In “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet,” Shakespeare’s hyperbole and dialogue reveals a focus on two star-crossed lovers that will risk anything for each other. In doing so, Shakespeare demonstrates the dangers of love. Juliet, worried about the safety of Romeo, asks him how he got in the Capulet property and says, “The orchard walls are high and hard to climb/ And the place death, considering who thou art/ if any of kinsmen find thee here” (Shakespeare 2.2.1-4). Romeo risked his life sneaking into the orchards, but to him, it was worth it to have the chance to speak to Juliet. Romeo’s feelings of love for Juliet made him lose sight of the real world and the danger of trespassing in his family’s rival’s home. This characterizes Romeo as reckless
Romeo and Juliet is a beautiful story by William Shakespeare in which the reader observes the bold and rash character of Romeo. He falls in love at the first sight with his wife, Juliet. Their families have been feuding for generations; therefore, they make a plan to run away and live a life of joy. However, this plan falls through and many are killed throughout this dangerous journey including both lives of the lovers. Because he does not think before acting, Romeo is brought into dangerous and avoidable situations. His biggest flaw of being rash and rushing things affects himself and the people around him physically, mentally, and emotionally.
Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet – popularly considered by many to be the quintessential love story of all time – is a play that we are all familiar with in one way or another. Whether it be through the plethora of portrayals, adaptations and performances that exist or through your own reading of the play, chances are you have been acquainted with this tale of “tragic love” at some point in your life. Through this universal familiarity an odd occurrence can be noted, one of almost canonical reverence for the themes commonly believed to be central to the plot. The most widely believed theme of Romeo and Juliet is that of the ideal love unable to exist under the harsh social and political strains of this world. Out of this idea emerge two
Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet discusses the many challenges the ‘star crossed lovers’ face. It is their own deceptive actions that ultimately lead them to their untimely end. However Romeo and Juliet are forced to be deceptive due to their fate and misfortune, the ongoing feud in Verona, and the misleading guidance they receive from others; which also contribute to their deaths. Romeo and Juliet focuses on the theme of love and hate, this theme is interweaved throughout the play.
The titular play of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ by William Shakespeare, suggests a very negative view of the human nature that in all its complexities, is flawed and hinders a very glorified subject of Shakespeare’s from ultimately prevailing: love. The faults of young love, a family feud and the power struggles within the chain of being are all complex products of the human nature that prevented a happy ending. Shakespeare stresses that the lovers were only driven to their suicidal fate by their young love in a very limited time triggering attempts to rebel against the wishes of their feuding families and the chain of being. Shakespeare utilises dramatic
William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet focus on the two young lovers, Romeo and Juliet, who fall in love and die within a span of three days. Romeo and Juliet illustrate how the love brings them together to over power the control of their relationship. The moment that Romeo and Juliet declare their love for one another, they try to keep their love a secret since they are the children of the feuding families, the Montagues and the Capulets. Initially their families would be outraged against their relationship that Romeo and Juliet propose to hide the truth of their love. Once Romeo and Juliet reveal to the Nurse and Friar Lawrence their plans to marry, their relationship is nothing but a risk of problems. Romeo is unafraid to show his love that he teases Tybalt teasing him about falling in love with Juliet, although not explicitly. However, the deaths of Mercutio and Tybalt, occur when Romeo and Juliet take actions to protect themselves, but they are not however, protected. Juliet protects her relationship by committing a false death only for Romeo to believe it as true. As a result, the act to protect Romeo and Juliet’s relationship a secret are examples of the failed actions both Romeo and Juliet try to prevent; however, it is not ‘fate’ that control their lives and deaths.
In William shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet, we follow the tale of two lovers from enemy/warring families. They get married, only to have Romeo banished for revenging the death of his friend by killing Tybalt Juliet's cousin. The story ends with both Romeo and Juliet dead, which leads their warring families to peace. In this story, one of the recurring themes is about love; Shakespeare shares that being away from the ones you love can bring pain to all involved, and should be avoided.
Inevitably, passionate love is woven through “Romeo and Juliet”, declared by speech and insinuated by the couple infatuation with each other. Without a doubt, several scenes were a strong representation of this obsession. Many scenes into the play, the young, lovelorn Romeo is seen in a dismal and in a disconnected state due to his unrequited love for Rosaline. But as his hopeless eyes falls upon Juliet at the Capulet’s ball, Romeo is resurrected from his depression in awe by the mesmerising beauty of Juliet; this was expressed through Romeo’s soliloquy. A little while into the aftermath of the party, Romeo, powered by the newly found momentous love, risks his life climbing the high orchard walls into the deadly grounds of his enemies, the Capulets. Although Juliet fears for Romeo’s life, Romeo fearlessly
The tragic hero of a story is not always the conflict resolver or the heroic lifesaver. In reality, protagonists such as the one in this play are flawed; their flaws can end up hurting others rather than helping them. In Shakespeare’s “Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet,” Romeo, who portrays the male protagonist, has a fatal flaw of impulsivity that influences him to make hasty decisions based on love. Romeo and Juliet, two lovers tied between a family feud, attempt to rewrite their fate as a couple. However, by doing so, characters such as Romeo end up setting themselves up for tragedy due to their impulsive actions. From marrying a blood feud enemy due to love at first sight to murdering cousin-in-laws, the tragic hero involved Shakespeare’s play
The ability to maintain the purity of love is a difficult idea when addressed through the love of allies, family, or lovers. No other work of William Shakespeare more accurately conveys this concept than Romeo and Juliet, a tragedy with numerous types of love and examples of impurities. Through the love of family and the love of allies, the reader sees how love is not respected in its own purity; instead, it is mixed with selfish purposes, thereby creating conflict. Although Romeo and Juliet manage to isolate their romantic love from their environment, they are ultimately unable to overcome its corruption.
In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare uses Romeo's bold decisions to suggest that people sacrifice safety and comfort in their lives for love. Shakespeare reveals Romeo's doughty decisions when he attends the masquerade party. Romeo sees
William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” meticulously entwines tragedy with comedy, standing as an epitome for many a mastery of English literature. Within its text are ingrained permeating themes of ardent and infatuating love opposed by savage fate and human err. From such are conceived valuable lessons which, despite a passage of centuries since, can be applied to people’s lives today: be it impetuity, lack of communication, or the intensity and treachery of love. " Wisely and slow.
The word love can mean many things. Love can be an object, emotion, and a life. However, love could lead to a loss of power, prosperity, and status. In the literary work “Romeo and Juliet” written by William Shakespeare, the readers are introduced to a tragic love story. In this play, readers are also shown the different perspectives of love and the many downfalls it could lead to. The central theme of this work is the recklessness of love. The theme is significant because it is shown throughout the whole story and it’s a strong force that takes place of all the other emotions and values. In this play, Shakespeare uses characters to present different aspects of love. In addition, Nurse, Mercutio, and Romeo completely show what actual love is and what it is like to lose it due to their experiences.
Bacon 1Gavin N. BaconMrs. Mary Amato English 2 10/18/17 Love Between Romeo and JulietThe book Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is about two lovers whose families were against one another. The book is a play, and is writing as such. The entire story isabouthow the two lovers firststarted loving one another,how they got married, andhow theyeventually died, the whole timethey werekeeping the ordeal from their parents. Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet transcends time by addressing the issues of love between Romeo and Juliet, themes that modern-day teenagers face. Juliet is ready to kill herself just not to marry Paris, “Shall I be married then tomorrow morning? No, no! This I shall forbidden. Lie thou down there. [Lays down a dagger.]” (4.3.22-23).There are bad consequences that can come from love, like how Juliet is ready to kill herself than marry Paris and stay true to Romeo. Now love isn’t always bad, she is being loyal, but loyalty can be bad at some points. We should only stay completely loyal to one thing in this universe, God. See paragraph four for more on loyalty. There are also consequences for Romeo: “Hold, there is forty ducats. Let me have a dram of poison, such soon-speeding gear as will disperse itself through all the veins that the life weary taker may fall dead.” (5.1.59-62).Romeo
Our stages of melancholy and distress are prone to abruptly be clarified by the significant decisions we decide to make which can lead us to luminous happiness. Being in such a repetitive cycle of hypocrisy can lead to the most appalling scenes of regret and decisive heartbreak. Consequently, when it comes to the decisive novel of romeo and Juliet, forbidden love seeks to expose the defiance and turbulence of temptation which plays such a chaotic role when it comes to bittersweet revenge and love between the both of them. Romeo beamed with great passion and love for Juliet and went through the impossible to just be beside her and be in her presence. Yet, for enemies being in love, it is almost improbable to even accept their passion for each other which indicates the audacious actions they have taken throughout the novel. Acting in such a disobedient and mutinous way towards their families only to be latched onto their so called true love and live forever in harsh defiance and lucid
The love two individuals can possess for each other can be so strong, that it’s fatal. As exemplified in Shakespeare’s famous play, Romeo and Juliet. The play, Romeo and Juliet, was written by author, William Shakespeare, as nothing more than a production to satisfy one’s entertainment. The story was never intended to be broadcasted throughout cities, plays, music, books, even movies, hundreds of years later. These elements commercialized the relationship these two characters shared, and glorified aspects of the love that should by no means have been spotlighted by the public. Romeo and Juliet, featured two young characters who were head over heels for one another. Their love was as strong as a bull, and yet could shatter like a piece of glass