Romeo And Juliet Tragic Tragedy

Does love really conquer all or is it destiny who determines the lover’s fate? Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare, Play, is a story about two “star-crossed lovers” (Shakespeare Prologue.6) whose love is fatal because of their opposing families and misfortunate events lead the couple to their death. In Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare uses the motif of destiny to suggest that destiny is inevitable because everyone has their own fate for a reason which cannot be altered no matter the great lengths taken.

Poor Romeo and Juliet, so young and full of affection and imagination with a great future ahead of them. They were amazing lovers, separated merely by two names that meant more than they were worth. Juliet said during one of their few elegant times together, “Romeo, doff thy name;\ And for that name, which is no part of thee,/ Take all myself” (Shakespeare 2.2.47-50). Romeo and Juliet were the first to realize that our names mean nothing. We were all too occupied with our family legacy to see real people on the other side. Instead we fought with each other without reason, but there was still a price to pay. No matter how peaceful and thoughtful Romeo tried to be, he was still a Montague and Juliet was a Capulet. We see this struggle

Love also cannot be affected by other people. Romeo thinks he knows what love is with Rosaline, but when it comes to Juliet, all other people are inexistent. Love should be powerful enough to drive someone completely crazy about the other, in a good way. Right when Romeo meets Juliet he says, “For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night” (1.5.60). From this point forward, Romeo’s love is dedicated to Juliet. No one can stand in the way. Next, Shakespeare deceits the reader by bringing in Paris for Juliet to marry. However, Juliet speaks her mind and says, “O, bid me leap, rather than marry Paris, From off the battlements of any tower, Or walk in thievish ways, or bid me lurk Where serpents are” (4.1.78-81). Paris seems like a good guy, but he really shouldn’t interfere with Romeo and Juliet. In fact, this act of marrying sooner brings more conflict for the star-crossed lovers to commit suicide sooner. Still, Romeo and Juliet did that act out of love and didn’t listen to anyone’s advice. Lastly, all family members of the Capulets and Montagues are not a problem for Romeo and Juliet’s love. Neighbors are supposed to be comforting and welcoming, but as for Romeo and Juliet’s families, they want the other family dead. Juliet says, “O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore are thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name; Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, And I’ll no longer be a Capulet” (2.2.36-39). Just by chance, Romeo and Juliet have to be enemies. Loving an enemy can be pretty

The ideology that everything in the universe has a specific place and rank in order of their hierarchy importance created by God is known as the concept of The Great Chain of Being. The order of this concept consisted levels according to highest rank to the lowest accordingly: God, angels, humanity, animals, vegetation life, leading all the way down to crud. Within each category, more specific classification existed, placing these subcategories in a specific order. This concept was believed to be a way to keep the universe in order. As this was believed during Elizabethan times, William Shakespeare also believed in the Great Chain of Being, as many of his plays are prominently based on this concept. Some of his plays include characters that accept their place on the Chain, but others are not so complacent. By examining three different characters from Shakespeare’s tragedies, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, The Tragedy of Macbeth, and The Tragedy of King Lear, it is obvious to readers who is content with their place on the Chain and which characters have a difficult time accepting their place. Romeo and Juliet do not obey their parents’ orders, therefore suffer harsh consequences towards the end of the play. Macbeth is another Shakespearean character that violates the Chain, due to the committing of several murders, in order to gain the throne. In stark contrast, Cordelia, is content with her place on the Chain as she does not want anything greater in life, unlike her

In William Shakespeare’s play “Romeo and Juliet”, Shakespeare presents characters in difficult situations in Romeo and Juliet through various language techniques and structure. Romeo and Juliet were star-crossed lovers. Both Romeo and Juliet were from feuding families that would not approve of their marriage. In the play they are presented with many difficult circumstances. The play was set in the Elizabethan era; there was a significant change in religion, family and politics. Attitudes and key scenes highlight the theme of love in difficult circumstances and prepare the audience for Romeo and Juliet’s suicides at the end of the play. In this essay I will be exploring the ways Shakespeare presents characters in difficult situations.

Throughout Romeo and Juliet we get an indication of what role fate plays. As a matter of fact, in the prologue we are told of the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. The Chorus says, “From forth the fatal loins of these two foes/A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life”(Prologue, 5-6). In other words, the chorus is saying that two disadvantageous children of the enemy bloodline become lovers and take their own lives. As Friar Laurence said, both families have good and evil within them. Duality is even more understandable when love is thrown into the mix. The hatred that Romeo and Juliet are, supposedly, required to feel towards each other’s family is in contradiction to their rather all-consuming obsessive relationship. As Juliet grieves after learning Romeo’s name she so abruptly comments, “My only love sprung from my only hate!/Too early seen unknown, and known too late! / Prodigious birth of love it is to me,/That I must love a loathed enemy”(I, v, 138-141). In the hope that Romeo and Juliet can be together, she is willing to do anything to be with him. Immediately following, Juliet added, “Tis but thy name is my enemy./Thou art thyself, though not a Montague./O, be some other name!(II, ii, 38,39,42). She continues by saying, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name/ would smell as sweet./So Romeo would, were he not Romeo called,/Retain that dear perfection which he owes/Without that title”(II, ii, 43-47). That is to say that Romeo’s

In the play Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, we learn of the many hardships and highs Romeo and Juliet go through over the course of the story. The play Romeo and Juliet is based off two star-crossed lovers who are separated from each other due to a feud between their two families. Their love is so strong that at the end of the story Romeo and Juliet both end up committing suicide because they can’t live without each other. Whether it is problems with love, or them complimenting each other on how they feel about the other person, Shakespeare uses many literary devices to make the reader dig deeper into the context to find the meaning behind the sentence. Some of the literary devices are; similes, metaphors, and personification.

One of Shakespeare’s most known plays is the love story between Romeo and Juliet, which ends up as a tragedy. There are many different reasons and causes to why this tragedy occurred between the two young lovers, Romeo and Juliet, Friar Laurance, their parents and also the element of fate. Romeo and Juliet are two young lovers who seem to rush the love between each other by becoming married to after only a matter of hours of knowing each other. Friar Laurence who should have been smarter in his actions by marry the two which ending up causing this tragedy, also both Romeo and Juliets have a role that ended up causing their children a tragic

John Steinbeck once said, “What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.” Without the use of opposites, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet would just be another love story. By incorporating many different dualities into his writing, Shakespeare differentiates his readers the true emotions and identity of every single one of his characters. As Steinbeck compares Summer and Winter, he describes them in a way that show they depend on each other. Shakespeare creates The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by incorporating dualities between two opposites. This method enriches his story by adding specific character to the language and writing, allowing the audience

One of the most famous and most controversial love stories is the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. It is the tale of two youthful lovers who are morosely born into two families who have been enemies for decades. The story closes with Romeo and Juliet both dead; both victims to a gruesome duo suicide. The pair both commit suicide because of the struggle of them not being approved to be together by their families. The catastrophe can be blamed three different ways: on Friar Lawrence, on the Capulet family, and on the Montague family. All three of these accusations are truthful, because all three of them have a part in the misfortune that could have influenced the outcome.

In Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare many people recognize the play for the star-crossed lovers that fall in love, and eventually die together. The play is not what some people may call a beautiful love story is nothing but a terrible tragedy. The lovers did not have to die in each other’s arms. The tragic deaths that the two star-crossed lovers had, occurred from their poor decisions instead of what was supposedly written for them in the stars.

Romeo and Juliet was Shakespeare’s most famous play which is about love of two teenagers of two rival families. Since Romeo’s family and Juliet’s family are rivals, their families don’t agree with the marriage of their children to each other. However, Romeo and Juliet despite the opposition of their families secretly get married at church and insist on reaching their goal of being together. The whole story is played in the theatre style of the Renaissance; audiences could see violence, young boys are playing female rolls without wearing masks, many scenes and time change. However, if it was played in Greek theatre style, the audience could see a different style of performance and there would be a different effect. In Greek Theatre we would

“The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet” was written by William Shakespeare (1564-1616). The plot of this tragedy can be fantastic for modern people, but the feelings, which are so accurately and piercingly transmitted by the author, are real. “The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet” is the story of the really strong love of two young people from two different feuding families. Juliet Capulet and Romeo Montague are two lovers who couldn’t live without each other. Only young, clean, unprejudiced people such as Romeo and Juliet can have such a great and true feeling for each other, a feeling called love. And only brave humans, as they were, can act so decisively, seeking to unite their lives although fate inexorably separated them. Due to fatal coincidences and to a series of unfortunate accidents, as happens in real life, death took the lovers. At the grave of their children, two warring families forgot their grievances and made peace. In Verona began the long-awaited peace, won by such a terrible price. The love of two young heroes brought prosperity to many people and their homeland. Love can change a person; love can make him or her act without thinking and commit strange actions. But also, the power of love between two people, who can’t imagine life without each other, is so great, that the lovers are able to overcome all obstacles, including death.

In Shakespeare's time, the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet would have been their fault because they disobeyed their parents. However, we tend to interpret the story as a love story subject a group of coincidences. Looking at the play, the phrases "star-crossed lovers," "Fate," "dreams," and "misgivings," all indicate that the two believe that no matter what they do, whatever is going to happen will happen. That said, Romeo's impatience and willingness to suffer for love contribute significantly to the tragic

“This is thy sheath; there rust ,and let me die”(V.III.175). Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare is a unique love story. There is a young boy named Romeo who was in love with Rosalind but she doesn't like him. Benvolio, Romeo's friend suggest that they go to a party to find Romeo a lover. At the party Romeo and Juliet meet. Soon they get married and then Romeo kills Tybalt, Juliet's cousin. Romeo is sent to another town and Juliet's father, Capulet makes her marry Paris. Juliet still loves Romeo and doesn't want to get married to Paris. She gets a sleeping potion from the fryer, but people think she died when she takes it and sleeps through her wedding. Romeo sees her “dead” and kills himself. After, Juliet wakes up to see Romeo