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Two Young Lovers There was once a girl who just started eighth grade. She wanted this to be a big year, since this was her last year at middle school. She’s had a crush on a boy since seventh grade, and everyday she looks at him, the whole world stops. She does not think of anything else except for the boy. Her heart skips a beat when he smiles, when he makes jokes, and when he talks to her. She loves it when he wears that red shirt with the khaki pants, and he always comes to say good morning to her. She loves how sweet, charming, and goofy he can be. She doesn’t care what her friends think of him because in the end, all that matters is what she thinks of him. Similarly in The Romeo and Juliet Code by Phoebe Stone and “Sir Lancelot and Queen …show more content…
In “Sir Lancelot and Queen Guinevere,” Sir Lancelot described Queen Guinevere as if all the world's’ eyes were on her. “Blowing the ringlet from the braid:/ She look’d so lovely, as she sway’d.” Sir Lancelot’s attention was all on Queen Guinevere, which represents: he could forget the world because Queen Guinevere is his world. In the The Romeo and Juliet Code, Felicity and Derek had many up’s and down’s, since Felicity escaped from London to the Bottle Bay, Maine. Felicity has been in love with Derek since the first time she saw him. One day, they walked by the seashore and stopped when Felicity wanted to walk in the water. “He [Derek] looks at her not knowing what is going on. Being fourteen and Felicity thirteen seemed so young to him. Felicity looked like the ocean’s treasure as she danced through the blue, sparkling waters with the reflection of the orange sunset.” (226) The way Derek was comparing her to the ocean was beautiful because all “all his troubles went away in that moment,” (226). The fact that he has polio and adopted did not matter to him at all. In that moment, “the beautiful princess” was all he cared about (226). Derek forgets all his troubles every time he is with Felicity, and he always stares, laughs, and blushes whenever they are together. In both works the men use imagery to show the reader how beautiful their love truly is. Both staring guys compared the girls to the place they …show more content…
“ Uncle Gideon called a family meeting, and I [Felicity] was really scared. Was the war won by the Germans? Did something happen to Winnie and Danny? “ I have called this meeting because I found out that Felicity and Derek are dating,” said Uncle Gideon. Derek and I exchanged looks. “ Before you two go on, Felicity, I want you to know that Derek is your adopted uncle” (228). The two lovers were weirded out and decided to take a break. The break evidently did not go too well with Derek since he didn't care about the fact they have a uncle-niece relationship. However, in “Sir Lancelot and Queen Guinevere” their love story does not end that smoothly. Sir Lancelot had to fight for the Queen, and betray his lord, King Arthur. He saved her from the jaws of death, and King Arthur’s knights with their love triumphant in the battle. Derek and Felicity did not have to battle knights for love, but their relationship was sweet, young and simple. On the other
Romeo, being the confident young man he is, knows that he is good enough for Juliet, which the author reveals by Romeo’s bold approach towards love. Works Cited The Sound of Waves Romeo and Juliet
...l concept, many consequences can arise as a result of it. Their display of self-destructive and reckless behavior endorses the idea that young lovers are not yet mature enough to handle the ramifications that appear as a result of a complicated relationship. Their willingness to rush into major events, such as marriage and even death, further shows how passion can cloud one’s judgement and control one’s thoughts and actions. Though written a long time ago, the message that Shakespeare conveys in Romeo and Juliet about young, passionate love applies to modern society as well, where great consequences arise from people acting on emotional impulse as opposed to calm reasoning.
Lust or Love: An Essay Analyzing the Relationship of Romeo and Juliet in Romeo and Juliet
A character goes through many changes that depend on the kind of events they experience. The play “Romeo and Juliet” written by William Shakespeare, uses different tones and language that shows the readers that Juliet, a Protagonist, changes over time, proving the idea that she is a dynamic character. At the beginning of the play, we are introduced to a young, innocent and inexperienced girl, Juliet the daughter of Lord Capulet . She has not yet seen the real world and is raised by the person she trusts most, her nurse. Juliet begins as a naive child who has thought little about love and marriage, but she grows up quickly upon falling in love with Romeo, the son of her family’s great enemy. Due to the fact that Juliet is a girl in an aristocratic family, she has none of the freedom Romeo has to rome around the city, climb over walls in the middle of the night, or get into swordfights. As we begin to learn more about the character of Juliet, we learn that Juliet is not the girl she used to be anymore. She is more courageous and willing to break the rules. She goes against her and her family beliefs. In the beginning of the play she obeys her parents. But as the play descends Juliet is disregarding of what her parents say. She is no longer the innocent girl she use to be. Shakespeare use of language helps the reader to see the change in a character that makes them a dynamic character.
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’:
Gazella, Katherine. “. Young Love in The Twenty-First Century.” Social Issues in Literature: Coming of Age in William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, ed. by Vernon Elso Johnson, Christine Nasso, 2009. Print.
Love has many definitions and can be interpreted in many different ways. William Maxwell demonstrates this in his story “Love”. Maxwell opens up his story with a positive outlook on “Love” by saying, “Miss Vera Brown, she wrote on the blackboard, letter by letter in flawlessly oval palmer method. Our teacher for fifth grade. The name might as well have been graven in stone” (1). By the end of the story, the students “love” for their teachers no longer has a positive meaning, because of a turn in events that leads to a tragic ending. One could claim that throughout the story, Maxwell uses short descriptive sentences with added details that foreshadow the tragic ending.
Romeo and Juliet is probably one of the most famous plays in history. It has been translated in almost every of the common languages in the world. Many people have analyzed this piece of art and concluded that one of the main themes is love. This story of forbidden love has been an example and a great influence for future literary works. There has been cases where people’s relationships connect to the lover’s tale. Huxley understands the influence created by these plays, and has reflected his feelings about Shakespearean love in his book Brave New World. He demonstrates in his book that no connection between individuals changes the way you think, yet when there is a feeling of passion your personality can also change.
... portrays the reality of love’s intoxication. The Queen Mab Speech accentuates the difference of the fantasy that Romeo and Juliet imagine to be living in and the reality of their young love that Romeo and Juliet are oblivious to. The two are unknowingly being intoxicated by their own love, which causes them to make rash actions as they gradually depart from the world of reality. The love becomes so overpowering to the point where the lovers are willing to end both of their lives in order to preserve their love. Despite the tragic end of the lovers, the feud between the families does cease to an end, further displaying the riveting force of love. Through the portrayal of Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare conveys that in reality, young love is not as dainty as what most perceives it to be; it is often delusional, intoxicating, and it results in both rewards and tragedies.
Love is a powerful emotion, capable of turning reasonable people into fools. Out of love, ridiculous emotions arise, like jealousy and desperation. Love can shield us from the truth, narrowing a perspective to solely what the lover wants to see. Though beautiful and inspiring when requited, a love unreturned can be devastating and maddening. In his play, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, William Shakespeare comically explores the flaws and suffering of lovers. Four young Athenians: Demetrius, Lysander, Hermia, and Helena, are confronted by love’s challenge, one that becomes increasingly difficult with the interference of the fairy world. Through specific word choice and word order, a struggle between lovers is revealed throughout the play. In A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare uses descriptive diction to emphasize the impact love has on reality and one’s own rationality, and how society’s desperate pursuit to find love can turn even strong individuals into fools.
Sir Lancelot, from the stories of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, has become by far the most popular and well-remembered knight. Through Malory's rendition of traditional materials, we have inherited a character that has become the image of the quintessential knight. How is it that "the outsider, the foreigner, the 'upstart' who wins Arthur's heart and Guinevere's body and soul" (Walters xiv) has taken the place that, prior to Malory, was reserved for Sir Gawain? Malory has made this character larger than life. Of the grandeur of Lancelot, Derek Brewer says, "In the portrayal of Lancelot we generally recognize a vein of extravagance. He is the most obsessive of lovers, as he is the most beloved of ladies, and the greatest of fighters" (8). To achieve this feat, Malory has molded Lancelot to fit the idea of the perfect knight and the perfect lover.
Throughout the events which unfold in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare delivers several messages on love. Through this play, one of the significant ideas he suggests is that love is blind, often defying logic and overriding other emotions and priorities. Helena loves Demetrius unconditionally and pursues him despite knowing that he loathes her; conflict arises between Helena and Hermia, childhood best friends, over Demetrius and Lysander; and because she is in love, Queen Titania is able to see beauty and virtue in the ass-headed Nick Bottom.
Shakespeare also incorporates illusion as a tool to make the reader connect the two love stories without having to explain the moral of Cupid. When he says that “love looks not with the eyes but with the mind; and therefore is the winged Cupid painted blind,” he is trying to say that love is more than just looks, but the connection between two people (240-241). Cupid is the universal symbol of love which leads the readers to understand the meaning of the speech; Helena has so much affection for
In "Romeo and Juliet", Juliet is young, "not yet fourteen", and she is beautiful, and Romeo's reaction after he sees her is,
A Study of Teenage Infatuation in William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Love and infatuation are both strong emotions that most will encounter within their lifetime. The two feelings are often misunderstood, but are differentiated through their outcomes and stability. True love does not only rely on physical attraction, but also on one’s personality. When one is truly in love, they accept their partner’s flaws and perfections.