Analysis of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

Analysis of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

1. The prologue at the start tells us about where, when and why this

story happened. It starts off in the village of Verona where two

families both as wealthy as each other have a old family quarrel and

begin the fighting of these two house holds. It also tells us about

how the fighting ends by the son and daughter falling madly in love,

through an unfortunate turn of events they take their lives.

2. The Montagues and Capulets are always fighting because they can

never really get along with each other when an old feud that no one

can really remember who started it, caused this hatred that lead to

blood shed. Tybalt (prince of cats) some times causes it, which starts

the fight between each family. First Benvolio and other Montagues come

across the Capulet men and he tries to keep the peace between them,

however Tybalt (Capulet) hates all Montagues and so he starts the

fight anyway.

3. The prince threatens that if the fighting continues between the

Capulets and the Montagues then he will order both of the fathers’

execution.

4. When we first meet Romeo he was brooding over Rosaline and saying

that he has lost a greatest love of his life. His mood is sad,

unhappy, lonely and frustrated. We don’t know weather he was dumped or

weather he’d just met her. All we know is that he is obsessed with

her.

5. Romeo’s friends tease him because they think he’s really too

obsessed over Rosaline and they think that he should just forget about

her and just get on with his life like any other normal person.

6. Paris is the mayor’s son and so has allot of money as well as power

when he becomes mayor. And the reason that Capulet is throwing a party

is because Paris has been engaged to Juliet by arrangement and he

wants to celebrate their marriage with everyone.

7. Romeo is thinking of Rosaline before the party and if she’ll be