Romeo And Juliet Critical Analysis

When Juliet hears that the wedding has been moved up to the next day, she drinks the

Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet – popularly considered by many to be the quintessential love story of all time – is a play that we are all familiar with in one way or another. Whether it be through the plethora of portrayals, adaptations and performances that exist or through your own reading of the play, chances are you have been acquainted with this tale of “tragic love” at some point in your life. Through this universal familiarity an odd occurrence can be noted, one of almost canonical reverence for the themes commonly believed to be central to the plot. The most widely believed theme of Romeo and Juliet is that of the ideal love unable to exist under the harsh social and political strains of this world. Out of this idea emerge two

“I have night’s cloak to hide me from their eyes; And but thou love me, let me find me here. My life were better ended by their hate than death prorogued, wanting of thy love.” (Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, line 14-17) Romeo and Juliet first saw each other at a ball and fell in love right then and there, but they couldn’t be together because their family hated each other. This scene shows a mood of romance because they couldn’t see each other but they found ways to still be able to see each other.

William Shakespeare is widely known for all of his literary works; one of his most famous love tragedies being 'Romeo and Juliet'. A Shakespearean definition of tragedy exemplifies the sense that human beings are inevitably doomed through their own failures or errors, the ironic action of their virtues, or even through the nature of fate and destiny (Sayour, Susan, 2007). Romeo and Juliet is a tragic tale based on two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately unite their feuding families. Throughout the play, Shakespeare intentionally draws on text structures and language features in order to replicate the attitudes, values and beliefs of Elizabethan audiences and intertwine it into his

“Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light,” (Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban). This exemplifies the true beauty that even in the hardest times of anyone's life, there is always light somewhere, to restore. Many struggle with something that rests upon them throughout their life and never seem to have a way to cope with whatever the challenge may be. Nevertheless, many should put forth effort to seek for those concealing glimmers of hope that illuminates anyone's heart. Similarly, within Shakespeare’s “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet” two family rivals, the Capulets and Montagues, clearly resemble this quote, however in this case Juliet and Romeo’s relationship represents

In the famous story of Romeo and Juliet, not only was William Shakespeare trying to show his audience that parents shouldn’t try and control their children's hearts, but he was also trying to teach a deeper lesson. This lesson was that good intentions can turn bad and that bad intention can have good to them. Moreover, the lesson was trying to show that even villains can be good and heroes can be bad. Overall, Shakespeare's true lesson in Romeo and Juliet is that good things can turn bad if misapplied.

When you hear the words “Romeo and Juliet”, what comes to your mind? For most people, the mention of these names brings about images of young people declaring their love from balconies and defying fate to be together. Romeo and Juliet is certainly a story of youthful romance. However, the first-time reader will often miss the underlying ideas that the writer only hints at over the course of this play. To fail to realize the subtle political and social themes within the plot is to fail to understand the author’s full intentions. Shakespeare uses complex characterization and pervasive symbols to describe life during the Victorian era.

Romeo and juliet is a play written by William Shakespeare. It is a story about a “pair of star crossed lovers taken their life whose misadventure piteous overthrows.” Juliet the daughter of Lord Capulet and Lady capulet is a beautiful 13 year old girl. At the start of the play juliet is presented as a naiive girl who has little thought about love and marriage. As the play goes on she grows up quickly upon falling in love with Romeo(The son of her families greatest enemy)From this we can assume that Juliet is a capulet and Romeo is a montage. While juliet was growing up she lived in the society of Elizabethan era.In Elizabethan times women belonged to their fathers and then to their husbands. Women could not own property of their own.

Plot: This is a progressive plot where the exposition of the characters, setting, and conflict are introduced in the beginning. Then, the story line builds with ideas foreshadowing Sophia death. Florence’s daily encounters and different relationships with every character in the story continue to lead the reader to the climax. After the climax, the story ends, almost happily ever after; however, it does leave the reader unsure if Sophia is finally restful in her grave or will continue to haunt James and Florence.

Shakespears form of a tragedy is not what one would think it would be. Some have the general idea that when the word tragedy is brought up, that means something sad or devastating has happened like getting injured or someone dying by something catastrophic. Shakespeare's version of a tragedy is a hero who has been flawed by something. One of Shakespeare's greatest inspirations was reading greek tragedies, which mostly consisted of heros having their fates sealed by the Greek Gods, and no moral lesson was ever learned at the end of the stories. This led Shakespeare to write about Christian tragedies, which consisted of people having the ability to choose their own fate, and that there was a moral lesson to be learned in the end. An example

“For never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo.” (Prince, Act 5 scene 3, line 325) Actually, there was. In the story of Antigone, the scene of tragedy is shown full on throughout the story. Tragedy is when fate overall takes despair onto people. Although the story of Romeo and Juliet does have some tragedy qualities, Antigone is far more tragic with the division of a family, the amount of loss, and of course the death by fate which could not be prevented.

Shakespeare has long been regarded as one of history’s best playwrights, but not all of his plays have a happy ending. His tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, is one of his most popular plays, and is still read and performed by many people today. One of the themes in Romeo and Juliet is that acting rashly out of passion is dangerous opposed to acting with forethought. This is shown when Romeo kills Tybalt after Mercutio is dead, and with Romeo and Juliet’s hurried marriage.

Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy that has captivated audiences since 1594 when the play made its debut performance. Written by William Shakespeare this play has touched people to this day, as the themes Shakespeare’s partakes in the play are timeless. Themes such as Rivalry, violence, impulsivities and death are constantly expressed throughout the play. In act 3, scene 1, Mercutio and Benvolio are loitering around town in the heat of the day, Benvolio feels trouble will come upon them and soon enough, Tybalt appears looking for Romeo. Mercutio and Tybalt banter, before deciding to fight. Romeo enters, Tybalt than asks Romeo to draw, Romeo refuses. Mercutio, disgusted by Romeos lack of masculinity, then thrust a sword at Tybalt and they stated to duel. Romeo tries to stop the two, Tybalt stabs Mercutio causing his death, Romeo in retaliation to his friends’ death strikes Tybalt casing his death. This seen had a phenomenal impact on the outcome of the overall play. this is one of the most well know scenes throughout the play to this day as there was an effective use of themes and compelling foreshadowing to really captivate the audience.

I sleep on my comfy and warm bed when I am awakened by the Nurse’s sweet voice. “Juliet the ball is tonight. You have to get ready”. A glamorous gold and red floor length dress. This elegant garment contained a delicate fine piece of gold thread which captured the light's beauty was embroidered through the whole dress. Dressed with an exquisite, diamond necklace which reflects the magnificence of the world. Capulet balls are always exciting but this night I have to meet my future groom who my father desires me to marry. Hopefully tonight I’ll encounter a charming fella who I can escape this terrible horror with.

In William Shakespeare’s tragedy Romeo and Juliet, we follow the two young risk-taking teenagers making some of the biggest decisions of their life. Some of the decisions vary between getting married at 14, committing suicide, and leaving their family and taking on their enemy's name. All the decisions we make can be influenced by people around us, as well as the circumstances. Throughout reading this play, I tried putting my feet into some of the characters’ shoes, keeping in mind the era and situation. After finishing Romeo and Juliet I established a few similarities and differences between me and the characters. For instance differences I found was I had support from my parents with the decisions I made, and I also am able to choose my relationships. One similarity I found was our parents have high expectations.