William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
Act One Scene Five is such an important scene because it's the first
time that the two lovers, Romeo and Juliet meet. When they see each
other for the first time, they fall in love straight away and is the
start of the main point of the play. When Romeo sees Juliet for the
first time he makes two comments about how pretty she is 'O, she doth
teach the torches to burn bright!' and 'I ne'er saw true beauty till
this night,' and he realises that Rosaline, his previous love, is
nothing compared to Juliet.
It is also the first opportunity for conflict since the mass brawl.
Romeo has gate crashed the party and is spotted by Tybalt. Tybalt
confronts his Uncle, older Capulet, and tells him that he wants to
physically remove him from the party 'It fits when such a villain is a
guest, I'll not endure him' but his Uncle will not let Tybalt ruin his
party for there is the County Paris there, who is going to marry
Juliet and he doesn't want his family thought of as a bunch of ill
mannered rogues 'Content thee gentle coz, let him alone' 'More light,
more light! - For shame! I'll make you quiet. What, cheerly, my
hearts.'
Another reason for Capulet's concern, is that, the Prince Escalus, had
warned him of the consequences of any further disturbance in Verona
'If ever you disturb our streets again,
Your lives shall pay forfeit of the peace.'
Some of Romeo's ominous remarks on the way to the party, about the
party, make's this interesting to read. Romeo does not really want to
go to the party and he is forced into going, it's like he is
suspecting that something bad will happen 'I fear too early; ...
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...ng at the party. So here you have both themes
love and hate being contrasted very well. At the end of the scene
Romeo and Juliet find out about their families, when they do they are
both distraught and both come out with very sad quotes. This reminds
us of the 'ancient grudge' between these two families and it becomes
an insurmountable barrier between these two lovers.
Both Romeo and Juliet are very secretive about their identities like
Juliet is trying to avoid approaches by the County Paris for whom the
party was partly arranged so that Juliet could meet her future
husband, Tybalt has reason for revenge after the party as he saw Romeo
there and he wasn't meant to be, he was gate crashing. Tybalt wasn't
allowed to do anything about it at the party so he wants to do
something later on, which ends up turning very bad.
In William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet, about two love struck teenagers whom aren’t able to be together due to their families feud/ social situation. There are two key themes that of love and hate. Before Romeo and Juliet meet, the audience is only aware that he is a Montague and that she is a Capulet. This adds to the scene being so dramatically effective as do other happenings throughout the length of the scene. These include the speech of Capulet and the happy and joyous mood of the party, The romantic speech of Romeo, The hatred and harshness of Tybalt’s speech, a direct contrast with that of Romeo’s and the drama when the two lovers, Romeo and Juliet first meet.
Although they are the basis of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, these main characters are dull, undynamic, and do not specifically appeal to certain readers. Nurse could be considered as a more interesting character because she brings her wit, drama and insight into the plotline.
In all of the best works of literature, each of a writer's characters has a purpose whether the role is small or big. Even if it goes unnoticed, the small characters usually play a key role to the story's plot development. These minor characters also add depth to the story's world and also help in the development of the major characters' personality. In William Shakespeare's play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, the minor characters of Friar Lawrence, the Nurse, and Tybalt are in many ways the most pivotal characters to the play's development.
wither in their pride/ Ere we may think her ripe to be a bride.” From
William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet At the beginning of the play Romeo and Juliet, Juliet is portrayed as
is once again brought up by Romeo at the end of Act 1, scene 4 when he
two families. It was unjust of him to send Romeo away from Verona as a
some that I shall show, and I will make thee think thy swan a crow.”
His love for Rosaline is great but yet she can not say the same and
William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet "Many a morning hath he been there seen /With tears augmenting the
Enter Romeo, a young boy who has fallen deeply in love with Juliet. Romeo met Juliet only because he decided to crash a Capulet party. He then fell in love, balancing a bad act for a good outcome. Love itself is a very powerful emotion. The two find themselves being mocked by the world, as after they meet, they realize their love is forbidden, throwing more fuel onto a malicious fire. Romeo, the more outspoken of the pair, finds himself disobeying his family’s hatred for the Capulets to meet with and talk to his love. This is the first dilemma of the drama. Within Romeo lies an innocence that becomes tainted as his positive love develops. For instance, the killing of Tybalt. Although Romeo kills Tybalt in revenge for Mercutio’s death, Romeo knows Tybalt is Juliet’s dearest cousin. Though Romeo may be in love with Juliet, his positive feelings for her fan out into rage and anger towards
However, in a world where children are expected to do their parent’s bidding, love seems to have little place – if any at all. By painting Verona as a society which values order and obedience over everything else, Shakespeare is suggesting that Romeo and Juliet’s amorous entanglement is rebellious in itself. Both of them are changed by their love, and in its own way, these changes are directly against the qualities that Verona values. For example, Mercutio and Benvolio accuse Romeo of becoming ‘womanish’ and ‘cowardly’; society is formed by honour and pride and Romeo’s all-encompassing infatuation with Juliet has made him weak in the eyes of his friends. Regardless of how he tries to isolate the two parts he must play in the eyes of society, it inevitably leads to his downfall. When Tybalt confronts Romeo at the beginning of Act 3, there is no way that he could know that Romeo has just married his cousin. As such, Romeo’s words that ‘I do protest I never injured thee, but love thee better than thou canst devise’ do little to quell the rising situation. Rather, Mercutio and all onlookers are angered by Romeo’s seeming submission to Tybalt’s threats. Similarly, Juliet directly disobeys her family by refusing to marry the man that they have chosen for her and instead lies with the enemy. In their own way, they were both changed by their love and in doing so, driving them towards their tragic
.... As the feuding relationship only makes the love between Romeo and Juliet more desirable but the hate more violent. First off, Romeo attending the Capulet ball is the first part of the play where we experience hate between the two families. As Juliet and Romeo first see each other, it becomes love at first sight and eventually impacts both families both good and bad. Just as important is when Tybalt sees Romeo at the ball, which unleashes a burning hate and leads to the duel between Mercutio and Tybalt. Lastly, Capulet marrying Juliet off to Paris and moving the wedding day ahead ruins Friars plan and leads to the death of two beloved ones but creates a new kinship between the two families. At the end of the play it is clear that although it came at a deep cost to everyone, love infact played a major role in causing the hate between two families to end for good.
In 'Romeo and Juliet' by William Shakespeare, family relationships are absolutely vital and their importance could be argued to be greater than that of romantic relationships. This is a very unusual stand point, as most other literature produced in the Elizabethian era was that of romantic love, rather than of family connections. This play, however, show's romantic love in the light of family relationships, and sees the test that it may have on a these families to accept change into their lives. As the Monatgues and the Capulet's are sworn enemies, the rivalry between their families is almost unbreakable. Throughout the play, we see many points in which their hatred for each other is presented, mostly through the character of Tybalt. In this play, Tybalt is seen as the physical embodiment of the hatred between the families and in Act 1 scene 3, we see Tybalt challenging Romeo to a fight after appearing at the Capulet ball. His anger towards Romeo is apparent, as the first thing he expresses to Romeo that "thou art a villain.". This line is pivotal in the play, as it is the beginning of the ultimate feud between both families, and as it is so short, has a high impact whilst being heard by an audience.
In the tremendous play of ‘Romeo & Juliet’, Shakespeare’s ways engages the audience straight away. The astounding methods he uses hooks the audience into the play and allows them to read on, wondering what will happen. The tragic love story of Romeo & Juliet, as mentioned in the prologue, sets a variety of themes throughout Act 1 Scene 5. Many of the recognisable themes are: youth and age, revenge, forbidden love, fate, action and hate. The main idea of the play is a feud that had been going on between two families, The ‘Montagues and Capulets’, the son of the Montagues and the daughter of the Capulets fall in love and the story tells us how tragic, death, happiness and revenge find them throughout the play.