Romeo and Juliet is a play written by William Shakespeare. It serves as a beacon of hope for true love, and as an example of how relationships and interactions shape society. The play tells the story of the Montagues and the Capulets: sworn rivals. Within each family there are younger characters, and their elders. In the opening scene of the play a fight breaks loose between the younger Capulets and the younger Montagues. Tybalt says, “What, drawn, and talk of peace? I hate the word, As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee. Have at thee, coward!” (1.1.71-73). Meaning, what, you take out your sword and then talk about peace? I hate the word peace like how I hate hell and all Montague's and you! Let's go at it, coward! This shows how …show more content…
When the older characters are talking about the fight Lady Montague says, “Oh, where is Romeo? Saw you him today? Right glad I am he was not at this fray” (1.1.118-119). Meaning, Where is Romeo? Have you seen him today? I am so glad he was not at this fight. This shows that the older characters worry about the dangers of fighting and that they avoid getting involved and making matters worse. The difference between how the older and younger characters behave in various situations proves that behavior and interaction are strongly influenced by age and life experience. Romeo and Juliet is a play about love, and throughout the play, we see how important love is to each character, and how love affects each character's lives. When Juliet tells her mother that marriage “... is an honor that I dream not of" (1.3.71), meaning, marriage is a privilege that I do not think about/that I do not want right now; Lady Capulet disregards Juliet’s wishes and later goes on to …show more content…
When Juliet is assumed dead, Romeo and Paris felt that they could not live without her, and they both made the choice to commit suicide rather than living with such grief. As Romeo drinks the poison he says, “Seal with a righteous kiss A dateless bargain to engrossing death” (5.3.114-15). Meaning, seal with a righteous kiss, a deal I made with death that will last forever. This shows that Romeo decided to take his life rather than of trying to make the situation better and thinking things through. Then, Juliet wakes up to find Romeo and Paris dead, and instead of thinking about what happened or taking the time to think, she, too, commits suicide. As she does so she says, “Then I'll be brief. O happy dagger, this is thy sheath. There rust, and let me die” (5.3.173-175). Juliet is saying, then I will be quick. Oh good! A knife! I will be your sheath. Rust inside my body and let me die. This shows how the younger characters act on their feelings and handled the situation by trying not to deal with it at all. Death is very hard to understand and to overcome, but as seen with the older characters, they take the time to think before they make rash decisions. When the Capulets learn that Juliet is dead, they visit her grave to respect her and to remember her; however, they find Romeo and Juliet after committing their suicides. Friar Lawerance explains the tragic tale of the “star cross’d lovers” love, life and death.
...se he believes Juliet to dead, drinks poison to take his own life as a last resort. What Romeo is unaware of is that Juliet is very much alive, so it is very ironic when he says, “Death, that has sucked the honey of thy breath,/ Hath had no power yet upon thy beauty:/ Thou art not conquered; beauty’s ensign yet/ Is crimson in thy lips and in thy cheeks,/ And death’s pale flag is not advanced there” (V iii 101-105). This is fate in the works in the play. When Juliet sees that her love has not rescued her and rather is dead, she kills herself with a dagger found in the proximity. “O happy dagger/ This is thy sheath; there rust and let me die” (V iii 182-183).
...these three hours will fair Juliet wake; She will beshew me much that Romeo Hath had no notice of these accidents; But I will write again to Mantua, And keep her at my cell till Romeo come…"
It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry peace, peace—but there is peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death! (Henry 90)
Peace is the antonym to war, an oxymoron, two terms rarely used in conjunction with one another. Throughout John Knowles’s, A Separate Peace, peace and war cross paths in many occasions. During the primary years of World War II, the students at Devon School went through much pain and distress but also built stronger friendships and harmony during their high school career. And just as the world works through the kinks and unoiled gears of life, the students dealt with the agony. They might not have all made it out alive, but they all learned something from it and became stronger through the experience. Where peace and war collide are some of the most momentous events in their lives that they remember forever. The summer before Phineas breaks his leg is a significant time when the students at Devon first experience peace and war. Other times are during the Winter Carnival and the moments prior to Phineas’ death.
Tybalt, during the brawl, talks to Benvolio about the idea of peace. “As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee.” (1.1.65) These are powerful.
War and peace exist in more ways than large military conflicts, occurring between ideas and between people. Themes often explored in literature, war and peace, can be represented simply as personal conflicts, such as those between close friends. John Knowles’ A Separate Peace deals with the issue of war and peace by showing Peace, personified by Phineas, to be happy, naïve and confident, and War, personified by Gene, to be tortured, malicious and insecure, and that resolution to the conflict between them comes only from an understanding of the world around them.
Here in this scene Juliet had just found Romeo’s pale body lying with a dagger pierced in his heart. But what did the Friar say.? He asserted, trying to run away from the tomb, that they should leave. What more is there I ask? .. T-o-.
Romeo stands in the orchard he listens to Juliet talk about him. When Romeo hears enough he lets Juliet know that he is there. While they interact with conversation Juliet asks when will they wed. Romeo decides that it will be later that afternoon, but this is happening just hours of their first meeting. An hour after they wed Romeo is challenged by Tybalt to a duel, but Romeo is the only one who knows that they are cousins. Mercutio seeing this takes Tybalt’s challenge and Romeo, being the pacifist, tries to break up the fight. While Romeo tries to hold down Mercutio Tybalt accidentally lands a fatal on Mercutio blow under Romeo's arm. Romeo with anger taking control over his conscience kills Tybalt and is banished. Romeo flees to Friar Lawrence's cell to hide while this happens the nurse sets out to seek Romeo so he can consummate the marriage. After Romeo has consummated the marriage he must flee to Mantua. This act of leaving is required for our hero to
He did not give much thought on how Juliet feels about the marriage and agrees to marry the two even though Juliet had not given him consent. For example, when Paris asks Capulet if Juliet would love him; Capulet responds, "Of my child 's love: I think she will be ruled. In all respects by me; nay, more, I doubt it not." (4.3.13-14). Capulet’s relationship with Juliet is superficial; he does not understand or know his daughter well. By creating the wedding, he causes Juliet to become desperate as she would be marrying someone she doesn’t love. To add to the matter, instead of trying to understand his daughter’s perspective, he becomes aggressive and gives her with an ultimatum. Capulet shouts, “Disobedient wretch! I tell thee what: get thee to church o 'Thursday, Or never after look me in the face.” (3.5.160-163). By forcing Juliet into marriage, she becomes desperate and causes her to begin considering death as a way out. "I 'll to the friar, to know his remedy; If all else fail, myself have power to die." (3.5.241-242). Capulet’s controlling and aggressive parenting forces Juliet to marry someone she does not love. Furthermore, this causes Juliet to starts considering suicide as a way out. Capulet’s actions to forcefully marry Juliet to Paris brings her death because it results in the Friar’s potion plan which would cause the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. If Capulet did not
Pay special attention that you don't try to keep peace by spouting nonsense, and that you never, ever excuse your own nonsense by charging God with it!
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.
In scene five, act three, Romeo was finding his way into the tomb where Juliet’s supposed dead body was resting. When Romeo found Juliet’s dead body, he brought out his poison and exclaimed that “Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die,” (Shakespeare 5. 3. 120), and followed to drink the poison, killing himself. In this passage, Shakespeare explains how Romeo dies, using diction to make the scene romantic. “Thus with a kiss I die,” (Shakespeare 5. 3. 120), can be seen as as a romantic way to die, but it was Romeo’s choice to drink the poison, which ended his life. Furthermore, this decision also resulted in Juliet’s death, shortly after. This passage explains Romeo’s foolishness because instead of killing himself on the spot, he could have waited. Although he would not expect for Juliet to wake up, simply waiting for others to arrive at the tomb to mourn with would have wasted enough time for Juliet to wake up. After some time passed, Juliet woke up from the effects of the potion she drank. When Juliet woke up from her fake coma, she found Romeo dead next to him. She took his dagger and exclaimed “O, happy dagger, This is thy sheath. There rust, and let me die,” (Shakespeare 5. 3. 174-175), and of course, she died shortly after stabbing herself. Shakespeare included
Shakespeare sets the fight on a very hot day. This gives us passion and tiredness. Benvolio says that he and Mercutio should “retire” because “the Capels are abroad, and if we meet we shall not ‘scape a brawl” because “these hot days is the mad blood stirring”. The technique used here is dramatic irony, as the audience know that there will be a fight. There are more examples of dramatic irony in this scene. Mercutio says “we should have none shortly or one would kill the other”. The audience know that this is actually the case, that death will soon happen in the play. We also know that Romeo is now married to Juliet, and that is why he is not returning Tybalt’s banter. Romeo says “I do protest I never injured thee, but love thee better than thou canst devise till thou shalt know the reason of my love”, telling Tybalt that he loves him, but that all will become clear later. Unfortunately, there is no later for
If Biblical Hatred is all that is experienced then the Prince of Peace and his way will be lost and forgotten because, actions tend to speak louder than words.
Peacemakers and Troublemakers The Bible states that we are to avoid contentions (Titus 3:9) and to “withdraw” from troublemakers, for they are proud, ignorant and sick with arguments (I Timothy 6:4-5), and they are of the Devil. (I John 3:8) One of the great examples of a peacemaking spirit is seen in Isaac when his servants had dug some wells and the lazy Philistines wanted them. Isaac had every right to hold his ground and refuse to move, but he valued peace more than property, so he calmly gathered his tents, moved, and dug again. But he had hardly gotten settled when those thieving troublemakers came again.