“A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life, whose misadventured piteous overthrows Doth with their death bury their parents’ strife.” This is from the prologue of Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare. Romeo and Juliet is a play written in the 1590’s that tells a tale of two young lovers trapped in a spiteful brawl of two families. To the reader’s despair, the two lovers which the readers have grown to love and admire, both end by their own hand. The menacing question is: Who caused this story to be filled with woe? The death of Romeo and Juliet can be foreshadowed because of the root of the problem, their parents. These problems start off with the forceful parents they live with and the environment they grow up in. This “environment” …show more content…
In, Act 1, the reader exhibits a scene where the Capulets hold a feast. This feast held by the Capulets is one to blame because it started the controversy held in Romeo’s head if Rosaline was truly the fairest. Seeing Juliet there alive and beautiful, we can say, excited him. After the feast, it was no longer Rosaline who was the victim of Romeo’s longing but it was Juliet. “The beautiful Rosaline whom you love so much will be at the Capulet’s traditional feast, along with every beautiful woman in Verona” (Act 1 Scene 2 Lines 84-86). These words are the driving force that persuade Romeo to go to the feast even through the dangers of being under his enemies’ noses. This next quote from Juliet is what confirms her love for the dazzling Romeo. “The only man I love is the son of the only man I hate! I saw him too early without knowing who he was, and I found out who he was too late! Love is a monster for making me fall in love with my worst enemy” (Act 1 Scene 5 Lines 136-139). Juliet, being at the age to marry, Capulet asked her nicely to look and meet the young gentlemen for a possible spouse. Whether by fate or purpose, Juliet is undoubtedly attracted to Romeo and “falls in love at first sight”. This connects to the topic and genre of fairy tales. In a fairy tale, the main plot is that a princess falls in love with a prince and they fall in love after a struggle and they live happily ever after. Shakespeare’s drama is also very similar to these stories but takes a dark turn and “the love at first sight” is what causes the demise of the lovers. Although their meeting at the Capulets’ feast set the story into motion, the dominant cause of the demise of Romeo and Juliet is the Hatred between their
Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, is a story of two young lovers. These two hearts, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet belong to feuding families. The family feud causes them to keep their love a secret and therefore only Romeo, Juliet, Benvolio, the Nurse and Friar Lawrence know of their love. Romeo and Juliet are able to look past the feud and let themselves fall in mad love with the other. They let themselves do almost anything for the other and at times it seems like too much to do, even for the one they love. Although fate and character traits play a key role in the play, ultimately Rome and Juliet’s personal choices lead to their downfall.Fate originates all of the conflicts in Romeo and Juliet, from when they met until they die.
Who would be willing to die for their loved ones? Romeo and Juliet would and did. Romeo and Juliet’s love and death brought two families together who could not even remember the origin of their hate. When the parents saw what their children's love for each other, they realized that their fighting had only led to suffering and insoluble conflict. Romeo and Juliet loved each other to an extent that they killed themselves rather than live apart. They did it with no hiatus. Juliet says before she kills herself, “O happy dagger, This is thy sheath. There rust and let me die.”( 5, 3, 182-183) demonstrating how she would rather die than not be with him.
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.
The play Romeo and Juliet was written by William Shakespeare. Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet are two "star-crossed lovers". Their families are sworn enemies. When Romeo, Benvolio and others go to a Capulet party in the beginning is fate. Another event is when Capulet moves the wedding of Juliet and Count Paris up one day. A final event is when Romeo finds Juliet in the tomb. If Romeo had come a few minutes later he would've found Juliet awake. These events affect the tragic ending of the play.
In the short span of less than a week, Romeo has gone from being lovesick over a girl named Rosaline to falling deeply in love with Juliet, who also loved him back. They got married, and not even a day after, Romeo was banished from Verona and Juliet's parents had made wedding plans for Juliet to marry the county Paris. It would be quite accurate to state that the story of Romeo and Juliet's lives were a warning of the hastiness of youth and adults and where rushed decisions could lead, as the two star-crossed lovers eventually both took their own lives; resulting in grief in both households, and a future warning to all to think decisions through, as one wrong choice could cause harm, bloodshed, and even the end of lives.
In one of the greatest and most tragic love stories in the world named Romeo and Juliet was created and written by William Shakespeare or what he was referred to as the ( Bard ). And basically it explains how two of the richest families, in the city of Verona, battle with each other because of both wealth, and dominance over the land. And that the anger of both families will live on for the rest of their lives. Until one day that all changed, because two of the families children named Romeo and Juliet had a “ love at first sight “, and that they loved each other so much that they refused that their parents had an opinion over their love. However, after both families grew more angrier, and were filled with rage, because of the deaths of many of their family members, they banished one of the lovers, which caused a lot obstacles in the lover's path, which also lead to the death of both of them.
Playwright, William Shakespeare, conveys the different forms of love between characters in his drama, Romeo and Juliet. In the small town of Verona the different types of love are highlighted, through character actions and speech. Unrequited love is seen in Romeo and Juliet through Romeo 's 'love ' for Rosaline in Act one, while the forbidden love at first sight, also known as romantic love is seen between Romeo and Juliet. Furthermore, the motherly love/ familial love, Juliet and the Nurse share is also explored.
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy, by William Shakespeare, based on the theme of the love of the world. This love is presented in many different manifestations. such as infatuation and unrequited love. This play is carefully written to show desires, emotions and family life. To the start of the play Romeo is talking about how his love has been Vexed.
The lover’s immediate connection is established at the Capulet feast, “Did my heart love till now? Forswear it sight / For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night.” Through doing this, it shows that Romeo is reckless and continues even though he recognizes that they come from different families, “o dear, my life is my foe’s debt”. Throughout the play, it establishes that Juliet allows herself to behave impulsively and be persuaded by Romeo into a impetuous and thoughtless marriage, “The exchange of thy love’s faithful vowel for mine” Juliet expresses her concern that it is too soon to promise to love Romeo when they have only just met, “It is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden / Too like the lightning” This simile is used to convey Juliet’s thought on their sudden love. Although Juliet has recognized how spontaneous they are acting, it does not prevent her from continuing her relationship with Romeo, proving that Juliet is just as impulsive as Romeo. Thus, Shakespeare has skillfully utilized the lovers to demonstrate that their own reckless actions is a reason for their untimely
Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”¬¬ is considered to be one of the most tragic stories ever told and the most asked question is ‘What, exactly, caused their deaths?’ That question has been answered from a respected, educated literature critic to the adolescent mind of an annoyed teenager. The sources that shall be used are from professional critics, but the opinion shall lean toward more of an annoyed teen. While not exactly annoyed, more exasperated, one could say. Romeo and Juliet commit suicide because of their young age. Romeo’s impulsiveness and desperation to love mixed with Juliet’s innocence and easily influenced personality prove to be a deadly pair. Romeo and Juliet’s lack of experience for love because of their age ultimately led to their death.
Romeo and Juliet - Foreshadowing Foreshadowing has been used throughout the ages of literature revealing horroriffic endings and scheming love, helping the reader from being to overly surprised by the outcomes. Many writers use this technique of writing utilizing its ability to add so much more meaning to a novel. As in the age of Elizabethans, directors and actors caged this skill exploiting it when ever thought necessary. In the play Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, Shakespeare utilizes foreshadowing to keep the audience from becoming to upset by the tragic outcome. He also uses it to display Romeo's and Juliet's enduring love for one another.
Romeo laments that he is nervous because of a bad dream he had about his death, which occurs at the end of the play. Literary critic Matthew Spellberg explains that, “Dreams with narrative concerns are present in this tragedy—dreams that carry with them ill omens and portentous symbols” (Spellberg). This proves further that Shakespeare uses dreams to paint a picture of what’s to come. In the same breath Romeo exclaims “But he that hath the steerage of my course directs my sail! On, lusty gentlemen” (Shakespeare 918).
Reckless actions lead to untimely deaths. In Shakespeare’s tragedy “Romeo and Juliet”, both protagonists fight for their hopeless love. Bloodshed and chaos appear inevitable in fair Verona; Romeo and Juliet come from enemy households, the Montegues and the Capulets, who have sworn to defeat one another. The young and handsome Romeo weeps over his unrequited love for Rosaline, until he lays his eyes on Juliet. Strong and independent, Juliet seeks to escape her family’s will to marry her off to Paris, a kinsman of the Prince. Fate ties these adolescents’ lives together binding them to witness the ill-fortunes of Romeo and Juliet’s love. Romeo and Juliet prove themselves woefully impulsive through their words and actions, which ultimately lead them along a series of unfortunate mishaps.
The Phenomenon of Love at First Sight in Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare One of the first things that make a reader believe in love at first sight is the way Shakespeare created two characters who should of hated each other in the form of Romeo and Juliet but who instantly fell in love the moment they first saw each other. This shows the reader that even though they were from feuding families and were each other enemies love at first sight was in itself was real enough force to make two people fall in love The first message in the play is where straight away Shakespeare makes his first reference to love "†A pair of star crossed lovers take their life†Doth with their death bury their parents' strife." though this does not refer to love at first sight directly, it does help the reader believe in love at first sight as it is showing what a powerful emotion love is. This is because at the beginning of the play The reader discovers the Montague's and the Capulet's (Romeo and Juliet's family hate each other so much that they have even killed her.
When Romeo meets Juliet, he claimed to be immediately in love. Although he has been sulking over Rosaline, when he met Juliet, he states, “Did my heart love till now? forswear it sight! For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night” (Act 1.5 Lines 51-52). The entire time as he envisions love with Rosaline, it was all incoherent. Romeo’s impulsive attitude causes him to fall head over heels with Juliet, which begins the drama in this play.