Lee Sigelman once eloquently wrote about the emotional effect knowledge has on human beings. Sigelman proves the notion “Ignorance is bliss” to be inaccurate evidenced by recent scientific studies. Lee expresses that ignorance can often be the cause of feelings of discontent and suffering. This can be proven wrong in the plays, Macbeth and Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. Both works show that knowledge has the power to make people feel unhappy and can be the reason people take drastic measures. Macbeth set in Scotland demonstrates that the notion “Ignorance is bliss” is indeed accurate. After discovering his fate from the three clairvoyant witches, Macbeth’s ambition and greed consumes his rationality. Macbeth lack of self control and morale was the root cause of the creation of his plan to kill his friend, Duncan, the King of Scotland. Macbeth’s knowledge of his fate compels him to kill and deceive many people, including his best friend, Banquo. Had Macbeth not known of …show more content…
Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet of Verona, Italy were two lovers that came from rival families. Unaware of eachother’s identity, the couple carelessly fall in love. After discovering the household the two came from, Romeo and Juliet take many risks to be together. Romeo and Juliet sneak behind the backs of their family and friends ands elope together. However, an obstacle has once again arisen as Romeo is banished from Verona. Juliet desperately creates a plan to fake her death but because of the lack of communication and fate’s intervention, Romeo does not receive the message about the plan. Romeo and Juliet’s knowledge of eachother’s identity had caused them many misfortunes. This knowledge had given both “star crossed lovers” feelings of restlessness and heartache and their deaths had brought great sorrow upon their beloved. Information has the ability to cause misfortune and
Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, two star-crossed lovers, will do anything to show their deep affection for each other. Since they are from two different families, who happen to be enemies, they can be punished for expressing their love for one another. Unfortunately, their passion sparks many outrages. Due to Father Capulet’s feud with the Montague family, Romeo and Juliet's love life results in death.
"...Go pronounce his present death,/ And with his former title greet Macbeth." (Act 1, Scene 2, 64-65) Though the word "death" in this sentence refers to the former thane of Cawdor's demise, Shakespeare uses the clever trick of foreshadowing Macbeth's downfall by coupling the word "death" with the word "Macbeth" so early in the tragedy. The quote has another importance it introduces the ideas of treachery and personal gain from less-than-legitimate means, two characteristics Macbeth picks up on as the story advances. We are introduced to Macbeth as a hero, a slayer of the Norweyans, even "Bellona's bridegroom, lapped in proof" (Act 1, Scene 2, 54), but by the end of the play
Romeo and Juliet first met each other at a party at the Capulets house. They fall in love with each other at the first sight without knowing that they are from families who hate each other, and when they do learn about it, it is too late. Juliet realizes that it was a mistake to fall in love with Romeo, because he is one of the people she should watch out for. He is her first and only love, but he is an enemy of her family. Lucky for Romeo, Juliet is smart, and such dumb thing as hate between their parents wouldn't stop her from loving Romeo and getting married with him. She is sorry that their families are enemies, though, because everything would be much easier if they weren't. So this is the first time when the hate between Capulets and Montagues becomes problem to Romeo and Juliets happiness. Only after their children die, the Montagues and Capulets come to their senses. The Prince accuses them of killing Romeo and Juliet. The Prince makes them see how wrong they were all the time, that all because of their hate, because they couldn't let their children love each other, Romeo and Juliet died. After that, Capulets and Montagues decide to call it quits. No more fighting, and Montague even says that he will make a gold statue of Juliet, but what is that going to do? It is too late, nothing will bring them back. It is totally Capulets' and Montagues' fault that Romeo and Juliet died. If they didn't hate each other so much,
Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet discusses the many challenges the ‘star crossed lovers’ face. It is their own deceptive actions that ultimately lead them to their untimely end. However Romeo and Juliet are forced to be deceptive due to their fate and misfortune, the ongoing feud in Verona, and the misleading guidance they receive from others; which also contribute to their deaths. Romeo and Juliet focuses on the theme of love and hate, this theme is interweaved throughout the play.
The play, Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, is about a tragedy of two star crossed lovers who want nothing more than to be together forever. “…Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, And I’ll no longer be a Capulet.” (2.2.35-36) Romeo, a Montague, who is young and passionate, meets Juliet at a Capulet party. When they meet, it’s love at first sight. Juliet, a Capulet, is a beautiful young lady tired of being controlled by her father, Lord Capulet. The two families are in a never ending feud that comes between Romeo and Juliet’s love. In the course of four and a half days, Romeo and Juliet plan their marriage with the help of Priest Friar Laurence and Juliet’s Nurse. After the couple is married,
They promise him success in terms of natural law; no man 'of woman born ' shall hurt him, he shall not be vanquished till Birnam Wood come against him. He, based firmly in the unreal, yet thinks to build his future on the laws of reality. He forgets that he is trafficking with things of nightmare fantasy, whose truth is falsehood, falsehood truth. So,
In Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare explores the tragic story of two star-crossed lovers. Set in the Northern Italian cities of Verona and Mantua, tells the story of Romeo and Juliet and their love for each other, even though their families are enemies. For generations the Capulets and Montagues have been at each others necks over everything, but this does not stop the two star-crossed lovers. Meeting one another at a masquerade ball and falling in love overnight. These two lovers do countless things behind their parents back and keep numerous amounts of secrets from their loved ones. Making multiple decisions without thinking of the consequences leads them to their tragic ending. So,
Two star-crossed lovers fall in love, but can’t be together because of their parent's long-lived feud with each other. The kingdoms of the Montagues and the Capulets takes place in Verona. Romeo the son of the Montagues falls madly in love with Juliet the Capulet’s only daughter. To try and help the two with their love story, a Friar, a nurse, a cousin, and a friend join Romeo and Juliet in this journey. In the end, nothing works out like you would think. Friends and family can only do so much, but sometimes the way you want a thing to turn out don’t always work that way. Benvolio should be punished in Romeo and Juliet because he told Romeo to go to the party and aqquire his head off of Rosaline, and Friar Laurence and the nurse should be pardoned
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, takes place in Verona, Italy where two star-crossed lovers from rival families meet and fall in love. The protagonists, Juliet Capulet and Romeo Montague have to keep their love a secret as their families are sworn enemies, which leads to a series of tragic events. The Nurse and Friar Lawrence act as mentors for Juliet and Romeo and strongly influence their decisions as they try and make their relationship succeed despite the tension between their families. In Romeo and Juliet, it is shown that there can be deadly consequences if mentors interfere, as seen when the Nurse and Friar Lawrence approve of the relationship between Romeo and Juliet, when they organize and conduct the marriage between the two
“Romeo and Juliet” is a dramatic romance story that is full of love, hate, secrets, and lies. In Romeo and Juliet, the Capulets and the Montagues have a rivalry, a death penalty placed by the prince is threatened if the families have another brawl. At a Capulet party, Romeo and his friend, Mercutio sneak in, and he meets Juliet. They fall in love, and become married in secret, but Juliet is forced by her father to marry Paris after Romeo killed Tybalt, who is Juliets cousin. To avoid marrying Paris, Juliet fakes her death and Romeo thinks Juliet is honestly dead. He goes to her tomb and drink a potion that killed him almost instantly.When Juliet wakes up, she actually kills herself over the grief over Romeo being dead. In William Shakespeare's “Romeo and Juliet”, Friar Lawrence is ultimately to blame for the deaths of the protagonists, by cause of Friar encouraged them to secure their love, he neglected to inform both parties if his plan to fake Juliet’s death, and he left Juliet when she was extremely emotional.
Macbeth could have not have killed Duncan without The witches prophecy. The witches are seen as mysterious dark and not trustable. Macbeth puts all his trust into the witches after they tell him he is destined to be king. In this case Ignorance is bliss because without the witches telling Macbeth he would have not been able to kill Duncan.
Multiple actions of lying and deception can lead to horrific consequences changing the lives of family, friends, and one true love. In the play, “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare, two teenagers meet each other and instantly fall in love. Their families not only don’t get along, but actually loathe each other. The boy, Romeo, is a Montague and the girl, Juliet, is a Capulet. Throughout the play they try everything they possibly can to be together. Romeo ends up being banished from the town the two lovers live in because he killed a man named Tybalt. This causes Juliet to become upset and take actions that lead to life alerting events. She ends up faking her death causing Romeo to kill himself, which leads Juliet to taking her own life. In the end, the two lovers are no more. Who is to blame for the two teenagers tragic ending? Juliet’s selfish actions brought about the unnecessary death of Romeo and herself.
William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet loved each other, but they knew that it wouldn't be possible to have a relationship because of their feuding families. Their deaths were tragic, as it was mainly the people around them that made them so unhappy. They were so in love with each other that they took risks to be together, which lead to their unfortunate deaths. Romeo is a Montague. He falls in love with Juliet the moment he sees her at a Capulet ball.
In the story of Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare develops the idea that a lack of maturity can be the cause of ignorant decisions in the face of young love through the relationship of Romeo and Juliet.
William Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ published in 1597, is a play revealing the themes of love and tragedy as two lovers Romeo and Juliet are deeply in love with each other however their love is doomed as they are from two feuding families; the Montagues and Capulets. At the end of the play, Romeo’s impatience and rashness causes the death of himself as well as Juliet’s. This can be supported by three main events during the play. Firstly, Romeo’s decision of attending the enemy’s party without any thought, secondly, Romeo knew that falling in love with a Capulet was to be ended heavily, and lastly, Romeo receives a warning from Balthasar about his future if he continues to take his actions quickly.