The ideas about love that Shakespeare conveys through his romance play Romeo and Juliet still hold very true today. Just as Romeo and Juliet did, teenagers of today will eagerly jump into new love. Teens are at a point in life when passion is at its peak, and they will most likely experience romance. These relationships are very powerful, but will not always end happily. In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare tells the story of Romeo and Juliet’s passion for one another. The teens go from being complete strangers to being completely in love. He develops Romeo and Juliet as characters, and shows the readers through various literary elements how much the romance means to both of them. Shakespeare shows us through the powerful relationship of these
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In the beginning of Act 3, Tybalt tries to pick a fight with Romeo and Mercutio. Romeo will not fight back, but Tybalt kills Mercutio. Romeo decides to fight Tybalt for revenge, and kills him. Romeo finds out that he is banished from Verona as punishment, and he is very upset. The Friar argues that Romeo is being ungrateful; he should be happy he was not put to death. Romeo disagrees, and says, “‘Tis torture and not mercy: heaven is here, where Juliet lives.” (3.3) Romeo is more upset over having to leave Verona than he would be if he had to die. He can not imagine living in the world without Juliet. This shows how truly in love Romeo is with Juliet; he would die for her. This development of Romeo’s character shows how love could potentially be deadly. Romeo visits Juliet one last time before he is banished. They are so in love, and they need one last goodbye. As he is lowering himself out of her window, Juliet remarks, “O God, I have an ill-divining soul. Methinks I see thee now, thou art so low as one dead in the bottom of a tomb. Either my eyesight fails, or thou look’st pale.” This is an example of foreshadowing, because it references Romeo’s death later in the play. It is almost as if Juliet knows the next time she sees him, he will be dead. This foreshadow illustrates how deep love can ultimately lead to death. Later, after Romeo is gone, Juliet is extremely upset. She goes to the Friar and begs for a solution to her problem. She says she will do anything to be with Romeo, pleading, “bid me lurk where serpents are; chain me with roaring bears; or shut me nightly in a charnel house, o’er cover’d quite with dead men’s rattling bones.” (4.1) Juliet makes up this ridiculous list of things she would do. This list is hyperboles, because they are exaggerations. She world not literally do the things she says. These hyperboles show what state of mind Juliet is in.
In the beginning of Act 3, Tybalt tries to pick a fight with Romeo and Mercutio. Romeo will not fight back, but Tybalt kills Mercutio. Romeo decides to fight Tybalt for revenge, and kills him. Romeo finds out that he is banished from Verona as punishment, and he is very upset. The Friar argues that Romeo is being ungrateful; he should be happy he was not put to death. Romeo disagrees, and says, “‘Tis torture and not mercy: heaven is here, where Juliet lives.” (3.3) Romeo is more upset over having to leave Verona than he would be if he had to die. He can not imagine living in the world without Juliet. This shows how truly in love Romeo is with Juliet; he would die for her. This development of Romeo’s character shows how love could potentially be deadly. Romeo visits Juliet one last time before he is banished. They are so in love, and they need one last goodbye. As he is lowering himself out of her window, Juliet remarks, “O God, I have an ill-divining soul. Methinks I see thee now, thou art so low as one dead in the bottom of a tomb. Either my eyesight fails, or thou look’st pale.” This is an example of foreshadowing, because it references Romeo’s death later in the play. It is almost as if Juliet knows the next time she sees him, he will be dead. This foreshadow illustrates how deep love can ultimately lead to death. Later, after Romeo is gone, Juliet is extremely upset. She goes to the Friar and begs for a solution to her problem. She says she will do anything to be with Romeo, pleading, “bid me lurk where serpents are; chain me with roaring bears; or shut me nightly in a charnel house, o’er cover’d quite with dead men’s rattling bones.” (4.1) Juliet makes up this ridiculous list of things she would do. This list is hyperboles, because they are exaggerations. She world not literally do the things she says. These hyperboles show what state of mind Juliet is in.