William Shakespeare 's Romeo And Juliet

Shakespeare’s work Romeo and Juliet should continue to be studied in schools: it features relevant themes to young people, language that challenges and expands vocabulary and it is an important cultural touchstone in English literary history.

“My bounty is as boundless as the sea, my love as deep; the more I give to thee, the more I have, for both are infinite”. Good morning Class, today I will be exploring the human relationship of love in modern interpretations of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ written by William Shakespeare. Shakespearean time was between the middle Ages and the Industrial Revolution and it was branded by religious changes. William Shakespeare is widely known as the greatest dramatist of all time. Born April 1564, Shakespeare’s play ‘Romeo and Juliet’ is no doubt one of his most famous pieces. ‘Romeo and Juliet’ was first published in 1597 and its tragic story of banned love still captures the creativity of its audience today. ‘Romeo and Juliet’, although not confined to, is an illustration of three aspects of human relationships; family, love and conflict. These features are still relevant in our modern lives because they are so relatable and the majority of individuals experience them. While Shakespeare dealt with these characteristics of human relationships modern transformations of Romeo and Juliet have recontextualized the play into the Twenty First Century. In 1995 the Australian director Baz Luhrmann transformed love in ‘Romeo and Juliet’ to a modern version while keeping the dialogue the same. Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ has inspired many interpretations of the play as it contains the human relationships of love, conflict and family that can be understood by different audience.

Romeo and Juliet is a relatable play for modern readers because many teens struggle with depression and thoughts or attempts of suicide. In the play the main characters become critically depressed after Romeo was banished, but both characters turn to suicide instead of getting help. Twenty percent of teens in today's generation have depression but only one in three of those adolescents find help. It is unfortunate

Mercutio, in Act 2, Scene 1, jokes about his best friend in a way that shows they are close to one another: “Romeo! Humors! Madman! Passion! Lover! Appear thou in the likeness of a sigh; speak but one rhyme and I am satisfied!” (7-9). The influence of Mercutio’s character is clearly shown throughout the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, simply because Mercutio is Romeo’s inspiration for most of his decisions. Their friendship strengthens the choices made by the main characters. To put it simply, Mercutio plays a more vital role than Tybalt since he has a strong bond with Romeo. Mercutio is an overall more important character than Tybalt because his actions drive Romeo to make poor, impulsive decisions, he foreshadows the deaths

First, teaching Romeo and Juliet in public schooling has come to be expected by colleges and other institutions of furthering education. Teaching Romeo and Juliet prepares students for the rigors of much more intensive collegiate study of complex language and plotlines. Without the background of being taught Shakespearean language and culture in high school, students would be unprepared and feel inadequate to take their general education English classes. College professors do not have the time to take educating their students on what they consider to be base level education. They expect them to already know the basics so they can take their time to teach them more in-depth material. Even if professors did teach it in college there wouldn’t be in class

Students couldn’t care less about Shakespeare either. The chances are they know how it ends before it starts, that Juliet kills herself after Romeo does and not before: Macbeth becomes king and then dies at the hand

Fate,played an important in Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. According to Webster Dictionary Fate is the development of events beyond a person’s control regarded by a supernatural power.At the start of the play, the prolauge acts as a story teller telling the story of not Remeo and Juliet, but thier fate: “A pair of star-cross’d lover take thier life” ( prologue,6). This means that Fate has already decided their destiny and they were meant to die.Tybalt Killing Mercutio, Juliet being forced to marry Paris and Friar John not able to deliver the letter all led to the fate destroying the happy living for Romeo and Juliet.

The works of William Shakespeare have been an essential portion in the English curriculum for decades, even though his plays were written roughly more than four hundred years ago. This tradition of reading plays such as Hamlet or Romeo & Juliet in the ninth grade and college literature classes has introduced students to a “new” language and complex characters, which in turn, has expanded our mindset. However, multiple universities are removing the requirement that forces students to attend a Shakespearean literature class. Furthermore, an increase of teachers and students are beginning to contemplate this idea of ridding Shakespeare’s plays. In this persuasive essay, I will be explaining why Shakespeare is an important part in high school and the reason why it should still be required to be taught to students. Some examples include; Shakespearean plays provide a challenge, expand the minds of readers, relates to teenagers, introduces interesting

The world is driven by two opposing forces: desire and disdain. These emotions, although counteractive, often serve as causations, creating either a hateful love or, more dominantly, a loving hate. Whether it be a passion for a physical entity or a longing for an intangible construct, love can instill a most despising hate that, when severe, can lead to violence or even death. The idea that hate is formed from love is developed in Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare’s most famous tragedy. The story details the feud between the ancient enemy households of the Capulets and Montagues and the product of their hate: the downfall of two eponymous star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet. Through the characters’ apparent love for their kin, Shakespeare illustrates how familial affection ignites an inexplicable hate based on trivial differences and selfish desires, for which the innocent are sacrificed.

The story of Romeo and Juliet is well known for depicting young love. The play Romeo and Juliet has both title characters commit suicide to be together in the afterlife. This demonstrates the speed and emotion of young love, the dramatic gestures of young love, and the self destructive nature of love. Shakespeare demonstrates the self destructive nature of young love through the suicides of Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare demonstrates the speed and emotion of young love involved through Romeo and Juliet.

Love. Many associate the word with kindly feelings towards others and generally positive thoughts. It is a word that we use to describe our emotions of affection, devotion, fondness, and friendship. William Shakespeare 's Romeo and Juliet centers around the epic, yet tragic, love of two adolescents. With Shakespeare’s use of figurative language and literary devices, he creates a central theme that love, no matter how strong or sweet, is poison. The term poison, although not commonly associated with love, is connected to the emotion by the use of symbolism throughout the play. By doing so, the reader reciprocates with a of sense of warning and a feeling of desperation to try and make love work. “Stay With Me” by vocal

Romeo and Juliet; a classic tale that sparks debates over what took place: a timeless romance, or a deadly infatuation. The play is also one of Shakespeare's most renowned and praised works from his career and has stood the test of time, which is impressive seeing as the play is over 400 years old as of today. The play is seen as a testament to the ultimate love story that ended with the deaths of the main characters Romeo and Juliet, but for the people who have read the play, there are many pieces of evidence that prove that the play is actually a story of lust between two teenagers. In fact, one of the main points that is argued over is whether true love or immaturity played the more significant role in the events of the Tragedy of Romeo

Shakespeare is known for numerous literature achievements such as Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, MacBeth and so on. However, he is also known for his short but witty sonnets. While Shakespeare was known for more romantic stylistic poems and plays, his sonnets attack conventional notions in a number of ways. Shakespeare takes the ideas and attitudes of other sonnets and twists them into his own which goes against the habitual descriptions. Two sonnets, in particular, "Sonnet 130" and also "Sonnet 138", are examples of how he mocks and attacks the conventions of relationships, women 's beauty and also the conventionality of love in poetry itself.

Shakespeare is about going beyond the superficial surface and engaging students with truly meaningful ideas and themes. This allows Shakespeare to mimic the world ever-changing around it to fit with modern society. The works of Shakespeare can stay relevant in this way because the themes are still applicable to modern day life. Shakespeare’s incredible timelessness allows it to continue to educate students for

I believe that grade 10 students should not study Romeo and Juliet for these reasons. Shakespeare's English is no longer relevant in today's society because nobody writes or thinks that way. When I read Shakespeare I need glossaries and footnotes to help me understand unfamiliar words and historical references.The overall story is unrealistic, and may have bad influences on the students who read it because of the young age. Shakespeare's writing is too vulgar implying that suicide is the answer to turmoil and sadness is not right.