• Shakespeare portrays Romeo and Juliet as "star-crossed lovers‚" doomed by fate to a tragic end. • Bad luck and unfortunate coincidences abound: (1) Of all the people the illiterate Capulet servant could have asked to read the invitation list in Act I‚ scene 2‚ he chooses Benvolio‚ Mercutio‚ and Romeo; (2) Of all the hotties at the Capulet party‚ Romeo spots Juliet first; (3) It just so happens that the County Paris decides he wants to marry Juliet the same day Romeo meets her; (4) Friar John
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Act three opens up to Benvolio and Mercutio strolling through the public square. They casually insult each other and mock the Capulets. All is well until they stumble upon Tybalt. Tybalt isn’t in a particularly good mood because he is looking for Romeo so he can get back at him for crashing the Capulet party. Tybalt fires a few insults at Mercutio‚ and not knowing better Mercurio fires back a few comebacks. As things get heated Benvolio warns them not to fight‚ but just then Romeo walks in. Romeo
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Act I: 1. In the opening scene‚ who starts the fight and why? A. Montague servants; Capulet servants thumb their nose at them B. Capulet servants; they thumb their noses at Montague servants C. Benvolio; he can’t stand the sight of the Capulets D. Montague servants; they thumb their noses at Capulet servants 2. Who tries to break up the fight? A. Romeo B. Paris C. Benvolio D. Tybalt 3. How does the fight end? A. Benvolio breaks up the fight B. The
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Act 2 1) In the play‚ Duncan is seen as representing order‚ and his murder produces chaos. However this was most likely a response to the then current political situation rather than an attempt to represent history as Macbeth was actually an admired and stable king. The then King for whom the play was performed (James I and VI) was believed to be a descendant of Banquo and consequently Banquo is represented as being on the side of good. The murder of Duncan is almost disused given the scene that
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Comedy and Tragedy as Foils Shakespeare is an author that is known to pair comedy and tragedy together as foils. Susan Snyder‚ a scholar author has stated‚ “The source tales of Romeo and Othello would‚ I think‚ suggest quite readily to Shakespeare the possibility of using comic convention as a springboard for tragedy” (Snyder 123). In most of Shakespeare’s works‚ he uses elements of comedy to lead into a tragic event that will soon happened. Shakespeare also enjoys using tragedy to contrast the
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How does Romeos understanding of true love develop in Act 1 Shakespeare’s play ’Romeo and Juliet” explores the Romeo’s understanding of love in Act 1. This is done through the juxtaposition of Romeo’s infatuated love towards Rosaline and the true love to Juliet. In Act 1 Scene 1 Shakespeare introduces us to Romeo’s passionate desire towards Rosaline through the use of binary opposition‚ soliloquy and vivid imagery. In contrast with Act 1 Scene 5 when Romeo is addressing Juliet‚ his language
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ROMEO AND JULIET CHARACTER SKETCH - JULIET CAPULET Juliet Capulet is one of the main characters in Romeo and Juliet‚ a famous play written by Shakespeare. Juliet is a beautiful‚ young 13 year old girl. Despite her age‚ she is pressured from the very beginning of the play to get married‚ preferably to a young nobleman named Paris who is a relative of the Prince of Verona. During the opening scenes of the play‚ Juliet seems to be an obedient and naïve child who always obeys her parents’ wishes. However
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ary------------------------------------------------- Romeo and Juliet characters Montagues * Romeo — sole heir to the Montague fortune * Lord Montague — Romeo’s father * Lady Montague — Romeo’s mother * Benvolio — Romeo’s cousin * Balthasar — Romeo’s faithful servant * Abraham — Montague servant Capulets * Juliet — sole heir to the Capulet fortune * Lord Capulet — Juliet’s father * Lady Capulet — Juliet’s mother * Tybalt — Juliet’s cousin * The Nurse —
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Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ a tragedy about two lovers whose love for one another leads to their double suicide. Act 3 Scene 3‚ Act 4 Scene 1‚ and Act 5 Scene 3 demonstrate this link between Romeo and Juliet’s passionate love and violence that leads to their deaths. A tense atmosphere is present when Romeo‚ hiding in Friar Laurence’s cell‚ hears news of his banishment in Act 3 Scene 3. The Friar is struggling to make Romeo see his banishment as a blessing‚ as he is not being executed. Romeo‚ unable
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The only thing that’s going through my mind right now is surviving and I know that forming alliances will lead me to victory. If I had to choose a partner it would be Tybalt and not Romeo. Tybalt is violent and at the same time he is courageous. While he was enjoying himself at the Capulet ball he noticed someone’s voice and the way they spoke‚ that they were a Montague and not a Capulet. He requested that someone should fetch his sword and called out “Now by the stock and honor of my kin‚ to
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