Analysis of the Balcony Scene in Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Love is profound and unconditional. Love is devotional and
overwhelming but as for Romeo and Juliet , they are not supposed to
fall in love because they are sworn enemies. When Romeo and Juliet
fall in love they are aware of the risks they are taking but the
feeling of love is powerful and Romeo is a romantic dreamer, they are
not afraid to fall deeply in love. The situation they find themselves
in and the strength of their love gives this scene the immense
romantic appeal and fame .
The scene is full of commotion, dramatic tension and activity. Events
accelerate towards tragedy. The lovers act like they are emotionally
married. This is revealed with there desire to touch each other and
there persistence of not being in separation. This situation that they
were in was realistic but at the equivalent occasion it is also
unrealistic because they barely know each other. The two types of love
which they are experiencing is lustful love which is love for the
purpose of physical desire. They show that love isn’t just imagery
but it’s a commitment . In addition they are also undergoing pure
love. Pure love changes people it makes Romeo more passionate and
Juliet becomes more independent. There love will last through
hardship. They show that love is not just a feeling, it is something a
person is willing to do something for. They had determination and then
they gave them selves deterrent which was their love ,it illustrates
the intensity of Romeo and Juliet’s love.
The love of Romeo describes Juliet in terms of nature to express his
admiration for her beau...
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...igure in the rest of the scene. Juliet is so overwhelmed by Romeo's
presence that she cannot remember why she called him back. Romeo is
sexually attracted to Juliet because on numerous occasions makes a lot
of sexual utterances. ‘sleep dwell upon thine eyes, peace in thy
breast. Would I were sleep and peace, so sweet to rest’. The way they
consistently refer to sex to justify there attraction to each other.
Shakespeare portrays love in such a common situation but making it
seem unrealistic. He uses such beautiful imagery and poetic language.
It shows the deep affection Romeo and Juliet have for each other.
Shakespeare makes the love of both Romeo and Juliet seem unnatural
that Romeo thinks he is dreaming, ‘being in night, all this is but a
dream’. Love is not self seeking or obsessive. Love is shown through
action.
The astounding perils of young love has been eloquently captured in the story of Romeo and Juliet. Franco Zefferelli and Baz Luhrmann are the creators of the two most renowned film adaptations of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Zefferelli, the more traditional director, created his Oscar winning version in 1968. Baz Luhrmann put an abstract, modern twist on Shakespeare's classic and created the 1996 version that raised millions of dollars in box office sales. Being that these two films are so different, I have chosen to compare them to one another, using the famed balcony scene as my focus.
What makes scene 4.4 in Romeo and Juliet unique is the way in which the dynamic between the public and the characters is handled. The people in the audience are put in a situation where they know more than the characters on the stage. Apart from the spectators the only other person who knows that Juliet is not actually dead, but just appears to be, is Friar Laurence. Shakespeare is well aware of the possibilities that this situation presents him with and uses them to enhance the scene and give it a second layer of meaning. He contrasts the joy of his characters in the beginning of the scene with their sadness at the end with his use of caesuras and repeated words in different types of situations.
In Act I of Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare demonstrates different forms of love that characters face. From the beginning, Romeo struggles to find true love and what love really is. As for Juliet, she also struggles on what love is, but also finding her own voice. And when finally finding true love they discover that they have fallen in love their own enemy. They both realize that the idea of love can be amazing, but also a painful experience. Shakespeare demonstrates love versus evil and the forms love takes that is acknowledged as an universal issue that connects different types of audiences. Audiences are captured by relating on love and the emotions that are displayed. From Romeo and Rosaline’s unrequited love, Paris and Juliet’s false love, and Romeo and Juliet’s ill-fated love, create the forms of love that establishes love as a leading theme in Act I.
William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is perhaps one of the most well-recognized love stories of all time. However, it is more than just a classic love story, it is a tale of desperation and obsession. While developing these themes, Shakespeare contrasts Romeo and Juliet’s obsession with the concept of real love; he also demonstrates the danger of obsession-Romeo and Juliet do not heed Friar Laurence’s ominously omniscient warning “[t]hese violent delights have violent ends/ and in their triumph die, like fire and powder,/ which, as they kiss, consume”(II vi 9-11), and obsession with honor is likewise dangerous. He probes the theme of despair; the suicidal impulses that become reality for Romeo and Juliet are grounded in the dynamic and
Interpretation of the Balcony Scene by Baz Luhrmann and Franco Zeffirelli of William Shakespreare's Romeo and Juliet
“Romeo and Juliet”, a play composed by William Shakespeare, is about a boy and a girl who are fall in love with each other at first sight, but soon find out that they have fallen in love with the child of their parents enemy. Seeing fate is not on their side due to the ongoing feud between their parents, they are willing to do anything to be together, which unfortunately leads to both of their demise. Many people question if the love between Romeo and Juliet was true. The love between the two was not true because they fell in love with each other’s appearances, they didn’t know each other long enough to actually figure out each other, and they were hardly thinking straight during the relationship.
Balcony Scnece in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet Act 2 Sc2, also known as the 'balcony scene', is arguably the most well known piece of literature in the world, and certainly by an English author. Even now, four hundred years after it was written, modern day romantics are still referred to as 'Romeo'. The scene starts with Romeo abandoning his friends as they leave the exclusive Capulet's party. He heads for Juliet's window, and soon finds it. Even from this early stage, it is patently obvious that Romeo has true feelings for Juliet. '
‘Romeo and Juliet’ is a tragic play about two star crossed lovers written by Shakespeare in 1595. The play is a timeless teenage tradgedy. “The play champions the 16th Century belief that true love always strikes at first sight,” (Lamb 1993: Introduction) and even in modern times an audience still want to believe in such a thing as love at first sight. Act II Scene II the balcony scene displays that romantic notion perfectly.
that we get to the see the huge gap in the relationship of Juliet and
maybe even killed just to look at her, he was not sure he was going to
Despite what many people think, Romeo and Juliet is not a love story; rather a story of desperation and obsession. People have been reading Shakespeare for hundreds of years and several people have mistaken it for a love story, due to the fact that Romeo loves Juliet so much he is willing to kill himself when he finds her supposedly dead; she does the same when she wakes up to find him dead. But in fact, Romeo is more taken aback by her beauty than he is in love with her. Juliet is intrigued by the fact someone could love her because her parents are very unsupportive of her. When the two find each other, they immediately become obsessed, mistaking this for love at first sight.
Playwright, William Shakespeare, conveys the different forms of love between characters in his drama, Romeo and Juliet. In the small town of Verona the different types of love are highlighted, through character actions and speech. Unrequited love is seen in Romeo and Juliet through Romeo 's 'love ' for Rosaline in Act one, while the forbidden love at first sight, also known as romantic love is seen between Romeo and Juliet. Furthermore, the motherly love/ familial love, Juliet and the Nurse share is also explored.
Romeo and Juliet is a play by Shakespeare that contains all the elements of a love story as well as a tragedy. They are a pair of ‘star-crossed lovers’ who go through a long ride with many ups and downs before they can finally be together, but not in the way that you would imagine. In the play Juliet is a maturing teenager that hasn’t yet gotten much of a say in what happens to her. Throughout the play she is ignored by her parents and restrained from living her life the way she wants to. In this essay I am going to focus on Act 3 Scene 5, in which we see Juliet in a different light. I will write about how Shakespeare conveys Juliet’s increasing sense of isolation in this scene, with the main points being the language he makes her use, stage directions and how the people around her – such as the Nurse, Lady Capulet and Capulet – treat her.
Romeo and Juliet choose their own actions through their judgments, which were caused by their belief of everlasting love. Due to their unsound and absurd attitudes, both characters are dazed by love in a puerile manner. The relationship they created was actually built on lust and desperation. Firstly, Romeo is the first character whom shows immature love in the story as a whole. Once Capulet’s party is over, Romeo’s attitude leads him to jump over the wall to Juliet’s house and exclaim to her,” And what love can do, that dares love attempt./Therefore thy kinsmen are no stop to me”(2.2.68-9). The effect of love caused Romeo to not pay attention to the consequences of jumping over the wall and talking to the daughter of his enemy. The flaw is that he is beginning to think that his love is as hard as nails. It is illogical for Romeo to think this...
In the play “Romeo and Juliet”, Shakespeare shows that love has power to control one’s actions, feelings, and the relationship itself through the bond between a destined couple. The passion between the pair grew strong enough to have the capability to do these mighty things. The predestined newlyweds are brought down a rocky road of obstacles learning love’s strength and the meaning of love.