Essay on Romeo and Juliet

In the beginning of the play, the Capulets and Montagues are experiencing a fight. Although Benvolio, cousin of Romeo, wanted to keep peace, he was convinced by the Capulets to fight.

Conflict is the main theme which is evident throughout the play "Romeo and Juliet". In this essay I will analyse the devices used by Shakespeare to convey the theme of conflict.

Benvolio and Mercutio walk down the street talking about the hot weather. Knowing that their tempers would be hot like the weather, Benvolio asks Mercutio to leave before they meet the Capulets. They approach Tybalt. Mercutio and Tybalt quarrel, but Tybalt turns on Romeo when he sees him approach. Romeo bears the insults and declares that the Capulet name is dear to him. Outraged, Mercutio decides to fight Tybalt himself. While Romeo tries to stop the fight, Tybalt stabs Mercutio under Romeo’s arm. Mercutio curses both the Capulets and the Montagues and dies as he is taken away. Feeling that his love for Juliet has made him weak, Romeo vows revenge for Mercutio’s death. Romeo and Tybalt fight, and Tybalt is killed. When the Prince comes, Benvolio recalls the events that led to

she does not marry Paris.When her father left the room Juliet begs her mother once more after

Summary: Juliet and the nurse had a special bond, as she grew up with the nurse as a second mother. The nurse loves Juliet very much treating her just like her own daughter. The nurse loves Juliet and sometimes get a little sexual with her. She also talks to Juliet about her problems and also the man she is soon going to marry. And towards the end of the scene she also helps Juliet with the planning of both of her weddings.

Paris asks Capulet for permission to marry his daughter (Juliet) but his response is that she is too young. The Nurse, although with a lot of crude humor, loves Juliet as if she were her own daughter and stays there for her when her mother isn’t. Juliet does not want to marry and has not even thought of it, despite her mother wanting her to marry Paris. After their conversation, Juliet says that she will try to like Paris. At the party, Romeo and Juliet fall in love with each other after first sight, but eventually find out that they are both from opposing households. Before Romeo leaves, he alludes to his friends and quietly approaches Juliet and exchange vows of love. Romeo and Juliet then agree to marry the next day. Romeo asks for Friar Laurence to marry them that afternoon, and he reluctantly consents in hopes that their marriage will reconcile the ongoing conflict between the Capulets and

Her mother forces her to marry paris , she doesn’t know about juliet and romeo's marriage. Juliet thinks paris is a nice guy but he is not the guy for her . Her heart belongs to someone else , but her mother did not know about the marriage between romeo and juliet . She couldn’t tell them about the marriage between her and romeo because she felt like her parents would do something horrible . Paris asked friar laurence if he could perform the wedding , but he was a little unwilling because he had already married juliet to romeo. Lady Capulet starts wedding planning , juliet goes to friar laurence to get a potion. Friar laurence tells her that the potion won’t kill her , but it will make her fall

Prince Escalus orders peace among The Montagues and The Capulet’s so there won't be huge problems.They end up throwing a party. Romeo and Juliet meet at the party her parents host and they are star struck. Tybalt ends up killing Mercutio because he could not get romeo fired up for a fight and when Romeo was happy t just let Tybalt be but when he finds out Tybalt killed his friend, he kills him. Romeo and Juliet get married and soon after that he gets banished. Juliet says she will kill herself if Friar doesn't help her find a way for her to be with Romeo instead of Paris. Friar comes up with a plan to give juliet a poison to make her seem dead but it really puts her in a deep sleep. Romeo was to be contacted and well aware of the plan but

After the prologue, the scene shifts to the streets of Verona, where two servants of two enemy families: the Montagues and the Capulets have a fight. Benvolio Montague tries to stop the fighting, but is attacked by Tybalt Capulet. Prince Escalus arrives with his men and breaks up the fight. As the ruler of Verona, he prevents further fights between the two families by announcing death for anyone who dares to disturb the peace of Verona in the future.

play, Shakespeare displays Capulet’s mindset by having him say: “Sir Paris, I will make a

“Take thou this vial…shall keep his native progress, but surcease…” He hands her a potion that will make her seem dead for a while, and later be awake with Romeo waiting for her in the tomb ready to leave the city with her. A problem occurs when Romeo does not get the letter the friar sends him and is informed by his servant that Juliet is dead.

In scene 3 act 5 Lady Capulet tells Juliet about her getting married with Paris that Thursday. Juliet is not pleased about this news, and she tells her mother that she refuses to get married with Paris. Lady Capulet gets really mad at Juliet, and she starts telling her how much she wished she died.

Throughout the play, there are many events that can be described as causing great sorrow such as the deaths of Romeo, Juliet, Tybalt and Mercutio. All of these deaths cause grief for many characters of both the houses, most of all on Juliet. After hearing that Tybalt was killed by Romeo she is suffering both from the loss of her husband and her cousin. This is evident by the quote, “My dearest cousin and my dearer lord? … For who is living if those two are gone?” (3.2.66, 68) It hints at how she has lost two of her most loved people. Her nurse is also upset at the deaths though more so for Tybalt as shown in act 3 scene 2 lines 61-63, “O Tybalt, Tybalt, the best friend I had! O courteous Tybalt, honest

Juliet was equally as in love with Romeo, as he was for her. But her ideas in order to stay together with her love, was equally as crazy as her love for Romeo. When Romeo wants to be with Juliet, she doesn’t allow it as she is a Capulet and he is a Montague. But, what she proposes is far

Tybalt acts cocky saying that Romeo was just the man he was looking for. Tybalt begins to insult Romeo and stops because he remembers that Romeo is now related to him since Romeo married Juliet. Mercutio finds this unacceptable. Mercutio draws his weapon on Tybalt. Romeo reminds them that fighting is illegal between the families. Tybalt completely ignores this and delivers the first blow on Mercutio. Mercutio acts like he is not hurt, but this is a big wound. Benvolio and Mercutio leave.