Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is one of Shakespeare’s most famous and well known works. This work tells the story of two lovers that cannot be together due to the intense feud between their families. They get married and go to extreme lengths to hide it, until they both end up tragically taking their own lives, ending the feud between their families. Their secrecy surrounding their relationship drives the plot forward and is what eventually causes their tragic ending. The were forced by circumstance to keep their relationship a secret. because of the potential consequences if their families were to discover them. When they decide to get married, they take a risk in telling the Friar, but it strengthens their love and the possible …show more content…
They are extremely frightened of their families potential reactions, but are still willing to risk it for their love. This is shown especially in act 2 scene 2, in which Juliet stands alone on her balcony, speaking about her own inner conflict surrounding her love for Romeo, while he is listening to her from below. When he finally announces himself, Juliet is quite surprised by his presence and voices her concern for him. She says, “How camest thou hither, tell me, and wherefore? / The orchard walls are high and hard to climb, / And the place death, considering who thou art, / If any of my kinsmen find thee here / … If they do see thee, they will murder thee” (Shakespeare 73). This statement really shows how strong the hatred was between their families. Which also shows the reason why they had to keep their relationship a secret. If Romeo could be killed just for being on the property, than what would her family do if they had been caught together? If they wanted to continue seeing each other, than their lives would depend on how well they could keep the secret. It also shows Romeo’s dedication to Juliet and the strength of their
Love also cannot be affected by other people. Romeo thinks he knows what love is with Rosaline, but when it comes to Juliet, all other people are inexistent. Love should be powerful enough to drive someone completely crazy about the other, in a good way. Right when Romeo meets Juliet he says, “For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night” (1.5.60). From this point forward, Romeo’s love is dedicated to Juliet. No one can stand in the way. Next, Shakespeare deceits the reader by bringing in Paris for Juliet to marry. However, Juliet speaks her mind and says, “O, bid me leap, rather than marry Paris, From off the battlements of any tower, Or walk in thievish ways, or bid me lurk Where serpents are” (4.1.78-81). Paris seems like a good guy, but he really shouldn’t interfere with Romeo and Juliet. In fact, this act of marrying sooner brings more conflict for the star-crossed lovers to commit suicide sooner. Still, Romeo and Juliet did that act out of love and didn’t listen to anyone’s advice. Lastly, all family members of the Capulets and Montagues are not a problem for Romeo and Juliet’s love. Neighbors are supposed to be comforting and welcoming, but as for Romeo and Juliet’s families, they want the other family dead. Juliet says, “O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore are 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” (2.2.36-39). Just by chance, Romeo and Juliet have to be enemies. Loving an enemy can be pretty
In William Shakespeare’s play “Romeo and Juliet”, Shakespeare presents characters in difficult situations in Romeo and Juliet through various language techniques and structure. Romeo and Juliet were star-crossed lovers. Both Romeo and Juliet were from feuding families that would not approve of their marriage. In the play they are presented with many difficult circumstances. The play was set in the Elizabethan era; there was a significant change in religion, family and politics. Attitudes and key scenes highlight the theme of love in difficult circumstances and prepare the audience for Romeo and Juliet’s suicides at the end of the play. In this essay I will be exploring the ways Shakespeare presents characters in difficult situations.
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.
In the play Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, we learn of the many hardships and highs Romeo and Juliet go through over the course of the story. The play Romeo and Juliet is based off two star-crossed lovers who are separated from each other due to a feud between their two families. Their love is so strong that at the end of the story Romeo and Juliet both end up committing suicide because they can’t live without each other. Whether it is problems with love, or them complimenting each other on how they feel about the other person, Shakespeare uses many literary devices to make the reader dig deeper into the context to find the meaning behind the sentence. Some of the literary devices are; similes, metaphors, and personification.
Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, is a tragic play about the lives of two teenagers. Romeo and Juliet meet, speak, fall in love and quickly decide to marry. The marriage remains a secret because there families are locked in a feud. As the play progresses Romeo and Juliet as well as the other characters keep secrets that impact others. These lies, which are often actions made in rashness, carry terrible consequences.
Romeo and Juliet is a story of two star-crossed lovers who take their lives. Romeo and Juliet come from families who hate each other with a passion, but they fall in deeply in love. Their lives could have been saved by one person, Friar Laurence. Friar Laurence married Romeo and Juliet without telling their parents, gave Juliet a potion to make her seem dead, didn’t deliver the letter to Romeo himself about Juliet’s “death”, and arrived too late at the Capulet’s tomb.
Romeo and Juliet, a play written by William Shakespeare, tells the story of two young characters who marry in secret. Romeo and Juliet fall in love, despite being from two feuding families, and have the aid of only a few other characters. By the end of the tragedy, multiple characters die, including Romeo and Juliet. In the end, Prince Escalus declares that while they have all suffered, some will be punished but others will not. Many contributed to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, but only a few will be held accountable.
Romeo and Juliet, a play by William Shakespeare, is a tragic story on a pair of two star crossed lovers. Both part of feuding families, Romeo of the Montagues, and Juliet of the Capulets, their love is kept secret in fear of their families finding out. Even so, in the end both Romeo and Juliet die, due to a multitude of factors. In the end, Romeo lead to the demise of him and Juliet by killing Tybalt and rushing to Juliet’s grave.
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” is the question we hear so many times as children. Yet, growing up does not necessarily mean becoming an adult. Rather, growing up is the change within one’s self that is illustrated by a heightened awareness, the ability to think reasonably, and the proficiency to conduct themselves in an appropriate manner. In adolescence, we turn to the adults in our lives to aid us in understanding our choices as we become increasingly responsible for our own actions. During this time in our lives, adults with worldly experience direct us down the path of good judgment in order that we may learn how to make good decisions. They near essential to us, even though not everyone has this advantage. William Shakespeare’s famous and celebrated tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, depicts several instances in which the title characters, though still naïve, behave more responsibly and maturely than the misguided adult figures in their lives–those of the Houses of Capulet and Montague, especially Juliet’s parents, and the culpable Friar Laurence.
Romeo and Juliet is a novel that is a great tragedy written by William Shakespeare. This love story is about two young lovers who wanted to be together, but both of their family’s had a feud against each other and really disliked each other and could never get along. Romeo and Juliet end up getting married but neither of the two family’s are aware of it. At the end of the story the two young lovers tragic deaths ultimately ended their family’s feud. Romeo was truly in love with Juliet.
The play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is about a young married couple named Romeo and Juliet. They got wed secretly because the houses they belong to do not approve of them associating with each other. They both decided to deny their parents wishes and get married to each other. This raises a bunch of problems for all of them.
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is a drama about two star-crossed lovers whose family feud thwarts their true love. Romeo, son of Lord Montague and Juliet, daughter of Lord Capulet have found love in each other, and their feelings only deepen as time goes on. Friar Lawrence, a holy man in Verona, is eager to end the feud by attempting to help Romeo and Juliet kindle their love, in spite of the dispute. However, he does not think about the consequences. Juliet’s father, Lord Capulet, is very adamant to have her marry Paris, and is hostile to the idea of her marrying someone else. Friar Lawrence’s ambition, Juliet’s love, and Capulet’s stubbornness lead to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet.
Juliet is too afraid to ever tell her parents that she is in love with Romeo. It may have been more beneficial to tell them, rather than keep their love a secret because her father approves of him. If Juliet had told her parents, these star-crossed lovers may have not been pushed to take their
As a freshman at Roger Williams University in Bristol, RI, I took the writing class WTNG 102 Section 31, taught by Professor Ramey. All undergraduate students must receive at least a 70 as a final grade in the class prior to being enrolled in Critical Writing, WTNG 200 or 220. Entering college, I was most worried about taking Expository Writing because writing has never been one of my strengths. I have always struggled with writing transitions, and have made endless grammatical mistakes, including comma splices and tense changes. I hoped that Expository Writing would help me with these writing mistakes. Another thing that I hoped that WTNG 102 would do for my writing is that it would… Over the semester, I wrote a total of four papers with three different learning objectives and specific understandings. The first paper, “The Real Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet” shows my understanding of rhetorical knowledge. The second paper, “What is a Discourse Community?” shows my understanding of discourse community knowledge. The third paper, “Genre Analysis” shows my understanding of genre knowledge. Through these three papers, I have achieved the learning outcomes in rhetorical knowledge, discourse community knowledge, and genre knowledge.
Does Romeo and Juliet always have to end in such a tragic way? Romeo and Juliet is a story about Romeo, who in grief of his last love, falls in love with the beautiful Juliet from the house of his family’s enemy. Romeo and Juliet have to stay strong to keep their love from causing chaos in the city of Verona. At the end of the story many people have died including Romeo and Juliet. But with a little bit of imagination the story could end in a whole different mood. In a different reality, Romeo and Juliet can have a somewhat happy ending.