Howard Bush September 29‚ 2012 2nd Block Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet is heralded as a great “love Story”. With Romeo being involved with Rosaline at the beginning‚ and their families at war they were never thought to succeed as a couple. Romeo and Juliet have really achieved an iconic status in the modern era‚ a story of young reckless love that ends in tragedy (book rags). This couple experienced love at first sight. Romeo‚ a member of the Montague family‚ falls in love with
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INTRODUCTION Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written early in the career of playwright William Shakespeare about two young “star-cross’d lovers” whose deaths ultimately unite their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare’s most popular archetypal stories of young‚ teenagers lovers. Romeo and Juliet belongs to a tradition of tragic romances stretching back to antiquity. It’s plot is based on an Italian tale‚ translated into verse as The Tragical History of Romeous and Juliet by Arthur Brooke in
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known about Shakespeare’s personal life‚ but one thing the world does know is that he is one of poetry’s and theatre’s brightest minds‚ and the man behind the both critically-acclaimed and critically-criticised play‚ Romeo and Juliet. Easily one of the best plays of all time‚ Romeo and Juliet is a romantic tragedy centred on a pair of star-crossed lovers blinded by great ecstatic emotions‚ eager to prove and fulfil their love to one another. Set in the city of Verona‚ the two embark on an illicit
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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 wants to join in and kill
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Romeo and Juliet: Impulsiveness Romeo and Juliet is a calamitous tale written by Shakespeare that depicts a story about the demise of two star-crossed lovers. In this tragedy‚ the main characters‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ are brought together by fate and inevitably fall in love with each other. Romeo’s spontaneous behavior concerning the murder of Tybalt‚ his fluctuating affections for different women‚ and his impatience with regards to the his own suicide in Juliet’s tomb‚ ultimately leads
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A Justified Tragedy The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare is considered part of the tragic genre‚ and justly so. Throughout the play‚ aspects that align with the Greeks definition of tragedy appear frequently. Because of the multiple appearances‚ combined with many other aspects‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ is indeed a tragedy. The characteristics of Romeo and Juliet fit those required of a tragic protagonist. Romeo and Juliet come from “Two households‚ both alike in dignity”
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one does not seek perfection‚” stated by the British author‚ George Orwell. Everyone should understand that perfection is unachievable; therefore‚ humans carry various flaws. William Shakespeare demonstrates this in the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet where although Romeo is the tragic hero‚ he also shows an excessive amount of tragic flaws that bring him down throughout the play. One of the flaws that he carries is falling in love too quickly and deeply. In another flaw‚ he shows his impulsiveness.
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Romeo’s and Juliet’s Death Even though Romeo and Juliet met each other‚ Romeo and Juliet were destined to die. Romeo and Juliet’s youth and inexperience were a cause of this tragic death. The adult interference was another reason why Romeo and Juliet had died. Romeo and Juliet being star crossed lovers was their fate that led to their death. Romeo’s and Juliet’s deaths were caused by their youth and inexperience‚ adult interference‚ and fate. Romeo’s and Juliet’s youth and inexperience were one
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Romeo and Juliet Scene Comparison Both the 1968 traditional version and the 1996 modern version present Romeo and Juliet with the same Shakespearean dialogue‚ but the backstory of each is very different. The 1968 version is based in a village during medieval times‚ while the 1996 version places the Montague and Capulet families as two feuding companies in Verona Beach. In Act 3‚ scene 1‚ these differences are very apparent‚ and make a huge difference in how the scene plays out. Not only is the
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Essay. Explain the methods used by Shakespeare to dramatise family conflict in Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet tell the story of ‘two star-crossed lovers’ from two feuding families the Montagues and Capulets who tragically die at the end of the play due to all the conflict going on in their lives. This essay will explain how Shakespeare uses language‚ imagery and staging to dramatise family conflict. Romeo and Juliet was written by Shakespeare in the late sixteenth century‚ the play was
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