Many people consider William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet to be a romantic tragedy; however, it is also a romantic parody, a fake love story between overly dramatic teenagers. One example that proves this story is a parody is how much unnecessary drama there is in the story. In this single story, there are six deaths, a secret wedding, and two street fights. There is also a vast amount of miscommunications in the story that it becomes more of a comedy than a great Shakespearian tragedy. Second, the small amount of time this story took place in is very unrealistic. Romeo and Juliet meet, get married, and die within a span of twenty-four hours. Romeo also manages to get banished, travel to Mantua, and travel black home in that small time
Throughout the existence of humanity, there have been many notable authors whose works are studied and admired. From the works of Aristotle, all the way to Stephen King, many famous and skillful writers have wrote beloved masterpieces that people still love to this day. However, none may be as notable as William Shakespeare is, and The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is perhaps Shakespeare’s most admired, referenced, and beloved work. The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is a fateful love story between two teens who are repelled away from each other due to a feud between their families, the story takes place in Verona, an Italian city. The story is centered around a feud between two families, the Montagues, Romeo’s family, and Capulets, Juliet’s family.
In Act 3 scene I, we see dramatic irony right from the start when the
In Act 1 of Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare there are many characters introduced, a theme presented and the demonstration of dramatic irony. Three of the characters that are introduced are Juliet who is an innocent young girl, Romeo who is fickle and Benvolio, who is a peacemaker. In scene three of act one, Lady Capulet says to Juliet, “How stands your disposition to be married?” (1.3.70).
In Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet, two young lovers take their lives after their family feud reignites . A variety of decisions along with circumstance no one person could account for set the story of Romeo and Juliet up to be a tragedy. Many of the decisions in the play are made quickly and while emotions are running high, so frequently they result in bad outcomes. So, the rash and impulsive decisions made by men in Romeo and Juliet create the problems within the play.
In act IV Shakespeare uses dramatic irony to show that with pressure teenagers will act out and rebel. Paris is talking to Juliet about their marriage that is soon to happen saying “God forbid that I should prevent scared devotion. Juliet, I will wake you early on Thursday until then goodbye and keep this holy kiss.”(IV.I.40-45) Paris is pressuring Juliet into marriage even though she is already married and does not want to marry Paris. This pressure is part of the reason she threatens to stab herself. Another way that Juliet feels pressure and cracks is when Paris moves up the marriage “ So I haven’t had the chance to talk to her about love. Romantic love doesn’t happen when people are in mourning. Now, sir, her father
Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet ends in tragedy, because of some of Romeo and Juliet’s faults. Romeo and Juliet obviously rush into things. They do not listen to the advice of Friar Lawrence and end up paying the ultimate price. They also ignore the obvious factors that prohibit Romeo and Juliet from ever being happy together. Romeo and Juliet are also very immature and are groomed for social disaster. Romeo and Juliet are also not in love, but in lust. The combination of impatience, immaturity, and ignoring other’s advice leads to the tragedy of these two “star-crossed lovers.”
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is William Shakespeare’s most prominent play written in 1595. It is written about two lovers from feuding families trying to pursue their love but ends with their tragic death. Romeo and Juliet can relate to modern times but may not appeal to many people. Romeo and Juliet should no longer be read in 9th grade classes because it can negatively influence the readers. Romeo and Juliet should no longer be read in 9th grade classes because it may introduce the idea that suicide is the solution to problems.
Written by William Shakespeare in the 1500’s, Romeo and Juliet is a beloved and well-known play. It is said by some to be the greatest love story of all time, while others say it is depressing and a waste of words. However, it has been taught in school for years! While some say it should be banned, there are many compelling reasons to continue teaching Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet should continue to be taught in high schools all around the country because it prepares students for future classes and is considered common knowledge, provides countless teaching opportunities, and teaches students how to understand and break apart complex plot lines as well as teaching human interaction
In Shakespeare’s rendition of the poem, The Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet by Arthur Brooke, there lies an epic story filled with tragedy and romance. This play introduces two characters who fall in love at first sight and even decide to be married the next day. By today’s standards, this may be seen as completely absurd and impractical. The couple even commits suicide in an attempt to reunite with each other. Even with the sacrifice made, there is no guarantee that their affection would last if they had not been victims of circumstance. The supposed love that Romeo and Juliet share is not real because they had a very brief amount of time to get to know each other well, they are young and do not have enough experience in life, and their
William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is set in 16th century Verona, Italy. A play that relays the story of two young lovers whose ill-fated deaths end an ancient family feud. The two lovers, Romeo and Juliet, come from families who disapprove of their love. Their situation complicates as the play progresses, with an arranged marriage and several deaths. Romeo and Juliet both fall to the consequences of their secret marriage. Even from the beginning, their decisions were rash; especially from Romeo. Shakespeare use of various tactics in developing Romeo’s character in the play. He shows that Romeo has an impulsive and emotional disposition. In the play Romeo and Juliet, Romeo is irrational.
William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet is a traumatic love story between young adults Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet come from different families who have been feuding for years, the Capulets and the Montagues. Abandoning the indifferences between their families they go against it all, fall in love, and marry in secret. Little do they know their love story will result in a tragic ending, death. William Shakespeare writes this play set in Verona, Italy and to him this place is thought of as a timeless fantasy land. Even though Shakespeare sets the play in Verona the characters do not act the way people from there acted and their beliefs and customs were not the same. The way the families act and treat others in based more on
Romeo and Juliet, a classic play by William Shakespeare, is known to many as a tragedy. But what makes this play tragic? Audiences favor this story because of the emotions evoked from a tale of love that sees two young souls torn apart. However, Romeo and Juliet when under my own definition of tragedy, does not resemble a tragic play. While the death of Mercutio and the deaths of Romeo and Juliet seem tragic, the story does not show one failing when trying to reach their full potential, instead the audience sees a forbidden love and death as a result, which does not demonstrate tragedy. Instead, Romeo and Juliet face flaws from within their families and society, forcing them to stay apart due to conflict. While both Romeo and Juliet try to reach the goal of being together and fail, the flaws of others cause the conflict, not the flaws of themselves. My definition surrounds the idea that the flaws of oneself leads to his or her demise, meaning that the play misses a key characteristic of the definition of tragedy. Both characters seem to die a “tragic death,” however, their death can only be considered sad or upsetting, especially to the audience. This play instead consists of somber scenes that show aspects of a tragedy, but not enough to place this play in a tragic category in the classic definition or in my own definition because the flaws of the main characters do not cause the fall of the characters as they try to reach their full potential. If a character who fell as a
The titular play of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ by William Shakespeare, suggests a very negative view of the human nature that in all its complexities, is flawed and hinders a very glorified subject of Shakespeare’s from ultimately prevailing: love. The faults of young love, a family feud and the power struggles within the chain of being are all complex products of the human nature that prevented a happy ending. Shakespeare stresses that the lovers were only driven to their suicidal fate by their young love in a very limited time triggering attempts to rebel against the wishes of their feuding families and the chain of being. Shakespeare utilises dramatic
Additionally, Romeo and Juliet can be considered a tragedy because a pair of innocent lovers die young due to a miscommunication. However, the play can be considered a romance because the story is based on young love and the emotions that derive from it. Moreover, Romeo and Juliet put their love for each other above all other concerns demonstrating their romantic relationship, and subsequently sealing their fate. Romeo and Juliet’s controversial story about conflicts and life-changing events that derive from love and misfortune, makes apparent the elements of the play that fall into the genre of both romance and tragedy.
Romeo and Juliet is one of the most well-known plays today. For many years now, playwrights, authors, and screenwriters have all been reviving and adapting the famous tragedy with modern twists: West Side Story, YOLO Juliet, Romeo + Juliet starring Leonardo DiCaprio, and the even lesser known West Bank Story, just to name a few. All of these stories take elements from Romeo and Juliet but keep relatively similar plots. But is this form of parody effective? Or does simply tweaking a few aspects of the story, like West Bank Story did, change the overall meaning of the work? By looking at some of the changes that West Bank Story made— adding a modern setting and conflict, turning the play into a comedy, adding in musical elements, and changing