Fierce Temperament can Counterplay
Ferocious and threatening personality leads to vengeance and retaliation. This is apparent in the stories of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare which takes place in Verona and To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee which has the setting of Maycomb, Alabama. In both the books, certain people are filled with acrimony which leads to hostility and ill will and ultimately their actions contribute towards their end. Likewise, characters in each plot seek revenge and their hatred causes the harm. These authors put forth the idea that being rebellious and violent can backfire.
This is shown when Romeo, one of the protagonist, kills Tybalt, cousin of Romeo’s love, Juliet, in retribution of his friend, Mercutio’s
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death and as a result, gets banished. Romeo, full of temper, says to Tybalt “That late thou gravest me, for Mercutio’s soul Is but a little way above our heads, Staying for thine to keep him company: Either thou or I, or both, must go with him” (Shakespeare 3.1, 122-125).
This confirms that without thinking about the consequences and blinded by the hankering for revenge, Romeo is eager to kill Tybalt. Though he is successful, he has to pay for this deed by staying away from Juliet which is painful for both of them. This is similar to the situation when Jem, protagonist’s brother, destroys Mrs. Dubose, a neighbor’s camellia bushes in umbrage because she insults Atticus, Jem and protagonist’s father by saying “Your father is no better than niggers and trash he works for!” (Lee 102). For this reason, Jem is overcome by anger and takes a baton and uses it to ruin Mrs. Dubose’s camellia bush. Jem has to indemnify for his enraged behavior by bearing with Mrs. Dubose every day for a month and reading out loud to her as punishment. By the same token, Tybalt provokes Romeo in anger and is killed. “Romeo, the love I bear thee can afford No better term than this: thou art a villain” (Shakespeare 3.1, 57-58). Tybalt ends up giving his life because of his quarrelsome nature and also in the fire of enmity, malevolence, and animosity towards the Montagues, the opposing family they are in the feud with since a long time ago. Equivalently, Bob Ewell, regarded as the lowest among
the white people in community threatens Atticus and in rage attacks Jem and Scout, the protagonist, which leads to his death. According to the rumors “Atticus was leaving the post office when Mr. Ewell approached him, cursed him, spat on him and threatened to kill him” (Lee 221). Thereupon, in fury, instead of hurting Atticus he attacks Atticus’s children and therefore remunerates by losing his life as his hostile actions consume him. As can be seen, not thinking twice about what you do or say can lead to unwanted circumstances just like it did for the characters of Romeo, Jem, Tybalt and Bob Ewell’s life.
Throughout the course of the play Romeo and Juliet and the novel Lord of the Flies, there is a common motif of light versus dark that affects the way characters grow and view the world. Contrasting sharply between the two written works is the usage of this idea. In Romeo and Juliet the light is treated as a problem that will bring their forbidden love to “light” whereas the darkness provides a covering for their rendezvous. In Lord of the Flies it is the opposite, with the darkness being representative of the boy’s hidden savagery as well as providing fear of the unknown while the fire, a symbol of light, provides safety in warmth and food as well as the ability to see through the dark.
In “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare, two very young people fall in love but cannot be with each other because of the feud in between their families. The feud ends when Romeo and Juliet both kill themselves because of heartbreak over the other. The minor characters Mercutio, Tybalt, and Friar Lawrence serve as foils to Romeo, to help support the theme of patience.
Love, an intense, deep feeling of connection, romantic, or sexual attachment showing affection for someone or something. As for all pleasant emotions, the feeling that comes with love is exquisitely satisfying. It feels like a cool, , long drink of water when you are parched on a hot day, it it refreshing. Scientists have a pretty good idea of what love does to the brain. Being in love floods the brain with chemicals and hormones that produce feelings of pleasure, obsession and attachment. Neuroscientists divide love into three phases: lust, attraction and attachment. During the lust phase, hormones flood the body with feelings of intense desire. Adrenaline and norepinephrine make the heart race and the palms sweat, while the brain chemical
When asked by Benvolio to make peace in the streets, Tybalt bluntly responds,” talk of peace, I hate the word. As I hate hell all Montagues.” This is the attitude of Tybalt throughout the play. He believes he is doing all for the best and uses violence as his tool. He gets angry at the ball with Romeo being there, “villain as a guest,” and believes it best to defend his family’s honor by later taking revenge. When Tybalt finds Romeo, he thinks it best to fight him and when he ends up killing Mercutio he believes he has done his duty by causing Romeo the same hurt he has brought Tybalt, “the injuries that thou hast done me.”
Romeo and Juliet, (R&J), and A Midsummer Night’s Dream, (AMSND), are two different genres with but have the same basic plot: Two young lovers can’t wed and the girl is to marry another man who is preferred by her father, so the couple meets at night and plans to run away. Both couples have gone against the wishes of their authority figures but it doesn’t end well for Tybalt, Paris, Romeo, or Juliet. R&J is set in Elizabethan times, and the Chain of Being would have been disrupted by their actions.AMSND has fantastical elements that interfere with fate and these elements such as fairies and cupid, would have been understood to be higher on the chain than man by its attendees of the time. Is it the force of celestial bodies that makes R&J a tragedy and AMSND a comedy?
Tybalt’s loyalty towards the family dispute intoxicates him with a quarrelsome nature. After recognizing Romeo at the Capulet Ball, Tybalt persistently rejects his uncle’s remonstrance to stay serene. Even after being restrained by his Uncle Capulet, he vows vengeance on Romeo in the future as he says, “Patience perforce with willful choler meeting Makes my flesh tremble in their different greeting. I will withdraw; but this intrusion shall Now seeming sweet, convert to bitt’rest gall” (1.5.88-90). Tybalt tends to take each and every “insult” towards his family and himself to heart, without even contemplating their true meaning. Furthermore, Tybalt’s aggravating behavior develops into a clear factor leading to his downfall. When Mercutio is found dead as a result of Tybalt, Romeo confronts him directly with a duel to the death. Rather than trying to discuss and come to a harmonious solution, Tybalt further inflamed the already belligerent environment. He does this by saying, “Thou, wretched boy, that didst consort him here, Shalt with him hence” (3.1.128-129). Tybalt’s relentless threatening behavior never fails to make an already hostile environment even worse. His cruel character is perpetual no matter what the
Was this whole musical just a rip off of Romeo and Juliet? After seeing West Side Story and reading Romeo and Juliet one could easy see how similar the two are. However you also notice subtle to big differences within the plot, especially the ending. West Side Story is viewed as a copy of Romeo and Juliet, even though it is a musical whereas Romeo and Juliet is a playwright. However these stories do have almost the same basic plot. There are many similarities and differences between West Side Story and Romeo and Juliet.
The excerpt shows how even Mercutio recognizes the feud between the Montagues and Capulets being destructive, and how it is now gotten so out of hand he has been dragged into it. Mercutio tries to open Romeo’s eyes on how if this feud continues there will be a demise for both families; but by Romeo choosing to ignore this advice and killing Tybalt he is setting himself up for his failure/downfall. Thus, Romeo is shown as a tragic hero because his demise is partly his fault and not an accident.
As already shown, both Romeo and Juliet are horrified to discover that they were family enemies. Despite of this, they both choose to devote their love for eachother. Given this point, it is unrequited love that brings Romeo and Juliet together. But this also means that they would have to get over the fact that their families hate each other. This eventually leads them to forgiving the rival family for all the hateful acts that have occurred against one another. This is not the only forgiveness that is experienced in this play. Tybalt is a Montague with a fiery attitude. After catching Romeo at a party he was not supposed to be at, Tybalt had it out for Romeo. Just after Romeo and Juliet’s wedding, Tybalt comes looking for him wanting to fight. Romeo does not want to fight because he now loves Tybalt since he is family to him, but neither Tybalt or anyone else knows this reason. Quickly Mercutio steps in and tells Tybalt that he will fight him in honour of Romeo. Sadly this leads to the death of Mercutio. Romeo is angry and in need of revenge, which creates an intense fight between Tybalt and Romeo. Romeo wins this battle, killing Tybalt. He leaves in a hurry, only to discover that he would be banished from Verona. The death of Tybalt is absolutely devastating to Juliet. Her cousin was murdered by her husband. But she did not hesitate to forgive Romeo, she did so right away. She knew that Romeo had a reason for this incident and decides to
Seething with anger, before Tybalt decides to slay Romeo, Lord Capulet confronts Tybalt and tells him that there’s no need to ruin the festivities for a fight. Disgusted by his weakness, Tybalt angrily hissed back to the Lord, “It fits when such a villain is a guest. I’ll not endure him!” (1.2.75-76), and leaves the party in frustration. Tybalt only understands that if he slew any Montague that steps his path, he’ll be content with killing all them off instead of letting the Lord Capulet’s weakness get in the way about being hostile towards his enemies. With this intention in his mind, being a violent and headstrong man, Tybalt has to restrain himself and then loses the opportunity to slay Romeo. Therefore, he’s angry and will not rest until Romeo is slain. Thus, Tybalt’s motivation shown that, in order to quell the pain and suffering the Capulet’s has suffered, he’ll end the feud between the two families and would not stop until the deed has been
After killing Mercutio, Tybalt’s inflated confidence and rising aggression leads him to fight his new, unknown cousin, Romeo. Consequently, Tybalt plants his own seed of fate with his aggression. Due to self-defense, Romeo kills Tybalt and then gets banished for his actions by the Prince. This marks the beginning of the end for Romeo and Juliet’s love. It presents the biggest challenge for the star-crossed lovers because it is their separation, and due to the strong love they are too young to handle, they self-destruct, both committing suicide.
Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, is considered one of the most famous love story of all time. It reminds me about the first Hunger Games movie. Although the hunger games did not portray the iconic love in first sight, it still had a strong amount of love and passion between the characters, Katniss and Peeta. There are many similarities and distinct differences between both of the stories. Despite the obvious and specific details, like location or character names, both of the stories shares a similar plot. For instance, Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark are alike to Romeo and Juliet but by characteristics rather than personalities. If I did not know the title of the film and the character names, I would assume that it is a futuristic remake of Romeo and Juliet.
Differences are what make people who they are. If everyone was the same, life would be boring. People have been saying this for as long as anyone can remember. However, differences can oftentimes be fatal. The ways in which diversity and divisions affect people and their relationships can be shown in Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet, as well as the film West Side Story, directed by Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise. Romeo and Juliet takes place in the 1500s in the city of Verona. This tragic play tells the story of two teenagers from opposing families, the Capulets and the Montagues, who fall in love with each other against all odds. Eventually, the tensions between their families are too intense for them to bear, and the lead lovers of the story, Romeo and Juliet, commit suicide. West Side Story follows a similar plot, with a less dramatic finale. Tony and Maria come from rival gangs in New York City in the 1960s. Tony comes from the gang known as the Jets, made up of all caucasian Americans, while Maria belongs to the Sharks, a Puerto Rican group that the Jets do not think belong in America. Tony and Maria fall in love as well and must deal with the challenges that arise in having a star-crossed relationship. Both the play and the film address hatred, stubbornness, and ignorance that can cause horrible results for blooming relationships. Of course, there are other themes present within these two works that can drastically disturb relations, however, the evidence most clearly points towards rivalries as the central factor.
The simmering brawl between warring clan members such as Tybalt and Mercutio directly precipitates the chain of tragic events that leads to Romeo’s exile and the lovers’ death. Shakespeare constructs the two figures as mirror images of their different families which bear an ancient grudge that is difficult, or impossible, to resolve. Both Mercutio, a Montague, and Tybalt, a Capulet, are clearly troublemakers; both are antagonistic towards the Prince’s decree that … “if you ever disturb our streets again, your lives shall pay the price of it” (1.1,90). Initially at the masked ball, Tybalt is warned by Capulet to bury his resentment, but instead he is left smouldering from what he feels as an offensive intrusion by a Montague. During the later street encounter, Mercutio is just as provocative as Tybalt.
I hear that you are trying to decide which novel you are going to teach next year in order to let your students deeply understand the central idea of the control of one’s life. (Introduction) I suggest that you should teach both Romeo and Juliet and The Fault In Our Stars if you have enough time, however if you can only pick one of them, I appreciate to use Romeo and Juliet. (Claim) Even though The Fault in Our Stars deals with the concept of illness, such as the thyroid cancer totally messed up Hazel's life, Romeo and Juliet is the superior text because their tragedy ends is result of the fate.