Suddenly, Mrs. Akers approached.
As my first grade teacher strolled towards me, my throat progressively became parched
The closer she got, the more my feet clamored to run.
Did I pass?
Had I succeeded?
Stopping in front of me, she told me sadly, “Yusuf I’m sorry to say that you did not pass the test to skip second grade."
My body froze.
And just like that everything crashed.
My world shattered in thousands of tiny pieces just like in Romeo and Juliet, when Romeo saw Juliet lying lifelessly on the floor. In my head a cacophony of violins made my footsteps crooked.
Starting the dark dreary walk back home, I barely sensed the harsh pounding of raindrops on my forlorn face. Thunder crackled ominously overhead, a tidal wave of mucky water covered the dusty streets. The world seemed to be crashing before my numb, tear-stricken eyes.
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As my toes touched the welcome mat, my muddy hands gingerly opened the door with as much stealth as a chubby seven-year old could, but the door, my constant enemy, betrayed me by creaking. My mother and father appeared with bright smiles on their faces, while my stomach lurched with misery.
“So how was school?” They asked in an inquisitive
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.
Romeo’s actions and words in act 1 scene 5 make us doubt if he has
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
I have been very sad lately because I love Roseline, but she doesn't love me back. "Ay me! sad hours seem long. Was that my father that went hence so fast?" Benvolio saw me today so I told him the news. "Bid a sick man in sadness make his will: Ah, word ill urged to one that is so ill! In sadness, cousin, I do love a woman." He took me to the Capulet party. Once, I got there I saw the most beautiful girl named Juliet, but she is a Capulet. "Is she a Capulet? O dear account! my life is my foe's debt."I kissed her and decided to stay after the party with her.
The play, Romeo and Juliet has many deaths, which are usually suicides because they have lost someone they love. The novel, The Chrysalids by John Wyndham also has people risking their lives or even suicide because they will or are not able to live without the person they love. However, the short story, “No Renewal” shows that Douglas doesn’t appreciate his new lifestyle because he already made his old lifestyle part of his identity. All these texts suggest that when one loses someone or something that is part of one’s identity, one may willingly welcome death.
JULIET: OMG you always make me mad. I am sick of you making me go to my cousin’s house especially when I dislike them. Mum, tell dad that I will NOT go. I would rather have my hair cut off rather than go to their place they always play pranks and bully me. I never want to go there EVER !!!!
The typical worries of the lower classes display the struggle of their lives, which is a
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I have been looking for Jerome all day and this nigga pulls up in front of my mother’s how with my bitch of a daughter. Yea, I called her a bitch. I dare somebody to say something about the shit. I rung my mother’s bell and when didn’t nobody answer I walked around back. I went up the back stairs and pushed the back door open being that momma was in the kitchen. “Hey Sarah,” I looked at her and rolled my eyes “Hey Bernice,” she placed the fork down on the stove and wiped her hands on her apron. I knew it was about to be some shit. “Don’t bring yo’ narrow ass in my house and call me Bernice,” she said with her finger touching my nose. I laughed at her “You mad at me for calling you Bernice but you let TREMBLE! Call me Sarah tho” she placed her
Romeo and Juliet starts with servants of the Capulets and Montagues starting a fight in the streets. A riot breaks out when more people from both families, and the townspeople get involved, trying to break up the fight. The prince enters the scene and delivers his message to the crowd. The language used in the prince's monologue, in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, is crucial to understanding and introducing the prince's authoritative character, the past and future interactions of the Capulets and Montagues, and the themes of the play. The prince’s monologue demonstrates that he is an authoritative figure.
Paris. A letter is sent to Romeo, but is unable to reach him in time.
Romeo and Juliet Act 1, Scene 1 Questions 1.How does Shakespeare create a light and humorous tone in the opening moments of the scene? Shakespeare creates a light and humorous tone in the opening moments by starting it off with a discussion between two servants, Sampson and Gregory that includes sarcasm, insults and jokes that involve take about sexual acts like rape. First, Sampson states, “Gregory, on my word, we’ll not carry coals.” (I, i, 1). Where he means that Gregory we will not be servants we will not deal with their trash.
It was one hot day and one of the cuties girls in town was walking town the way glasses was going. We was suppose to be going to the sandlot but he had a crush on her so he wanted to look at her walk. So after finally getting to the sandlot nobody wanted to play ball because it was too hot.
The Development of Romeos Character "Oh I am fortunes fool" Romeo and Juliet was written in the 1950's. At this time courtly love and the sonnet form of poem was very popular. Young men would hide their feelings and go away to hide and cry. Romeo's character in the beginning of the play is very much like this because he thinks he is in love with Rosaline who never even appears in the play. Romeo's farther, Lord Montague discusses his worries for his son with his nephew Benvolio.
I don’t know what to do now… My husband has killed my cousin Tybalt! Romeo why? Why Romeo why? My dear cousin, one so closely bonded to me by blood has been killed by your hands just after we were married today. But, yet I don’t know to whether to speak ill of you or praise you. My nurse called you a villain though you are my hero. Cousin Tybalt I mourn for your unfortunate death, weeping for this mishap. Did you know that when my nurse announced a death to me I was so deeply afraid that the person who died was Romeo? I am so enamored with Romeo that although, I have only been a wife for a few hours the feelings of joy are abundant that I’m glad m husband is still alive. However, why do I feel this way? Love is so mysterious