Romeo Montague

In Act II, Scene 2 of Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare’s diction is very complex and sets the mood for the scene. Through the dialogue between Romeo and Juliet, the reader can conclude that they both love each other vigorously. Romeo describes Juliet with analogies that compare her to celestial objects. For him, she has “two of the fairest stars in all the heaven” as eyes (Shakespeare Line 17). The use of ‘fairest stars’ conveys the point that Juliet seems unique to Romeo. Even in the darkest night…

The tales Romeo and Juliet and Pyramus and Thisbe were created by different authors and with partly the same storyline. Ovid was the creator of Pyramus and Thisbe, a story about two lovers that sneak out to be with each other. William Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet, a play about the grudge of two households. The lovers escape and get married, which causes lots of confusing factors. Some of the similarities between the tales were that the lovers were forbidden to see each other, so they went…

Both The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is a drama by William Shakespeare in which two young lovers end up in an early grave from loving too much. The short story, “Pyramus and Thisbe”, by Ovid has a similar ending to Romeo and Juliet. Some may argue that fate is to blame for their deaths, but ultimately personal decisions lead to the demise of these young lovers. One of the first poor decisions made in Romeo and Juliet is made by Romeo. Romeo is from the House of Montague and he was asked by his…

The fiery feud between the Capulets and the Montagues burns on because the Prince banished the son of Montague for claiming the life of a Capulet late Monday afternoon in the courtyard. Escalus, the prince of Verona, announced: “I hold much anger for the death of my relative Mercutio and the death of Tybalt. Thus, Romeo must stay out of Verona; and if still found in Verona's walls, death shall be upon him.” The events started when Romeo Montague had slain Tybalt Capulet and fled when the Prince…

William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is a famous English play written in the mid to late 1590’s. This play is a great example of a young and innocent couple who have managed to get themselves involved in the darker side of love. The style that Romeo and Juliet was written in, dubs the play to be one of the greatest pieces of literature of all time because of the vividness of the characters. William Shakespeare uses juxtaposition to add complexity to each of his characters. Romeo is shallow…

girl to replace Rosaline , a girl romeo is obsessed with but does not love him back. Romeo only agrees to go to see Rosaline until he meets Juliet in act 1 scene 5. When Romeo first sees Juliet he is awe struck, turns to one of Capulets service men and asks who she is. The service man tells Romeo that he does not know who the fair maiden is. Romeo says some lovely things about Juliet and while he is doing so Tybalt, juliet's cousin, notices that he is a Montague and runs to lord Capulet to tell…

Romeo and Juliet was written in 1595 and 1595. Three different versions of Romeo and Juliet and the differences and comparisons that the Romeo and Juliets had. In the 1968 version of Romeo and Juliet, it was a movie type. The movie was actually filmed a couple miles from Verona, Italy. The movie was filmed in 1968. Back then the girls wore dresses so thick I don’t see how they didn’t have a heat stroke in the blistering heat. Men on the other hand, wore leggings with a dress like the type…

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 Montagues…

An Essay on Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare At the beginning of Romeo and Juliet the Prologue talks about “the fearful passage of [Romeo and Juliet’s] death-marked love, and the continuance of their parents’ rage”. Without the Montague and Capulets hatred for each other, Romeo and Juliet would have not been star-crossed lovers. Their families feud is what drove them to have a forbidden love, and their families feud is what drove them to die. At the beginning of the play, conflict starts…

humanity engage in selfish decisions. In Romeo and Juliet, Romeo and Juliet’s family, Montague and Capulet respectively, have a grudge that prevents each other from associating with their rival. “ Two households, both alike in dignity... from ancient grudge break to new mutiny” ( Shakespeare 7). Montagues and the Capulets have a feud old as time and this prevents anyone from either family to be in any kind of relationship. This is selfish because Romeo and Juliet were truly in love,but they…