of the whole play. This really puts the relationship of Romeo and Juliet down a terrible path that ends in the death of both of them. The scene starts with Benvolio tells Mercutio they should get off the streets. Just then, Tybalt enters with some other Capulets. Tybalt and Mercutio quickly start insulting each other and seem close to drawing their weapon. Benvolio tries to calm them. Romeo appears. Tybalt calls Romeo a "villain," but Romeo refuses to duel, saying that he loves Tybalt, and that…
Romeo and Juliet Final Exam Essay (Part 3) When a tragedy occurs, the question often arises about who is responsible. In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare tensions between two families causes two star crossed lovers to to kill themselves out of love and a simple misunderstanding. When a man named Friar John fails to deliver a crucial message to Romeo it causes him hear that Juliet is dead and go to find her dead (she isn't dead) and he kills himself. Juliet wakes from her…
of Romeo and Juliet. In this legendary play two children of feuding families fall in love. Through the whole play they try to figure out how to make it work but, in the end it only leads to death. The audience finds themselves wondering who is to blame for this death among the slew of characters; Romeo, Juliet, Tybalt, Prince, Mercutio, the Nurse, or Friar Laurence? But in the end it can all be narrowed down to three main people. Romeo, Juliet, and Friar Laurence…
In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare attempts to show the truth and nature of love Romeo and Juliet belongs to a tradition of tragic romaine stretching back to antiquity. The basic story is a boy (Romeo) and girl (Juliet) fall in love but they came from families which hate each other and know they will not allowed to marry. They were so much in love and they got married in Secret instead. However, before their wedding night Romeo kills Juliet’s Cousin in a duel and in the morning he is forced to…
Romeo is to blame for both his, and Juliet's death. One of the reasons it was Romeo’s fault was because he was too Impulsive with love throughout the play. Each time he approaches his relationship he is moving fast and being too hasty. In the beginning of the play, Romeo was in love with Rosaline and was upset and heartbroken because she did not love him back. Once he saw Juliet, he Immediately forgot about Rosaline and fell in love with Juliet at first sight. By these examples it can be…
deep affection. It’s a universal language between all. In the tragic drama, Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare expresses three different types of love throughout the play. The forms of affection that are provided by Shakespeare are parental love between Prince Escalus, the Montagues, and the Capulets, brotherly love between Mercutio and Romeo, and most importantly, romantic love between the star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet. At the beginning, in 1.1, as Prince Escalus disjoins the fight between…
Friar Laurence Romeo and Juliet. One of the most timeless and classic plays ever written, it is a story about love, feud, and death. Two people that fall into a forbidden love, ending in tragedy. But who exactly caused this tragedy? Friar Laurence took several actions in the play that easily make him the character most to blame for these tragedies. Friar Laurence is the character most to blame for the tragic events in Romeo and Juliet because married Romeo and Juliet, gave Juliet the sleeping…
many of Shakespeare’s most iconic characters. Used to seduce lovers, kill enemies and gain power . Prince escalus role was like a leadership role even though he wasn’t the main character the decision he made affect the play in big ways The similarities between romeo and juliet is the love for eachother and they urge to commit their suicide if they couldn’t be together The nurse and the friar the similarities one of them is they best friends to each main character and i think they could've done…
controlled their fate. Romeo and Juliet had to have been victims of fate because stars controlled them. Shakespeare uses careful word choice to directly and indirectly reveal that his characters believe this. On the way to Capulet’s party, Romeo and his friends are talking. Romeo suddenly says, “My mind misgives / Some consequence yet hanging in the stars” (1.4.106-7), and continues to announce his foreboding feelings that the outcome of that night would not be in his favor. Somehow, Romeo…
The grim love story of Romeo and Juliet was written and directed by the great William Shakespeare. This play takes place in Verona Italy, within 5 days this story takes the lives of 6 people. The Capulets and the Montagues, the families of Juliet and Romeo. Both there's families experience the loss of their children and others. This is because of their immense hate for one another, maybe if this feud was not in place this whole story would not have happened. Many people could be to blame for…