Juxtaposition In Shakespeare

Duality is having two parts or sides. An example of this would be in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; the book portrays that there are two sides to the human nature, good and evil. Jekyll is portrayed as the good, and Hyde is the evil. Jekyll wants to keep that side of him as a respected man, but when he wants to do things that might not be respected he can turn into Hyde. Romeo and Juliet also have dualities including the duality of light and dark. Romeo and Juliet both start out in the dark, as Romeo endures failed love and Juliet has to deal with forced marriage and rules enforced by her parents. When they see one another they compare each other to light. Robert Louis Stevenson’s book The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

William Shakespeare, a famous playwright and actor from England during the sixteenth century, in his play “Romeo and Juliet,” utilizes diction, syntax, and tone in an effort to convey the personalities of the characters during the prince’s speech. This speech in the first scene of the play gives viewers and readers alike a powerful introduction to many of the main characters in the play. William Shakespeare, in his play “Romeo and Juliet,” utilizes diction during the prince’s speech in an effort to convey the many different aspects of the prince’s personality. Shakespeare uses diction when he writes “With purple fountains issuing from you veins” (1.1.78). Shakespeare’s word choice in this line emphasizes the severity of the prince’s threat.

Many Elizabethan bedsides were haunted from “the terrors of the night”. Back then their ghosts were nothing like the pasty blobs we call ghosts now. Theirs were quite gruesome. Ghostly visitations were claimed to have been very unpleasant. Not only this, but they claimed it cast them into a state of spiritual confusion.

In a passage from Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare uses negative diction to show how Romeo acts after hearing about his banishment. For example, when Romeo goes to talk to Friar Lawrence, Friar Lawrence says that Romeo has “wild acts”(3.3.120). “Wild” suggests that Romeo does not think straight which results in him making wild decisions, which puts him in dangerous situations. Also, Friar Lawrence compares Romeo to an “ill-beseeming beast”(3.3.123). “Beseeming” means to be worthy or fit for something. Therefore, “ill-beseeming” means that he is not worthy or fit for something. “Beast” suggests that Romeo is wild. A beast is a monster or animal that behaves rabidly. “Ill-beseeming beast” suggests that Romeo is unfit for something due to the rabid

'Against the use of nature ' Act 1 Scene 3 ' 'Tis unnatural,/ Even like the deed that 's done. ' Act 3 Scene 4 'And his gash 'd stabs looked like a breach in nature ' Act 3, Scene 1 'Boundless intemperance/ In nature is a tyranny. ' Act 4, Scene 3

In the excerpt taken from Hamlet, Shakespeare uses a hostile tone to depict the relationship between Hamlet and the people he is speaking to. The author uses figurative syntax, descriptive detail, and vexed diction to show the sanity of Hamlet based on the relationships with those he interacts with. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are trying to uncover Hamlet’s mental state thinking that Hamlet has no idea but Hamlet is always one step ahead of those in the house.

The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is one of the highest commended love stories of all time. Many can take away life lessons and morals about how one should not allow their fatal flaws shine through to cause grief and destruction to those around them. One of the two main characters, Romeo, has the tragic flaw of impulsivity; and because of this, is predestined to cause woe in the hearts of those whom he loves the most. The author, William Shakespeare, uses syntax and diction to create a melancholic tone, which conveys that, while one may try, they cannot escape their tragic flaw that will ultimately cause their demise.

William Shakespeare is memorable not for the stories he writes but for how he writes them. In Act II Scene ii of Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare’s use of diction emphasizes the young lovers’ passion for each other. Romeo arrives in Juliet’s garden just hours after first meeting her and begins to think aloud. Before Juliet discovers that Romeo is beneath her window, he compares her to “a winged messenger of heaven,” whose beauty is immortal (Shakespeare Act II Scene ii Line 28). Shakespeare’s word choice not only alludes to Christianity, the central religion in Italy during the time period, but expresses Romeo’s love for Juliet as undying, just like the angel he says she is.

As humans, we tend to over analyze every situation we encounter and reflect on the negative aspects. While enduring tragedies, some are blinded and feel as though taking their own life is the only choice they have. It has happened to the best of us, including Hamlet, a character in one of William Shakespeare’s plays. In the play, “The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark”, there is a famous soliloquy given by Hamlet where he contemplates on the burdens of life and questions whether he should keep living or if he should end his life. Hamlet’s soliloquy grasped the audience’s attention and compassion through his use of figurative diction and parallelism, his use of logical arguments, and his credibility due to his personal tragedies. Ethan Hawke

“The ocean protects the island of England from foreign threats, but isolation has the consequent danger of self-destruction, and slight imbalances of power in small natural systems are more likely to generate large-scale disaster (Scot 1). Scot claims that Shakespeare creates an imaginary garden in the play, which symbolizes a small world for Richard II. He uses it to describe the authority of the king. He continues to explain that Shakespeare’s method of using the surrounding environment serves as a way to portray political conflict in the king’s kingdom. “Shakespeare might have left his concentric symbols in the conventional vein of monarchal body to nation, but this play is remarkable for its pursuit of a truly ecological representation of political conflict” (Scot

William Shakespeare lived and wrote over 400 years ago, but his wonderful plays continue to entertain and influence the audiences of the Twenty-First Century. Despite the outdated content and language of his works, Shakespeare’s plays remain popular with modern readers and play watchers for another reason. In all of his works, including William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, he uses countless literary devices and techniques to affect the mood of the audience and enhance their enjoyment. He utilizes puns and juxtaposition to create a comical or light hearted mood. He also uses dramatic irony and oxymorons for a dramatic or serious mood. Although Shakespeare’s work does not include modern language or modern situations, the literary devices that he uses work to keep an audience of any time feeling involved

“As You Like It”, is a Shakespearean comedy that is believed to have been written around the 1600’s. This play holds onto many strong motifs throughout the entire play. One of the most obvious motifs would have to be the concept of exile. Many of the characters in the play have been intimidated away from their homes, while others left voluntarily to live in the forest of Arden. This separation from their homes in the court aids in helping Shakespeare’s major themes come alive. The major themes evident in Act 4 Scene 3 is the malleability of humans through experience, the effects of love, and a comparison of city life to country life.

Reflection, whether it be inward on one's self or outward, as in showing someone else who they are, has come to mean a lot in today’s society and it is often something people turn to in times of hardship. In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the main character, Hamlet, is confronted with the task to avenge his father’s death while his mental health seems to deteriorate and his personal and familial relationships crumble. Yet, Hamlet continues to exercise his ability to show other characters who they truly are and what Shakespeare has them represent and reflect inwards on himself and his internal conflicts throughout the play. Both of these things often resemble or allude to a mirror. Consequently, this use of mirrors in Hamlet, though not explicitly stated, is one of the reasons that the play continues to be considered one of the best literary works in Western literature. As Hamlet, who essentially functions as a mirror to everyone in the show, including himself, moves through each scene, he reflects different things: what different characters represent, their actions, and his own feelings.

Deceit, mystery, murder, and betrayal are all very captivating and together have the makings for a daytime soap opera. In this case, however, they are a part of the tragedy of Hamlet. The most regaling aspects of this play, despite the entertaining and compelling qualities just mentioned, are the revenge and the surprisingly unappealing nature of the main character, Hamlet. Throughout the play, Hamlet makes stupid choices that will ultimately lead to his own death, and the death of many around him. Hamlet should not be identified as a courageous hero seeking to avenge his father but instead as a coward lacking determination.

Hence, we can assume that foreign affairs and popular contemporary theories in the seventeenth century inspired Shakespeare to explore the notion that civilisation was superior to nature, and possibly contend this in his play. In fact, our very understanding of the play, and in particular its characters, relies upon the awareness of popular European attitudes from the seventeenth century. Shakespeare named and described his cast most particularly, as if to ensure that his audience would instantly recognise the