9/11 Romeo And Juliet Analysis
Losing someone you love can be devastating, but losing multiple near the same time is tragic. Shakespeare’s unforgettable play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet has 6 deaths in a matter of days that is disastrous and appalling to other characters. In real life, on September 11, 2001, when the World Trade Center was maliciously attacked, it caused heartbreak and pain to occur in everyone around the nation and the world. 2,997 fell victim to the terrorist group. These two tragedies involved people who felt angry, fearful, and pitiful towards the deaths of whom they loved dearly.
After the dust and debris settled, many who were at the scene became furious with what had just occurred. How could something this large happen on U.S. ground? There …show more content…
Many videos have surfaced over the years since the attack on the World Trade Center. A majority of the films were of people running, screaming, and weeping over what was happening. Bystanders were in shock and couldn’t comprehend everything racing through their minds. Fear was in everyone’s eyes when the towers collapsed, not sure if they should help or run to safety. This feeling of fear was evident in Amy Sweeney's distress call to the air traffic control. Amy was a flight attendant on American Airlines Flight 11, one of the planes that crashed into the World Trade Center. The person in the air traffic control tower asked what she could see out of the window, she said "I see water. I see buildings. We are flying low. We are flying very, very low. We are flying way too low. Oh my God we are flying way too low. Oh my god!" And that is where the call ended, nothing but silence on the planes end. In Romeo and Juliet, often characters are fearful of what is going to happen. Juliet is terrified about drinking the potion that Friar Lawrence gives her to drink. What if she does not wake up? What if it didn’t work? Another is when Friar was in the tomb with a dead Romeo, Paris, and a distraught Juliet who wants to be with Romeo. He is frightened by the sounds outside, so he flees, he is later caught and forced to tell the truth about what happened. Fear makes people not think clearly, it clouds their brain and makes them do
After the dust and debris settled, many who were at the scene became furious with what had just occurred. How could something this large happen on U.S. ground? There …show more content…
Many videos have surfaced over the years since the attack on the World Trade Center. A majority of the films were of people running, screaming, and weeping over what was happening. Bystanders were in shock and couldn’t comprehend everything racing through their minds. Fear was in everyone’s eyes when the towers collapsed, not sure if they should help or run to safety. This feeling of fear was evident in Amy Sweeney's distress call to the air traffic control. Amy was a flight attendant on American Airlines Flight 11, one of the planes that crashed into the World Trade Center. The person in the air traffic control tower asked what she could see out of the window, she said "I see water. I see buildings. We are flying low. We are flying very, very low. We are flying way too low. Oh my God we are flying way too low. Oh my god!" And that is where the call ended, nothing but silence on the planes end. In Romeo and Juliet, often characters are fearful of what is going to happen. Juliet is terrified about drinking the potion that Friar Lawrence gives her to drink. What if she does not wake up? What if it didn’t work? Another is when Friar was in the tomb with a dead Romeo, Paris, and a distraught Juliet who wants to be with Romeo. He is frightened by the sounds outside, so he flees, he is later caught and forced to tell the truth about what happened. Fear makes people not think clearly, it clouds their brain and makes them do