Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.” For example‚” I am hurt. A plague o ’ both your houses! I am sped. Is he gone and hath nothing?” (Shakespeare III.i. 49-55). These were Mercutios last words before dying after the fight between him and Tybalt. Tybalt was still upset over the fact that Mercutio and Benvolio crashed the Capulet’s party‚ so when he saw them walking in the streets of Verona he was tempted to seek revenge on them. Tybalt proceeds to kill Mercutio and flees the scene. “Romeo‚ away‚ be gone
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idea is made exceptionally obvious in Romeo and Juliet‚ seen through the lovers’ rash decisions which eventually lead to their dismal end. In the Elizabethan era it was not uncommon for people to marry as young as 12 years old‚ and Romeo and Juliet are pictured as being teenagers themselves‚ meaning that they are lacking the maturity that may be necessary in order for them to make the correct decisions in their relationship. From the onset of the play‚ Romeo is characterised as a person who is very
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the scene Juliet is excited for seeing Romeo that night. She is waiting impatiently‚ wishing that the sun would set already. When the nurse arrives with the rope ladder Romeo made‚ Juliet’s mood changes drastically. The nurse exclaims‚ "he is killed‚ he is killed". Juliet thought that she was talking about Romeo and became depressed. She talked about how much he meant to her and that there is no point to her life without Romeo. The nurse then explains that it was Tybalt‚ not Romeo‚ who had
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William Shakespeare’s tragic comedy‚ Romeo and Juliet is the story of two lovers‚ bounded by fate‚ who by their deaths ended the feud between their families‚ the Montagues and the Capulets. Despite the play being under the genres tragedy and comedy‚ it doesn’t exactly follow the common pattern of tragedy in dramatic literature. Usually‚ the characters are responsible for the outcome of their actions‚ but in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ guilt is drawn from many aspects of the play‚ affecting the
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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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Romeo and Juliet “A tale of the young for the young” By Laura Marinos Throughout the 20th Century‚ there have been several attempts to transform William Shakespeare’s famous works into a modern context‚ with The Lion King based on Hamlet and 10 Things I Hate About You as a loose transformation of The Taming of the Shrew. Of course‚ there have been two successful transformations already based on Shakespeare’s most famous tragedy‚ Romeo and Juliet; West Side Story and Zeferelli’s Romeo and Juliet
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Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet Lord Capulet is partially at fault because he told Juliet to take her time and find someone she loves to get married. As well as Friar Laurence because he made hasty decisions about marrying behind the backs of their parents. Romeo and Juliet because they went behind everyone’s back at such a young age to marry one another. In the tragic love story Romeo and Juliet‚ written by Shakespeare‚ Friar Laurence‚ Romeo‚ Juliet‚ and Lord Capulet are all at fault for Romeo and Juliet
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love‚ and our earth is a tomb”‚ a popular quote from an English poet and playwright Robert Browning‚ that best describes the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. Star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet felt that they should be together and they did not care what it took. They were willing to give even their lives. Their love ended in death. The play Romeo and Juliet showed that the ruling passion of true love surpasses the three other kinds of love shown in the play; physical‚ courtly and family
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A. Romeo B. Paris C. Benvolio D. Tybalt 3. How does the fight end? A. Benvolio breaks up the fight B. The prince threatens them with death if they fight again C. Tybalt breaks up the fight D. The prince threatens to banish them if they fight again 4. Why is Romeo so sad? A. Rosaline doesn’t want him B. He missed the servant fight C. He is just depressed D. He has lost a family member 5. Who wants to marry Juliet? A. Paris B. Romeo
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test and must remain true to themselves and others. In the play Romeo and Juliet‚ by William Shakespeare‚ Juliet encounters many trials and goes through several experiences. As Juliet goes through many struggles‚ she continues to remain loyal to her husband Romeo. Juliet remains loyal to Romeo and goes to certain extremes to remain married only to him. Juliet has been promised to marry Paris even though she is already married to Romeo. She is currently with Friar Lawrence and asking him for a way
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