misfortune‚ the common question that follows is‚ “How did this happen? Who is at fault?” The same thought process is true of William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. The play takes place in Verona where Romeo‚ a Montague‚ and Juliet‚ a Capulet‚ have a love forbidden by their families’ rivalry. Juliet‚ and the spiritual leader of Verona called Friar Lawrence‚ make a plan to fake Juliet’s death. This would allow her to escape the feud and be with Romeo‚ who is banished from Verona for a fight
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Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.” For example‚” I am hurt. A plague o ’ both your houses! I am sped. Is he gone and hath nothing?” (Shakespeare III.i. 49-55). These were Mercutios last words before dying after the fight between him and Tybalt. Tybalt was still upset over the fact that Mercutio and Benvolio crashed the Capulet’s party‚ so when he saw them walking in the streets of Verona he was tempted to seek revenge on them. Tybalt proceeds to kill Mercutio and flees the scene. “Romeo‚ away‚ be gone
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Romeo and Juliet are young and have little to no experience‚ they are naïve and just looking to rebel against their parents like normal teenagers. Romeo and Juliet loved the idea of true love. They met and got married a day later‚ against their parents will‚ and they died for each other in the end. Although they died for each other‚ Romeo and Juliet are immature‚ naïve‚ impulsive and don’t understand the true meaning of love. Romeo and Juliet may seem in love‚ but they are in fact in lust. The
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What’s the Difference? Romeo and Juliet‚ the play by William Shakespeare‚ is a story about prohibited young love between the two characters‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ members of enemy houses‚ and it ends with the tragic death of both the lovers. The two movies that capture the tragic love story of Romeo and Juliet are the Zefferelli verion which was mad in 1968 and the 1996 Lurhmann version. Both movies do fine in generating a visual of Romeo and Juliet in their own unique way. As Michael Anderegg states
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Its got a little bit to do with destiny‚ fate‚ and what’s written in the stars.” This quote relates strongly to Romeo and Juliet because due to the bad fates of their family‚ they ended up dying for each other. Juliet and Romeo fell in love by accident‚ something completely out of their control. This makes Shakespeare’s play much more tragic because they weren’t given a choice on how they were to end up‚ the way Shakespeare made it was either die together or live painfully without one another and
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William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” contains many different representations of love‚ some of which are based entirely on looks‚ and others seem to be more in depth. Love based entirely on looks is called lust. In “Romeo and Juliet”‚ impulsiveness is a tragic flaw present in the characters Romeo‚ Juliet‚ Lord Capulet‚ and Friar Laurence. Romeo’s impulsiveness is found in his reaction after the Prince banished him. Juliet shows impulsiveness with her willingness to partake in Friar’s plan‚ and
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greatly responsible‚ Romeo did not deserve to be banished‚ and the Nurse is never chastised for the problems she caused either. Friar Lawrence does not take any responsibility for the tragic deaths of Romeo and Juliet’s that he brought about. It was his unwell thought out plan that caused it. If he had thought of the consequences of marrying them before hand‚ maybe he wouldn’t have rushed into it. Also‚ he should have anticipated what could go wrong in his plan for getting Juliet out of marrying Paris
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Romeo and Juliet Essay “These violent delights have violent ends/ And in their triump die‚ like fire and powder/ Which‚ as they kiss‚ consume‚” In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet‚ two star-crossed lovers‚ who find each other at a ball‚ fall in infatuation with each other. Love overtakes their mind as well as their hearts in this tragedy and die in each other arms. Friar Laurence’s advisory‚ Romeo’s impulsiveness and Mercutio’s wittiness are responsible for the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet’s death
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Romeo and Juliet are two star-crossed lovers‚ and the feud between their house ultimately leads to their death and others. They fall in love‚ but their love lies in Fate’s hands‚ and it is doomed‚ but who or what is to blame for this fatal relationship? Their death can be attributed to 3 main things: the feud between the Montague and Capulet households‚ Friar Lawrence’s plan‚ and Juliet’s parents forcing her into marriage. The feud between the houses is what made the entire story what it was. Tybalt
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