In both ‘Shatter Me’ by Tahereh Mafi and ‘Romeo and Juliet’ by William Shakespeare, the authors display individual agency and the struggle for autonomy amidst societal constraints, which is displayed through the experiences of their protagonists. In Shatter Me, Tahereh Mafi employs literary devices to illuminate Juliet's internal struggles and the external pressures she faces in her quest for autonomy. On page 1, Mafi utilizes repetition to underscore Juliette’s internal conflicts and the societal stigma surrounding her lethal touch. Juliettes repeated self-condemnation “I am a monster, I am a monster.” It serves as a poignant reminder of the oppressive forces that shape her identity, highlighting her lack of agency in a dystopian society ruled …show more content…
Mafi illustrates Juliette’s desire to break free from the confines of her isolation and reclaim her autonomy. This highlights Juliette’s innermost desires and vulnerability, and her ability to forge meaningful connections despite the barriers. Similarly in Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare utilized literary devices to explore the consequences of choices and the lore of faith in shaping desires. Through foreshadowing in the prologue Shakespeare sets the tone for the tragic outcome of Romeo and Juliet's love affair, highlighting the inevitability of their fate despite their agency in choosing to love each other. The use of dramatic irony further emphasizes the characters’ lack of control over their destinies as seen in Romeo's exclamation of being a “fortunes fool” (94). This serves as a reminder of the consequences of their actions and the role of fate in shaping their tragic
Chloe Fleming investigates Baz Luhrmann’s capability in embodying Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet in his own modern film adaptation and praises the hell out of it.
“Don’t waste your love on someone who doesn’t value it.” In the play Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare exposes the life of two young lovers in the Renaissance period fighting for something they cannot live without; each other. Although fate takes its toll, the everlasting feud between two families, conditional love by parents, and the irresponsibility’s of father and mother like figure are the main causes in the death of Romeo and Juliet. The idea of love is something that is valued in this play from many different aspects of characters, lines, and scenes. Shakespeare leaves the minds of readers soaring over not why it happened, but who was at fault.
Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, is a tragic love story about two young lovers who are forced to be estranged as a result of their feuding families. The play is about their struggle to contravene fate and create a future together. As such, it was only a matter of time before Hollywood would try and emulate Shakespeare’s masterpiece. This had been done before in many films. Prominent among them were, Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 “Romeo and Juliet” and Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 “William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet.” Both films stay true to the themes of Shakespeare’s original play. However, the modernised Luhrmann film not only maintains the essence of Shakespeare’s writings, Luhrmann makes it relevant to a teenage audience. This is done through the renewal of props and costumes, the reconstruction of the prologue and the upgrading of the setting, whilst preserving the original Shakespearean language. Out of the two, it is Luhrmann who targets Romeo & Juliet to a younger audience to a much larger extent than Zeffirelli.
middle of paper ... ... Through the ingenious use of personification in Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare competently conveys the messages of love as lust, clouded judgment and death. In this dramatic tragedy, all of the character’s problems are a result of basing decisions off of their emotions rather than logic. Because of this, two lustful teenagers end up taking their lives over extreme affections and fear of their parents’ disapproval.
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Reckless actions lead to untimely deaths. In Shakespeare’s tragedy “Romeo and Juliet”, both protagonists fight for their hopeless love. Bloodshed and chaos appear inevitable in fair Verona; Romeo and Juliet come from enemy households, the Montegues and the Capulets, who have sworn to defeat one another. The young and handsome Romeo weeps over his unrequited love for Rosaline, until he lays his eyes on Juliet. Strong and independent, Juliet seeks to escape her family’s will to marry her off to Paris, a kinsman of the Prince. Fate ties these adolescents’ lives together binding them to witness the ill-fortunes of Romeo and Juliet’s love. Romeo and Juliet prove themselves woefully impulsive through their words and actions, which ultimately lead them along a series of unfortunate mishaps.
Tragedy has plagued the world ever since Pandora needed to quench her curiosity; nowhere is this most evident but in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Romeo’s role as harbinger of the tragic events that occur in Verona is made painfully clear through his nature, hubris and tendency to blame fate for his actions. At heart, Romeo’s impetuousness is unquestionably responsible for his and Juliet’s death. It is this fatal flaw in his nature that signals him as a tragic hero, rather than the pawn of fate he proclaims himself to be.
The rose is a truly beautiful flower, with a scent just as fine. Its petals come in a variety of magnificent colors: yellow, pink, white, and red. It’s become the universal symbol for love, the flower’s petals littered everywhere during Valentine’s. The rose is almost perfect, but it bears one flaw; it’s thorns. As the rose is the symbol of love, Romeo and Juliet has become the archetype for love stories today. Besides representing love, they are both alike in having thorns. The tragic story of forbidden love is its own thorn. The events leading up to the deaths of the two teens were just as terrible. Such as the deaths of a few key characters, Mercutio and Tybalt, whose deaths mark the start of the dreadful half of the play. The separation between the two lovers, Rome and Juliet, that occurs after Mercutio and Tybalt are slain, is also one of the many other depressing occurrences. One of the last scenes, the suicides of Romeo and Juliet, is the last and the most heart-wrenching scene for the audience. These three scenes, of the deaths, separation, and suicides of the characters, are only few of the numerous examples that show that, William Shakespeare’s, Romeo and Juliet, is indeed, a tragedy.
Romeo and Juliet, a story of a tragic romance between two young lovers. And within the story you find that it is different from the book to the movie. While reading the book you notice some differences between it and the movie. While watching the movie you see one difference and it is that instead of swords like the book they have guns and they called them swords. They did this as a result of the movie is in a more modern time than the book. Another difference is when Mercutio is making Romeo go to the party. In the book he talks him into going to the party. In the movie Mercutio made him take a tablet or pill of some kind to make him go. Still the same as the other difference, still in a more modern era.
Countless people all around the world are familiar with the idea of the famously tragic tale of two star-crossed lovers in William Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet. Their heart wrenching love story has been an inspiration for many literature pieces throughout various genres and later cinematic works of art. The young couple was not only memorable for their passionate, devoted love, but also the tragic events that ultimately lead to their death. One aspect of the play that has a strong impact on the audience is Shakespeare’s use of charismatic and compelling language seen throughout the play. The unique personality traits used to describe Romeo and Juliet allows many to relate to the young lovers. Shakespeare’s use of descriptive language, allows the audience to understand the societal expectations, beliefs, and values set out for the men and women of Verona, Italy. Romeo’s character, however, can be been seen defying these expectations and also
In one of William Shakespeare’s most beloved plays, Romeo and Juliet, his female protagonist finds that her intense love for Romeo and Romeo’s own actions have begun to alienate her from those she cares for. The playwright originally introduced the thirteen year old Juliet to us as a still obedient child, and after meeting and falling for Romeo, her previously safe and secure life begins to unravel around her. This increase in isolation culminates in the events leading to the play’s tragic climax. Her actions within these decisive scenes serve to increase our admiration for Juliet – for despite her arguably rash decisions and perhaps self-inflicted isolation her incredible bravery shines through. This courage displays a new maturity in Juliet, one which we find ourselves greatly respecting.
William Shakespeare has provided some of the most brilliant plays to ever be performed on the stage. He is also the author of numerous sonnets and poems, but he is best known for his plays such as Hamlet, Macbeth, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and Romeo and Juliet. In this essay I would like to discuss the play and movie, "Romeo and Juliet", and also the movie, Shakespeare in Love.
One of the greatest questions addressed in both Romeo and Juliet and Shakespeare in Love is the question "does love conquer all?" Should one follow his heart or should one conform to society's view as to what is proper? In the movie, love does in fact conquer all, but, in the play, it does not. In the play Romeo and Juliet decide to follow their hearts and they do not conform to society's wishes. Romeo and Juliet end up dead and the feud between the Montagues and Capulets is over. In the case of Shakespeare in Love, Will loses Viola but his love for her lives on as seen in his later writings. So, one could argue that in some instances love does indeed conquer all and, in other cases, it does not. Following the path of true love can be a tragic one as seen in Romeo and Juliet. As for Shakespeare in Love, both characters meet society's wishes and therefore return to their normal lives never being quite the same.
As what Eliot Janet says, “History, we know, is apt to repeat itself”. The Clash of Civilization and Remaking of World Order is a book wherein author, Samuel Huntington thoroughly analyses and affirms the reanimation of politics, culture, economics and history on the aftermath of the Cold War. Huntington clearly states that the source of conflict and divisions among people are their different views on political, economic or ideologies, such as the struggle between communism and democracy. His main argument in this book was that the difference between states is no longer political, ideological or economic but cultural. His book consists of five parts: Part one; he demonstrates how global politics became multipolar and multi – civilizational.
Romeo and Juliet is regarded as one of William Shakespeare’s most tragic love stories, which has its influence on many aspects of the entertainment industry. In the context of this play, there are uncertainties surrounding whether the fatalities occur as a result of free will or under the uncontrollable force of fate. Through Romeo and Juliet’s premeditated encounter, Shakespeare indicates that fate is primarily responsible for love at first sight. Simultaneously, Romeo and Juliet are also portrayed as victims of their own destiny which induces their misfortunes and deaths. Apart from being one of the major themes, fate is also a main contributor to the outcome of the play.