Romeo and Juliet Diary Entries Essay

Aristotle proposed what is believed to be the first definition of a true tragedy. Specifically, he states that a tragedy triggers great pity and fear caused by the main characters’ actions alone. Likewise, a true tragedy lacks coincidence and fate plays little in the overall play. William Shakespeare writes the play of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet in which the audience knows the destiny of these two tragic heroes from the very beginning. Although this play is tragic knowing that the lives of two lovers are lost, it is not a tragedy as Romeo and Juliet are not solely responsible for their own deaths. Destiny is determined through the hands of greater forces than that of Romeo and Juliet, making this play merely tragic and not a true

It is I, Friar Lawrence. I am here writing this letter to you about your daughter joining marriage with Romeo, son of Sir Montague. I have agreed to marry them and I hope that this doesn’t cause any more problems than what you have with the Montagues. You may wonder why I would choose to do such a thing so I will tell you my reasons. For no matter how many good reasons I may have for marrying two people who are in love, there are always some thoughts in my head that I have that tell me that I should not marry two people. I hope that you are considerate of my opinions and reasons, and I am considerate of yours.

If you have ever fallen in love then you must know what Romeo and Juliet felt, right? Well according to the definition of true love your do not relate to Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet come from similar families that are mortal enemies, but despite that, they fall in love for each other. Romeo went from loving Rosaline to Juliet very quickly and Juliet was already going to marry Paris. True affection involves: your sense of self has grown through knowing this person, You’re addicted to the person, you celebrate this person’s triumphs, you really miss this person when you are apart. Romeo and Juliet may have thought they were in love, but falling in love with someone cannot happen in an instant.

In the tragedy 'Romeo and Juliet', Shakespeare presents the inner struggles of Romeo and Juliet, the two protagonists as one of the main themes. This is clearly shown at the end of Act 3 Scene 2 when Juliet receives the news that Romeo has been banished and Tybalt has been killed. Juliet is distraught at the conflict of her loyalties. Should she express love for her family or should she express love for Romeo? By using many different language features, such as oxymorons, paradox, antithesis and dramatic irony, Shakespeare effectively displays Juliet's conflicting emotions. Later in the play, Shakespeare uses the betrayal by adults to again show the inner struggles of Romeo and Juliet.

In many literary works, there are methods that authors use to make a story better. In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, dramatic irony is the driving method. Dramatic irony is something in which characters do not know something, but the reader or audience knows what the true reality is. According to some researchers, “A staple of Elizabethan and Shakespearean drama was dramatic irony” (Halio 25). Furthermore some researchers also belive that dramatic irony is very prominent in the play, “ One of the more prominent literary devices in the play is irony” (Sauer 673). Romeo and Juliet, and also their friends and families face a lot of instances of dramatic irony in the story. Dramatic irony creates suspense and adds to

We agreed to marry each other. "The exchange of thy love's faithful vow for mine." Benvolio was trying to find me, but I wanted to be alone. I saw Juliet's nurse so I asked Mercutio to leave so I could talk to her. "Pardon, good Mercutio, my business was great; and in such a case as mine a man may strain courtesy." She is the messenger. "What wilt thou tell her, nurse? thou dost not mark me." We got married that night and only the friar and Juliet's nurse knew.

This shows that Juliet is desperately trying to tell her father what she wants but men didn't really care about women's opinions. Lord Capulet replies with more threats and saying that if Juliet doesn't go to marry Paris next Thursday he will disown her.

There he was, lying in agony in the dark and weary night, next to his beloved's tomb in the ominous cemetery. Seeing the vile creature, Death, take away her soul from his hands. Death insisted to come with him with his hands filled with the white bones of the dead, he came along without hesitation. The well-known tragedy, Romeo, and Juliet by William Shakespeare was a transcendent illustration of the effects of the underdeveloped adolescent brain. The two star-crossed lovers had their destiny planned in front of them. The tragic and mournful deaths of Romeo and Juliet resulted from their impromptu love taking over their everyday lives. Romeo laid on the murky ground of the cemetery, weeping in front of the tomb of Juliet and he would soon kill

Juliet is not unlike the typical young women constantly struggling to find happiness and acceptance from those who are closest to her. Young Juliet must confront the harsh reality that exists between her and those who profess to be her friends and family, which is they failed to support her, love her, and lift her up with she needed it most. In the timeless book, “Romeo & Juliet” William Shakespeare writes a moving story about the betrayal, disappointment, love, and eventual death of Romeo and Juliet. No reader can truly appreciate and understand the level of Juliet’s struggles without first understanding the roles the Lord Capulet, Friar Lawrence and Romeo, their betrayal and their role in her faithful decision.

The narrative voices in songs and literature through male characters express enthusiastic responses to female characters. “Michelle” lyrical song created by Sir Paul McCartney that was performed at the White House for President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama. Sir Paul McCartney’s song “Michelle” is a song coming from the standpoint of man who feels immense admiration towards a woman. The viewer assumes that due to the male character speaking in French in sections of the song, they infer that Michelle only speaks French. The next piece is literature, the lines 44-53 of Romeo and Juliet are an excerpt of a play by William Shakespeare.

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1. When Friar Lawrence announced to Romeo the news that he is banished, Romeo said, “There is no world without Verona walls / But purgatory, torture, hell itself. / Hence “banishèd” is banished from the world, / And world’s exile is death” (III.iii.18-21). He was saying that living outside Verona was like a torture because he did not want to leave Verona since he compared being banished to being dead when he realized he cannot be with Juliet anymore. He continued, “'Tis torture and not mercy. Heaven is here, / Where Juliet lives, nd every cat and dog / And little mouse, every unworthy thing, / Live here in heaven and may look on her, / But Romeo may not. (III.iii.31-35). He was comparing Verona as heaven since Juliet

Friar then told us the end of his story. He still questions himself every day of what could have happened instead of what did happen. “I came to the tomb hoping Juliet would be awake by now when I arrived she was still resting but then I saw two bodies on the ground. It was young Romeo and Paris. I was shocked and surprised. Once Juliet had awoken I tried to get her to leave but she would not. I had to leave, I wish I didn’t.

Over the past days, my family the Montagues have been fighting with your family the Capulets. Over reasons that just don't make sense. I found out that I am in love with your family member Rosaline. The reason why I'm writing to you Juliet is because you are one of best friends. Benvolio my cousin talked to me and told me that I should look at other women. He said that there are many other beautiful young ladies out there. Which I doubt it but for some reason he convinced me by saying that my swan Rosaline compared to others is just a crow. I was a bit offended but he then explained that the only reason why I love her or think I love her is because I haven't met other girls. In that aspect, I think that he might be right. I was continuing

William Shakespeare wrote the play Romeo and Juliet, which is about the star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet are forbidden to see one another, due to their families’ feud. The Capulets, Juliet, and Montagues, Romeo, are the enemies in this feud. The question is, were the parents against them? Or were they just trying to protect and make them happy? Shakespeare was born on April 26, 1564 and died on April 23, 1616. When he was eighteen years old, he married Anne Hathaway and has three children, Susanna, Judith, and Hamnet.