William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet The play Romeo and Juliet is set in an Italian city called Verona. In the city of Verona there are two families the Montague’s and the Capulets. Both families have been feuding for many generations. We can gather this from the prologue where it says “From ancient grudge break to new mutiny”. In the play Romeo is the only child of the Montagues and at the beginning of the play is in love with a girl called Rosaline and because of this his cousin Benvolio and Mercutio who is his best friend constantly tease him we see this in. A nurse has looked after Juliet who is the only daughter of the Capulets since she was born. The nurse in actual fact is more a mother to Juliet than her own mother is. I think this is because her family is better off than Romeo’s and was the tradition to have a nanny-mother look after your child, seeing as the upper class had less time to deal with their children than others. Body ---- The play begins in a public place in Verona where fighting begins between Tybalt (who is Juliet’s cousin) Benvolio and Mercutio. The prince soon intervenes and stops them and says “if ever you disturb our streets again your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace” which basically means you will die for the sacrifice of peace. Romeo then is shortly complaining that Rosaline is so beautiful and he loves her but she doesn’t love him’ Juliet’s father Lord Capulet then holds a dinner party where everyone in Verona who is anyone is invited. Romeo attends disguised so as not to get into an argument with any Capulets. Benvolio and Mercutio also attend disguised. Romeo attends to see Rosaline and compare her with the other women in Verona. But at the party he sees Juliet dancing with a knight and he asks the servingman “what lady’s that which doth enrich the hand of yonder knight?
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy- but it did not have to be. Romeo and Juliet is the tragic story of two star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet, who are the son and daughter of two feuding families, the Montagues and the Capulets. Written by the famed playwright Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet takes place in the 14-15 century in the cities of Verona and Mantua, cities in northern Italy. After a series of events that involves Romeo getting banished from Verona and Juliet getting forced to marry a count, Paris, they kill themselves. It has been argued for centuries about who is to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet.
Romeo and Juliet is set in Verona and it is based on two families, the
The story takes place in Verona, where they live two families are rivals, the Montagues and the Capulets. Romeo, sole heir of the Montagues, coming in uninvited to dance mask Capulet, which meets Juliet, only daughter of the Capulets; both fall in love at first sight. Knowing that their parents never allow their union, they marry in secret, with the help of Friar Laurence. The day of the ceremony, Tybalt insults Romeo, nevertheless the latter refuses to fight. But Mercutio, the best friend of the young Montague, engages death duel with Tybalt. Romeo and Tybalt tries to separate fail to mortally wound Mercutio. Romeo, Tybalt challenges and then avenges his friend killing his adversary. The Prince of Verona, outraged by the events, Romeo sentence
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, takes place in Verona, Italy where two star-crossed lovers from rival families meet and fall in love. The protagonists, Juliet Capulet and Romeo Montague have to keep their love a secret as their families are sworn enemies which leads to a series of tragic events. Friar Lawrence acts as a mentor for Romeo and Juliet and strongly influences their decisions as they try and make their relationship succeed despite the tension between their families. In Romeo and Juliet, the mentors are often portrayed as helpful and loyal; however, the actions of the mentors lead to the tragic death of the two lovers, this can be seen when Friar Lawrence approves of their marriage, when he secretly marries them, and when
Romeo and Juliet is a play that is a very well known love story of two star-crossed lovers that come from feuding families. The play Romeo and Juliet takes place in Verona, Italy and is a story of two desperate lovers that come together and fall in love with each other despite their feuding families. Throughout the story there are many events that lead to the tragedy that is Romeo and Juliet killing themselves. The true question is not how they died but rather who is to blame for their death. There are three things at fault for their death which are fate, the Capulet family, and Friar Lawrence who is most responsible for this tragedy.
Many parents feel as if their job is to protect their children from any harm or difficult decisions that may come their way. On the screen, written Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, the parents are in control of almost every aspect of their own child’s life. Romeo and Juliet takes place in the fourteenth century in Verona, Italy. Romeo is a Montague, Juliet is a thirteen-year-old Capulet, and Paris is related to Prince Escalus. Also, the Montague and Capulet families despise each other.
In the fair city of Verona, two rival families, the Montagues and Capulets were involved in a nasty family feud that goes back years before any of the members were born. Even the townspeople were involved in the dispute, because the families were always fighting in the streets and causing disturbances. They disrupted the streets of Verona and even Prince Escalus tried to break up the fighting. They were given a warning, by him that another public fight would result in death. While this was occurring, Romeo, (a Montague) the main character, was getting over his last love, Rosaline, and was very upset. Juliet of the Capulet household had just been introduced to a wealthy young man, Paris, whom her parents wished her to marry. Yet she did not love him. Romeo goes to a party in an effort to forget about Rosaline. At this party he met Juliet, and immediately fell in love with her. He later finds out that she is a Capulet, the rival family of the Montagues. He decides that he loves her anyway and they confess their love for each other during the very famous "balcony scene" in which they agreed to secretly marry the next day. Friar Lawrence agreed to marry them in an effort to end the feuding between the families. Unfortunately, the fighting gets worse and Mercutio (Montague) a good friend of Romeo ends up in a fight with Tybalt (Capulet), Juliet's cousin. Tybalt killed Mercutio, which caused Romeo to kill Tybalt in an angry rage. For this, Romeo is banished from Verona. At the same time, the Capulet's were planning Juliet's marriage to Paris. Juliet didn't want to marry this man so she arranges with Friar Lawrence to fake her own death with a sleeping potion that would make everyone think that she was dead. Friar Lawrence promised to send word to Romeo to meet her when the potion wears off and to rescue her to Mantua, where Romeo was currently staying. There they would live happily ever after. Unfortunately, Romeo didn't receive the message on time and upon hearing of her "death" went to Juliet's tomb where he drinks poison and dies. When Juliet's potion wears off, she wakes to find her lover's dead corpse. She then proceeds to stab herself with Romeo's dagger. The two families find the bodies and with their shared sorrow, finally make peace with each other.
Romeo and Juliet Although Romeo and Juliet become inextricably smitten with one another, they both enter into the relationship from different perspectives. Their love is strong, but each has their reasons for the intensity of their love. Romeo has just come out of another ?crush?. He has liked Rosaline for quite awhile, but things do not work out because the feelings are not mutual. Romeo sees that Juliet is a beautiful lady that he falls in love with right away, while he attends the Capulet Party. Juliet also instantly falls in love with Romeo, but it could be more of an escape for her.
“He who falls in love meets a worse fate than he who falls from a
such a love can arise out of hatred and then triumph over it in death,
"What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would
says this to threaten Juliet as if to say if you do not do this then
His love for Rosaline is great but yet she can not say the same and
William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is a love story based in Verona in the 1500s. Romeo and Juliet’s families have been in a feud for years, despite that they still fall in love. Romeo and Juliet hide their love from their families and this destroys them in the end. Romeo is protagonist and tragic hero in this play. He is an passionate and impulsive character that makes him perfect for his part.
William Shakespeare has provided some of the most brilliant plays to ever be performed on the stage. He is also the author of numerous sonnets and poems, but he is best known for his plays such as Hamlet, Macbeth, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and Romeo and Juliet. In this essay I would like to discuss the play and movie, "Romeo and Juliet", and also the movie, Shakespeare in Love. The play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is set in the fictional city of Verona. Within the city lives two families, the Capulets and the Montegues, who have been feuding for generations.