Characters in Romeo and Juliet

In Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, the cause of Mercutio's death can be attributed to the circumstances that surrounded the two families. The friction between the Capulets and Montague's family environments was quite a hostile one which supported multiple violent acts. Before Mercutio died, his last few words were, “A plague a’ both your houses!”(A3.S1.L108). Rather than blaming Tybalt for his death, Mercutio put a curse on both the Capulet and Montague houses. The emotional conflict…

case of Lennie and George from Of Mice and Men and Romeo and Juliet from To put it clearly, the main characters in Of Mice and Men have a stronger relationship than Romeo and Juliet because they care for one another, it doesn’t hurt other people, and their relationship is based on real love where as Romeo and Juliet’s relationship is just infatuation. George and Lennie’s care for one another is what makes their relationship much stronger than Romeo and Juliet’s. George is always thinking about…

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is set in the town of Verona, Italy, where there is an ongoing rivalry between two feuding families, the Capulets and the Montagues. A young Montague named Romeo finds himself lovesick, sad, and depressed. When he spots Juliet, a beautiful Capulet girl, at a masquerade party, the two teenagers fall in love at first sight. The next day, Romeo and Juliet are married in secret from their rival parents. When Romeo’s friend Mercutio is murdered by Tybalt, Romeo…

Being the twenty first century, many stories from our past still live on such as Romeo and Juliet. This story and many others continue to teach children of all ages history, language, love and theatre; a story that never dies. “Romero and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career in 1595 about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families (Romeo and Juliet." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 01 Oct. 2016)”. As every…

Despite the secretive and rebellious actions of the two lovers that create the main conflict in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, the blame of the devastating events of the play can be placed on the two sets of parents, and the violent family members and servants of each house. The chaos of the play is rooted in the teen’s fear of vocalizing their relationship, because, and Juliet demonstrates, “If they do find thee they will murder thee,” (2.2.70). This proves that the two youth’s love is…

Foils Essay Romeo’s character in Romeo and Juliet is the teenage son of Lord and Lady Montague. In the events of the play, he falls in love with Juliet, a member of the enemy household, Capulet. Over the span of three days, the two “star-crossed” lovers kiss, marry, and commit suicide for the sake of love. Mercutio is neither of Montague nor Capulet, but he is Romeo’s best friend. He serves as a comic relief throughout most of the production, though his death is a turning point in the events of…

today I will be talking about fate and fortune and its significance in Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet. Before I begin, can I get a show of hands of who here believes that fate influences their daily life and determines who they are and what they do? The majority of the class voted that they do not consider fate as an influential factor in their life. Well did you know that during the Elizabethan era, people believed that men’s fates and nature were governed by their stars. It was during…

Friar Lawrence is the one to blame for the death of the two lovers; Romeo and Juliet. He was the reason behind their unconditional affection for one another and tragic death. He could have prevented both the love and the death of the two characters, but did not do so. Without him, Romeo and Juliet would have never been married and Juliet would not have faked her death. This lead to the actual death of the characters - all because of the thoughtless decisions and communication failure by Friar…

Part 1: Who is responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s Death? In the beginning of this story, Shakespeare says that Romeo and Juliet’s death was fate. He says that Romeo and Juliet’s death was inevitable. So, who helped along Romeo and Juliet’s “fate”? Which characters caused Romeo and Juliet to eventually kill themselves? I believe there are three main people who caused their demise: Capulet, Mercutio, and Friar Lawrence. Lord Capulet is the head of the Capulet household. You might describe him as…

The Fault in Their Time Romeo and Juliet opens with a summary of the events to come. The audience is told that the ”star-crossed” lovers are “death-marked”, that the main characters are already dead through the fault of fate. However, apart from this explicit mention of fate, and perhaps contrary to the young lover’s beliefs, Romeo and Juliet don’t seem to be governed by the cosmos at all. In fact, they seem to be most governed by the fleeting nature of time and their exceedingly impatient…