contributed‚ it could’ve been prevented entirely by one single person: Juliet’s mother‚ Lady Capulet. She was negligent‚ manipulative‚ and bitter. Lady Capulet was an emotionally uninvolved and unaware mother. She was too young when she had Juliet‚ therefore she was not mature enough to raise or know how to raise a daughter. The nurse basically raised Juliet‚ and knows far more of her and of her life than Lady Capulet‚ including the fact that: Juliet
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of the ‘ancient grudge’ their two families are embroiled in. Although it is a play about love‚ it does not come without its violence and conflict‚ for the play opens and ends with exciting and tragic brawls between the two families‚ Montague and Capulet. Shakespeare uses strong language in his play because back in the Elizabethan times violence would have been entertaining and if Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet was just about love then the people wouldn’t have found it that interesting
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Romeo and Juliet‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ is a story of two young lovers. These two hearts‚ Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet belong to feuding families. The family feud causes them to keep their love a secret and therefore only Romeo‚ Juliet‚ Benvolio‚ the Nurse and Friar Lawrence know of their love. Romeo and Juliet are able to look past the feud and let themselves fall in mad love with the other. They let themselves do almost anything for the other and at times it seems like too much to
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between Lord Capulet and his daughter Juliet presented dramatically in Act 3‚ Scene 5? Capulet first appears to be an aggressive man. It can be seen in act 1‚ scene 1‚ when there is a brawl on the streets of Verona‚ that Capulet hastily tries to join the fighting. "Give me my long sword‚ ho." Capulet appears to agree with the conflict‚ and stays loyal to his family name. Capulet seems to be commanding and powerful. "He shall be endured... Am I the master here or you?" Capulet warns Tybalt at the feast
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that if the Capulets come‚ a fight would most certainly start. Benvolio states that ’the day is hot’‚ probably referring to both the weather and their tempers. Mercutio irritates Benvolio that he is ill humoured by telling him: ’thou wilt quarrel with a man for cracking nuts‚ having no other reason but because thou hast hazel eyes.’ Mercutio uses a pun to exaggerate Benvolio’s temper. This quote also builds up the audience’s expectations for the up-coming events. When the Capulets enter‚ the atmosphere
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of Verona when Tybalt arrives looking for Romeo. Benvolio wishes to avoid a confrontation with the Capulets; however‚ Mercutio is deliberately provocative and tries to draw Tybalt into an argument so that they can fight. Romeo appears and Tybalt insults him‚ hoping he will respond to the challenge‚ but Romeo refuses because he is now related to Tybalt through his marriage toJuliet. Mercutio‚ disgusted by Romeo’s reluctance to fight‚ answers Tybalt’s insults on Romeo’s behalf. Tybalt and Mercutio draw
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nurse‚ Old Capulet‚ Friar Lawrence and the star-crossed lovers themselves. Even though fate traps Romeo and Juliet by their fatal flaw‚ many things happen to their misfortune and is not their fault. For example‚ the letter sent by the Friar does not reach Romeo by a random incident. Secondly‚ fate puts Romeo and Juliet in opposite Houses and therefore puts their relationship in jeopardy. However‚ Romeo and Juliet made their own choices throughout the play. Romeo goes to the Capulet ball despite
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as more timid where as the Capulets are the ones that are trying to start something. The Montagues are continually trying to leave the situation but the Capulets continue harassing them. In the 1998 version‚ the Montague’s are much more aggressive and are the first ones to draw. Despite engaging in a brawl‚ the Montagues quickly seem reluctant about their actions. This could suggest that the Capulets show a much stronger hate than the Montagues do. The characters Tybalt and Benvolio are also depicted
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characterization of Tybalt‚ and the plot structure after Juliet pretends to kill herself. Because of impulsive behavior‚ many deaths occured in The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare uses foreshadowing to demonstrate this. The Prince says‚ after the first fight‚ “ If you ever disturb our streets again‚ Your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace”(I.i.89-90). The Prince exclaims that if another fight were to break out‚ the lives of both families would be at stake. Later on in the play‚ Tybalt imputes
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important characters. Both Tybalt and Mercutio prove to be hot-tempered and impulsive in stressful situations. In tough situations‚ Tybalt proves to be heated and impetuous. When Benvolio is trying to stop Gregory‚ Sampson‚ and Abraham from fighting‚ Tybalt yells‚ “What‚ drawn and talk of peace? I hate the word‚ / As I hate hell‚ all Montagues‚ and thee. / Have at thee‚ coward!” (1.1.71-73). Tybalt immediately becomes angry without thinking anything through. Since Tybalt is quick to speak loudly and
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