In this essay I will be exploring how Shakespeare illustrates the theme of love in Romeo and Juliet with particular reference to Act one scene five and Act two scene two. The play has multiple types of love shown throughout, however in this piece I will be focusing on Romantic love, more specifically, the love between Romeo and Juliet. I find this category of love to often be more vividly expressed in writing, with the use of additional poetic techniques. Act one begins with Romeo seeing Juliet for the first time. He, almost comedically, forgets about Rosaline entirely.…
The narrative voices of male characters in several pieces of art, literature, and music are shown sharing their enthusiastic response of endearment to a woman that they love. “Michelle” was a song performed by Sir Paul McCartney in the White House for President Barack Obama and his wife, the song was written by John Lennon. In the song the main male character sings to the woman he loves. He sings to her to tell her how fond he is of her and how a normal “I love you” won’t do the job for how much he loves her. Very much similar to the song is The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare.…
How Different Characters Express Love A young woman sits in a rocking chair, newborn baby enveloped peacefully in her arms. The child is wrapped warm and tight in fresh blankets, soft asleep. The only sound to be heard is the infant’s slow, rhythmic breathing and the creaking of the weary rocking chair. Nothing would dare interrupt this seemingly infinite moment, this harmony, this love so pure that it could only come from the very depths of one’s soul.…
It is the East, and Juliet is the sun!.” Romeo’s extreme action of secretly meeting Juliet, immediately illustrates his inclination towards Juliet and suggests that love is enlightening. Shakespeare conveys the forcefulness of love and reminds us that people shape their perception of others through their actions. Romeo’s use of language suggests that his attitude towards love has changed. We understand that language is connected with actions and that everything must be balanced.…
The sources Romeo and Juliet and “Michelle” illustrate strong views on male emotion and shows that males driven by romance can only express their emotions through an instability of personal character. The man attempting to express his feelings in “Michelle” alternates between word choice…
The Cross of Star-Crossed Lovers William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and Ovid’s Pyramus and Thisbe are two tales of two pairs of lovers whose affection for each other would eventually lead to their deaths. Along with the deaths of the title characters’, there are multiple similarities in the two stories. Location, separation, and communication are all ties between these two tragedies. The location of the lovers' death in Romeo and Juliet and Pyramus and Thisbe are similar.…
1 Assignment 2 Drama Assignment/Do our Differences Define Us? 1.Do our differences define us? Write a paragraph in which you answer this question and provide at least 3 reasons to support your opinion. Our differences define everything about who we are as a person. These differences can range anywhere from the way we look, to the type of music we listen to furthermore It is up to the individual if they allowthe differences between their self and others to define who they are or if they will overcome them.…
The intangible love, by far the most powerful human emotion. And the only way someone with the greatest power on Earth can be truly harmed is by taking that power away from them. As seen in countless examples throughout this collection, those that lose love often end up destroyed by tragedy. Beasts materialize from the shadows where love once shined and pounce on the bereft. Bitterness, regret, furiosity, pain, and rage tear one’s mind apart.…
Two texts can seem so similar on the surface but could end up being quite different as you explore their depths. This is shown through the contrast in William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and Taylor Swift’s Love Story by the use of literary devices and their vastly different structures to express the theme of love. In Romeo and Juliet, imagery was used far more to convey the love that the protagonists felt for each other while in Taylor Swift’s Love Story, repetition was more commonly employed. “It’s a love story, baby just say ‘YES’”…
Romeo and Juliet I made the characters into flowers, and they were carefully chosen based on what family they’re in and what their personality is. In Juliet’s soliloquy, she compares Romeo to a rose, so he is a rose in the book, and Romeo’s speech in act two compares Juliet to the sun, so she is a sunflower. Since Mercutio is part of neither family, he is portrayed as a tulip while Friar Lawrence’s character is a cactus that is drawn to symbolize a cross because he is a minister. For the names of all the flowers, they were just made to sound similar so the reader can identify who’s who. The color of the flowers that are given to each character is based on the personality of them.…
At the first sight of the play Romeo and Juliet, one would suspect it to be a love story. The reader must actually read the play in order to find out that it is not a love story, but it is a story about Romeo, who is obsessed with a Juliet the second he sees her. Romeo’s obsession and desperation lead to a story of secrets, so called “love”, and death. In the play, Romeo’s girl obsession got him into several sticky situations.…
In Shakespeare’s drama the story of love is unraveled through the theme, the roles of the characters, and the goals achieved by those characters. To begin, the drama brings about this overall theme of love and these two opposites of love and how they are unveil throughout the play. One love story shown in the drama is one of this fairytale like love. This is presented by the young lovers Claudio and beautiful Hero; their love for each other is true and undeniable.…
Shakespeare's well-known play 'Romeo and Juliet' was modernised by Baz Luhrmann and made into a substandard film, that is relative to a modern audience. Baz has done this by changing selected setting's such as the petrol station fight, whilst also changing the costumes of the characters to be more modern and modifying the interpretation of the characters from the original play. Baz Luhrmann has attempted to modify the play 'Romeo and Juliet' by changing selected setting's throughout the film. Early in the film viewers witness a fight between the Montague's and Capulet's, this scene has been drastically modified so the audience is able to relate to it. During the original play the fight is set in an old town square, Baz Luhrmann has changed…
Love in Verona’s masculine dominant society is dangerous. The servants of Capulet joke about sex in violent, aggressive terms, threatening the lovers. The love that Romeo and Juliet have for each other has strong contrasts to the hate that fills the streets of Verona. Despite Romeo and Juliet’s affirming love for each other, the theme of LIFE vs. Death is ever present. The youthful life affirming relationship is the heart of the play and their love for each other is full of energy and vitality.…
Blaise Pascal once stated “Love has reasons which reason cannot understand”. Although, Romeo and Juliet is a classic tragedy written by William Shakespeare in the late 1500’s it tells the story about a young pair struggling to save their love. It also teaches the audience the different types of love and how too much of it can be dangerous. Therefore, Shakespeare’s use of dramatic techniques gives audience an insight into the different representations of love through the use of romantic, courtly, familial love, as well as lust, that is present in the play.…