Themes in Romeo and Juliet Expressed by Figurative Language Healthy relationships are not built upon physical attraction; instead, emotional connection is more important, an idea echoed by Shakespeare more than 400 years ago. Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare in the late 16th century. Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet come from different households, with the two houses both holding a grudge towards the other; although the children of the houses develop feelings for one another and try their hardest to be able to live out in each other's company. Unfortunately for them, their familial conflict ultimately leads to not only their two deaths, but the deaths of four others, making for six in total. Nonetheless, through …show more content…
For example, upon hearing news of her cousin's death and Romeo’s banishment, Juliet enters a fit of sadness. Juliet says, “‘Come, cords; come, nurse. I’ll go to my wedding bed; /And death, not Romeo, take my maidenhead!’” (Shakespeare 3.3.136-137). This personification of death coming to take Juliet’s maidenhead indicates that Juliet was wishful that Romeo would be the one to take her virginity, but instead with his exile looming she realizes that Romeo would no longer be able to interact with her, sending her into a spiral of sadness. While this is a normal response to having one’s husband being exiled, Juliet in this moment is longing for the loss of Romeo physically, which despite being married, is all she really knew about him, meaning that their relationship was more vulnerable to this scenario for Juliet has placed a lot of emphasis on Romeo physically. Furthermore, the audience learns that Romeo is uncaring since if he really loved Juliet for what she is, he wouldn’t partake in risky behaviors that might mean that he loses her. Therefore, Shakespeare implies that physical attraction can’t be the sole definer of attraction in a …show more content…
Separation of the two lovers made Lord Capulet make a marriage between Juliet and Paris occur sooner, and the hope of being reunited with Romeo causes Juliet to seek out a way to retreat from her own family to be with the one she loves. Juliet is portrayed to be brave in this scene, which reaffirms the idea that Juliet is willing to do anything to be reunited with her husband, but she’ll be scarring her family who will be forcefully separated from her. Ultimately, forced separation can end with grim outcomes, be it isolation from those that an individual once knew, or death, forced separation hasn’t been shown to end well for any party. So as proven, Shakespeare uses similes to demonstrate the idea that forced separation of individuals can lead to unfavorable outcomes. In conclusion, Shakespeare uses personification, metaphors, and similes to convey that relationships require more than physical attraction to have a genuine connection, conflicts overall do more harm to society than good, and forced separation of individuals from ones they love can lead to grim
Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, is a story of two young lovers. These two hearts, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet belong to feuding families. The family feud causes them to keep their love a secret and therefore only Romeo, Juliet, Benvolio, the Nurse and Friar Lawrence know of their love. Romeo and Juliet are able to look past the feud and let themselves fall in mad love with the other. They let themselves do almost anything for the other and at times it seems like too much to do, even for the one they love. Although fate and character traits play a key role in the play, ultimately Rome and Juliet’s personal choices lead to their downfall.Fate originates all of the conflicts in Romeo and Juliet, from when they met until they die.
“Nothing is perfect. Life is messy. Relationships are complex...People are irrational” said physiologist, Hugh Mackay. As a matter of fact nothing was perfect for Romeo and Juliet. Their lives were messy. Their relationship was complex. And they certainly did act irrationally. Romeo and Juliet quickly fell in love at the beginning of the plot in the play, named after them, created by Shakespeare. To be able to escape from her home and be with her love, Juliet drank a potion that made her seem dead. Romeo, not knowing about the plan, took his life at the sight of her “dead” body. When Juliet woke up and saw Romeo dead, she ended up killing herself as well due to his death. Shakespeare portrays the message that being in love can cloud people’s
The famous poet Oscar Wilde once said that “The heart was made to be broken.”. Romeo and Juliet is a tale of two star-crossed lovers who in their love for each other were willing to sacrifice their lives. In Act 1, Scene 5 of “Romeo and Juliet”, William Shakespeare portrays Romeo as temperamental using hyperbole. Romeo says “ Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight!
Romeo and Juliet is a famous tragedy written by Shakespeare. The plot is based on an Italian tale but Shakespeare makes it more dramatic by developing specific characters, such as the Nurse and Mercutio. The plot is set in Verona in the sixteenth century. The Montagues and the Capulets are two distinguished families in Verona; however, they see each other as enemies. They are fighting all the time. Romeo and Juliet, who respectively are Montague and Capulet, fall in love at their first sight. In the end, two star-crossed lovers are dead. The Montagues and the Capulets reconciled by their children’s death and end the feud which has lasted generations.
Romeo & Juliet is a play written by Shakespeare in 1594-1596. Romeo & Juliet is a tragic play about two families (Montague and Capulet) whose family feud ruined the love live of their star-cross’d children. He was inspired to write his own play because author Arthur Brooke wrote a tragic play about “two star-cross’d lovers” called Romeus and Juliet and he was as well inspired by Palace of Pleasure by William Painter in 1582, but Shakespeare’s tragedies were more tragic than Arthur Brooke’s because in Romeus and Juliet they were together for 3 months but in Romeo and Juliet they were together for 1 night.
“‘Romeo is banished.’ There is no end, no limit, measure, bound, in that word's death. No words can that woe sound.”– or so Juliet grieves over Romeo’s banishment, hurt with the reality that nothing will never dull its pain (3.2, 135-137). In William Shakespeare’s tragic play Romeo and Juliet, a young, tentative girl named Juliet meets the charming Romeo who, even after knowing for just a day, causes her to disregard rationale and reason in order to pursue the new feeling of desire she had yet to experience. Her heart takes her to express her love in a soliloquy on a balcony, and to craft poetic speeches about this lover whose outward presentation later proves to be a facade masking a darker side she never knew existed. Juliet first viewed
The play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is about a forbidden love between two hateful households which tragically ends in death. It begins with Romeo’s broken heart from a dainty lady and a lively masquerade where two lone souls come together. However, their love for one another was doomed at birth for both households had a constant hatred for one another. Infatuation, rage, and sadness contribute to an unhealthy relationship between Romeo and Juliet.
In William Shakespeare’s tragic play, Romeo and Juliet, his skillful use of figurative language takes the reader on a roller coaster of emotions over a short period of time. Shakespeare’s rich character development illustrates how one’s affections can be dramatically altered in a matter of hours. Throughout the play, he uses the literary method of personification to show this change. When this method is used, it forces the reader to look at a character’s lines through different eyes, pushing them to see the deeper meaning. Personification is the literary device Shakespeare uses to express his own thoughts and views on the themes love as lust, clouded judgment, and death.
One of the most renowned contributions to literature is The Most Excellent and Lamentable Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, written by the prestigious English poet, William Shakespeare. This tragedy of the sixteenth century concludes with the fate of the two star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet, along with those attempting to see them apart. As the prologue states, the Capulets and Montagues are from separate rivaling households, both alike in dignity, whose children have fallen in love. It is believed that if the two were to marry then feuding in the streets of Verona would come to an end, but only further complications have risen. These complications resulted in six deaths total.
Romeo is a Manic type of lover, which is the main reason why The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet did not have a happy ending. There are many examples of Romeo being a Manic lover. One good example is when he is talking to Friar Lawrence the morning after Romeo meets Juliet and sneaks away to her house to woo her. Romeo says to Friar Lawrence, ?Then plainly know my hearts dear love is set / On the fair daughter of rich Capulet, / As mine on hers, so hers is set on mine?/ We met, we wooed, and made exchange of vow?/ That thou consent to marry us today? (II, iii, 57-59, 62, 64). This explains how Romeo becomes intensely preoccupied with thoughts of Juliet and need for Juliet?s love. Romeo?s heart is set on Juliet, and he can?t stop thinking about her. Inside, Romeo also knows that Juliet loves him, too, and her heart is set on his. Love at first sight is quick on Romeo. After less than one day of knowing her, Romeo has ...
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, a play written by William Shakespeare, is set in Verona where two families, Montague and Capulet, have a long feud between them. This conflict causes a dilemma for the two lovers, Romeo and Juliet that are secretly married, and they take their lives to be together. Romeo, a Montague, is a teenage boy that in the beginning of the play, loves Rosaline and he is depressed because she doesn’t love him back. After talking to Mercutio, Romeo’s friend, he goes to a Capulet’s party and falls in love with the daughter of Lord Capulet, Juliet, and they secretly get married. By the end of Romeo and Juliet, Romeo’s quality of being naïve and kills himself after him being heartbroken over Juliet’s supposed death. His quality
Romeo and Juliet is known as one of the greatest love stories, but it has its fair share of tragedy as well. The story riddles with themes throughout. Love is the first theme and there is no greater love than the love Romeo and Juliet share. Shakespeare offers his audiences just as much hate as love in Romeo and Juliet. The families of both Romeo and Juliet involve themselves in centuries of feuding. The ongoing feud between the Montagues and Capulets drives Romeo and Juliet into a life of secrecy, which ultimately causes their deaths. Youth is another theme and ties directly to how young both Romeo and Juliet are both in their age and their relationship. The story of Romeo and Juliet uses sex as a theme as well although not in the intimate details of more modern stories. The two lovers concerns are not with the wishes of their warring families, they just want to be together “Deny thy father and refuse thy name / Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn by my love / And I’ll no longer be a Capulet” (2.2.34-36). Love is the first theme Shakespeare displays in this play.
Romeo and Juliet is a play written by William Shakespeare, where a boy and a girl fall in love with each other during a party hosted by Juliet’s father, Lord Capulet. The two teenager decide to get marry, despite their family's hate for each other and only meeting each other a few hours ago. However, the Montagues (Romeo’s Parents) and the Capulets end their feud after they discover that their children killed themselves. Romeo and Juliet’s death was caused by Juliet’s parents, Juliet, and Friar Lawrence.
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, is a well known play. That it is still performed in theaters and English classes to this day. The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is a play about two star crossed lovers, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet. They fall in love, despite of the feud between their families. They were forced to keep their love secret because of their families, and they also got married without their families figuring out. This story is still read now because of its strong usage of literary elements. The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet endures time because of its expert use of literary elements including foreshadowing, metaphor, and simile.
There are various psychologist’s studies which describe the factors contributing to the development of the human beings. Sally was five years old girl, who suffered from some conflicts. As the result of the disturbance in her life, she was unable to communicate with other people. In the light of the reported event, this case will discuss the cause of Sally’s behavior from the different perspective. Psychoanalytic perspective Erickson’s states industry vs inferiority stage is from grade k to 6, which shows that “a sense of inferiority emerges when the child is unproductive or made of feel incompetent” (Santrock, 2017, p.51).