Romeo and Juliet. How does Shakespeare convey love?
Love, the simplest and most complicated thing in world. What is love? Why do we love? Is who we love written in destiny? All these questions and more pop up when we think of the world of love. 'Romeo and Juliet ' reveals many things we did not know in ourselves and make us think about love. There are many ways the theme of love is displayed in this play. The scenes I will be focusing on are Act1 Scene5 and Act2 Scene2. These scenes are where there is a predominant role of love. There are many types of love and many will be explained.
'Romeo and Juliet ' is a play known for its knowledge of love. It was written by Shakespeare in Elizabethan times. It is widely known around the world. Even though it is not an original, Shakespeare 's refreshing coat of paint on the subject of love and destiny is what gives him the respect of being a genius. 'Romeo and Juliet ' was performed in the Globe Theatre. It was round with the stage on one side. The stage had a trap door and a balcony. People were seated on the floor in front of the stage or on the edges of the theatre were two floors for seating. On the ceiling of the theatre there were stars painted on. This was to show they were always in presence of fate.
Sonnets were usually used for love poetry, although this sonnet is used as a prologue. A prologue is very strange thing that Shakespeare has done. He has not done this on any other play that he has written. There are many reasons for this. One probably being to make sure that everyone in the audience knows what is going to happen. This leads me to the second point. Destiny. Many people in the audience believed that their lives were destined and written in stone. He wanted to show how God sees the world with the paths he has created. And there is no control over what can happen as we are only viewers of our own lives. "A pair of star crossed lovers take their life" shows that Romeo and Juliet were made to fall in love. It was in the stars. But that same love would be
'Romeo and Juliet ' is a play known for its knowledge of love. It was written by Shakespeare in Elizabethan times. It is widely known around the world. Even though it is not an original, Shakespeare 's refreshing coat of paint on the subject of love and destiny is what gives him the respect of being a genius. 'Romeo and Juliet ' was performed in the Globe Theatre. It was round with the stage on one side. The stage had a trap door and a balcony. People were seated on the floor in front of the stage or on the edges of the theatre were two floors for seating. On the ceiling of the theatre there were stars painted on. This was to show they were always in presence of fate.
Sonnets were usually used for love poetry, although this sonnet is used as a prologue. A prologue is very strange thing that Shakespeare has done. He has not done this on any other play that he has written. There are many reasons for this. One probably being to make sure that everyone in the audience knows what is going to happen. This leads me to the second point. Destiny. Many people in the audience believed that their lives were destined and written in stone. He wanted to show how God sees the world with the paths he has created. And there is no control over what can happen as we are only viewers of our own lives. "A pair of star crossed lovers take their life" shows that Romeo and Juliet were made to fall in love. It was in the stars. But that same love would be
References: Romeo and Juliet: Student 's Book (Shakespeare Graphics) (Paperback)By (author) William Shakespeare, By (author) Phil Page, By (author) Marilyn Pettit Romeo and Juliet (1996) Director: Bas Luhrmann (Film)