English Coursework: Shakespeare
Knowledge of the play
Shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet was based on a poem about an Italian couple.
Shakespeare based "Romeo and Juliet" on a long, boring poem by Arthur Brooke called "The Tragical Historie of Romeus and Juliet." But Brooke's poem was based on a French story by Pierre Boaistrau, and this story was taken from Italian writer Matteo Bandellom, whose story is supposedly a true account from the 11th century. And this chain continues back all the way to a Greek story from around the year 400 A.D.
Introduction
‘Romeo and Juliet’ was set in Verona in Italy.
I believe that Shakespeare set this play in Verona
Because the play was originally based on a poem
Of an Italian couple ‘Romeus and Juliet’
I think that Shakespeare did not want to ruin the
Italian setting and so set his play in Verona Italy.
This is a very nice area to set the play but I do not think that Shakespeare could of set the play as well as it could have been.
My reason for this is that Shakespeare is English and could not have possibly known anything about Italy as much as an Italian could have done.
The Main Important Characters
The Capulets are the big posh family, like the Montagues.
The family consists of Lady Capulet, Capulet, Juliet, and Tybalt.
Capulet
Capulet is a big abusive man who likes to show off his priorities, and does not like not getting his own way.
He seems nice because when he finds out that Romeo had attended his party he told Tybalt not to advance on Romeo and to leave him be.
However he is not nice, and does beat Juliet when she refuses to marry Paris.
Lady Capulet
Lady Capulet, she seems nice, but we do not see a lot of her.
Lady Capulet tried to stop her husband from beating Juliet and being generally abusive but failed. When asked for help she said
“Talk not to me, for I'll not speak a word, do as thou wilt, for I have done with thee.”
Juliet Capulet
Juliet Capulet, our female lover of the play.
She seems to fall into love too quickly, seeming quite desperate
She looks like she is willing, and it seems she rushes into love with Romeo and maybe there is a reason for this.
It would seem she is trying to avoid marrying Paris, but is obviously failing, when the handsome young Romeo comes along then she is more than willing to fall in love.
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.
A great way to be a bad husband is by physically abusing yourself and others. Both Romeo and lord Capulet abuse others and show another trait that bad husbands have.
Paris, cousin to the Prince, gorgeous and wealthy, and above all the rest, an arrogant idiot. Paris isn’t the worst character in Romeo and Juliet, but he’s one of the most putrid characters in the entirety of the play. Romeo and Juliet is, of course, written by the one and only William Shakespeare, it’s a very famous play, and it’s extraordinarily difficult to avoid hearing about it. While this play is Shakespeare’s most well-known work, not all the characters are remembered quite as well as Juliet and her Romeo, one in particular is known as County Paris. Paris takes a role in Romeo and Juliet as Juliet’s undesired suitor.
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.”
Lord Capulet is the head of the Capulets and is well respected by the the rest of his house. He is also Lady Capulets wife and Juliet's father. He is important in this story, as he is able to make decisions, which will affect the lives of many other people, not only in his own house. but also in his bitter rival house, The Montague's. Throughout the whole play there are scenes that revolve solely around him and Juliet.
Romeo is depressed and is shutting himself off from the world because love is not working out for him. Before Juliet attends the party at her father?s, she is being arranged to marry Paris. This is against her will, though, she does not love this man at all. Juliet has never been in a relationship before, so this is a new experience for her. Lady Capulet, Capulet, the nurse, and others thought that she was being ridiculous.
believes he is out to seek revenge on Romeo and so she warns Romeo and
Romeo is desperate to be in love, and is in fact in love with the idea
is once again brought up by Romeo at the end of Act 1, scene 4 when he
“William Shakespeare (26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was and English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s preeminent dramatist” (vodppl.upm.edu 2). He was born in Stratford-Upon-Avon, UK, he also passed away in his hometown. “When Shakespeare died in 1616 the event was barely noticed” (Epstein 7). “Shakespeare’s family was initially prosperous but began having financial difficulties in the 1570’s” (Allen 325). “Shakespeare gained his education by attending the local grammar school, King’s New School, where the curriculum stressed a classic education of Greek mythology and roman comedy”(shakespeareinamericancomunites.org 1). He never carried his educational career to a higher level as in a university. “William Shakespeare was not recognized as an actor, poet, and playwright until 1592” (Allen 346).
Shakespeare shows throughout the play how the characters continue to forgive the ones they love, even in the harsh circumstances. Angered by the death of his good friend Mercutio, Romeo slays Tybalt. “This gentleman, the Prince’s near ally, /My friend, hath got this mortal hurt In my behalf-my reputation stained /With Tybalt’s slander-Tybalt, that an hour /Hath been my cousin.”(3, 1, 104-108). Juliet could have been very angry with Romeo since Tybalt was her cousin but she was more heartbroken over Romeo’s exile. Shakespeare displays that Juliet’s love for Romeo overpowered the hate she had for him killing Tybalt. In addition, Shakespeare displayed that love conquers hate through the relationship between Juliet and her father, Lord Capulet. Near the end of the play Capulet told Juliet that she had ...
William Shakespeare is considered to be the greatest playwright of all time, even though many facts about his life still remain a mystery. In his lifetime Shakespeare wrote 36 plays and 154 sonnets. The following paragraphs will included the key moments known about William Shakespeare's life, birth through death.
Capulet is shown to be very authoritative over his wife, asking her to ‘Go you to Juliet’ and ‘Prepare her’ for the wedding. This shows us that Capulet has no doubt his wife will do what she tells her, and the use the imperative verbs such as ‘go’ and ‘prepare’ imply that women were forced to obey their husband’s instructions. We are also shown that the role of the mother was to prepare her daughter for her wedding day.
After overcoming the troubles of becoming an actor and a playwright, William Shakespeare has become well renowned. His works reach to people all around the world despite the language barriers and different races and cultures. For centuries, the popularity of his work...
To begin, Shakespeare is a well-known playwright and a tremendous poet. Shakespeare wrote about every possible human action, social interactions, betrayal, and tragedy. William is definitely the greatest writer because he has influenced many schools and theaters. He is hugely remembered for his splendid work and should never be forgotten. His work affects everyone and inspires them to do many good things in life. For example, in the play As You Like It Shakespeare implied, “A fool thinks himself to be wise, a wise man knows himself to be a fool” (As You Like It V.1.30). William Shakespeare’s plays are highly popular and are frequently studied. Shakespeare’s play makes his plays so real that he changed the face of drama forever. William Shakespeare has become an important landmark in English history and impacted the world of history.