Characters in Romeo and Juliet

of Romeo and Juliet?” "O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo?" Romeo and Juliet (2.2.35) We've all heard this infamous line from the play Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare in 1591. The tale of Romeo and Juliet is one of doomed love and family disasters. There have been many spin-offs and pieces of work that has been based on this play of two strong-willed lovers. There have also been thoughts and conversations as to who is really to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet.…

William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet was published in 1957 in Elizabethan England. Even though the play was set in Verona, Italy, many situations were similar to those in England. In the play, two families, the Capulets and the Montagues, are sworn enemies, and fight throughout the play. Romeo Montague, however, ignores the feud for one night to find a girl, Rosaline, at a Capulet party. Once there, he falls in love with Juliet Capulet, the daughter of his enemy, from behind a mask. He…

Romeo and Juliet lack true feelings for one another, while Romeo shows his lust by switching his undying affections from Rosaline to Juliet in a span of a day, Juliet desires Romeo’s beauty in an instant. When he speaks of Rosaline, he says, “She is rich in beauty” (I, i, 25) feeling only lust for her, and not true love. Then, when he first comes across Juliet, he only compliments her looks, saying, “O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!”(I, v, 53). He sees nothing of her character, and…

tragedy of Romeo and Juliet can be held accountable by fate and destiny. A predetermined course with an inevitable outcome is fate, which all individuals must meet. Fate is not the only factor contributing to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet; many characters with unintentional doings can also be blamed for the deaths of these lovers. Furthermore, the enmity and the pressure created by the parents of Romeo and Juliet can also hold much blame for their downfall. Hence, no one factor or character can…

Shakespeare’s Juliet is one of the most well-known female character. She is famously known worldwide as the young, star-crossed lover to Romeo who tragically died as a heroine for her love. However, we do not give her enough credit for her dramatic development throughout the play. Juliet matures from an ingenuous and childish person to a dauntless and loving young lady. In William Shakespeare’s tragedy Romeo and Juliet, the events that takes place in the play transforms Juliet throughout the…

In Romeo and Juliet we see the death of many characters, two of which are the lovers Romeo and Juliet. Along with some of their family members and close friends who die during the play as well, and during all this the question must be asked, Who is to blame? There are three people that could be considered the reasons of why so many people died. The three most worthy of blame would have to be: Romeo, Juliet, and Friar Lawrence they are to blame for the deaths of many. ("DBQ: Romeo and Juliet:…

The play Romeo and Juliet is debated on whether it is fate or personal choice. In the play Romeo and Juliet By William Shakespeare the main characters kill themselves because of their forbidden love. Their family's history of fighting prevents Romeo and Juliet from being together. Personal choice has a greater impact on the characters in the play than fate. Romeo makes poor decisions when finding out what happened to Juliet. After Romeo hears Juliet is dead,he rushes out to buy poison…

play Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy or a love story. Even though the play ends with both protagonists committing suicide, scholars argue that Romeo and Juliet contains too much romance and comedy to be called a tragedy, while as others argue that the eventual suicide, allusion to Greek tragedies, and foreshadowing prove this play to be a tragedy. This is what we will discuss in this essay and it is up to you to form your own opinion. Shakespearean tragedies are a genre in their own right, Romeo…

William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is a popular tragedy that displays the intense love between two star-crossed characters. This play demonstrates the negative conflicts deep love can have on people. The two main characters display how strong the love is between them and take it to drastic heights just to be together. Romeo’s rash decisions that take place have an impact on Mercutio, Tybalt, and Juliet. Mercutio is one of the first characters to fall victim to Romeo’s decisions. Mercutio…

In “The Tragedie of Romeo and Juliet” written by William Shakespeare, there were many “characters” that made it a real tragedy. William Shakespeare wrote many plays that had to do with these “characters”. There have been many different suspicions of what caused their deaths, yet what people do not know is who was to blame. Romeo and Juliet, was written as a love story, and a tragedy. Although Romeo and Juliet got married, they brought the Montagues and the Capulets together.The Capulets and…