Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet – popularly considered by many to be the quintessential love story of all time – is a play that we are all familiar with in one way or another. Whether it be through the plethora of portrayals, adaptations and performances that exist or through your own reading of the play, chances are you have been acquainted with this tale of “tragic love” at some point in your life. Through this universal familiarity an odd occurrence can be noted, one of almost canonical reverence for the themes commonly believed to be central to the plot. The most widely believed theme of Romeo and Juliet is that of the ideal love unable to exist under the harsh social and political strains of this world. Out of this idea emerge two characters who, throughout history, have been heralded as the world’s greatest lovers and who have been set up as yardsticks against which future lovers must be measured. The tragic courtship between Romeo and Juliet has become so idealized and revered that even the Oxford English Dictionary lists this definition under the word ‘Romeo’: A lover, a passionate admirer; a seducer, a habitual pursuer of women. Also attrib. With so much cultural evidence and corroboration to support the idea of their perfect love, it is hard to imagine such a thing to be in question. However, it is my contention (much to the gasping dismay of 16-year-old Leonardo Dicaprio fans everywhere) that it is possible these two might not have been as deeply in love as history and popular criticism would have us believe. It is possible that Romeo was a product of his own popular culture, that he was not so much pricked by Cupid’s arrow as he was obsessed with his own concept of what Cupid’s arrow should feel like. Whil... ... middle of paper ... ... Works Cited Bond, Ronald B. “Love and Lust in Romeo and Juliet.” Shakespearean Criticism 33 (1980): 241-245. Edwards, Philip. “The Declaration of Love.” Shakespearean Criticism 33 (1980): 272-274. Evans, G. Blakemore. “An Introduction to Romeo and Juliet.” Shakespearean Criticism 33 (1984): 210-221. Lucking, David. “That Which We Call a Name: The Balcony Scene in Romeo and Juliet.” Shakespearean Criticism 32 (1995): 276-282. Novy, Marianne L. Love’s Argument: Gender Relations in Shakespeare. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1984. "Romeo." The Oxford English Dictionary. Clarendon Press: Oxford, 1989. Shakespeare, William. “The Most Excellent and Lamentable Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet.” The Norton Shakespeare. Ed. Stephen Greenblatt. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1997. 872.
... off.”(“Love’s Bond”, Robert Nozick) If that is true when loving someone, Romeo evidently made the wrong decision to kill Tybalt. By fulfilling this revenge, Romeo not only caused Juliet to be upset, but he also placed a burden on himself: an imprudent decision. After analyzing Romeo’s careless approach to risking to lose Juliet’s love, it becomes clear that Romeo’s love for Juliet is not a real romantic love, but it is a hormone-driven, passionate, hasty love that is portrayed as ruinous and preposterous by Shakespeare through Romeo’s actions.
There are many forces in the tragic play of Romeo and Juliet that are keeping the two young, passionate lovers apart, all emanating from one main reason. In this essay I will discuss these as well as how love, in the end, may have been the cause that led to the tragic deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Their strong attraction to each other, which some call fate, determines where their forbidden love will take them.
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Love in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare examines the concepts of love in the tragic play
Capital punishment is punishment for a crime by death, which is frequently referred to as the death penalty. Today, most countries have abolished the death penalty. America is one of the few countries that has kept this form cruel and inhumane form of punishment. In American history, the death penalty was abolished, but it was brought back not long afterwards. Not only is capital punishment inhumane and pricey but it also voids our rights as a citizen and is unconstitutional. Capital punishment is an improper form of punishment that needs to be abolished in all states.
This paper will discuss three different religions that a health care provider may care for in the nursing field. It will discuss the spiritual perspective, as well as the critical components of healing, such as through prayer and meditation. The writer will give a brief summary of each religions belief. The three religions that will be discussed in this paper are Native American, Hinduism, and Buddhism. This paper will discuss what is important to people who are cared for of a particular faith by the health care provider who may have an entirely different belief system. The writer will discuss how a patient may view a health care provider who puts aside his or her own beliefs in the interest of the beliefs and practices of the patient that is being cared for. The writer of this paper is of Christian belief and will compare her beliefs of faith and healing with the three previously mentioned religions.
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Criminal profiling has become a very popular and controversial topic. Profiling is used in many different ways to identify a suspect or offender in a criminal investigation. “Criminal profiling is the process of using behavioral and scientific evidence left at a crime scene to make inferences about the offender, including inferences about personality characteristics and psychopathology” (Torres, Boccaccini, & Miller, 2006, p. 51). “The science of profiling rests on two foundation blocks, basic forensic science and empirical behavioral research. Forensic science includes blood spatter analysis, crime scene reconstruction, and autopsy evidence. Empirical behavioral research identifies offender typologies, relates crime behaviors to suspect identifiers, and determines base rates” (Cook & Hinman, 1999, p. 239). Criminal profiling is the main subject of many books, television shows, and movies for entertainment purposes, which is why it is typically more fiction than fact. I think that this could be a logical reason as to why criminal profiling is so widely used and why it is largely misunderstood and misinterpreted. Movies and television shows portray criminal profiling as 100% accurate and widely accepted. Profiling is typically shown in cases that involve violent crimes such as murder and rape. Contrary to popular belief, criminal profiling is applied to every type of crime not just murder (Bartol & Bartol, 2012). Most of the studies conducted about criminal profiling focus of those of violent criminals (Cook & Hinman, 1999). With that said, criminal profiling of serial killers has intrigued people more than any other investigative technique. I believe this is because people find murderers more interesting than thieves. The entertai...
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Profiling: an invaluable tool for catching criminals and killers. Profiling is a relatively new approach to crime solving, put in place by forensic psychiatrists. Criminal profiling is the process by which a practitioner analyses information from a crime scene in order to create physical and psychological profile of the perpetrator. All information from a crime scene is a reflection of the criminal's behavior. And this behavior can create a surprisingly accurate picture of the offender. (Forensic FAQ p. 2)
What is criminal profiling and how accurate or inaccurate is this type of investigative tool? Criminal profiling or “criminal investigative analysis” as it is called today, can be traced to as early as the 1800’s. This technique was used by criminologists and police officers such as, Alphonse Bertiollon, Jacob Fries, Hans Gross, Ernest Kretschmer, and Cesare Lombroso just to name a few. In the mid to late 1900’s this investigative technique became an important tool amongst investigators with little clues in their cases when looking for an unknown subject. Many in the field were skeptical about this type of technique because they felt that it was more of a guessing game than actual investigation tool. It was the likes of criminologists and psychiatrists
In the play “Romeo and Juliet”, Shakespeare shows that love has power to control one’s actions, feelings, and the relationship itself through the bond between a destined couple. The passion between the pair grew strong enough to have the capability to do these mighty things. The predestined newlyweds are brought down a rocky road of obstacles learning love’s strength and the meaning of love.
When individuals think of criminal profiling they often immediately jump to what is seen on the television – shows like Criminal Minds or movies like Silence of the Lambs are inaccurate portrayals of what psychologists do to help law enforcement with a crime. Often, the criminal profiling is actually done by agents who work in law enforcement. While some psychologists or psychiatrists do conduct profiling, many do not because they question the validity of this practice.