Romeo And Juliet's Actions

Baz Luhrmann's 1996 film, Romeo + Juliet effectively appropriates the Shakespearean 16th century love tragedy. So why has Luhrmann decided to appropriate Romeo and Juliet? By changing the context, Luhrmann effectively makes the play relevant, discussing his contextual concerns of the 1990’s. This is done through the use of themes in the film, love, family disputes and hate which have remained similar to the original play, although the way they have been presented are different, in particular the form and characters. The form has had an obvious change as the original play has been adapted into a film. Characters in the film have also been appropriated to correspond with Luhrmann's contextual concerns. Hence, Luhrmann successfully appropriates the original Shakespeare play, Romeo and Juliet by maintaining similar themes, but altering the form and characterisation to fit his contextual concerns.

Romeo and Juliet shows how the story of true love can break the ancient grudge between two families. The conflict in the story is Capulets against Montagues. From ancient times, the two families have held grudges against each other. As the book states. “Two households, alike in dignity...from ancient grudge break to new mutiny. Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean” (1.Prologue.1-4). The grudge between the two families led to fighting and even death.

When Juliet finds out that Tybalt has been killed and Romeo is in exile, for killing Tybalt, Juliet feels both passionate about Romeo and disappointed in both Romeo and herself, which reveal her inner struggle. In Act 3, Juliet’s Nurse comes back with this news that Tybalt is dead and that Romeo is such an awful person for killing him. Juliet fights back at the Nurse, and herself, for speaking bad about Romeo. She claims, ““Shall I speak ill of him that is my husband? Ah, poor my lord, what tongue shall smooth thy name, When I, thy three hours' wife, have mangled it? But wherefore, villain, didst thou kill my cousin? That villain cousin would have killed my husband.” (3.2.99-101). This shows that Juliet is passionate about Romeo, because first of all, she says that she was wrong to say bad things about her husband.

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.

Romeo was a Montague and Juliet was a Capulet and the families’ feud meant that the two could never be together. This is shown in this quote, “My only love sprung from my only hate! / Too early seen unknown, and known too late!’ (5.3.295-299). In this scene, Juliet complains about Romeo being a Montague. She wishes that he wasn’t so that they could freely be together. Also, both families and their servants would always pick fights on the streets of Verona. One of these fights would result in Romeo being banished from Verona. In a scene of the play, Tybalt, Juliet’s cousin decides to pick a fight with Romeo and his friend Mercutio in the middle of the street. Romeo tries to stop the fight because he is now related to Tybalt through his marriage to Juliet. This is shown in the following quote where Romeo tries to keep the peace, “Draw Benvolio, beat down their weapons. / Gentlemen, for shame! / ... / Forbid this bandying in Verona’s streets” (3.1.381-384), but no one listens to him and Tybalt ends up killing Mercutio. Romeo has no choice but to kill Tybalt for revenge which leads to the Prince banishing Romeo. Without the feud, Romeo and Juliet would not have had to keep their love a secret and, the fight that resulted in Romeo’s banishment would never have happened. This is why the feud between the Capulets and the Montagues is responsible for Romeo

But there is serious danger in their relationship. For instance, at the masquerade party, Tybalt wants to kill Romeo and Benvolio just for showing up uninvited. Also in the beginning of the play, the servants of the Capulets, and servants of the Montagues start a huge fight just because one servant “bit his thumb” at another servant. This utter hostility by both sides of the family makes it extremely difficult for Romeo and Juliet to even see each other. But Romeo and Juliet persistently continue their ill-advised romance. It can thus be concluded that lust is powerful enough to cause two people to risk their lives to see each other. But it is not a good idea for Romeo and Juliet to pursue their relationship. By ignoring the serious dangers surrounding their

“There are no rewards or punishments---only consequences”, this was said by writer, professor, and priest William Ralph Inge. Romeo and Juliet has great lessons everyone can learn from. The two main characters seem to be a little lost in their love for each other in this long twisted play where nothing seems to go right. The story shows that secrets lead to more problems and that lying just brings more trouble to a person. William Shakespeare wrote this play, named The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, which tells of a love story between Romeo and Juliet and how it affected family, friends, and enemies.

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,

In the tragic story of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare two teenagers met, fell in love, and eventually committed suicide from the pressure around them. Juliet's family, the Capulet's and Romeos family, the Montague's have a strong rivalry between each other. In my opinion, the Capulet's are to blame for Juliet's and Romeos death. The Capulet's are at fault because they played a major role in the ongoing rivalry with the Montague's, they were pressuring Juliet into marrying Count Paris, and had Romeo banished from Verona.

Romeo and juliet are definitley to blame for their deaths, or are they? The famous tradgedy, romeo and juliet by william shakespeare is a story about 2 youthful teens from different families who are deeply in love with eachother. Romeo is the main guy character in the story who is heartbroken because he is dumped. Romeo then goes and crashes the other families party and there he meets his soon to be wife. They are in love at first sight.

Whenever tragedy strikes people often try to find someone to blame. The Montagues and Capulets two families that have been feuding for centuries. Romeo and Juliet fall in love and get married. In the end, the capulet and the montagues become friends because Romeo and Juliet kill themselves. In William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet,” Romeo and Juliet is to blame for the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet’s death because Romeo and Juliet go behind everyone back to get married, They both but something to potentially kill them, and while it is true that capulet failed to kick the Montagues out, when Romeo and Juliet found out that their families were enemies that did not stop them.

What do you blame for causing the death of Romeo and Juliet? Romeo and Juliet is a play written about star-crossed lovers. Romeo is a Montague and Juliet is a Capulet. The families are enemies caused by a feud that occurred many years ago. The play is a cliche love story that every movie or book follows.

Romeo and Juliet can be blame for their actions, Romeo a Montague and juliet a Capulet. They were not supposed to have any relationship and their family have been in a feud for many year. Romeo and Juliet are both young and foolish but there were old enough to know the consequences of their actions in my opinion. Romeo think he in love with Juliet after seeing her for the first time, even though he know Juliet a Capulet which he learns from the nurse. “O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name.” ( Act II scene 2 line number 35) Juliet know that he is a montage but still pursues a relationship with him regardless. Romeo and his impulsive actions gave Juliet a false sense of hope that he loved her and Juliet wants to get married because of how society is. In the end the people who are truly at fault are themselves and the actions they did.

In the play Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare reveals the intentions and negative characteristics of the characters through their words and actions. These words and actions are asserted during the falling in love of Romeo and Juliet and the attempt of stopping a feud. Who caused this demise? Who contributed to the two beloved? Shakespeare foreshadows these ideas while revealing the jurassic events on the streets of Verona.

Shakespeare does this by noting how Romeo and Juliet do not actually love each other. This is represented by Romeo and Juliets actions and rash decision making. Their decisions are very impulsive and rushed. As a result, it impacted them negatively in the future and as well as their relationship. Romeo and Juliet’s love for each other is not actually how love really is. They’ve mistakenly confused lust for love.