True Friendship in Romeo and Juliet: Sacrifice and Loyalty

Romeo And Juliet Friendship Essay The Power of True Friendship in Romeo and Juliet Woodrow T. Wilson once said, "Loyalty means nothing unless it has at its heart the absolute principle of self–sacrifice." Friendship is almost always a promise of sacrifice, a risk driven by strong emotion. This can be seen within every true friendship one could imagine. Whether sacrifice is sprung from love or hate, it is always promised in friendship . In the play, Romeo and Juliet, playwright William Shakespeare shows that true love is worth sacrificing everything for through Mercutio, Romeo, and the nurse's characters. To begin, William Shakespeare shows how true friends are worth dying for through Mercutio's character. Mercutio, Romeo's best friend, always wanted the best for him, and ...show more content... Juliet's relationship with the nurse was far more powerful than hers with her own mother, as she always went to her when she was going through rough times growing up. Shakespeare shows the love and devotion of true friendship through the nurse's character. The nurse risks losing her job to make Juliet happy. Although she knows that Juliet and Romeo's love is forbidden by their families, she allows and supports Juliet in her decision regardless. The morning after Romeo and Juliet met, the nurse served as Juliet's messenger and arranged her marriage with Romeo: "Good heart and i' faith will tell her as much. / Lord, Lord, she will be a joyful woman" (II.iv.177–178). This quote shows that true friendship is more powerful than anything and when one is happy, the other is happy for them. A true friend is willing to risk anything for the other's happiness. Additionally, after finding Juliet "dead" in her bedroom, the nurse is struck with depression. The nurse shows her despair, saying that the day of Juliet's "death" was the most discouraging day of her entire life: "O woe, o woeful, woeful, woeful day! / Most lamentable day, most woeful day / that ever, ever I did yet behold" (IV.v.55–57). One cannot live without friendship; if love or friendship is prevented, it can lead to depression. This shows how influential true friendship can be and the difference it can make in one's life. Evidently, true friendship is about Get more content on StudyHub.Vip

Romeo and Juliet as a Tragedy Essay Romeo and Juliet as a Tragedy Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy, which was written by William Shakespeare in 1599. The Elizabethans totally believed in fate, they believed that your destiny was fated. They also believed that fate was fickle, it could change, one day everything would be good and the next day things could be really bad. If you challenged fate, it would take up the challenge. If it wasn't fate there are many more things which could have caused the tragedy; the feud, this means that everything that happens in Verona ends in violence, Friar Lawrence, shouldn't have married them and shouldn't have suggested such a dangerous plan, which was playing with their lives, the Nurse should have ...show more content... Also the nurse agrees to be the go between, she thinks she has no choice because she is the servant and Juliet is the boss 'I am the drudge and toil in your delight'. Romeo and Juliet meet at the balcony and Juliet proposes to Romeo, so he goes to the friar to arrange the marriage. The friar marries them, when he wouldn't normally marry to people from different families because of the feud but this time he does. He doesn't want to at first, but he changes his mind as he thinks it may end the quarrel between the two families. But after they have got married; fate seems to turn against them. During the marriage ceremony Romeo says that now he has married Juliet nothing can go wrong. This challenges fate. When the fight starts Mercutio and Tybalt are only messing around but Romeo reminds them about the prince's decree. It is in this fight scene when fate starts to work against Romeo because when he steps in to stop the fight there is an accident and Mercutio gets killed. 'A plague a' both your houses! They have made worms' meat of me'. Mercutio curses both houses because he also blames Romeo for getting in the way. Romeo should report this to the prince but instead he starts fighting with Tybalt and this is serious because he reacts with his emotions and wants revenge. 'O I am fortunes fool' Romeo thinks that fate just wants to Get more content on StudyHub.Vip

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Act 2 Scene 2 of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet 'Act 2, scene 2 is one of the most important scenes in the play. Explain why it is so vital in showing the play's themes, emotions, characterisation and situation. Focus particularly on how Shakespeare's stagecraft, imagery and language help to bring out the moral and social significance of the play' Act 2, scene 2 is a vital scene in Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet' because the key themes and issues of love and hate are discussed and explored. The result of this is that the couple decided to marry, a fateful decision, and therefore a key point. This is unexpected, as their families have been feuding for many years. By planning to wed ...show more content... The relationship with the story is that this show that he is willing to disown his family, take up a new name if Juliet will say that she loves him; deny thy father and refuse thy name; or if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, and I'll no longer be a Capulet'. The symbolism of baptism shows a purity and youth of their relationship. This is significant because it shows Romeo's commitment and that he wants to be with her whatever the cost. This links in wit the other religious imagery, referring to Juliet as an 'angel' and mentioning 'idolatry' again showing the transcendent nature of their love. Before this scene the romantic kiss at the ball suggests that they love each other already, they engage in their 'holy palmer's kiss', sealing their passionate love. The fight between the families at the start shows that the families share a mutual hate, Shakespeare has structured this scene to juxtapose the elements of love and hate in the play. Romeo and Juliet choose love but the hatred of their relatives is always a problem. Juliet warns that 'the place death, considering who thou art', but Romeo says 'more peril lies in thine eyes than twenty of their swords' this shows the debate of love and hate again. By Romeo sneaking into the Capulet grounds, the balcony dialogue and then them almost being caught, tension is built up as these Get more content on StudyHub.Vip

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Relationships in Romeo and Juliet Essay In this essay, I will be examining Shakespeare's treatment of relationships in Romeo and Juliet. As a poet and playwright, he wrote 154 sonnets, 2 long narrative poems and 38 plays, one of his most famous plays being Romeo and Juliet. There are many different types of relationships between characters, and these are essential to the play. The prologue tells us that the play is about two star– crossed lovers from two feuding families, the Montagues and Capulets. There is hatred between these two families, this explains this, 'Thou villain Capulet'. This quote suggests because of the hate between their families, the lovers are doomed from the start. Romeo's relationship with Rosaline shows he is deeply infatuated and passionate. In act 1, ...show more content... He uses rhyming couplets, 'as a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear, Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear'. This suggests his love for her is so powerful, it changes the way he speaks. Romeo also uses religious imagery to describe Juliet, such as 'This holy shrine, the gentle sin is this.' He compares her to a shrine which shows how their love is pure and how he worships her. This shows he has confused his love with religion. In act 1, scene 4 Romeo says, 'I fear, too early, my mind misgives some consequences yet hanging in the stars.' This suggests that he feels something is going to go wrong, which shows that their relationship is doomed from the start. In Elizabethan times people were superstitious and thought that their lives were mapped out in the stars. If you tried to change your destiny it was considered a sin. They also believed that their lives were planned by the wheel of fortune. Philosopher, Boethius proposed a theory of that people can rise in power of luck, but; it has to come down. In act 3, scene 5 Juliet refers to this. 'O fortune, fortune! All men call thee fickle.' Juliet and Lord Capulet at first have a caring relationship but soon after Tybalt's death this changes. It was planned that she would marry Paris when she was fifteen but after her cousin's death, the marriage is brought forward. In Shakespearean times, it is not unusual for girls to have marriages arranged by their parents and also to Get more content on StudyHub.Vip

Compare And Contrast Romeo And Juliet Essay Romeo and Juliet Essay Do you love someone? Is that someone, your spouse or significant other, or is that person one of your parents or even someone else? Well whoever it is you would most likely give something up for them, right? With love, it can be beautiful, but also love can be consequential. Obviously, you would take chances for that person, but surely some of those choices will backfire and do more harm than help. Also, if you are a secretive and keep your feelings separated from other people you care about they might start feeling like you don't actually care. Finally, love is fantastic, but the truth lies in how much you are willing to give up. In Romeo and Juliet, Romeo takes many chances to be with Juliet; this including marrying ...show more content... Juliet kept being in love with Romeo confidential from her parents. Soon her parents realized something was up and made her comply to marry Paris (Act 4, Scene 1). What this symbolizes is that people who care for you could and will be hurt by what you keep from them. Again Juliet acted this way out of love for Romeo. Love, the beginning is great, but then it comes to truth and true feelings on what you can give up for the person that you "love". Some people would give up time with friends or time with family. In Romeo and Juliet's case, they gave up their lives (Act 5, Scene 3). This just shows how "in love" Romeo and Juliet were. However, different people will cut out different things for the ones they love. Romeo and Juliet indeed love each other and gave up their lives for each other. Love can be the greatest feeling in the world, but also comes with unexpected consequences. The chances you take can backfire, other people in your life could start questioning the care you feel for them, and it comes down to how much you are willing to give up to gain appreciation of them. What would you surrender and what chances would you take for the one you Get more content on StudyHub.Vip

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Character Analysis of Romeo Essay Character Analysis of Romeo Romeo and Juliet is a tale of two star–crossed lovers who in their love for each other were willing to sacrifice their lives. Romeo is a very temperamental person; his character develops considerably throughout the play in various ways. In this essay I shall be looking closely at Romeo's character, his intentions & abilities and his relationship with other characters in the play. In the conversation between Benvolio and Montague in act 1 scene 1, we learn that Romeo is behaving strangely and avoiding his friends, "Towards him I made, but he was ware of me and stole into the covert of the woods." In this sentence Benvolio is explaining to Lady Montague that when ...show more content... Meaning that she does not love him and she has Dian's wit. Dian is the goddess of hunting and chasity, she avoids Cupid's arrows ; from this we learn that Rosaline has no intention of loving him or any other man. This is further proven when Romeo confirms Benvolio's question that she has sworn to remain a virgin. Romeo goes on to say that his love is misplaced because Rosaline has rejected him. Romeo compares his love to Rosaline as a devote religion. His words seem mature which belies his actions, which is often irresponsible and immature. Even when his love has been rejected, Romeo still feels heavy with the burden of love. His friends didn't take his love seriously, they thought it was humorous, silly and later on exasperating. Romeo is hurt by Rosaline 's rejections and perhaps by his friends' indifference towards his love. We learn this when he quotes "... love pricks like thorn...". But Mecrutio does not feel melancholy about love. He views love in a physical sense more than emotional, he advises rather crudely " If love be rough with you, be rough with love". Romeo's actions and words in act 1 scene 5 make us doubt if he has been in love at all, or just thinking pretending to be in love. He himself doubts it "did my heart love till now? Foreswear it, sight for I ne, er saw true beauty till this night." By his words we gather that He Get more content on StudyHub.Vip

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Romeo And Juliet Compared To Today The story of Romeo and Juliet can be compared to modern lives of teenagers, by comparing their actions, personalities and emotions. Juliet never agreed with her parents and always wanted to do things her own way. Capulet and Lady Capulet where only doing their jobs as her parents to help her out. Through their eyes they where just being helpful to Juliet by finding her a suitable Husband. However Juliet disagreed with many of their ideas. These situations may resemble teens today and how they rebel against their parents even though they might only be guiding them with good judgment. Juliet chooses her words carefully while talking to Count Paris so that she doesn't commit herself to him or say that she doesn't want to be his wife . This deceiving word play is copied by teenagers in the present day. They also talk themselves out of a tuff situation by misleading whoever they are talking to. This could be with relationships, school work or teachers. Personally I find that this is common and teenagers speak in certain ways that will benefit them. ...show more content... In the time of Romeo and Juliet, everything was about pride and honor. Whenever someone did something, it affected their pride and honor. That is the same in our time as well. Teenagers have reputations to keep which they will do almost anything to Get more content on StudyHub.Vip

Essay On The Conflict Between Romeo And Juliet William Shakespeare's play, "Romeo and Juliet," takes place in Verona– a city in Italy which is governed by a prince. There is also a Friar named Laurence, who is a religious figure that citizens go to for advice and to be married. In the City lives the Capulets and the Montagues who have been disputing for generations. Both families have children and one child from each family are the protagonists– Romeo is a member of the Montagues and Juliet is a member of the Capulets. Romeo and Juliet will end up falling for each other. However, they end up dying young because Friar Laurence married them in private, he gave Juliet a potion which knocked her out which lead to her and Romeo's suicides, and he trusted Friar John to deliver the letter and ...show more content... You can see the "Two households, both alike in dignity" (Act I PROLOGUE) fight even when they are so similar. The conflict of the two households quarreling arises when Romeo meets Juliet at the Capulet's party and they both fall for each other at first sight hence the phrase "love at first sight". At the time, religion was very important so when Romeo would talk about Juliet, he would say "Oh, then, dear saint, let lips do what hands do. They pray; grant thou, lest faith turn to despair" (ACT I SCENE V). In this time, Romeo is asking for Juliet to kiss her because when you pray, your hands touch; and Romeo wants to do with lips what hands do. This comparison shows the connection from everyday life to religion, which is part of the reason Romeo went to Friar Laurence. Romeo and Juliet are also Roman Catholic which means that once they marry, they cannot divorce or be remarried. Friar Laurence knew this going into the marriage and the fact that Juliet was to be soon married off to Paris in a political wedding. Friar approved and said, "For this alliance may so happy prove to turn your households' rancor to pure love" (ACT II SCENE III). He later marries them in secret without telling anyone which will lead to two other mistakes made by Friar Get more content on StudyHub.Vip

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Romeo And Juliet Argumentative Essay Romeo and Juliet Argumentative Paper Have you ever heard of a story about two lovers who commit suicide because of a secret that was kept to keep them together? In the book Romeo and Juliet , by William Shakespeare, is about two lovers who come from two families who are enemies. The two fell in love and their parents refuse to let them marry each other. At the end both the lovers die. This connects to my topic because of one secret that was kept to save them killed six people. Even though some may believe otherwise, there are times when secrets must be told so it doesn't lead to more problems. There are times when secrets must be told because it causes deaths. Romeo, son of Montague, and Juliet, daughter of capulet get ...show more content... First, because of Friar Lawrence kept the plan as a secret. Romeo thought Juliet was dead and kills himself. After that Juliet saw Romeo dead she kisses him then she stabs herself then She dies. This one secret cost Romeo's and Juliet's lives. Second, this secret caused problems by taking Romeo's and Juliet's lives. Others may say, secrets must be kept because they can hurt people. In an article by Irene Van, says that you can keep secrets about family and friends. Irene Van says, " Gossip about family or friends unless this is about something that worries you, in / which case you should tell a adult you trust" (Van.II). This proves that, Irene Van believes that secrets about family and friends should be kept because it can really hurt your friends feelings. Second, this could be true because if I tell my friend one of my secrets, I trust this person. If he or she is going to go and tell my secret to someone, I am not going to tell he/she any secrets. However, on the other hand, in the same article Irene Van says that any kind of touch should not be kept as a secret. Irene Van says, " Secrets that are not safe to keep:/ Any kind of touch" (Van.II). First, I would tell my parents if this happens to me because if I tell this secret to my friends, and they spread it, it would hurt me. Second, this can lead to more problems if I kept this as a secret from my parents because, the same thing will continue if I don't take Get more content on StudyHub.Vip

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Romeo And Juliet Argumentative Essay Romeo and Juliet Argumentative Essay William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is set in 16th century Verona, Italy. A play that relays the story of two young lovers whose ill–fated deaths end an ancient family feud. The two lovers, Romeo and Juliet, come from families who disapprove of their love. Their situation complicates as the play progresses, with an arranged marriage and several deaths. Romeo and Juliet both fall to the consequences of their secret marriage. Even from the beginning, their decisions were rash; especially from Romeo. Shakespeare use of various tactics in developing Romeo's character in the play. He shows that Romeo has an impulsive and emotional disposition. In the play Romeo and Juliet, Romeo is irrational. Firstly, after meeting Juliet for the first time, Romeo falls hopelessly in love. He climbs the wall to her orchard; he drops in where a guard of the Capulet household could have killed him. But he thinks he is on "love's light wings" (II.ii.30) When Juliet steps on her balcony, she scolds Romeo. But he tells Juliet that he would rather die than be without her love "And but thou love me, let them find me her... My life were better ended by their hate... Than death prorogued, wanting of thy love." (II.ii.80–83) Romeo has only known Juliet for barely a night and he is already in love with her. He already wants a future with Juliet without even trying to get to know her. This shows how quite irrational Romeo is because he's quick to judge. How does he Get more content on StudyHub.Vip

Romeo And Juliet Journal Essay Romeo and Juliet Journal Act I: Hi. I am Roberto Montague, Romeo's cousin. This is the first of five entries to this journal. Many things happened today. Some of these things are that Sampson and Gregory were talking, and then Abram and Balthasar entered the room. After Abram started to quarrel, they started to sword fight, but then Benvolio came in and broke up the fight. After Benvolio broke up the fight, Tybalt entered and started to fight with Benvolio. Soon later, an Officer entered the room with three or four citizens all armed with clubs , bills, and partisans, or spears. Lord Capulet and Montague with their Ladies entered the room and started to quarrel aswell, but the Prince set them straight. ...show more content... Romeo soon rushes off, and then the Nurse pushed Peter to see if she still has authority over him. Juliet starts to think why the Nurse hasn't showed up after she sent her to meet Romeo. It had been three long hours before she returned with Peter, but she soon sent Peter back to the gate. The Nurse's bones are so weary from her long journey, and she was out of breath, but Juliet needed to know what she and Romeo talked of. The Nurse finally told Juliet the plans for her and Romeo's marriage. Act III: This is the third of five entries to this journal. Benvolio, Mercutio and some men walk up to a public place talking about the weather. A second later, Tybalt and others come to the public place and begin to quarrel a bit with Mercutio and Benvolio. Another second or two later, Romeo enters the public place. Tybalt calls Romeo a boor, a clumsy stupid fellow and Mercutio draws his sword and calls Tybalt a ratcatcher. Tybalt draws, they begin to fight! Romeo standing aside yells for Benvolio to beat down their weapons, and then says for them to stop, not to have this outrage in the public streets of Verona. Tybalt under Romeo's arm thrusts Mercutio in, just wounding him. Tybalt leaves and Mercutio sends for a surgeon to heal his cut. Benvolio helps Mercutio to a house so he wouldn't faint. Benvolio then entered telling Romeo that Get more content on StudyHub.Vip

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Dialogue Between Romeo And Juliet Act 2: Scene 2 Juliet: Romeo, Romeo, why do you have to be a Montague? Romeo, change your name, but if it's too much trouble, I'll change mine. Romeo: Do I tell her I am here? Or do I just keep hiding in the bushes? Juliet: Do you have to be a Montague? Your name isn't who you are. Without Montague, you'll still be mine, my love . Romeo: I believe you. Just tell me you love me and I'll get rid of it. Juliet: Who's there? Tell me! Romeo: You asked for a name, but I don't know what to give; you don't like my name. Juliet: I haven't heard many words fall from your lips, but already I know your voice. Is it you Romeo? Romeo: No longer Romeo, if the name displeases you. Juliet: How'd you get here? If my family finds you here, they'll kill ...show more content... Juliet: And I would readily sooth it, but – Nurse [from within]: Juliet! Juliet: Just a minute! As I was saying – Nurse [from within]: Juliet, what did I tell about spying on that nice man across the street? Juliet: Um, just a minute, Romeo. [Exit Juliet]

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Romeo: Could it be true? Could she love me? It must be a dream! [Enter Juliet] Juliet: Sorry about that. What was I saying? Romeo: You were saying nothing while I was proclaiming my love for you. Juliet, I love you! Juliet: I love you too, my dearest Romeo, but this is all a bit sudden, so good bye. [Juliet turns to leave] Romeo: It is so easy to come to my love, but so hard to leave her. [Enter Juliet] Juliet: I keep trying to leave you out here, but time and time again I find myself drawn back to you. Are you still there Romeo? Romeo: Yes Juliet, I am here, and I will remain so, my love, until the light in your window has gone dark. Juliet: Then we may be here forever. It is past time that you leave. I will see you soon my love. Romeo: I wish that I could be warmed by your heated body while you sleep. Juliet: I wish the same, my Romeo. For the last time, good night. Romeo: Sleep well, my love. Get more content on StudyHub.Vip

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Romeo And Juliet Relationship Analysis Discuss the relationships between parents and children on Romeo and Juliet. How do Romeo and Juliet interact with their parents? Are they rebellious in the modern sense? How do their parents feel about them? "The best way to get your child to listen to you is to develop a meaningful relationship with them–– without judgements and anger". Capulet and Montague are unable to maintain stable relationships with their children, which eventually plays a part in their deaths. Romeo and Juliet is a tragic play written by Shakespeare. In fair Verona, two star–crossed lovers pursue their death–marked love no matter what the circumstances. Shakespeare includes a great deal of imagery and dramatic irony to emphasize the love between Romeo and Juliet. In Verona, the Montage's and Capulet's are seen as two very wealthy families. Despite their high social rank, their relationships with their children are very unstable. They demonstrate low respect for their children, treating them much like puppets and servants. The families' abusive, self–centred and ignorant behaviours have caused sadness and depression unto their kids, and ultimately death. The parent–child relationships in Romeo and Juliet are acquainted and dysfunctional. Capulet's selfishness and Juliet's stubbornness make their relationship very unstable, while Montague's caring personality and Romeo's lack of love for his parents make it very hard to form a relationship. The Capulet's behaviour is a reason why the relationship between them and Juliet is very weak. They are self–centred, abusive, and unable to have a proper conversation with her. Lord Capulet has a self–centred personality which makes it really hard to build a stable and proper relationship with his daughter. "An you be mine, I'll give you to my friends / An you be nut, hang, beg, die in the streets." (3.5.192–193). This quote effectively demonstrates Capulet's self–centred and forceful personality. When he tells Juliet to marry Paris or go die in the streets, it becomes evident the he is using Juliet for his own selfish will. Furthermore, Capulet does not even listen to Juliet's opinion which indicates that he does not care about the opinion of Juliet, but only his own opinion. In addition to Get more content on StudyHub.Vip

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Relationships In Romeo And Juliet In the twenty–first century many people think "dating" has to be a physical and technological relationship, while when Romeo and Juliet was written the relationships were romantic and had more importance. In todays world most of the couples are brought together through match–making websites which are not necessarily based off of having an immediate connection. Unlike the twenty– first century, the couple in Romeo and Juliet was more involved with each other and were brought together by love at first sight. There are many factors that play a role in Romeo and Juliet's love story, such as their ages, time periods, and parental involvement that determine the similarities, and differences, among these two generations of "lovers." One of the contributing factors to the similarities and differences between the two generations of "lovers" is age. In the beginning of Romeo and Juliet, Romeo expresses his love for Juliet by saying, " Did my heart love till now? Foreswear it, sight. For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night" (1.5.53–54). Shortly after he mentioned Juliet's age, which was much younger than that of Romeo's. Even though there is such a large age gap it doesn't necessarily affect Romeo and Juliet, unlike it would in todays world. In today's society, there is a law that states "Individuals aged 15 or younger in North Carolina are not legally able to consent to sexual activity, and such activity may result in prosecution for statutory rape." Thus meaning that nothing like Romeo and Juliet could've taken place now, like it did back then, because of their ages. Even though they had claimed to be in love, it wouldn't have mattered since there were such a large age difference. Another contributing factor to the similarities and differences between the two generations of "lovers" is the time period. There are many differences between the two time periods. Romeo and Juliet was written around 1590 when technology was limited. Unlike today, where everything we do revolves around using technology, whether it is a phone call, text message, party invites, publishing a novel, or watching a movie. Since there is so much technology used in todays world, it is much easier to communicate with your significant other Get more content on StudyHub.Vip

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In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare includes a prologue before the start of the play that reveals much of the plot. The prologue establishes the setting of the play, gives the audience an idea of what will happen, and helps the audience to understand the importance of fate in the play. The first purpose of the prologue is to establish the setting of the play by giving important background information. In the first two lines of the prologue, we learn that the play is set in "fair Verona" and that the characters come from two feuding households that are "both alike in dignity." Having this information before the start of the play increases the audience's understanding of the action that will follow. The second purpose of the prologue is to give the audience an idea of what will happen in the ...show more content... Shakespeare indicates in lines 9–12 that the play will be a story about two lovers and their parents' rage, which is ended only by "their children's end," indicating that the two lovers will die. In these lines, Shakespeare implies that the grit of the story is in the events that lead up to the lovers' deaths, rather than the death itself. The third purpose of the prologue is to emphasize the importance of fate. Shakespeare writes in line six that Romeo and Juliet are "star–crossed lovers," which means that their love is doomed from the start. In the Elizabethan Era, people believed that the stars controlled people's destinies, so the fact that they are "star–crossed" tells the audience that their fate is not to be together. In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare's prologue to the play does not spoil the ending, but rather gives important background information, prepares the audience for the events of the play, and emphasizes the role that fate plays in Get more content on StudyHub.Vip

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Love in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet Essay What is love? Is it an object? Is it a feeling? Is it even attainable? Love is everything, it is an object, it is an emotion, and it cannot be bought, stolen, given. Love can only be found. Love is discovered in the most unthinkable places during the most unimaginable times. It can never be predicted who you fall in love with or when you do but all you do know is that you are in love and you would give anything for that person, and for your love to always stay resilient through all other obstacles and distractions. In Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Montague's and Capulet's are know and expected to hate each other until the miracle of love presented its self. Romeo is a Montague and Juliet is a Capulet. They both fell in love when ...show more content... Once love is found, any obstacle presented will neither diminish nor terminate that love, even when tragedy strikes with the loss of a loved one. Tybalt, the cousin of Juliet is one of the Capulet's that despises the Montague's and he will do anything in his power to kill them all, and once he confronted Romeo, he met his fate and died by Romeo's sword. The Prince arrived to the scene and said "Romeo slew him, he slew Mercutio" (III.i.181), him referring to Tybalt, and once realized, he banished Romeo out of the city. Once Juliet discovered the truth about Tybalt's death and Romeo's banishment she said in grief "Romeo is banished– to speak that word is father, mother, Tybalt, Romeo, Juliet, all slain, all dead– Romeo is banished" (III.ii.122–124). Her heartache for Romeo's banishment more than her cousin Tybalt's death shows that he is her life, her world, and her breath, and without him she would be nothing and life as she knows is would end, even through tragedy and anguish. Love is being willing to sacrifice everything for your everything, and giving your family, friends, and life for one person. Romeo gave everything for Juliet. He risked his family, his friends, his way of living, and his life in the pursuit of his true love. Juliet risked all that was central in influencing her to be the person she is, even Get more content on StudyHub.Vip

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Was Romeo And Juliet Really In Love Essay The tale of Romeo and Juliet tells a tragic story of a pair of star crossed lovers. But were Romeo and Juliet really in love? This essay will investigate the play of Romeo and Juliet in order to see if love at first sight was truly possible with this iconic pair. William Shakespeare was the man who wrote the play Romeo and Juliet, meaning that the play is fiction. So by that account, love at first sight is fiction and is not a viable reality. The play of Romeo and Juliet is a romantic tragedy. A young couple driven to suicide because they could not be together is a tragic thing. Shakespeare called attraction love because it made the play all the more tragic. In Act 2 scene 2 Juliet says "Deny thy father and refuse thy name; or if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, and I'll no longer be a Capulet." In this part Juliet is contemplating what it is to be a Capulet and what a Montague is. She seems to be willing to forget her family in order to be with Romeo, who she has not even known for a night. In today's terms, what Romeo and Juliet experienced when they first saw each other was infatuation. Juliet was thirteen, almost fourteen, she could not understand what romantic love is like because she has never been in love. Romeo is seventeen, he does not know what romantic love is as well. ...show more content... If Romeo and Juliet's families did not hate each other, there would be no suicide, and there would be no reason the two could not be married after meeting and being infatuated. The reason this is so important is because without this factor the play would most likely not be a tragedy, just a romance. If Romeo and Juliet had been married for a while, then true love could have been real between the two. Since the two did not know each other well, and were irrational teenagers, love was not the motivation here, the attraction the two had for each other was the Get more content on StudyHub.Vip

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Analyzing Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet is a tragic love story between two teenagers who fall head over heels for each other in their forbidden love. The story is riddled with violence, hatred and revenge, these powerful themes along with others keep the audience on the edge of their seat. Shakespeare wants to create an impact with his play he wanted to something different, do something no one else would dare to do. Romeo and Juliet turned many heads as it was against the norm of the Elizabethan society back in those days. He had a lot of criticism but this made even more ...show more content... As Romeo was a Montague and Juliet was a Capulet this was bad, they were from two families that had been feuding for generations. Romeo and Juliet did not know this and continues there innocent love as this tragic tale unfolds. Juliet finds out her parents have arranged for her to marry the eligible bachelor Count Paris, instead of reacting like a normal Elizabethan girl was expected to at that time she refused to hear of it and disobeyed her parents. Her parents Bemused at her reaction have there best efforts to convince her otherwise rejected. Then they take their matters in their own hands and give her two choices either to marry Count Paris or be abandoned by the family, Juliet feeling she has no other options stays with her parents while keeping a relationship with Romeo. They then carefully master a plan to get married in secret before Juliet marries Paris and to escape and live happy ever after. As we know not all endings are happy as the plan had some confusion in it and ended up with both Romeo and Juliet dead. Both families learning this make an agreement to never fight again, but too little to late. In Elizabethan times the church controlled almost everything, brainwashing people into believing

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Romeo And Juliet Opinion Essay Supported opinion – Romeo and Juliet In the play Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare, the main factors that caused the deaths of Romeo and Juliet are the feud between the Capulet's and Montague's, Friar and also Romeo and Juliet themselves who are the most responsible for the deaths of the two loves demonstrating that love kills to be true. The feud that was going on between the Montagues and the Capulets led to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet because the differences of these two families impacted the relationship of these two lovers. With no feud things would've been better, Friar Lawrence wouldn't have had to come up with a plan for Romeo and Juliet to escape Verona. In the end the hatred of the two families in the end was a big influence ...show more content... Friar interfered too much with Romeo and Juliet's love life and family problems. He had gotten them married without the consent of their parents, he didn't think before making a decision. He didn't think the Romeo and Juliet are still kids who don't know anything about love. Friar just thought it will resolve the feud between the Montagues and Capulets. But it was actually making the situations between the families worse. Friar was also giving bad advice, as he did when he made a plan to stop the marriage of Juliet and Paris when Juliet was being forced to marry Paris, without informing Romeo properly about the fake death therefore his plan had failed. In the play Friar had said "Hold, daughter. I do spy a kind of hope, which craves as desperate an execution as that is desperate which we would prevent. If, rather than to marry County Paris" (Act 4. Scene 1. Lines 70– 73). In this quotation Friar was responsible for telling Romeo about the plan which he had failed to accomplish; this one mistake had made matters worse leading towards Romeo and Juliet's deaths. Friar always thinks he has a solution to every plan just to stop the riot between the Montague's and Capulet's when he actually does not have a solution for every problem. As Friar interfered within the families of Romeo and Juliet, he had cause many issues and problems. Therefore, Friar was responsible for the deaths of the two lovers Romeo and Get more content on StudyHub.Vip

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Romeo And Juliet Essay Outline Romeo and Juliet Outline Essay Title Towards the beginning of the Elizabethan era, in the mid– 1500s, William Shakespeare, a poet, playwright and actor began to flourish as a result of his renowned plays. Romeo and Juliet, one of his most successful tragedies, precipitated his career and reputation as a literary genius. This iconic work of art examines two young adolescents in the throes of forbidden love. The play captures the agonizing emotions the protagonists hold for one another, and studies the effect this intense love has on Romeo's developing character. Throughout the play, Shakespeare demonstrates how the spectrum of intense emotions Romeo experiences compromise his rational thought, producing hasty actions that ultimately lead to fatal results. Romeo's loyalty to his friends is at odds with his ability to objectively evaluate situations, thus causing him to act impulsively. Towards the beginning of the play, Tybalt and Mercutio are involved in a brawl during which Mercutio is killed. Witnessing his close friend's death creates an unchecked anger in Romeo, that he willingly accepts, causing him to seek out and kill Tybalt. Romeo exclaims: "Fire–eyed fury be my conduct now" (III.i.123). The intensity and immediacy of his anger consumes his consciousness and directs his physical being, blinding him from analyzing the potential consequences of his actions. Shakespeare adeptly utilizes two literary devices– alliteration and personification– to emphasize the dilemmas Get more content on StudyHub.Vip

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