Romeo and Juliet is a heartbreaking play about two lovers who come from rival families. The play is filled with dramatic irony that suggests they are destined for tragedy. Act 2 Scene 2 or ‘The Balcony Scene’ has a larger effect on the rest of the play than all the other scenes I feel. This is because it is concerned with nearly all of the recurring themes during the play. Youth and Age is one theme there is a contrast between these right through the play, Romeo and Juliet are young lovers that are almost starting a revolution actually marrying for love and want to put an end to their family feud, and contrast to that you have Old Capulet and Lady Capulet who are very stubborn and opinionated people who expect everything to be done …show more content…
Juliet could avoid her falling out with her parents and friends.
This scene is so famous and memorable due to the fact it is firstly the most significant scene in Romeo and Juliet but also as it Is remembered by everyone as a scene of true romance that lots of people may be able to relate to in their own way, or maybe to people who have not experienced a similar situation but would want to.
The Language used in this scene uses a lot of Images and joint poetry between the two of them. In a soliloquy at the beginning Romeo says “Juliet is the sun. Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon” Romeo describes Juliet as the sun this is probably because the sun is beautiful and so is she, also maybe he is describing her as the sun because she is up on her balcony and he is below on land, but he also mentions the “envious moon” I think he is describing Rosaline here. He calls her the moon I think because she is good looking but not as good looking as Juliet who is the Sun. He uses the word Envious, we hardly hear of Rosaline during the play but this suggests that she is Jealous of Romeo and Juliet. She would be jealous of the strong love between Romeo and Juliet. I don’t know how she could have found out already but she may have been at the party also.
The Poetry used in this scene is joint between Romeo and Juliet; they know what the other person is
The play Romeo and Juliet' is about two families who have been fighting for years. When Romeo falls in love with Juliet and Juliet falls in love with Romeo, there are many consequences, including the deaths of a member of each family Mercutio and Tybalt.
Romeo and Juliet is one of Shakespeare's plays about tragedy. It is about two lovers who commit suicide when their feuding famillies prevent them from being together. The play has many characters, each with its own role in keeping the plot line. Some characters have very little to do with the plot but some have the
Romeo and Juliet go through a lot since meeting each other. They are considered one of literature’s most exciting couples because they do whatever they can to be with each other. They also share a love that is one of the finest in all of history. Romeo and Juliet are truly in love with each other because they value their time together, they have constant thoughts about each other, and they are willing to sacrifice what either of them has to be together.
Romeo’s speech identifies to the audience for the first time, how Romeo feels about Juliet. That Juliet’s beauty is unmatched by those in the room and that Romeo has never loved before but he now thinks he has found her, Juliet the one. At this point the audience realises just what type of love and passion Romeo feels for Juliet. This event adds much more dramatic effect and intensifies the scene. At this instant a height of drama is achieved, but Shakespeare lifts it higher with a stronger and more hating speech, that of Tybalt’s.
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is a tragic love story. The story concerns the love between two young people, Romeo and Juliet. This is set against a feud between their two families: the Montagues and the Capulets. This feud develops the themes of conflict, deception and dignity in the play. The play includes a lot of themes, love, family, hate, deception and revenge.
First of all, it made it a great movie because the director did not forgot to use Shakespeare’s lines on his play. After the party on Capulet’s mansion Romeo sneaks into Juliet’s orchard and see her come out from her balcony and say the famous line of the play of ‘em all “O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name! Or if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, And I’ll no longer be a Capulet” (33-36). This shows that even though how modern time is when you start to act Shakespeare’s play with great actors, the movie will always have a good outcome. This is because it is very important to use his lines in able to feel the ambiance
We usually have to think long and hard before we can make up our minds. Knowing that a decision can change your life leaves a lot of pressure on you. Our decisions can be influenced by the people around us, and the situations we are in while being forced to make them. In Romeo and Juliet, the two lovers whose names are always thought and pronounced together were separated by decisions made by Romeo. At the time, these small and big decisions did not really seem like much to him. Little did he know, they would have such a big impact on characters in the play, but also an impact on our society today. We use Romeo and Juliet as a guide to learn from and we use it as a way to connect to our emotions. All the themes in the play help give our society a new way of thinking, and a new outlook on life. We can all learn something different from these two
During some of part one, and two, we slowly learn about Romeo and his dilemma. He has fallen in love with beautiful Rosaline and all of his heart is crying out to her. He vows to never see a beauty as fair as her, and complains about the rudeness and pain of love. He allows himself to go to the party with Mercutio and his friends, but remarks he won't have a good time. "I'll go along, no such sight to be shown, But to rejoice in a splendor of mine own." That is until he sees Juliet. Instantly he forgets all of his lamenting for Rosaline love, and proclaims Juliet is the most beautiful thing he has ever seen. "O! she doth teach the torches to burn bright. It seems she hangs on the cheek of night, like a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear; Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear! So shows a snowy dove trooping with crows, As yonder lady o'er her fellows shows. The measure done, I'll watch her place of stand, And, touching hers, make blessed my rude hand. Did my heart love till now? forswear it, sight! For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night."
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare circa 1595. The play consists of two love-struck protagonists who become star-crossed due to belonging to two rival families who are constantly at each other’s throats. It begins with the prologue which states that the play will finish with a double suicide between Romeo and Juliet. This causes the whole play to be dramatically ironic as we, the readers, know the fate
Romeo and Juliet is a play about two star-crossed teenage lovers. They are from opposing families; Romeo is a Montague and Juliet is a Capulet. They meet at a party at the home of the Capulet’s and fall in love at first sight. That night Romeo comes to Juliet’s balcony and he watches her for awhile. Finally, he calls out to her, and they talk, him on the ground her in her balcony. After talking they decide to get married. Romeo rushes off to make the arrangement for their wedding. Only days after the wedding Romeo is banished from Verona for the murder of Tybalt, Juliet’s cousin, and only days after that Romeo and Juliet take their own lives. Romeo did first believing Juliet had died, however, she was only in a death-like sleep. She woke up and saw her beloved Romeo dead and stabbed herself with his dagger. Although they chose to take their own lives I believe Romeo’s friend Mercutio is most to blame for the two lovers deaths.
Shakespeare empowers both Romeo and Juliet by comparing love and hate throughout the story. Through these dualities comes forth an unbreakable bond of love, allowing the audience to truly appreciate the story and the complex comparisons between opposites. Juliet is taken aback when she finally figures out who Romeo is, "My only love sprung from my only hate! Too early seen unknown and known too late." (I.IV.152) She realizes that she has fallen in love with the very person who she is
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different relationships that occur between the characters throughout the play. The play of Romeo and Juliet is considered to be a story of two star crossed lovers, meaning that they were destined to be together, but with a tragic end to their fated love. Romeo and Juliet have a fateful meeting, they fall in love with each other the moment they meet, not knowing that they're from feuding families. When they find out, they still continue their relationship and rush too quickly into things, creating many problems and making rash decisions. Although, they are not the only ones in the story who do, as many of the characters in The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet,
The balcony scene in act two, scene two, also known as one of the most famous scenes in all of literature, Shakespeare shows us how Romeo is an “obsessive lover”, and expresses the love that both Romeo and Juliet feel towards each other. He shows us that Romeo is an obsessive lover since he was just mourning his love towards Rosaline, but he falls in love with Juliet with just one look at her. This passage has an important role in the play, because it is where the obstacles that they will both face begin, and will end in misery.
The Dramatic Effectiveness of Act 1 Scene 5 of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet In this essay, I am going to analyse the dramatic effectiveness of Act one Scene five of ‘Romeo and Juliet.’ This is one of the most important scenes of the play as Shakespeare has instantly created an atmosphere of romance and danger, through Lord Capulets banquet, which then sets up a chain of reactions. Romeo and Juliet first meet here, and immediately fall in love from first sight. Their conversation provides a glimpse for the audience of the roles each of them are going