William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
The play 'Romeo and Juliet' was written by one of the most famous play
writers William Shakespeare. 'Romeo and Juliet' is one of the most
famous love stories in the English literary tradition. The play
focuses on romantic love and tragedy specifically the intense passion
that springs up at first between Romeo and Juliet, love is a violent,
ecstatic, overpowering force that supersedes all other values,
loyalties, and emotions. 'Romeo and Juliet was set in Verona in the
late 16th century.
In 'Romeo and Juliet' the prologue gives the audience a preview of
what is to happen in the play whereas, both households are equal in
status and dignity, although an ancient grudge made both households
become enemies, where a new conflict arose. 'Two households both alike
in dignity. From ancient grudge break to new mutiny' In the prologue,
'Where civil blood made civil hands unclean' meaning both households
are stained with the blood of one another. This quotation relates to
hatred, tension and conflict between Capulets and Montagues.
In the prologue the 'Star crossed lovers' refers to the love shared
between a Capulet and a Montague, in this case, Romeo and Juliet. This
quotation relates to different themes of the play, in this case love
and romance, which is present between Romeo and Juliet as they first,
met at the Capulet's ball, this quotation also can be linked to fate
and how it was their destiny to be together. Only with the death of
both lovers, the feud will be resolved between both households, as
neither Capulet nor Montague can separate the lovers and the love that
both children share. This also states that love can overcome any
obstacles that stand in the way. This can be supported by the
quotation, 'Doth with their death bury their parents' strife' and 'The
fearful passage of their death marked love.'
The last two lines of the prologue tell the audience that the play is
about a feud between two households and all that is done to mend the
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.
middle of paper ... ... The alliteration at the end with “flow’ ring face” has a harsh tone; this outlines the hate and also contrasts to the beginning of the phrase which sounded quite soft. In the end, we see that hate between the families is ended by love between Romeo and Juliet, signifying that love is more dominant. In Act 5 scene 3 the prince describes the misfortunes of the Montague’s and Capulet’s as “heaven finds means to kill your joys with love.”
Do with their death bury their parents' strife” (I.chorus.5-8). The chorus opens up with a prologue announcing that the
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.
“To be consorted with the humorous night. Blind is his love and best befits the dark. If love be blind, love cannot hit the mark” (2.1. 31- 33). Among 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 result in six deaths total. Those responsible for these deaths are Romeo and Juliet themselves, Lord Capulet, and the one who holds this burden as his obligation, Friar Laurence.
William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. In the age of Rome and Juliet’s creation, many values of society were. different from those we observe in modern day life. Women did not have equal rights, fathers had a lot more authority over their children and arranged marriages were still practiced.
Romeo and Juliet Although Romeo and Juliet become inextricably smitten with one another, they both enter into the relationship from different perspectives. Their love is strong, but each has their reasons for the intensity of their love. Romeo has just come out of another ?crush?. He has liked Rosaline for quite awhile, but things do not work out because the feelings are not mutual. Romeo sees that Juliet is a beautiful lady that he falls in love with right away, while he attends the Capulet Party. Juliet also instantly falls in love with Romeo, but it could be more of an escape for her.
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy of an ancient feud where the children of two families at war fall deeply in love with each other. Set in the 16th century William Shakespeare’s play has many different themes running throughout it, which include love, hate, death and conflict. The play opens with a fight but ends with suicide that creates peace between both families who unite from their losses. The conflict, violence and aggression in the play happen from revenge and an ancient family grudge. An audience from the 16th century would have enjoyed Romeo and Juliet because of the real life drama and tragedy the play goes through. The patriarchal society gave women absolutely no rights and they had to obey their man’s ordering a patriarchal system. The theme of conflict is revealed as the characters argue over Juliet’s disobedience.
"What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would
His love for Rosaline is great but yet she can not say the same and
says this to threaten Juliet as if to say if you do not do this then
“Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health, still-waking sleep, that is not what this is” (Shakespeare 1.1. 179-180). A string of contradictions explain the love story of Romeo and Juliet, a contradiction. Some critics consider this story a tragedy because Shakespeare once wrote; “the fault is not in our stars but in ourselves”. While others say it does not follow the standard Aristotelian form of tragedy (Krims 1). Romeo and Juliet can not be a tragedy because no flaw causes them to fall, the lovers, could not have controlled fate, and family and friends assisted them to their deaths.
In the tremendous play of ‘Romeo & Juliet’, Shakespeare’s ways engages the audience straight away. The astounding methods he uses hooks the audience into the play and allows them to read on, wondering what will happen. The tragic love story of Romeo & Juliet, as mentioned in the prologue, sets a variety of themes throughout Act 1 Scene 5. Many of the recognisable themes are: youth and age, revenge, forbidden love, fate, action and hate. The main idea of the play is a feud that had been going on between two families, The ‘Montagues and Capulets’, the son of the Montagues and the daughter of the Capulets fall in love and the story tells us how tragic, death, happiness and revenge find them throughout the play.
Romeo and Juliet is a play about two young lovers, whose love was destined for destruction from the beginning because of the hatred between the two families, Montagues and Capulets. Shakespeare juxtaposes the themes of love and hatred. He continuously puts them side by side, and even though they are opposites, when seen together you realise that they are driven from the same thing; passion. Shakespeare uses many different language and dramatic techniques to convey this idea.
...lict breeds nothing but conflict and that it is their fault that two lovers have died, they realise that they have indirectly led to the death of one of their own family and that makes them see that, their feud is going to solve nothing, violence has led to tragedy and death but it has also led to resolve and the preservation of life, the death of Romeo and Juliet, a tragedy, but the resolution of the feud and the preservation of the Montagues and Capulets.