Romeo Montague

active and defensive boy jumps to a defensive position and keeps intact the Capulet’s reputation. Romeo came along supposedly trying to stop the fight, but he ends up letting his friend Mercutio die. Then, filled with rage, he made it a personal goal to kill his new in-law kinsman, Tybalt. Wretched Romeo came along obviously wanting Tybalt to take the first jab so he himself won't be punished. Romeo got what he wants and “tried” to stop the fight and killed Tybalt after…

heard the famous story of Romeo and Juliet. They were two young teenagers who fell in love and thought they were destined to be together, but they were wrong. Romeo and Juliet made some pretty terrible decisions, which they payed for by not being able to be together. Romeo and Juliet have been said to be star-crossed lovers, but are really just two young teenagers who are known for bad choices. In the beginning of the play, it introduces the two houses: the Montagues and the Capulets. The two…

Thisbe is a narrative poem and Romeo and Juliet is a play. So I’m going to be comparing them both. In both the narrative poem and the play both main characters in the poem and play are lovers. In the play Romeo and Juliet the Montague family and the Capulet family have an ongoing feud. The moment Romeo and Juliet met they fell in love instantly. The setting of the play is Verona. Basically what happened in Romeo and Juliet was Friar Lawrence’s letter fails to reach Romeo so then he just assumes…

fate". I believe that Romeo and Juliet's love story is one that was not destined to be. Shakespeare refers to the two young ones as "star-crossed lovers", which means two with affectionate love for one another but soon end is some type of tragedy. Being Romeo and his wife being star-crossed lovers, fate also played a role in preventing them from being together. Fate is the series of events beyond a person control, it's like something the universe already planned out. Romeo and Juliet fell in…

tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is commonly referred to as the “greatest love story of all time.” However, this tale of two lovers is riddled with death and despair and is not a story to idolize. There can be debate as to who or what was ultimately responsible for the demise of Romeo and Juliet, but when taking a close look at the happenings in this tragedy it is apparent that the ultimate cause of the lovers’ deaths was fate, character flaw, and the long-standing family feud. The untimely end of…

directly and indirectly alters the paths of many of William Shakespeare’s works. Romeo and Juliet was written in 1595, and is set in Verona, Italy. It is about two star-crossed, young lovers who fall victim to a tragic end. They come from two long-feuding families: Romeo of the Montagues, and Juliet of the Capulets. The hatred between these families causes many acts of violence throughout the story, with dire results. In Romeo and Juliet, animosity is an unforgiving force which alters people’s…

play Romeo and Juliet, violence between the families Montague and Capulet causes characters to make irrational and unreasonable decisions The violence causes death of the two main characters and the changing of their families, and ultimately love can heal violent conflicts. Therefore despite the few reasons why in Romeo and Juliet violence could be justified through the play, violence is not justified in Romeo and Juliet. There is no true reason why the families should be fighting, and Romeo and…

Romeo and Juliet is set in fair Verona, a long-lasting argument continues between the Montague and Capulet family. The only way the feud between the families ended was the death of the two children. A central theme introduced in the prologue of Shakespeare's, Romeo and Juliet is hate. This is identified in the line from the prologue, ‘Where civil blood leaves civil hands unclean.’ Two scenes that introduce and further develop the prologue was that was demonstrated in the play are Act 1 Scene 1…

many different plays, ranging from all sorts of genres, from comedies, tragedies, etc. One of the greatest playwrights, William Shakespeare is noted from writing a lot of these literary masterpieces. Romeo and Juliet, a tragedy written by Shakespeare, which tells the story of two star crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet, who sacrifice themselves for their love and reconcile their opposing families. Right from the start it is apparent that this play is a traged. Therefore the two lovers will not get…

Tybalt from The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is an example of how anger, when out of control, can ruin everything. Tybalt’s words and actions do nothing but provoke the Montagues, more specifically Romeo, as he tries to defend the Capulet family. Over the course of the play, Shakespeare shows how Tybalt is steadfast, prejudiced, and loyal as he tries to slander Romeo’s name to please the Capulet family. The stubbornness and immature anger of Tybalt, especially towards Romeo and Benvolio, is…