ANSWER KEY: SHORT ANSWER STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS - Romeo and Juliet Act I 1. Why do Sampson and Gregory fight with Montague’s men? Sampson and Gregory are servants of the Capulet family‚ which has been feuding with the Montague family for quite some time. The feud has reached proportions involving all members and servants of both households. 2. Benvolio and Tybalt come upon the servants fighting. Contrast their reactions to the fight. Benvolio tries to break up the fight‚ but Tybalt
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Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is compressed into a plot of five days‚ during which time‚ a range of dramatic events occur that end in tragedy. Through this short span of time‚ the reader is able to see a significant change in the characters as the plot unfolds‚ especially in the heroine‚ Juliet. Even more so than the play on paper‚ the play on film has an extremely short time period to effectively develop characters and properly present events as they occur. Two film versions of the play‚ BBC and
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Romeo and Juliet Question: To what extent are the personal weaknesses of the central characters responsible for the tragic outcome of ‘Romeo and Juliet’? William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ ends in tragedy because of personal weaknesses shown by the central characters. There are weaknesses shown by the characters of Romeo and Juliet with their emotional feelings or love which contributes to the tragedy. A flaw or weakness that is shown by the character of Capulet is his power and anger or
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William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet (Ed. Rex Gibson. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press‚ 2009) is a tragic tale of two star-crossed lovers. Throughout the play‚ the two lovers show a major transformation and growth. I believe that Juliet becomes the more mature‚ stronger and braver character of the two. By “stronger‚” I mean more emotionally stable and able to deal with stressful situations. By “mature‚” I mean more conscious of the decisions and the resulting consequences. And by “braver‚”
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relationships between parents and children in 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? 2. Analyze the characters of the Nurse and Friar Laurence as mentors to the young people in the play. Do these two people do the “right thing” in their relationships with Romeo and Juliet? 3. How does the idea of identity contribute to the story of Romeo and Juliet? Consider family affiliation‚ gender‚ social
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ESSAY ROMEO & JULIET The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is essentially about teenagers refusing to listen their parents‚ how ever the out come may have been the same if they had listened to their parents because they would have been so unhappy and miserable that they weren’t together. “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is a play about two young people who fall in love but whose families are enemies and will never agree to them being together. Romeo and Juliet refuse to listen to their parents
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Romeo & Juliet Essay Fate‚ most people don’t even believe in it; in fact some don’t even know what it is. There are many definitions of Fate‚ but most seem to revolve around something like a force—in which no one can control—in life. But one of the few people—in that small percentage—that do believe in fate‚ so happens to include William Shakespeare himself‚ and he tries to proof Fate to be true through figurative language and incidents‚ in his book Romeo and Juliet. This story is about two families
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Romeo and Juliet- Essay Romeo and Juliet is a Shakespearean classic that is widely considered to be timeless and universal - a quality that is attained through the strong values‚ themes‚ language techniques and characterisations of the play. The themes that are presented in the play revolve around love‚ hate‚ death & violence which contribute in a major way to intensify the plot and drama of the play. Other themes include the individual versus society‚ and the certainty of fate. Shakespeare
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only happen in fairytales; Or in this case‚ the play “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare. This play is an inappropriate choice for anyone and especially high school students because of the melodramatic love‚ bitter violence and scenes of suicide. Love can be a mysterious and magical thing‚ but the way Shakespeare portrays it happens to be somewhat unrealistic and exaggerated aka melodramatic. For instance‚ in the opening scene Romeo declared to be in love with Rosaline whom did not love
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female sexual abstention. In Romeo and Juliet‚ women have minor roles in the society. They are expected to be obedient and follow their men and their families. For example‚ Lady Capulet and Lady Montague can do nothing to stop their husbands’ anger to their enemies. Lady Montague doesn’t care much about the feud between two families as she doesn’t want Romeo involved in the fighting. If she would have tried to convince her Capulet to put a stop to the feud‚ Romeo and Juliet could of lived in peace and
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