Essay On Quotation In Romeo And Juliet

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Patrick Chan Ms. Garfinkle Academic English I, Period 1 14 May 2014 Secondary Source Quotation Analysis Brooke, Stopford A. "'Romeo and Juliet'." On Ten Plays of Shakespeare (1905). Rpt. In Shakespearean Criticism. Ed. Mark W. Scott. Vol. 5. Detroit: Gale Research, 1987. Literature Resource Center. Web. 14 May 2014. Quotation: “…all the elements of a coming doom are contained and shaped—the ancient feud, deepening in hatred from generation to generation, the fiery Youth-in-arms of whom Tybalt is the concentration…” (Brooke 1). Analysis: The quotation explains how the feud has been passed down from generation to generation of Montague and Capulet. This leads the Tybalt challenging Romeo to a duel and ends up getting killed. The Prince then banishes Romeo for killing Tybalt to attempt to stop the feud. Quotation: “…but who is all trembling for his coming; the statesman's anger of the Prince with the quarrel of the houses; and finally, the boredom of the people, whose quiet is disturbed, with the continual interruption of their business by the rioters…” (Brooke 1). Analysis: The quota...

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