William Shakespeare’s play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is one of the most famous love stories ever written. The series of unfortunate events which lead the lovers to their tragic end appear to be caused by fate gone out of control. These “star-crossed lovers” (Prologue.6) are powerfully influenced by others as well as by their own personal weaknesses and some seemingly inevitable occurrences. Fateful events which appear to be foreordained control the relationship of the character and lead to
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the outcome of Romeo and Juliet is Romeos inability to choose the right choice. Romeos really in love with the idea of love not in love itself. This is apparent when he first meets Juliet; he just had his heart broken by another girl. To satisfy “love” he will not do anything in the logical simple way‚ why didn’t he go to ask Capulet to court his daughter? Did he have to sneak under her balcony the first night? Would the families have kept them apart if he had approached them? Romeo needs to fulfill
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Control is the main theme in Shakespeare’s play‚ Romeo & Juliet. Power is presented by fate‚ love and parental control. Shakespeare clearly demonstrates that Lord Capulet is a very protective father. This is because in Act 1 scene 2 Capulet says “ hopeful lady of my earth” In this quote Shakespeare shows that Capulet is a loving and protective father because children died easily and the words ‘hopeful lady’ means that Juliet was his only hope ‚ Juliet was very precious for him because she was his
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Imagery of Romeo and Juliet Darkness is portrayed in several scenes throughout the play as a representation of pitiful woe and hopelessness. Romeo at the beginning of the play was in a deep state of distress over Rosaline‚ whom he barely knew and loved for her admirable features. Locked away‚ he stays in the dark for several days “and makes himself an artificial night” literally and metaphorically because he couldn’t accept the fact that his love for this girl is not returned (I. I. II. 48). Romeo’s
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Fate and Chance The idea of fate and chance play a large part in William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” and challenges the ability characters in the play’s actions and free will. Through many different characters‚ language and scenes‚ Shakespeare has clearly woven in this theme through the text right from the beginning in the chorus. For example the sixth line in the play is “a pair of star-cross’d lovers take their life”. Already‚ one of the first lines tell us how Romeo and Juliet may have
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‘Romeo and Juliet’ by William Shakespeare is a romance tragedy play that displays the theme love. However‚ hate and fate are other themes that are also revealed throughout the play through various Shakespearean and film techniques. Love is one of the main ideas in the play. The play revolves around the romantic and mutual love between the protagonists; Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet. This love is displayed in Act 1‚ Scene 4 where Romeo meets Juliet at the Capulet feast. A sonnet is used to show
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Star Crossed Lovers In the novel “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet” some may say that their relationship was doomed from the beginning. Many unfortunate events took place in both Romeo and Juliet’s lives. Whether the events that took place was their fault is the real question at hand. The actual definition of fate is the development of events beyond a person’s control‚ regarded as determined by a supernatural power. So in the case of Romeo and Juliet it’s a matter of choosing what events were the
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Romeo and Juliet is a play written by Shakespeare set in 1300 AD. Different forms of power are presented in the play such as ‚power of pride‚ love and destiny. The prologue is written in the form of sonnet with twelve rhyming lines and another final two lines which rhyme differently. The chorus written using assonance “from forth the fatal loins of these two foes a pair of star crossed lovers take their life “introduces the play and provides dramatic view of the tragedy that’s about to be performed
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"O Romeo‚ Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?" This was Juliet’s way to question why her true love‚ her perfect guy‚ is who he is. Everyone longs for their perfect Romeo‚ including me. My perfect Romeo would be someone who has a face as appealing as young Leonardo DiCaprio‚ the vocabulary of an author‚ and is family-centric. Let me explain the physical appearance of my prince in shining armor. My prince would have a smile so shiny that you could see yourself in it‚ a jawline that could fingers‚ and
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Romeo and Juliet Character Analysis Romeo The name Romeo‚ in popular culture‚ has become nearly synonymous with “lover.” Romeo‚ in Romeo and Juliet‚ does indeed experience a love of such purity and passion that he kills himself when he believes that the object of his love‚ Juliet‚ has died. During the course of the play‚ Romeo matures from adolescence to adulthood as a result of his love for Juliet and his unfortunate involvement in the feud‚ marking his development from a comic character to
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