In this essay I will explore whether Act 3 Scene 1 is an important scene in Romeo and Juliet. This scene is important as bawdy comedy sinks into tragedy after Mercutio`s death. This is seen through the language which becomes darker after this scene. Certain characters change e.g. Romeo becomes violent after this scene. I will also discuss themes that arise and the fact that the play is an oxymoron.…
2. How do Romeo and Benvolio learn about the Capulet's ball? What do they decide to do?…
become a victim of the feud, and he was stabbed by Tybalt’s sword under Romeo’s arm.…
Context has been a major faction contributing to the way Romeo and Juliet was written. In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Baz Luhrmann produced a Romeo and Juliet with a modern context rather than an Elizabethan context. Context has influenced the language and representation of ideas throughout Romeo and Juliet, notably with the themes: Loyalty Vs. Disloyalty, Power and inequality. These themes have changed the way Romeo and Juliet was written and put them into a different context.…
The 1968 film of “Romeo and Juliet” is not completely different from the 1998 film but they do have many differences. Although both films kept to the original story of the play, the 1968 film was more of a traditional interpretation than the 1998 film.…
What do we learn about Juliet’s relationship with her father from Act 3 Scene 5?…
1) INTERPRET: What is the meaning of Mercutio's repeated curse, "A plague o' both your houses!" (Scene I Lines 87, 103)? What might this curse foreshadow? He is putting a sickness on both families.…
The Nurse takes the role of a messenger and acts as a communication bridge between Romeo and Juliet and the first example of that is in (Act 1 scene 5) when Juliet tells the Nurse to ask for Romeo's name and (Act 2 scene 4) the Nurse goes and talks to Romeo and he gives his intentions to marry Juliet and the Nurse heads back to give the information to Juliet. The Nurse also gives Juliet the news that Romeo killed Tybalt and Romeo was sent to live in exile by the Prince and Lady Capulet is vengeful and she demands Romeo's death for killing Tybalt. In Lady Capulets relationship with Juliet, she is cold and distant, expecting Juliet to obey her father and marry Paris, these were very stressful time for Juliet and went completely against what she wanted, but to shed some light, The Nurse arranges Romeo and Juliet's wedding night, which ended in their death.…
At this turning point in Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, the protagonist, Romeo, has been banished for killing Tybalt out of revenge for the death of his cousin, Mercutio. In having to face his banishment, Romeo flees to Friar Laurence’s cell to escape the Prince’s men and consult on what he shall do. During Friar Laurence’s monologue in act three, scene three, he explained to Romeo how being banished is a much better punishment than the original punishment, death; that his lack of control put him in this situation; and he should be lucky to be alive and have Juliet.…
Romeo travels to the cell of Friar Laurence, who has been out in the fields all morning gathering herbs.. Cheerful and excited, Romeo greets the Friar and tells him of his new love and plans for marriage. Friar Laurence, who has been Romeo's friend and confessor for some time, is confused and concerned about Romeo's sudden change of heart. He exclaims "Holy Saint Francis, what a change is here!/Is Rosaline, that thou didst love so dear/So soon forsaken?" (II.iii.65-8). But Romeo persuades the Friar that this time he has found true love and that he is ready to enter immediately into the serious bond of holy matrimony. Friar Laurence agrees to help Romeo, hoping that their union will finally end the feud between the houses of…
William Shakespeare uses many different techniques to show Juliet's fears. The scene starts with Juliet telling the nurse and lady Capulet to leave her alone. Her statement, "God knows when we shall meet again," foreshadows disaster, implying that she may die.…
In the Capulet orchard, Juliet waits impatiently for her nurse to return, she sent the nurse to meet with Romeo three hours earlier. When the Nurse finally returns, Juliet anxiously presses her for the news she has been waiting for. This scene is an important scene for the reason that we able to begin to appreciate the very tender, dear, loving relationship that Juliet has with her nurse, It is also an important scene because Juliet wants the nurse to approve of Romeo as she sees the nurse as a mother figure.…
G) In Scene 3, Juliet gives a long soliloquy. What doubts and fears does she…
Fate is known to have power to tear families apart and kill their loved ones. The power of fate crushes the dreams of two star cross’d lovers in Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet's fates are intertwined from the moment of their birth, families driven by hate pushing two young lovers together. In Romeo and Juliet, fate proves to be stronger than free will even if an individual chooses to make their own decision, as shown in the events of the Capulet party, Tybalt’s death, and Friar Lawrence’s mistake.…
I chose this quote because it is a rare moment for Lady Capulet to say this.…