovers‚ Romeo and Juliet. We all know how it ends‚ the two dying for their love. Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare is a classic of two young lovers. Two families are in a terrible feud where nasty words or looks exchanged. All members of both families continued to do this‚ all but two members on each side. Romeo and Juliet‚ two young lovers‚ mixed up in a forbidden love. Not even the word ‘forbidden’ could stop their fiery love for each other. The two never
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themes were present in his drama The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. Two themes were very prominent in this work‚ and they seemed to stand out the most of all. Many characters in the play were shown to value the physical attraction to people above all other things in a relationship. In addition‚ the characters seemed to fall in love the first time seeing someone. This idea of love at first sight was heavily represented throughout The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. William Shakespeare wrote in a manner
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In Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet‚ it was said that the real tragedy is that everyone loses. Clearly the theme of loss frequently confronts each character in their own ways such as their death‚ loved ones death and star-crossed love. However it is most strikingly developed through the main characters; Romeo‚ Juliet‚ Tybalt‚ Mercutio‚ Capulet and Montague who seem to be affected by the theme of lost much more personally than other characters. Yet‚ throughout the play there are traces of optimistic
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The Most Excellent and Lamentable Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is a play written by poet William Shakespeare that tells the story of two teenagers‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ who are madly in love. The love of Romeo and Juliet is one of great excellence because it is forbidden due to the fact that Romeo’s family‚ the Montagues‚ are sworn enemies of Juliet’s family‚ the Capulets. The play takes place throughout the course of 5 days in which Romeo and Juliet meet‚ fall in love‚ and then die. The play is enjoyed
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