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The Phenomenon of Love in Romeo and Juliet and The Tempest
We know from the very opening scene of Romeo and Juliet, Romeo and Juliet's love will end in
tragedy. We may wonder why Miranda and Ferdinand in The Tempest do not end up with the
same fate as Romeo and Juliet. Both couples are from opposing political families. Both couples
are enraptured with their lovers. Why then does Romeo and Juliet end with their death's and the
Tempest end with Miranda and Ferdinand's marriage plan? In this paper I will argue that
according to Shakespeare reason needs to guide the souls of lovers to avoid tragedy and find
bliss. I will do this by examining and comparing William Shakespeare's plays; Romeo and Juliet
and The Tempest. The main sections of my argument will be; the phenomenon of love
according to Shakespeare, love ending in tragedy, love ending in bliss and the conclusion.
The Phenomenon of Love
The phenomenon of love is such that when two souls first fall into love, their passions and
desires can be engaged without reason. Their thoughts are consumed by their desires for the
object of their love. Those desires are only concerned with being satisfied, and not if that
satisfaction is good for either person. We can see this phenomenon in both plays. Romeo and
Juliet have only a desire to be together after meeting at the Capulet's supper, even though their
families are at war with each other. They do not pause and ask if their relationship is good for
themselves, or those emotionally connected to them. In The Tempest, when Ferdinand and
Miranda first meet, Ferdinand wants to make Miranda his queen and Miranda feels that "there's
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Alfred Hitchcock manipulates the camera to draw the attention of the audience, in the 1960’s thriller, Psycho. The credits abruptly appear on the screen, as though the lines are stabbing at something. The words are white text against a plain black background. This symbolises the dark being the dominant colour, but still creates a visual binary opposition. The word ‘Psycho’ is contorted and indecipherable, having been displayed over more than one of the horizontal lines foreshadowing the confusion later on in the film. They accentuate that something extreme will happen and sub-consciously raise the viewer’s awareness of events that could proceed to happen.
Throughout the play, Prospero is a figure who talks at rather than to the other characters, including his daughter Miranda, Prince Ferdinand, and Ariel, his airy servant. At the end of Act IV Prospero is caught up in the ecstasy of punishing and determining the fate of his foes. The beginning of Act V, however, marks a change in the character of Prospero, which averts a possible tragedy. Prospero is unsettled even though his plans are reaching fruition. In his talk with Ariel for the first time we see an actual conversation take place. In addition, in the line "...And mine shall." (Shakespeare V.i.20) we see a change of heart on the part of Prospero, and in the following monologue the audience is privy to introspection and contemplation even beyond that of the end of the masque in Act IV "We are such stuff as dreams are made on..."(Shakespeare).
Romeo and Juliet Although Romeo and Juliet become inextricably smitten with one another, they both enter into the relationship from different perspectives. Their love is strong, but each has their reasons for the intensity of their love. Romeo has just come out of another ?crush?. He has liked Rosaline for quite awhile, but things do not work out because the feelings are not mutual. Romeo sees that Juliet is a beautiful lady that he falls in love with right away, while he attends the Capulet Party. Juliet also instantly falls in love with Romeo, but it could be more of an escape for her.
Despite the fact that Miranda is an assistant to her father in order to accomplish the restoration of Milan, she resists and subordinates her imperativeness in opposition to the patriarchal supremacy. According to Prospero, he purposely hands over his daughter Miranda to Ferdinand as a gift, which is typical behavior of patriarchal supremacy. However Miranda does not allow herself to have Ferdinand that is certainly against her father intended to choose him as a husband. Even though she is both a reason and a purpose of Prospero's colonial plan, but that is not a problem for her in order to keep her position over male ruling society. Miranda is definitely representative feminine characters in The Tempest, says the following:
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...en and saw potentiality in him to become the greatest composer of his time. His last period of productivity was spent writing oratorios. The most famous being ‘The Creation’ and ‘The Seasons’ performed first from 1798 to 1801. Franz Joseph Haydn died at the age of 77 on the month of May in1809 after a history of declining health. His legacy includes being regarded as the father of the string quartet, or at least promoting it to prominence after the outdated baroque-era trio sonata; consisting of two violins, a viola, and cello. The ensemble was created accidentally after he was invited by a Baron to his place near Vienna to enjoy casual music, at which time only the Baron’s pastor, manager, Haydn, and another amateur player were in attendance (playing the parts of two violins, a viola, cello). Haydn is regarded today to be one of the best classical-period musicians.
Thus, this marriage represents the chaos people face everyday. Miranda says to Ferdinand, "by my modesty, the jewel in my qower I would not wish any companion in the world but you," this shows how Miranda truly feels about Ferdinand without really knowing him. Many times people marry each other without knowing one another. The couple may not know how their spouse is, what they like, what they do not, and about one another's family. This situation can lead to a chaotic event.
His life, music, and his musical styles and techniques are all contributors to his legendary life story. He was the eldest of three children of Johann and Maria Magdalena van Beethoven. His father, a musician who liked to drink, taught him to play piano and violin. At the age of twelve Beethoven was a promising keyboard player and a talented pupil in composition of the court organist Christian Gottlob Neefe. In 1787, only being 17 at the time, he traveled to Vienna, Austria, apparently to seek out Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart as his teacher. Although he enjoyed his time in Vienna, he was eventually forced to return to Bonn (his hometown) to care for his dying mother, who died several months later. His father then died in 1792.
Schubert, born in Himmelpfortgrund, Vienna (located in Austria), was the fourth surviving son of a parish schoolmaster, named Franz Theodor Schubert, and homemaker Elisabeth Schubert (The Biography). Throughout Schubert’s early childhood, he was noted as having a remarkable musical talent. He began receiving instruction from his father and older brother (Ignaz Schubert), who taught him to play both the violin and piano; this helped in developing his passion for music (Columbia).
This story of “Romeo and juliet” have a mixed ending of both happy and sad.
Haydn was soon invited to enter the service of Prince Pál Antal Esterházy; there were the most famous and wealthiest families of the Austrian empire and are distinguished for records of supporting music, and because Prince Esterházy’s music director is aging and ailing, he appointed the rather unknown Haydn in 1761 to be the assistant conductor. Haydn oversaw and coached and conducted the singers in about daily recitals, and act as the chief of the musical
Haydn was the second born of his family and his musical abilities were noticed before the age of six. His cousin who was a principle and choirmaster offered to take him and train to sing in the choir. After, his family agreed to allow to go he began his training. After a couple of years, around the time he was eight years old when the musical director at the St.Stephen's church in Vienna noticed the young Haydn on a trip through the town that his cousin taught in. He offered to take Haydn in and have him as a chorister in the most important church in Austria and after his parents accepted he moved to Vienna in 1740. He spent nine years in the school acquiring vast knowledge of music and performance but sadly didn’t learn much in the sense of theory. He had to work harder than most to ill his obligatory position as a chorister but once puberty occured and his voice changed he was expelled from the school at the age of 17 but there is a theory is that he was actually kicked
Joseph Haydn is regarded as one of the greatest composers of the classical period. He is often called the father of both the symphony and the string quartet, and he founded what is known as the Viennese classical school, which consisted of himself, his friend, Wolfgang Mozart, and his pupil, Ludwig van Beethoven. During his lifetime, he produced a mind-boggling amount of music. He lived from the end of the baroque period to the beginning of the romantic period, and presided over the transition between them.
Great classical composers like Franz Joseph Haydn was an epitome to the classical era. The “Father of Symphony” began building his legacy from early endeavors to working for a wealthy family who later sets out on his own continuing to strive.
Love flourishes throughout cultures. Music, literature, and religion allocate the most important aspects of love. Many people have become dependent upon this single emotion. It determines with whom a person will forge the long-term commitment. Love exists in many forms: the love mothers share for their children, intense jealousy and obsession amongst individuals, the strong desire to procreate between two people, a god’s love for worshippers, and the connection between young lovers. The way individuals express their love can be classified by: storge, mania, eros, agape, and ludus.