Feuding Families Capulets and Montagues Both Left with Feelings of GriefDalia YousifVERONA – A fatal battle in the streets of Verona on the afternoon of Monday 23rd July left a member of the royal family and a Capulet dead and Romeo Montague exiled by Prince Escalus. The two long-feuding families‚ who have thrice disturbed the peace of streets of Verona have again acted when family pride got the better of them. Romeo’s cousin‚ Benvolio reports that the fight began after Tybalt sought retribution
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between the Montagues and the Capulets. Perhaps Prince Escalus should have sorted this out before the start of the story. 2 The fight between members of the two households at the beginning of the story made an already bitter feud worse 3 The princes decision to enforce the death penalty only increases the tension between the two families. 4 Romeo falls in love with Rosaline‚ a capulet - he is letting his heart fall for the enemy which is making him weak. 5 Capulet starts to arrange a marriage
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should’ve talked to her first‚ instead of forcing some serious stuff on her. It doesn’t make sense that they first think she’s mature enough to get married and when she stands up for herself‚ she doesn’t know what’s best for her? Furthermore‚ Lord Capulet still continues on with the plan of Paris marrying Juliet‚ “ O’ Thursday‚ let it be. -- O’ Thursday‚ tell her‚/ she shall be married to this noble earl. --” If the parents were actually in her life and communicate with her like the adult they treat
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Romeo had told Tybalt he would not fight him yet Tybalt engages a fight with Romeos friend “[Romeo] art a villain…therefore turn and draw” Romeo tries to reason with him but there is no hope‚ and when Tybalt ends up killing Romeos closest friend‚ Benvolio Romeo loses it and kills Tybalt (Shakespeare 3.1.59-65). If Romeo had not killed Tybalt he would not be exiled for his irrational actions and would not have caused stress on both the Montague and Capulet family. Now Even though Tybalt lost his temper
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their own lives. You could blame several people for this tragedy. While Romeo and Juliet physically took their own lives‚ Lord Montague and Lord Capulet are at fault for their deaths. Some people may think that Tybalt‚ Juliet’s cousin‚ is to blame for the tragedy‚ since he killed Romeo’s best friend‚ Mercutio‚ which enraged Romeo and led to him murdering Tybalt. Romeo’s punishment for his actions was banishment and this upset Juliet to the point that she and Friar Lawrence hatched a plan that backfired
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downfall‚ and therefore people must strike a balance between being impulsive‚ and being pragmatic. Time and time again Shakespeare showed us how impulsiveness leads to tragedy. First off‚ Capulet was a prudent‚ well-balanced person most of the time. When Paris told Capulet that he wanted to marry Juliet‚ Capulet said "Let two more summers wither in their pride/Ere we may think her ripe to be a bride"(Pg 27‚ Lines 10-11) because he wanted to look out for Juliet and wanted to make sure she was ready
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Montague‚ Juliet Capulet‚ and County Paris. The Montague’s and the Capulet’s have had a history before these deaths. It all started when Romeo snuck into a Ball at the Capulet’s manor to see a girl named Rosaline ‚ But then he saw the beautiful Juliet ( He was unaware she was a Capulet and she was unaware of him being a Montague ) Romeo then kissed Juliet and exchanged names. Tybalt a family member of The Capulet’s had heard Romeo and wanted to fight but Old Capulet said no because
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consequences. For all actions‚ there are consequences - and the more important the action is‚ the more serious the consequence. The actions in Romeo and Juliet were fuelled by hate. In the play‚ there are two feuding families - the Montagues and the Capulets. They have been fighting for so long that they can’t remember what they are fighting about. The hatred of each other has been embedded in the minds of the families so much that there has been three brawls in the streets and many lives have been lost
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Madison Cantrell 3rd Hr Pre-Ap English 1B Romeo and Juliet Scene 1 Act 1‚ Scene 1: Sampson and Gregory‚ the servants for the house of Capulet‚ are walking through the streets of Verona. They both are venting to each other about how they despise the house of Monague‚ they both wish to have a brawl with the other house. They then see other see two servants from the other house and decide to “bite there thumb” at them in order to start a fight. The two houses have a fight‚ and the prince decides
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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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