Romeo and Juliet Scene Summaries I, i Sampson and Gregory, two servants of the Capulet family, were walking down the streets of Verona. Both of the were talking badly of the Montague family. They see two servants of the Montague family coming their way. They both start talking about fighting strategies. Than Sampson bites his thumb at the Montagues. They all start to fight. After that Prince Escalus arrives and commands them to stop fight or the penalty will be death. After this happens Benvolio finds Romeo. He is very depressed because his love Rosaline does not love him back. I, ii In the streets of Verona Lord Capulet is walking with Paris. They are talking about marriage. Paris wants to marry Juliet. Lord Capulet she is too young and will have to wait at least two summers. Lord Capulet tells Paris about his traditional masquerade feast. Lord Capulet sent his servant to invite all of the people on the list. There is a problem though. The servant cannot read. Romeo and Benvolio were walking down the streets still arguing about his love. They bump into the servant and the servant asks them to help read the list. He does not know they are Montagues and invites them to the feast. Benvolio tells Romeo that it will be the perfect opportunity to meet other woman. Romeo agrees. I, iii At the Capulets house before the feast begins, Lady Capulet and Juliet talk about marriage with Paris. Juliet replies that she has given it no thought. Lady Capulet
During Act 3, Scene 1, a brawl occurs between Mercutio and Tybalt. In this, Tybalt ends up killing Mercutio by stabbing him from under Romeo’s arm as Romeo tried to stop the fight. Out of revenge for Mercutio’s death, Romeo kills Tybalt. Prince Escalus arrives along with some of the Capulets and Montagues to enquire into the deaths of Tybalt and Mercutio. Benvolio explains what happened and The Prince decided to sentence Romeo to exile from Verona. Romeo deserved to be banished from Verona because he committed murder, which is a serious crime and putting Romeo to death would have escalated the feud between the families.
Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, two star-crossed lovers, will do anything to show their deep affection for each other. Since they are from two different families, who happen to be enemies, they can be punished for expressing their love for one another. Unfortunately, their passion sparks many outrages. Due to Father Capulet’s feud with the Montague family, Romeo and Juliet's love life results in death.
They boast to each other about their bravery and sex appeal. Their conversation is full of puns and sexual jokes. Sampson and Gregory then meet up with two Montague servants and a fight begins. Next we meet another Montague, Benvolio, who tries to stop the fight. From Benvolios's first words, "I do but keep the peace.
In William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet, about two love struck teenagers whom aren’t able to be together due to their families feud/ social situation. There are two key themes that of love and hate. Before Romeo and Juliet meet, the audience is only aware that he is a Montague and that she is a Capulet. This adds to the scene being so dramatically effective as do other happenings throughout the length of the scene. These include the speech of Capulet and the happy and joyous mood of the party, The romantic speech of Romeo, The hatred and harshness of Tybalt’s speech, a direct contrast with that of Romeo’s and the drama when the two lovers, Romeo and Juliet first meet.
Shakespeare’s classic Romeo and Juliet has been reimagined many times across different mediums. One interpretation that stands out among the rest is Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 film of the same name. The most shocking and powerful difference between Luhrmann’s work and other films or stage productions of this piece, is the movie’s setting. Luhrmann’s Romeo and Juliet is set in the modern city of Verona Beach, New York, ruled by two powerful business families, the Montagues and the Capulets. Themes, language, and ideas remain the same, while places, props, and wardrobes are updated to the twentieth century. This compelling change helps emphasize the violent, fast-paced, and chaotic society of the play, which comes to precipitate the tragic demise of the two main characters.
A: He and Juliet are both alive, and the prince changed the law so he might still live.
In Romeo and Juliet we learn how Shakespeare uses vivid language to build character and depth in their roles. Shakespeare was a poet, playwright and an actor with a great love for language. Shakespeare was of great importance when it came down to the moulding and developing of the English language. Shakespeare had such an immense love for language that he created neologisms that we use in everyday life. Some of these neologisms he created include words such as puke, lonely, bedroom, democracy etc. in the play he developed numerous characters that played incredibly believable roles. An example of how Shakespeare made his characters believable was Tybalt, who spoke only forty lines in the entire play. Though he
Friar Lawrence marries the naive young couple in hopes it will bring peace between the Montagues and the Capulets. Romeo is a Montague and Juliet is a Capulet. These two families have a violent feud that is causing chaos in the city of Verona.
Analysis of the First Scene of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare William Shakespeare is a famous play writer from the 1500’s. Most of
Two star-crossed lovers fall in love, but can’t be together because of their parent's long-lived feud with each other. The kingdoms of the Montagues and the Capulets takes place in Verona. Romeo the son of the Montagues falls madly in love with Juliet the Capulet’s only daughter. To try and help the two with their love story, a Friar, a nurse, a cousin, and a friend join Romeo and Juliet in this journey. In the end, nothing works out like you would think. Friends and family can only do so much, but sometimes the way you want a thing to turn out don’t always work that way. Benvolio should be punished in Romeo and Juliet because he told Romeo to go to the party and aqquire his head off of Rosaline, and Friar Laurence and the nurse should be pardoned
After the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, the Montagues and Capulets have sworn peace, but it lasts for only a fortnight before the feud begins anew. In desperation, Prince Escalus demands that Rosaline Tirimo, Juliet’s cousin and Romeo’s first love, marry Benvolio Montague, Romeo’s cousin and one of the few survivors of Romeo and Juliet’s whirlwind romance. Under pressure, the two agree to the match, although there is little love lost between the pair. Meanwhile, the feud worsens as street brawls and catcalling become vandalism and murder. A masked figure stalks the streets of Verona, murdering Montague and Capulet alike. Will the marriage of Benvolio and Rosaline be
William Shakespeare, is the most famous playwright of the English language as he successfully conveys many universal themes, in his 16th century tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, appealing to the audience during the time which it was produced. Hence it raises the question of how effective would Baz Luhrmann's 1996 film be as appealing to a 20th century audience? Luhrmann’s form of displaying the original play as a film, is a significant modern appropriation, as the audience can physically see the play unfolding, identifying the film's effectiveness. By drawing on the original themes of violence and love, and introducing numerous film techniques, Luhrmann's modern adaptation of the play will prove itself highly effective.
In the meantime, Paris asks Capulet for Juliet’s hand in marriage. Capulet assures Paris that Juliet will marry him on Thursday. As morning approaches, Romeo and Juliet are hesitant to part, but Romeo must go before the guard is
The Montagues and Capulets feud interferes with Romeo and Juliet's relationship. If their feud never happened they would still be alive. Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare is a story about 2 people who fall in love, but their families feud gets in the way. Parents play an important role in this play for 3 reasons.
Romeo Montague, son of the Montagues, is talking to his cousin Benvolio and his best friend Mercutio that he is in crazy love of a girl named Rosaline but sadly she doesn't love him back. Benvolio and Mercutio convince Romeo to go to a party at the Capulet's house. They told Romeo to look for other girls that it will help him to forget