Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet the adults betray Juliet because they are unable to understand her. Juliet’s parents‚ Capulet and Lady Capulet‚ fail to understand Juliet’s decision not to marry Paris. The Nurse fails Juliet by not supporting Juliet’s decision to remain married to Romeo. These misunderstandings cause the adults to betray Juliet. The first to betray Juliet is her parents‚ Capulet and Lady
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loved him; in addition‚ he was also a handsome man who falls easily in and out of love. During the play‚ Romeo’s character evolves from adolescence to adulthood as a result of his love for Juliet and his inherited involvement in the feud between the Capulets and Montagues. At the beginning of the play Rosaline -a beautiful maiden who had captured his heart- infatuates Romeo‚ and he is perceived here as a ‘love sick puppy’: BENVOLIO
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eventually leads to their downfall. However it is not exactly Romeo and Juliet’s fault. Tybalt is responsible for the final outcome because his irrational behavior lead to multiple conflicts. Tybalt’s aggressiveness towards the Montague family causes the death in the family. When we are first introduced to Tybalt‚ he is shown to have a strong hate towards anyone related or in the Montague family. During the Capulet party Tybalt whispers‚ “Patience perforce with wilful choler meeting‚ Makes my flesh tremble
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life since she is the only Capulet that knows of the marriage between Juliet and Romeo. Not only does she know‚ but she acts as the messenger between the two‚ telling the time and place of the wedding and the results of a life-altering duel. Up until that point‚ the Nurse had proven to be worthy of Juliet’s trust. But‚ as fate starts to unfold‚ and the death of Tybalt and Mercutio leave Romeo banished‚ Juliet becomes heart-broken. Unknowingly worsening the situation‚ Capulet arranges a marriage between
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when passion overrules reason‚ tragedy often follows is demonstrated in multiple scenarios. For example‚ in the rushed marriage‚ Tybalt tries to kill Romeo just because he is a Montague‚ or Romeo decides to go after Tybalt after he kills Mercutio. In Act 2. Scene 3. Lines 58-62 Romeo tells us "Then plainly know my heart’s dear love is set on the fair daughter of rich Capulet. As mine is on hers‚ so hers is set on mine‚ and all combined‚ save what thou must combine by holy marriage." This means Romeo
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is the theme of Romeo and Juliet because most of the main characters die‚ Paris is given Juliet’s hand after Capulet thinks she is grieving over Tybalt‚ and it takes the death of their own children to stop feuding. Romeo and Juliet is a tragic play because a majority of the main characters die. The first death was in Act 3 Scene 1 when Tybalt stabbed Mercutio under Romeo’s arm. Tybalt was the next to die by Romeo sword. Romeo was banished
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based on two families‚ the Montagues and Capulets‚ the feuding sides are far too much alike to some real feuding gangs and feuding families. First‚ gang affiliation‚ everyone is on a side in this play‚ for example‚ the character Mercutio is not blood related to either family‚ but he is considered a Montague because he has sided with them‚ and has made it clear that he is against the Capulets. Same with the nurse‚ she is not blood related to the Capulets‚ but she serves them and tends to them when
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Capulet‚ dishearten about the recent death of Tybalt‚ reschedules and plans the wedding of the County Paris in order to bring happiness rather than woe for Juliet‚ “O’ Thursday let it be.—O’ Thursday‚ tell her…” (Shakespeare 3.4.22-25). Capulet not only created rash decisions for his own benefit (social status‚ security‚ and economic state) and forces marriage on to Juliet
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Romeo and Juliet Outline I. Terms to Know with Examples A. Aside 1. Def: A short speech delivered by an actor in a play (is directed to the audience and is presumed to be inaudible to the other actors) 2. Ex: Romeo: “(aside) She speaks.O‚ speak again‚ bright angel! … When he bestrides the lazy-puffing clouds And sails upon the bosom of the air.” B. Blank Verse 1. Def: Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter lines 2. Ex: Prince: “Rebellious subjects‚ enemies to peace‚ … Your lives shall
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dieing at the end. Also it is the Messenger’s fault too because the messenger should of immediately told Romeo about the plan Friar Lawrence and Juliet agreed to make.In Romeo and Juliet‚ Romeo is exiled from Verona by the Prince for killing Tybalt. Capulet misinterpreting Juliet’s grief ‚ she agrees for her and Count Paris to marry but if Juliet refuses then she will be denied by her own mother. As Juliet visits Friar Lawrence for help she tells him the problems she is having so Lawrence tells her
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