Comparing William Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

Romeo was saying that love can be dangerous but that he would do anything to call Juliet his. This shows how the two shouldn’t have been married because it can end poorly. Their love was new and strong and they got so caught up in their first real love that it became all they thought of. Both of the characters knew about the dangers of keeping something a secret, yet they did it anyway. This lead to conflict because nobody knew. The marriage was done in secret for a reason, and that secret would lead to lives of three people.

The previous passage was Romeo describing Juliet as beautiful as the sun, and professing his love for Juliet . At this point, Romeo is in the garden speaking to Juliet on the balcony. He refers to Juliet as the light of his world, and uses colorful imagery to describe her looks. This is one another example of the false love that exists. In addition to this quote, the narrator of the play describes Romeo and Juliet as “star-crossed lovers”. Another quote by Juliet describing Romeo in a sexual, lustful way is as follows;

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In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare and "Pyramus and Thisbee" by Ovid are stories about teenagers who face obstacles that complicate the love story which causes them to make desperate decisions in the end. Both of them have many similarities. However, they have small details that are different. Throughout each story, these decisions lead to complicated endings. In the beginning, in Romeo and Juliet and "Pyramus and Thisbee" they both have similarities through the connections of objects.

Secondly, Romeos and Juliets downfall is a result of their own poor decisions, or character flaws because they caused fights. Many fights could have been avoided if they did the things that they were supposed to do. Because Tybalt killed Mercutio, Romeo was looking for him so that they can fight. Romeo says, “This shall determine that”(Shakespeare 59, line 133). Their fight will determine who dies.

The tale of Romeo and Juliet is extraordinary. The original story is very good and very well written. The more modern story is very different from the original. In the original the families hate each other, in the modern the families are actually friends. This is what I found to be the same and different about the two stories.

Moments after seeing her for the first time at the Capulets’ party,, Romeo says “Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight, for I ne’er saw true beauty till this night” (Shakespeare 1.5.59-60). Less than an hour before this, Romeo thinks that he could never love anyone besides Rosaline, and now he forgets about her completely at the sight of Juliet. This kind of a situation should probably caution Romeo that he ought to give it a few days before he decides to profess his undivided love to this girl, but within the next few minutes, Romeo kisses Juliet for the first time, and she kisses him back. Although you might not think at first that this decision will lead to death, let us evaluate the circumstances. In this scene, Romeo’s friends practically drag him into a party. The party is hosted by the Capulets, the mortal enemies of his family. Earlier that day, the two families engage in a fight in the streets, for the third time. A mask disguises Romeo from others identifying him. Under these conditions, it is conceivable that Romeo could make a better choice than kissing the first pretty girl he saw. This decision is the first of many questionable choices made by Romeo which lead to his

Love Can Be Dangerous Is love deadly? In Romeo and Juliet, there are two feuding families in Verona, Italy. Romeo, a Montague, falls in love with Juliet, a Capulet. They are either side of the feud, so they are not supposed to be together. Throughout all of this, Juliet is being courted by Paris.

Statistics show that 94% of teenagers believe in true love. Romeo and Juliet were in love. They fell in love fast and rushed things but nobody can say that they weren't in love. They loved each other enough to kill themselves over living without one another. This play is about true love because they both fell in love at first sight, got married, and couldn't live without each other.

In act one Romeo says this about Juliet. “As a rich jewel in an Ethiop’s ear-Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear...Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight! For I never saw true beauty till this night.”(1.5.46-53) The quote states Romeo saw true beauty when he saw Juliet. Romeo is in love with Juliet because she is pretty. Looks do not matter if it is “true” love. In the balcony scene Juliet says this to Romeo. “If that thy bent of love be honorable, thy purpose marriage…”(2.2.143-144) Juliet broaches marriage to Romeo, on the same night she met Romeo. “True” love is knowing a person and loving who they are. Not rushing into a relationship with a random person. “True” love is loving who a person for who they are, not just their facial

The Chorus delivers another short sonnet describing the new love between Romeo and Juliet: the hatred between the lovers’ families makes it difficult for them to find the time or place to meet and let their passion grow; but the prospect of their love gives each of them the power and determination to elude the obstacles placed in their path. Now old desire doth in his deathbed lie,And young affection gapes to be his heir. That fair for which love groaned for and would die With tender Juliet matched, is now not fair. Now Romeo is beloved and loves again,Alike bewitchèd by the charm of looks,But to his foe supposed he must complain,And she steal love’s sweet bait from fearful hooks.

The narrative poem “Pyramus and Thisbe” by Publius Ovidius Naso is a fascinating piece of work that had a great impact on the illustrious poet William Shakespeare. Recounting a riveting tragic love story, the poem intrigued Shakespeare; thus, it influenced him significantly as he composed his own story of love, the famous play, Romeo and Juliet. The poem “Pyramus and Thisbe” and the play Romeo and Juliet are different in many regards, but also have numerous similarities. One notable difference between these authors’ works exists in how each author employs the literary device of apostrophe. In “Pyramus and Thisbe,” Ovid exercises an apostrophe as he shows the lovers, Pyramus and Thisbe, speaking to the “jealous wall” that is between them, which represents their families obstruction in their love.

The love expressed and communicated between Romeo and Juliet Is passionate, brave, and endearing. According to the play itself, when Juliet is having a word with Romeo, she states “Dost thou love me?... If dost thou love, pronounce it faithfully,” (Pg 17). At this point, early in their forbidden love, they are unsure about whether or not this emotion is authentic. Is their love as undeniable as each of them seem to believe? Soon, on page 16, Romeo says “O, speak again, bright angel! For thou art as glorious to this night, being o’er my head,” (pg 16). Here, Romeo speaks out with his love for Juliet, as he is already head over heels in love with her. During, these scenes, Shakespeare does an impeccable job of illustrating how amid such a brief lifetime, Romeo and Juliet fell for each other like no other, so deeply that they would be willing to die for each other for this passion.

Romeo had just loved another girl, Rosaline, only moments before seeing Juliet and deciding that he had loved her instantly. According to the article, “Love at first sight is a phenomenon that 15% of people have reported experiencing it. They described it as a once in a lifetime situation.” It seems impossible that Romeo had experienced this with two girls within a few days. As for Juliet, she is only 13 years old. Many studies have found that children can not love somebody romantically until they have hit puberty. She shows her immaturity towards the beginning of the book, when the nurse is speaking to her and she gets extremely embarrassed. While she does mature throughout the play, her maturity level at when she first met Romeo was no where near where it would have to be to fall inlove.

True love is one of the most genuine, not to mention precious feelings in the world. In Shakespeare's play, Romeo and Juliet, a pair of lovers denotes the strength of true love and it's ability to overcome nearly all obstacles. However, this kind of love is a rarity due to it's pureness but somehow many cheap imitations are still mistaken for real love. Romeo and Juliet's love is authentic and by no means an infatuation seeing as first of all, they both risk their lives to see each other and would rather die than be separated. Juliet also has an unusual level of loyalty towards her partner for her age which supports the idea of true love. In addition, throughout the play, Romeo's demeanour starts to change and he begins to mature in a