Tybalt

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…

Romeo and Juliet The play Romeo and Juliet was set during the Renaissance in Verona, Italy. The playwright, Shakespeare, was a fervent writer and all of his work was very well acknowledged. This play was truly an amazing piece of work and had many great qualities that made the book/play very likeable. Shakespeare had developed many meaningful characters with believable stories and great personalities. They each had something different and important to bring to the overall idea of the story…

In both Homer's "Odyssey" and Margaret Atwood's "Siren Song", the Sirens are portrayed differently and similarly. Both authors utilize different point of views and tone. First of all, the point of view of the "Odyssey" is told by Odysseus, while the "Siren Song" is told from the perspective of the sirens. Odysseus is trying to prevent the destruction of his crew. For instance," I stopped the ears of my comrades one by one." This suggests that the crew is trying to prevent the sirens from…

What possibilities might one face, when facing with different beliefs and opinions from others? Most likely, people will go two ways with this. People will tend to fit in and accept belief and values of others or they will disregard others and follow their own beliefs and opinion. The book Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare shows possibilities for both options along the story. There are many possibilities when enforcing other’s beliefs and values onto one’s self. It’s a sign of…

When a tragedy occurs, the question is who is responsible. In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, the play revolves a pair of star crossed lovers who fell in love at first sight and married just a few days later in private to avoid the feuding families. They might be in love, but this love would ultimately kill them in the end. The characters who are responsible for their deaths are Friar Lawrence, Romeo, and Lady and Lord Capulet. First of all, one person who is responsible for the…

Romeo and Juliet is a comedic play because of there Language, love and fighting. " The language used in Romeo and Juliet can be found laughable in some ways. Note when " Abraham speaks to Sampson at Juliet’s Palace: “Do you bite your thumb at us, " sir?” (Rom.1.1.45-52) It seems Abraham and Sampson are ill-considered servants of Juliet " making some parts of the play seem like a comedy. Romeo and Juliet may seem like a tragedy " Love is very confusing when it comes to Juliet. Paris dances with…

During Friar Laurence’s Soliloquy, he is presented as a holy man who is trusted and respected by the other characters. Friar Laurence is a friend and advisor to Romeo and Juliet. As Friar Laurence is on his way to go inform the Montague’s on the tragic situation he contemplates on his options on what to do. “I can flee forever or get the parents of the dead Romeo and bring them to him in the tomb.” Friar Laurence conveys the idea that in every situation that there is a good and bad option in…

Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet relates the tragic take of the “Star-crossed lovers” who meet their doom because of their love in an atmosphere of hatred that exists between the Capulets and the Montagues. The intensity of the love propels them into marriage but the question is whether or note they are too young to make such a choice given their respective ages of 14 and 16. These are reasons why they were not too young that revolve around their intelligence and skills of articulation and…

Who was really responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s terrible tragedy? The majority of blame for the six deaths in Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, rests on Friar Lawrence. Friar Lawrence is responsible because he always has good intentions that end up bad. The first reason that Friar Lawrence is to blame, is because he agrees to illegally marry Romeo and Juliet. Romeo is still very young and does not know what real love is; he goes from girl to another just like that! Despite this,…

Tim Blake Nelson’s 2001 film “O” is a modern day adaptation and remediation of William Shakespeare’s classic play, Othello. Although the remediation is a more modern approach, it still manages to capture the main theme despite the fact that The film takes place within a school and focuses mainly on the school’s basketball team and their girlfriends. Throughout the film the antagonist, Hugo Goulding, does a great job of manipulating the other characters and using them to his full advantage. The…