William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

The out come of the play was Romeo and Juliet both killed themselves.

This shows the society of the time was very different to ours, they

got married and had chrildren at a young age and believed in fate and

fortune telling. The events in the play would be viewed in different

ways now-a- days. I will be looking at the play in its social,

cultural and historical context.

The Capulets and Montagues are in the street fighting in act one scene

one. Sampson starts the fight by saying

"I will bit my thumb at them".which was an insult in those days

Benvolio tries to stop it and says "I do but keep the peace" but

Tybalt wants the fight to keep going and says "Turn thee Benvolio look

upon thy death". Tybalts words are particulary significant in this

scene. He is very angry and he can't back down or people will think he

is weak. He tells Benvolio "What, drawn and talk of peace? I hate the

word,

as I hate the word,

As I hate, all montagues, and thee

have at thee coward".

Prince Escalies is tired of all the fighting and says from those

bloody hands

throw your mistempered weapons to the ground."

later at the capulet's party, Tybalt wants to keep the feud going when

he realises Romeo is there. He says

"it fits when such villian is a guest" but his uncle, Capulet, wants

him to foget it and not fight in his house,

" I would not for the wealth of all this town

Here in my house do him disparagement."

in the society of that time, the adults fought with swords but these

days they settle arguments in an orderly manner by talking. When

alchol is involved men sometimes fight nowadays men don't fight for

the honour of their families liked they used to.

Paris is asking Capulet if he can marry Juliet but

The feud is the main reason that Romeo and Juliet can't br together