I really liked Romeo and Juliet because of the amount of irony and foreshadowing in the text. For instance‚ Romeo says “I dreamt my lady came and found me dead. And breathed such life with kisses in my lips”(V.i.6-9). This is an obvious example of foreshadowing to the upcoming scene where Juliet believes that Romeo is dead‚ and tries to take the poison from his lips. This quote is also a reference to Mercutio’s Queen Mab speech about how dreamers usually see what they want to see in dreams. I like
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Who loved whom more - Romeo or Juliet? In my opinion‚ Juliet loved Romeo more than he loved her because her love was more intense. Juliet was not Romeo’s first love‚ so that "first time" beauty of love didn’t apply to Romeo. Juliet had not fallen in love before so her love for him was way stronger because it was her first time. Romeo had loved before‚ Juliet had not. In Act 1‚ Scene 5‚ Juliet says‚ "My only love sprung from my only hate! Too early seen unknown‚ and too known to hate. Prodigious
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Romeo and Juliet‚ Fate or Free will? The story of Romeo and Juliet is a tragic tale of love and hate. The story ends in conflict and controversy because of their families and other outside forces in which fate was a factor. The "Star Crossed Lovers" death was caused by free will and blinding love‚ this was a significant turning point in the book because Romeo was banished. As the story goes on characters such as Tybalt and Mercutio set off a spin of events eventually ending in the death of the
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In Romeo and Juliet‚ Shakespeare does not convince the reader that Romeo and Juliet are actually in love. When the two are first together Romeo looks over at her stating that she represents true beauty which he has not seen before. This shows how quickly Romeo is able to move on from Rosaline and generally how desperate he is for a girlfriend. Juliet’s love for Romeo is also likely based out of desperation. After meeting Romeo for the first time in Act one Scene five‚ she says that her only love
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freewill wind you up in a situation is debatable it is possible for them to exist at the same time. The tragedy Romeo and Juliet written by the esteemed play write William Shakespeare set in "fair Verona‚" a town in Italy where two rival upper-crust families‚ the Capulets and the Montague‚ have been feuding for as long as anyone can remember. The children of these two families‚ Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet‚ will fall in love‚ and try to overcome obstacles but eventually met their fate. Before the
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Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is portrayed a very deep love‚ a love that rarely exists in modern life. Romeo and Juliet’s strong love for one another caused them heartache in their lives. And because of this strong love‚ they both felt as though they needed each other to be whole or to continue living. It started off with young Romeo attending a party at the house of the Caplets’‚ the bitter enemies of the Montagues’‚ during Scene 5 of Act 1. There Romeo spotted
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his death. Romeo exclaims to Tybalt‚ after Tybalt killed Mercutio‚ “He’s alive and victorious‚ and Mercutio’s dead?” (3.1.84). In this quote‚ Romeo is yelling that a great person was just killed by Tybalt‚ who shouldn’t be alive for killing Mercutio. When he is already known for his fighting and he had killed other people before‚ he will have a target on his back. Romeo is mad at Tybalt because he had just killed Mercutio‚ his friend. After killing Mercutio‚ Tybalt came back to fight Romeo. He didn’t
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Friar Laurence and only see him as only a minor character in the story of Romeo and Juliet. However‚ upon closer examination‚ it becomes obvious that the Friar plays an essential role in the development of the play and is notable for moving the action along. Friar Lawrence is an expert of plants and natural remedies. At the beginning of the play‚ we learn that he is very close with Romeo and does many favors for him. Romeo considers Friar Laurence someone he can confide in‚ and opens up to him and
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end reading Romeo and Juliet‚ I have configured the real person responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. There are three reasons this person is at fault. One‚ he made the choice of going to the Capulet masquerade ball. Two‚ he also decided to kill the cousin of Juliet‚ Tybalt Capulet. And lastly‚ he killed himself next to Juliet not only knowing that she would wake up‚ but to see him lying there‚ and would end up wanting to kill herself as well. The responsible person for Romeo and Juliet’s
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between Romeo & Juliet? Shakespeare successfully and effectively conveys the tragedy of the star crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet through the love versus hate theme‚ descriptive and deep language‚ along with the dramatic construction of the story. The two beloved are doomed due to their family’s long history of hatred which leads to violence. The theme of love and hate is shown clearly with the newlywed Romeo and Juliet‚ contrasting greatly to their two respective houses of Montague and Capulet
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