Conflict In Elizabeth

Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, tells the tale of two young lovers whose lives end in great tragedy. What makes their story so tragic is that despite their love for one another, their families are mortal enemies. Conflict is a central ingredient in Romeo and Juliet's sad fate. Although their love for each other is strong, it cannot overcome the deluge of conflict that surrounds them. Ultimately they are defeated by the conflicts of person vs person, person vs self, and person vs society.

* Why did Mary defy Mr Neal? What did she achieve? What role does the character of Mary play in the text?

Romeo and Juliet is a story based on conflict. The conflict in the story is Capulet against Montague. From ancient times, the two families have held grudges against each other. As the book states. “Two households, alike in dignity...from ancient grudge break to new mutiny. Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean (1.Prologue.1-4).” The grudge between the two families has led to fighting and even death.

This passage from the short story illustrates the conflict between the parents through the use of repetition. The narrator’s parents have very different outlooks on everything in their lives. The father gave up his academic dreams to stay and support his family, but his need for adventure and change still affects him in many ways. The parents have very opposite views on what their children should do with their lives; the mother assumes they will all stay by the sea and continue their family’s traditions, while the father hopes that they will go off and live their lives out in the world. MacLeod makes this conflict between the parents very clear in the passage by using repetition of key words. In this section, the narrator remembers an argument between his parents. His mother is absolutely appalled that his father would not act in response to their daughters moving away from the sea. While the father longs for

The play starts with Sampson and Gregory, two of Capulet’s servants, beginning a quarrel with two servants of Montague. This shows that from the working-class to the upper-class in the two families, they still hold a grudge against the opposite family. Tybalt arrives at the scene, speaking of his loathing of the Montagues, “I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee”. A furious riot develops with Lords Capulet and Montague joining in and officers clubbing both sides of the fight, only for it to be stopped by the neutral Prince Escales. The riot further emphasises the vast level of hate between the two families.

At the end of act 3, the court is questioning Mary Warren. This creates conflict because it is an example of truth and untruth. This is because Mary Warren is trying to say that she and all the girls were pretending but the rest of the girls knew they would get into a lot of trouble so they turn against Mary and pretend even more that she is working for the Devil and that she is against the girls. An example of their pretending is when Mary Warren is denying everything but the girls will not stand for it so they repeat everything she says to make her seem ‘evil’,

Throughout Romeo and Juliet the theme of conflict is conveyed in many forms, mostly through physical violence; reflected in the era of the Renaissance where there was political turmoil and many European nations were at war. Shakespeare presents the theme in other forms as well; family versus family, sacred versus profane, parent versus child and language versus inner conflict. Conflict is a key in the structure of the play; it is highlighted in the beginning, middle and end. As an audience we are constantly being reminded of conflict which is reflected within the era the play was written in. The Renaissance was the 'rebirth ' of classical learning and was also the time when Science challenged many traditional Christian beliefs which resulted in Catholics fighting Protestants; the Gunpowder plot and the Spanish Armada. Shakespeare chose to dramatise conflict as it was the context in which he was writing plays. It is therefore arguable that this period was characterised by irreconcilable opposites in politics, religion and art. Nothing in the world can exist without its opposite- just as love cannot exist without hate, violence cannot exist without peace.

I have chosen a conflict that takes place in Act 3 Scene 5, between pages 196 and 201. The conflict presented in this scene is external conflict, man vs man, meaning that two or more characters are in disagreement with each other. For example, Lord Capulet and Juliet are arguing about Juliet and Paris’ upcoming marriage. Juliet doesn't’t want to marry Paris as she loves Romeo but her father has a difference of opinion and does does not value hers thus creating conflict. This is demonstrated in the following quote on page 199. Capulet says: “I will drag thee on a hurdle thither. Out, you green sickness, carrion! Out, you baggage! You tallow face!” Juliet responds with: “Good Father, I beseech you on my knees, Hear me with patience but to speak a word.”

The third section of the excerpt focuses on the mother and her reaction to her children’s “furious tenacity.” Her head begins to ache as the children argue over what happened on the cliff. She blames their behavior on “the perilous world” and the “intransigence” of the children. The rivalry between the children has overwhelmed her; furthermore, she is embarrassed by their behavior. She loves her children, but their constant bickering has exhausted

            In the beginning of the play we are introduced to two characters, Sampson and Gregory. Itching for a fight, they believe they have as much responsibility to defend the name Capulet as their masters do. "The quarrel is between

In the short story The Leaving by Budge Wilson, the protagonist Elizabeth is given a personality similar to that of a lawyer and like all efficient lawyers, she works hard to make the world better by producing equality. First, Elizabeth shows a personality similar to that of a lawyer through her intelligence. Elizabeth showcases her intelligence upon telling her daughter about how she hid a charity box they received and was able to give out all of its contents gradually. She explains that by saying “ [your] pa was mad and said we [do not] need [any] charity.But I hid the box and after time he forgot about it”(Wilson 3). Her ability to carefully assess the situation and execute her plan to distribute the items proves she is judicious. Furthermore,

Elizabeth as a Woman of Independent Mind in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice In Jane Austen's novel 'Pride and Prejudice', Elizabeth Bennet is shown to be an opinionated, "headstrong" young woman. Her unconventional independence challenges the 19th century stereotype of high society women, who tended to conform to the expectations of society. Though her prejudiced judgement of others fails her sometimes, Elizabeth has "a lively, playful disposition, that" delights "in anything ridiculous".

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Elizabeth definitely challenged Victorian society in this quote. A big conflict for her in Austen’s novel was that Elizabeth wanted to marry for love; not for money. This went against her sister’s beliefs, her mother’s beliefs, and her society’s beliefs whom believed that a woman needed security in marriage rather than companionship. Though at first she resented Mr. Darcy, Elizabeth grew to fall in love with him. Once he fell in love with her as well, there was much scrutiny by his family members. In their eyes, Elizabeth Bennett was only a middle-class girl who had no place in the aristocracy that Mr.Darcy held. Lady Catherine was one of the critics who outwardly spoke against the idea of a Darcy-Bennet union. She believed her daughter was

Throughout Elizabeth’s childhood there was a constant change of people in her life. When Elizabeth was just a baby, her mother was beheaded because she was accused of adultery. Ever since that, there was a constant change of step-mothers in her life. From when Elizabeth was two until the day she was put on the throne, many people were going in and out of her life. Even though there was a constant change of step-mothers in Elizabeth’s life, she still did not have any kind of relationship with her father. King Henry was obsessed with having a male heir, so when he had a daughter he was not very interested in trying to obtain a relationship with any of his daughters, let alone Elizabeth. There was one person who was to some extent there in Elizabeth’s