Title: Romeo and Juliet Author: William Shakespeare Genre: Romance and Tragedy. Setting The story is taking place in Verona, Italy, it is a midcentury-1590s background story, and the cultural context was that there is the feuds between the two families; Montagues and Capulets, which were giving attentions to all the people living in Verona. It is really important to know the setting of the story to know the social background of the time that the story was written so that as a reader I can understand the story much better. Point of View Since the book, Romeo and Juliet is a script, all the characters has their point of view. However, mostly, Romeo and Juliet’s point of view is most common point of view in this book. The point of view is important because, as a reader, I can see the storyline with the certain character’s view, which helps me to understand better. I can also recognize the mood and the flow of the story very well in the book, Romeo and Juliet, and also in other books. Atmosphere The mood of the piece is much tensed and very romantic. The reason why it is tensed, it because of the feuds between two families Montagues and Capulets, which causes lots of fights between servants and also Romeo, Mercutio, Tybalt, and Paris. The romantic feeling is from the love between Romeo and Juliet. Their desires to love each other. Tone The tone of this book is very passionate, romantic, emotional, however, also very violent and intense. It’s because of all the love and
SAMPSON A dog of that house shall move me to stand. I will take the wall of any man or maid of Montague’s.
Love is like a flame, it provides you with warmth, but too much of it can also burn you. Such is the plot of the play, Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. It is a tragedy about two lovers, Romeo and Juliet, who unfortunately, belong to families who bear an ancient grudge against each other. In the play, Romeo and Juliet fall in love and quickly decide to marry each other. At the end, Romeo and Juliet’s decisions cause their untimely death, but in reality, there were other people who also contributed to the lover’s death. Friar Laurence, the Nurse and Lord Capulet are responsible for the tragic deaths of Romeo and Juliet.
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
Romeo and Juliet is a play written by William Shakespeare in the 14th century. It is a beautiful tragedy about two star-crossed lovers and their journey together despite their feuding families’ protests. As a result of said feud, both Romeo and Juliet ended their lives, as a result of thinking that the other was dead. If we take this kind of situation and put it into the modern world, someone would be blamed for these tragic deaths. The only question is who. Their parents are to blame- the Montagues and the Capulets.
Romeo and Juliet is a tragic play written by William Shakespeare. “Hatred and violence breed only tragedy”, is a major theme in this play. The Montague and Capulet are two rival families. They were involved in a family feud that goes back years before anyone can remember. However, the grudge still continues, due to the fact that both families are not ready to forgive and forget the past. The families’ ongoing quarrels and feud, lead to the deaths of several characters including the star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet.
The playwright strays from the impractical and chimerical themes that most stories present. Instead of educating one’s disciples of coming-of-age or believing in the better good of others; a few examples of themes that are coeval, Romeo and Juliet illustrates an adolescents immaturity and defiant spirit as they develop. The two characters rebel against their parents, which in this case leads to the death of Tybalt, Mercutio, the sudden marriage of Romeo and Juliet and the bereavement of the two. The rivalry between the Montagues and the Capulets finally came to an end after the downfall of their
Shakespeare probably lived in one of the worst times to be alive. Considering that majority of what was happening was not good, he used it to his advantage. Numerous diseases and sicknesses, natural remedies and herbs and most importantly witchcraft. He somehow incorporated all these things into Romeo and Juliet. Assuming his creativity got the best of him, he used all these things in his play and they also played huge parts in his story. All things considered these three important factors in Romeo and Juliet have more history than people thought.
Joy, anger, sorrow, victory, and surprise are the roller coaster of emotions we have when we watch a play. Plays have been through centuries a source of entertainment where people get attached to the characters and imagine them being reality. Theatre was the place where people could watch realistic situations and sympathize with the characters, or go into a fantasy world where the impossible is always possible. However, in the current days people do not watch plays that much and are usually satisfied with reading a written version of a play. This generation even lost interest in the concept of plays and turned into movies where sound and digital effects are the main attraction rather than the plot. Nevertheless, there is still one writer
Many people live their lives under the belief that everything happens for a reason. This belief, that the entirety of an individual 's life occurs for an exact purpose, relies largely on fate, or predetermined forces causing events to occur. Therefore, people believe that their pathway through life is paved for them, and external factors cause them to face specific challenges. On the contrary, a number of people believe that their pathway through life is based solely on their own actions, and no external forces are able to determine what lies in one’s future. These contradictory beliefs can be seen in the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, as two lovers make ill-considered decisions that lead to their deaths, yet the force of fate largely assists to their mishaps as well. This uncontrollable force of fate brought hardships to Romeo and Juliet, therefore causing them to be “star-cross’d lovers,” or lovers destined to misfortune simply due to fate. While Romeo and Juliet’s poor decision-making contributed to the prevention of the two ultimately being together to some extent, they can accurately be considered “star-cross’d lovers” because despite their efforts otherwise, the predetermined force of fate seals the outcome of their relationship.
The play Romeo and Juliet was written by William Shakespeare. The play starts with Romeo being depressed over his love Rosaline. Benvolio, (Romeo's cousin) and their friends take Romeo to a Capulet party to try and get him from being depressed. At the party Romeo meets Juliet and they instantly fall in love. They don't realize they are from two houses who hate each other. Their love has to be a secret. Several tragic events happen before the main tragedy of the play is their death. Three characters whose unique traits contribute to the tragedy are Benvolio, Friar Lawrence, and Paris.
Authors create stories that draw the reader in, by adding depth to their characters in ways that can be understood and used to piece together personal interpretations. This allows one to not only form a deeper connection with the characters, but to more easily see the story from their point of view. The writer can use their hold and ability to steer the characters in whichever direction to invoke a greater reaction from anyone who reads their creation. Depending on how the partaking persons are written, the reader may come to sympathize with, dislike, adore, or pity them. The way the characters are viewed affect how the story itself is viewed, as well. A story with bland, unlikable, one-dimensional characters is one most wouldn 't bother to read. The characters add to the enjoyability of the work they 're featured in and hold much significance to the quality of the text. For example, in Shakespeare 's play, Romeo and Juliet, one he is well renowned for, it is his characters and their traits that bring meaning to the story, from Romeo 's blurred perspective towards the concept of love, to Juliet 's naïveté and willingness to comply with Romeo 's, and her own, ignorance, to Paris ' dedication to Juliet, to even the head of the two households ' neglect and lack of proper attention to their children, which resulted in the broken, distrustful relationships between them. The characters in the play change in accordance with what happens and their feelings at the time. Romeo falls
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is probably the most well know play throughout the world. The play is by far the most famous of Sir William Shakespeare. There are many unique characters in the play some of the main ones are, Romeo and Juliet clearly. There are Romeo’s best friends Mercutio the more outgoing one who wants to live life to its fullest. The other Benvolio is very calm and tries to avoid a fight, he doesn’t get rattled easily, unlike Mercutio. Then there is Juliet’s best friend Tybalt, the one who always wants a fight. He ends up getting himself killed by Romeo. The nurse the one who raised Juliet her whole life. One of the most important characters in the play is the Friar. He is the one who married the couple, and also gave the potion to juliet. The most simple summary of the play is, two star crossed lovers were forbidden to be together. They tried to be together, but it ended tragically with their deaths. The ones responsible for the star crossed couple 's deaths, is the star crossed couple themselves. Romeo and Juliet could have prevented their deaths by doing a number of things.
He uses the main characters’ love for each other to allow us to overlook the fact that they went against their family’s wishes as well as the advice of their friends. We are able to sympathize with Romeo and Juliet because Shakespeare illustrates their youth (Juliet being 13) and strong love for each other. We can remember our own loves at a young age and can almost fit into the shoes which Romeo and Juliet wore.
Shakespeare is a prominent figure present throughout history. His writing is credited as some of the most influential pieces written in English literature. Shakespeare was born in 1564 in England. He attended school, but did not further his formal education after dropping out of grammar school. In 1590, he left his wife and three children in order to become a playwright and actor. He was successful with this, and, because of his reputation, became a popular playwright in England. After his death in 1616 at the age of fifty-two, his work became some of the most reputable works of all time. They have been enjoyed as timeless classics to this day.
In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, the relationship between the characters’ thoughts and actions come together to help develop many major themes in the play. Romeo and Juliet actions are mostly based upon the thought of being in love and their so called fate to be together. These two character’s being young teenagers in love affects their decision making skills. This is because being of young age our brains aren’t fully matured and developed so, making some of our decisions can be unwise and can lead to bad consequences. Themes that are emerging or are developed based on these factors are love and fate. Love and fate are two themes that stick out the most in the play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet because the sensual, solid love pushed