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‘I do bite my thumb sir!’ the coarseness of the servant's language contrasts with ‘Romeo and Juliet's’ love affair that is played out against a background of hate. This battle establishes the notion of the age-old feud, ‘Thrice disturbed the quiet of our streets’, helping the audience to understand how serious both houses are about the hatred between them, proving that 'Romeo and Juliet' are not going to have an easy time trying to stay together.
Benvolio attempts to make the peace,
‘Part fools put up your swords’. (Act1 Scene1, lines 55-56)
The prince puts an abrupt end to the battle. ‘Your lives shall pay the forfeit’. The audience wonders how long the family can contain the hatred and violence that they have against each other. In the next outbreak of violence Tybalt kills Mercutio who is then slain by Romeo. Men from both households are looking for trouble. The hot summers day creates tension between the characters and shortens their tempers.
The Capulets assume Juliet pines for Tybalt, not for the banishment of Romeo, and consequently the marriage with Paris is arranged, in …show more content…
'Romeo and Juliet' die and are destined to symbolise the waste in all divided societies. 'All are punishèd'. ‘Romeo and Juliet's’ deaths are a direct corollary of the hatreds in the society, which they have found themselves. Their deaths make them permanent symbols of the power of love, which is achieved through all adversity.
Shakespeare was aware of the power of individual free will. The characters often ignore the authority of the state, family and church. Daughters should have obeyed their fathers, Mercutio should have obeyed the rules set by the prince. The Friar preaches about the sin of suicide, and yet 'Romeo and Juliet' eventually choose to take that path, in the tomb, to be reunited. The Friar is afraid to be caught in case he is blamed, and held responsible, for the tragedy and deaths of ‘Romeo and Juliet’.
‘I dare no longer stay’ (Act 5 Scene 3).
This also shows that the Friar did not care much for the lives of ‘Romeo and Juliet’, because he does not say much to persuade Juliet to follow him out of the
Benvolio attempts to make the peace,
‘Part fools put up your swords’. (Act1 Scene1, lines 55-56)
The prince puts an abrupt end to the battle. ‘Your lives shall pay the forfeit’. The audience wonders how long the family can contain the hatred and violence that they have against each other. In the next outbreak of violence Tybalt kills Mercutio who is then slain by Romeo. Men from both households are looking for trouble. The hot summers day creates tension between the characters and shortens their tempers.
The Capulets assume Juliet pines for Tybalt, not for the banishment of Romeo, and consequently the marriage with Paris is arranged, in …show more content…
'Romeo and Juliet' die and are destined to symbolise the waste in all divided societies. 'All are punishèd'. ‘Romeo and Juliet's’ deaths are a direct corollary of the hatreds in the society, which they have found themselves. Their deaths make them permanent symbols of the power of love, which is achieved through all adversity.
Shakespeare was aware of the power of individual free will. The characters often ignore the authority of the state, family and church. Daughters should have obeyed their fathers, Mercutio should have obeyed the rules set by the prince. The Friar preaches about the sin of suicide, and yet 'Romeo and Juliet' eventually choose to take that path, in the tomb, to be reunited. The Friar is afraid to be caught in case he is blamed, and held responsible, for the tragedy and deaths of ‘Romeo and Juliet’.
‘I dare no longer stay’ (Act 5 Scene 3).
This also shows that the Friar did not care much for the lives of ‘Romeo and Juliet’, because he does not say much to persuade Juliet to follow him out of the