Juliet Capulet. My beautiful, fair, far too young girl . Dead because she loved too limitlessly and could not live without the man she loved. None, but that of Romeo, son of Montague. Him being a Montague, I should have known he was trouble. Alas, he was the best man for my Juliet. He would die for her and attempt to give to her all she wished for. I for one, should have seen something happening when I saw them at the ball together. A Capulet and a Montague. Who would of thought? They were the star-crossed lovers that would end their families' feud with their death. They made a sacrifice to stop their families' fighting. The most horrible sacrifice ever made...with their lives. After seeing them at the ball together I should have stopped such a treacherous, outrageous thing. Instead I got caught up in it. Is this my fault? …show more content…
By going to see Romeo, on Juliet's request, I involved myself in something I did not want, and should not, have been caught up in.
I could see that Juliet was madly in love with Romeo and was happy that she had found someone she wanted to be with. I should have known that she was far too young to be making such rash decisions as such, just like I told her mother. I just couldn't tell her to stop seeing him. It would have broken her heart. I do not regret going to see Romeo for he was a polite, attractive young man, completely different from his friends, especially that Mercutio. He was so rude! May he rest in peace as well. Or maybe I should regret it. Not going to see him would have stopped my precious Juliet from making such a sacrifice. Different though, that Romeo was. His name did not define him at all. I can still see his face when I told him Juliet would be at Friar Laurence's cell at noon. He was so happy, and when I told Juliet that at Friar Laurence's cell "a husband waits to make you a wife. I had never seen her so
happy. It was sad though, that shortly after they were married, Romeo killed her cousin, Tybalt. I cannot believe that Romeo was capable of such a thing even though he was avenging Mercutio. My dear Juliet's heart was broken, but she stayed with him even though he killed Tybalt and was banished. It was so obvious that she loved Romeo. Even when her father told her to marry Paris or be disowned. She was saying that she would rather kill herself than marry Paris. It broke my heart to see her so upset and when she pushed me away, after suggesting that she should marry Paris. It was absolutely unbearable. I still find it hard to believe that Friar Laurence and Juliet made plans to make her seem dead. I swear I nearly had a heart attack when I saw her supposedly dead, then to find out that she was alive, then killed herself, was more than I could bear. When I look back at what happened, I wouldn't change a thing. Except for telling Juliet she should marry Paris, for she might have been still alive living happily with Romeo in Mantua. Now that I have no young Juliet to look after, I feel like I have nothing more to do. I feel so guilty that I feel that it would be best if I just resigned. But I should ask Lord and Lady Capulet if they want me to stay or go. If they want me to stay, then I'll stay, but if they want me to go, I'll go and see if I can be a nurse to some other family where I can prevent this situation happening again.
Act One of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare The play Romeo and Juliet is set in "fair Verona" in Italy. Shakespeare based his play on a poem by Brooke and brought it to the theatres in 1595. Although the play is set in Italy many things mentioned could be found in Elizabethan England, for example the Capulet's party. This suggests to me that Shakespeare had little knowledge of Italian life and culture.
Women of the middle ages ran the households. Women of higher class held more responsibilities and therefore often left the duties of their children to a nurse. The responsibilities that came with running a household made some mothers to be distant from their children.(www.thefinertimes.com) Lady capulet in the play Romeo and Juliet demonstrates this quote to apply to the way she mothered her child. Throughout the play, Lady Capulet exhibits to be distant, demanding, yet caring of her family despise her poised attitude. A theme that Shakespeare perhaps was trying to get across was “ No matter how much is cared about a person; If not there for that person and ask them to do exactly what is wished, then there is no guarantee that that person will
Juliet, a Capulet, is a beautiful young lady tired of being controlled by her father, Lord Capulet. The two families are in a never-ending feud that comes between Romeo and Juliet’s love. In the course of four and a half days, Romeo and Juliet plan their marriage with the help of Priest Friar Laurence and Juliet’s Nurse. After the couple is married, Romeo is banished from the city of Verona, causing an issue for their ideal fate together. Lord Capulet forced Juliet to marry Count Paris after she married Romeo, leaving Friar to structure a plan to avoid a second marriage for Juliet.
“It is an honor that I dream not of”(Juliet) Juliet Capulet is one of the main characters in William Shakespeare’s tragedy Romeo and Juliet. However, Juliet is a young character who has no idea what love is, but finds it at first sight when she lays eyes on Romeo. She is a round-character who proceeds to undergo many situations that change her overall character. Adjectives to describe Juliet are innocent, impatient, and loving.
Romeo Montague, age 16, died due to poison on August 14, 1595, in the tomb of the Capulets. Born on December 16, 1579, Romeo lived a short life, but it was a full of love, heartbreak and fun. Romeo was the only son of the Capulet family. He was loved dearly by both his mother and father, Lord and Lady Montague and many others. Romeo is survived by his parents, Lord and Lady Montague, of Verona; his relatives, Benvolio and Mercutio (Dead), of Verona; and his servant, Balthasar. A great leader and strong role model, Romeo knew when to have fun and when to fool around with his friends.
One of the most prominent faces of Disney, Cinderella was most famously known for singing ‘A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes’, in which she proclaimed that “the dream that you wish for will come true”. However, when the Disney movie graced the screen in 1950, the film conveniently left out the parts in the original story in which the two sisters, desperate for the Prince’s affections, chopped off the heels of their feet and were later blinded by vindictive pigeons. As was with the sisters in the story of Cinderella, in the classic tragedy Romeo and Juliet, seemingly happy things hide an undercurrent of maliciousness, and dreams are often cruelly broken by reality. William Shakespeare uses Mercutio’s “Queen Mab” speech in Romeo and Juliet to
In the play of Romeo and Juliet, the reader is introduced to two young star-crossed lovers who hope to fall in love and have the happily ever after. However, through the twists and turns of the play, the reader finds the story has a twisted ending. For the project, my group chose Juliet as our portrayed character. In our portrayal of Juliet, the character is well summarized as well as the characters role in the play. Beginning at her head, we summarize Juliet’s family life in a discrete but well thought out way. Upon Juliet’s head sits a golden headband to represent being of a higher family. While Juliet is no princess, she is the only child of Lord and Lady Capulet. “Hang thee, young baggage! Disobedient wretch! I tell thee what: get thee to church o' Thursday, Or never after look me in the face. Speak not. Reply not. Do not answer me. My fingers itch.—Wife, we scarce thought us blest That God had lent us but this only child, But now I see this one is one too much And that we have a curse in having her. Out on her, hilding!”(3.5.160-168). Because she is the only daughter of the Lord and Lady, one can suspect a life filled with pressure for young Juliet.
Juliet is conflicted about her feelings about Romeo once she hears that he had killed Tybalt. She is conflicted with her feelings towards describing Romeo as a, “A damned saint, an honorable villain!”(3.2.79). Her description of Romeo shows that she sees him as a good person who seems to make bad decisions and actions. Juliet sides with Romeo in her confusion, “My husband lives, that Tybalt would have
A woman during the 16th century did not have the freedoms that a woman today enjoys. During Shakespeare’s life wives were not allowed the independence they take pleasure in today. Therefore, the role of the mother for Juliet in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is not commanding or authoritative because of the time period Shakespeare lived.
Their heart-rending deaths are of course tragic, resulting as they do from an unforeseeable flaw in Friar Laurence's well-intentioned but unlikely plan. Their lives, however, serve to prove that young love is viable, that young people know what they want and will go to extreme lengths to find it. The fair (ie beautiful) city of Verona is a city of promise, one where young love can flourish; it is also a city where swords are drawn in an instant and where life can perish on a sword-point. In such a situation, we cannot be surprised at the existence of a smouldering feud between two prominent families (the Capulets and the Montagues) nor should we be surprised if the young people do not always follow their parents' wishes.
Juliet’s weakness to be controlled by love leads her to make unadvised and irresponsible decisions that contribute to her choice of ending her life. Characterized as a young and rash teenager, with no interest in love and marriage at first, Juliet wants to be independent. However, after she first lays eyes on Romeo, Juliet’s perception of love is quick to change. Their strong love easily manipulates and clouds her judgment. Even if she is cautious and realizes their love is too fast, the rush of feelings from having a first love overcomes her. Her soft-spoken words symbolically foreshadow the journey of Romeo and Juliet’s love. “Well, do not swear. Although I joy in thee, / I have no joy of this contract tonight. / It is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden;…/ This bud of love, by summer’s ripening breath, / May prove to be a beauteous flower when next we meet” (2.2. 117-123). The blooming flower is indicative of their growing love, especially Juliet. Being her first experience of true love, her actions become more rash the deeper she falls in, even ...
... and is ready to swear the vows of marriage with Romeo. Juliet’s reckless and hasty decisions demonstrate her impulsiveness. Juliet’s love for Romeo largely dictates her brash decisions and speech. If Romeo did not enter Juliet’s life, she would never have known the hurt and heartbreak she experiences throughout the tragedy.
“A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.” Mignon McLaughlin
that is what it turns out to be - from the heroine, is too wordy and
The average person doesn’t meet someone, profess their love for them, and ask her hand in marriage all in one night… but Romeo does. In Shakespeare’s calamity of Romeo and Juliet, Romeo is the idiot that does all of this. I blame Romeo for the death of these star-crossed lovers, along with the other four characters. If it wasn’t for his impetuous nature, none of this would have happened. Romeo’s relationship with Juliet could be more thought out and more planned. Although the play ended with his death included, without him Juliet and others would have kept their lives.