In Romeo and Juliet‚ Shakespeare uses his minor characters to enhance the conflict. Benvolio and Tybalt alike contribute to the complications that ultimately result in the plays’ tragedy. Benvolio plays the eternal peacekeeper‚ while Tybalt incessantly agitates the situation. Benvolio is a peacekeeper. For example‚ when Tybalt asks “why are you here”‚ Benvolio says “I do but keep the peace”‚ because he doesn’t want to fight. This shows he is keeping peace because he does not react angrily
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more violence‚ not just in Romeo and Juliet but in real life situations. William Shakespeare manages to take real-life themes and incorporates them into his plays. He brought the theme of violence creating more violence in Romeo and Juliet by making the two families‚ the Capulets and the Montagues‚ use violence as the solution to their problems concerning each other. But there are a few characters who abuse and use violence excessively‚ a perfect example is Tybalt. Tybalt seems to enjoys fighting
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Character Analysis Name: Romeo Family: Montague Age: 16 Write down 5 words that describe this character’s personality: 1. Impulsive 2. Sensitive 3. Immature 4. Passion 5. Stupid Write two dialogues spoken by the character that reveals this characters personality. I am Fortune’s fool! -Shows how he is stupid I defy
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Family Loyalty in Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet is a romantic tragedy‚ by William Shakespeare about two star-crossed lovers whose deaths are caused by a long feud between two households. The Capulet and Montague conflict has disrupted the streets of Verona. It has also caused the two lovers to remain secretly in love‚ which is thought to be forbidden and betrayal. Family loyalty plays an important role throughout the novel and in Romeo and Juliet it explains different types of loyalty whether
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Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare’s most popular plays during his lifetime and‚ along with Hamlet‚ is one of his most frequently performed plays. Today‚ the title characters are regarded as archetypal young lovers. Romeo and Juliet belongs to a tradition of tragic romances stretching back to antiquity. Its plot is based on an Italian
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Romeo & Juliet by Tom Green The scene in which I was to pick from the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is the fight near the middle of the play between Tybalt‚ Mercutio and Romeo. What happens is Romeo along with his cousin and his friend Benvolio and Mercutio go off gallivanting to a party hosted by the Capulet family who are the rivals of the Montague family (Romeo’s family). During the party a Capulet called Tybalt recognises the Montague’s through their disguise
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Romeo and Juliet is a story of two doomed teenage lovers whose fate ends in tragedy. In modern times the name Romeo has become nearly synonymous with “lover”. Romeo‚ in Romeo and Juliet‚ does indeed experience a love of such purity and passion that he believes he can no longer live and decides to take his own life when he believes that the object of his love‚ Juliet‚ has died. The power of Romeo’s love‚ however‚ often obscures a clear vision of Romeo’s character‚ which is far more complex. He is
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Romeo and Juliet In life‚ people make choices that not only are unbeneficial to them‚ but are also unbeneficial to others too. In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ Romeo and Juliet’s tragic death occurs. Although it may seem like it was their fault‚ three minor characters also contributed to the star-crossed lovers’ tragic deaths. Mercutio‚ the Nurse and Friar Laurence were also to blame (Infinitive). One of the characters‚ who may not have seemed a significant figure in the
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everything and love was thought to be foolish. Romeo above all things is a pacifist and will look for any way to make peace this is most prominent when he tries to befriend tybalt after being attacked a beaten by the character for no apparent reason. in act 3 scene 1 line 65 “I do protest I have not injured thee but love more than thou” this quote portrays Romeo as a true pacifist who would rather be beaten by tybalt then create conflict. Romeo displays a level of maturity and humility that was
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HATRED AND VIOLENCE BREED ONLY TRAGGEDY Romeo and Juliet is a tragic play written by William Shakespeare. “Hatred and violence breed only tragedy”‚ is a major theme in this play. The Montague and Capulet are two rival families. They were involved in a family feud that goes back years before anyone can remember. However‚ the grudge still continues‚ due to the fact that both families are not ready to forgive and forget the past. The families’ ongoing quarrels and feud‚ lead to the deaths of several
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