In the play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, William Shakespeare makes some characters act like social beasts. A social beast is a person who is not civilized and could do things that civilized people do not do. William Shakespeare shows this type of behavior usually in Romeo and his cousin, Benvolio; in his friend, Mercutio; as well as Juliet’s parents, and her cousin, Tybalt. William Shakespeare made the characters civilized for some parts of the play, but for the most part, they were social beasts.
In Act I, Scene iv, Benvolio, Romeo, and Mercutio are wearing masks and are on their way to the Capulet’s party even though they are well aware that they were not invited. Benvolio and Mercutio notice Romeo …show more content…
It is not until he meets Juliet at the Capulet’s party during Act I, Scene i, that he falls in love with her. Benvolio and Mercutio are social beasts because they have never been in love, yet they give Romeo negative advice about love. Benvolio and Mercutio isolate themselves from love, which is why they are scared of love. Romeo is a social beast because he immediately forgets about Rosaline once he sees Juliet. At Capulet’s party, Romeo and Juliet had only talked for a few minutes, but they already kissed. A civilized person would not act this way, but Romeo did because Shakespeare wanted Romeo to be a social …show more content…
Friar Laurence was the only person who knew she was faking it, and he asks Friar John to tell Romeo that she is only faking her death, but Friar John gives Romeo Friar Laurence’s letter too late. Romeo is a social beast because he kills himself immediately.
In Act V, Scene iii, the news of Romeo and Juliet has spread. Romeo and Juliet are social beasts because they are very impulsive. They did not think twice before confessing their love, marrying, dying, etc. When Juliet wakes up from her sleeping potion, she sees that Romeo and París are dead, so she kills herself, too. Romeo’s mother dies from the grief of losing her son. After the funeral, Montagues and Capulets finally agree to stop fighting.
William Shakespeare purposely makes Romeo and Juliet and other characters uncivilized to add drama to his play and to make it more emotional. Romeo and Juliet are young teenagers and they were overwhelmed by love so they did impulsive things. They get married and die, not thinking of their effects on other people. Juliet did not think about what Romeo would do if he saw her dead. For example, at the end of the play, her suicide had both negative and positive impacts. The negative impacts were that Romeo commited suicide, which had a domino effect and led Romeo’s mother, Lady Montague, to die from grief. The
In Act I, Scene iv, Benvolio, Romeo, and Mercutio are wearing masks and are on their way to the Capulet’s party even though they are well aware that they were not invited. Benvolio and Mercutio notice Romeo …show more content…
It is not until he meets Juliet at the Capulet’s party during Act I, Scene i, that he falls in love with her. Benvolio and Mercutio are social beasts because they have never been in love, yet they give Romeo negative advice about love. Benvolio and Mercutio isolate themselves from love, which is why they are scared of love. Romeo is a social beast because he immediately forgets about Rosaline once he sees Juliet. At Capulet’s party, Romeo and Juliet had only talked for a few minutes, but they already kissed. A civilized person would not act this way, but Romeo did because Shakespeare wanted Romeo to be a social …show more content…
Friar Laurence was the only person who knew she was faking it, and he asks Friar John to tell Romeo that she is only faking her death, but Friar John gives Romeo Friar Laurence’s letter too late. Romeo is a social beast because he kills himself immediately.
In Act V, Scene iii, the news of Romeo and Juliet has spread. Romeo and Juliet are social beasts because they are very impulsive. They did not think twice before confessing their love, marrying, dying, etc. When Juliet wakes up from her sleeping potion, she sees that Romeo and París are dead, so she kills herself, too. Romeo’s mother dies from the grief of losing her son. After the funeral, Montagues and Capulets finally agree to stop fighting.
William Shakespeare purposely makes Romeo and Juliet and other characters uncivilized to add drama to his play and to make it more emotional. Romeo and Juliet are young teenagers and they were overwhelmed by love so they did impulsive things. They get married and die, not thinking of their effects on other people. Juliet did not think about what Romeo would do if he saw her dead. For example, at the end of the play, her suicide had both negative and positive impacts. The negative impacts were that Romeo commited suicide, which had a domino effect and led Romeo’s mother, Lady Montague, to die from grief. The