Romeo Montague

Shakespeare's play “Romeo and Juliet” find themselves effected by the conflict, especially Romeo and Juliet. Act 1 Scene 5 is very much a scene about love as it is the scene where Romeo and Juliet meet for the first time and share their first kiss. However, Shakespeare reminds the audience of the feud and how it will impact Romeo and Juliet's love by adding moments of conflict into the scene. This conflict is evident in the line spoken by Tybalt to Capulet “This, by his voice, should be a…

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…

Smaller characters help build the intensity and uniqueness of a story. William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet uses multiple characters to change the mood and help the audience follow the play. There are various parts other than Romeo and Juliet that add drama. A way of doing that is to draw connections and differences between the two feuding houses of Montague and Capulet. The Nurse and Friar Lawrence share certain qualities but also contrast in ways that make them two distinct, interesting…

course of action to get that duty done. A responsible person is someone you can always count on when in need of truth or guidance even at the darkest of times. In the tragic play, Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare the readers experience a forbidden love between two rivaling families, the Capulets, and the Montagues. Romeo and Juliet are star crossed lovers who will do anything for each other, even if it means dying. Although many problems begin to appear due to Friar Lawrence's plans, he…

Romeo and Juliet Trial “Mercy but murders, pardoning those that kill.” William Shakespeare once said this statement believing the ironic meaning it has behind it showing the families thinking Romeo’s banishment will end the feud and murder when it actually caused the two unnecessary deaths of Mercutio and Tybalt. In the infamous story of Romeo and Juliet, Romeo Montague ends the on and off battle between him and Tybalt, Juliet’s cousin. After seeing the traumatic death of his best friend,…

In the opening scene of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Gregory and Sampson of the Capulet House are belittling the Montagues with jokes on how Sampson would take their “maidenheads” and push the men from the wall. Sampson is the one leading the conversation and remarks about the Montagues, while Gregory is elaborating on with him. Gregory asks questions such as, “Their maiden-heads?” when Sampson jests about it. This shows a dynamic between the two friends with the innocence in Gregory…

“These violent Delights have violent ends” (ii, vi, 9). In Romeo and Juliet violent is frequently presented throughout the play some of the characters think violence is the answer to Revenge where others think that by doing by doing such things they are honoring their family. In this tragic play written by William Shakespeare violence seems to be the answer to a majority of the character’s problems. Out of all the characters Tybalt presented the most hate and violence through his actions and…

Some people think that Romeo and Juliet is one of the greatest love stories, however that’s not true. It’s not one of the greatest love stories of all time because Romeo and Juliet are not actually in love. There is a substantial amount of evidence that proves they are not in love. For instance, Romeo, at the beginning, is heartbroken for Rosaline then he sees Juliet and Rosaline is replaced with Juliet, Romeo and Juliet also don’t know each other very well, and the couple may think they’re…

many unfortunate events has remained a lifelong favorite from the time it was published in 1595 to the time when a movie was released in 1968. The story and movie of Romeo and Juliet remains similar in many ways, but presents many differences throughout the many acts as well. At the beginning of Act I, there are Capulet and Montague servants walking the street that meet along the way and start a fight. In the play, the fight starts with a Capulet drawing…

Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet which was written by William Shakespeare. He was involved in most, if not all, of the major conflicts in this play. He married Romeo and Juliet together, comforted Romeo in his time of trouble, and conflict, and carried out the plan involving the “sleep potion.” Friar Laurence was a steady character throughout the play and is a character we should learn from; to be stern and caring when needed, but not sly. Friar Laurence administered the marriage of Romeo and Juliet…