Romeo and Juliet
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 Juliet, a member of the Capulet family at first site (gogalegroup). The couple first laid eyes on each other at the Capulet house, when Romeo and his cousin Benvolio attended the Capulet masquerade. Romeo was miserable after recently being denied love by Rosaline, so Benvolio and Romeo close friend Mercutio took Romeo to the Capulet feast to prove to Romeo other pretty women exist.
Juliet was set to observe Paris to see if she could fall in love with him. Juliet’s father Lord Capulet told Paris he would have to wait two years to marry Juliet. The wedding had to be kept as a secret (elements of literature). The lovers are from families long involved in a destructive and seemly intimidating feud (gogalegroup). Friar Lawrence performs the secret wedding in the hope that when the news is revealed the feuds between the Montague’s and the Capulet’s will end.
Before the marriage is revealed a fight breaks out (spark notes). The two men who are fighting is Romeo best friend Mercutio, and Juliet’s cousin Tybalt. Romeo tries to break up the fight, but in all of the commotion Tybalt kills Mercutio. Now angry and furious Romeo kills Tybalt. In order to restore peace to Verona the Prince banishes Romeo from the city. After the marriage and unaware of the secret wedding, Lord Capulet forces a marriage between Juliet and Paris. Juliet goes to the Friar for help. The Friar suggests that right before the wedding Juliet take a sleeping potion that would make it
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 Juliet, a member of the Capulet family at first site (gogalegroup). The couple first laid eyes on each other at the Capulet house, when Romeo and his cousin Benvolio attended the Capulet masquerade. Romeo was miserable after recently being denied love by Rosaline, so Benvolio and Romeo close friend Mercutio took Romeo to the Capulet feast to prove to Romeo other pretty women exist.
Juliet was set to observe Paris to see if she could fall in love with him. Juliet’s father Lord Capulet told Paris he would have to wait two years to marry Juliet. The wedding had to be kept as a secret (elements of literature). The lovers are from families long involved in a destructive and seemly intimidating feud (gogalegroup). Friar Lawrence performs the secret wedding in the hope that when the news is revealed the feuds between the Montague’s and the Capulet’s will end.
Before the marriage is revealed a fight breaks out (spark notes). The two men who are fighting is Romeo best friend Mercutio, and Juliet’s cousin Tybalt. Romeo tries to break up the fight, but in all of the commotion Tybalt kills Mercutio. Now angry and furious Romeo kills Tybalt. In order to restore peace to Verona the Prince banishes Romeo from the city. After the marriage and unaware of the secret wedding, Lord Capulet forces a marriage between Juliet and Paris. Juliet goes to the Friar for help. The Friar suggests that right before the wedding Juliet take a sleeping potion that would make it
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