After completing this it will be evident that Romeo, Friar Lawrence and love are all to blame. Firstly, Romeo is banished from Verona for killing Tybalt, a Capulet, because Tybalt killed Romeo’s best friend Mercutio. This led to Romeo not hearing about the plan to fake Juliet’s death so that she did not have to marry Paris. When Romeo heard she was dead he killed himself, then Juliet awoke and found Romeo dead and killed herself. “Tybalt is gone, and Romeo banished; Romeo that killed him, he is banished.” This quote is saying that Romeo killed Tybalt and is now banished because of it.
big dog Mrs. tee World Lit. Honors 27, March 1912 The Tragic Flaw Romeo and Juliet is a tragic play of two star-crossed lovers written by William Shakespeare. Romeo and Juliet fall in love and hide their secret relationship from their feuding families. As the play progresses, Romeo starts to act on impulse and his action result in tragic consequences. When people act on impulse it leads to terrible endings and suffering to others.
Kris Lucas Mr. McClain Shakespeare, Period 3 February 3, 2012 ****** The feud between the Montagues and the Capulets drives Mercutio, Tybalt, Romeo, and Juliet to think irrationally and make mistakes that lead to their deaths. Romeo and Juliet are young and blindly fall in love because of one another’s physical attractiveness. Mercutio and Tybalt hate each other because of an age-old family feud, which they do not know the cause of. Romeo and Juliet’s Love cannot exist because of the hate between their families, so they act irrationally and end up dead; Likewise, Mercutio and Tybalt are driven to hate one another for their families and also die as a result of the hate. Rome and Juliet’s relationship is one sided and based on appearances.
Heidy Guerrero Mr. Dorflinger English 9- Per.1 May 17, 2012 The Romantic Tragedy Of Romeo and Juliet In life, love is often forbidden due to certain circumstances such as gender, race, religion, and even one’s parents’ disapproval. In William Shakespeare’s play “Romeo and Juliet”, two unlucky young teenagers both belonging to enemy families, Capulet and Montague, fall into a forbidden love at first sight, and yet commit suicide to end the family’s feud. Shakespeare provides evidence in Act 1 that foreshadows the upcoming events, which are the death of Romeo and Juliet. In the Prologue, lines 5-7, the Chorus provides evidence that Romeo and Juliet will die in the end. The Chorus states, “A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life; whose misadventure piteous overthrows doth with their death bury their parents’ strife.” This quote is an example of foreshadowing because it clearly states that Romeo and Juliet are going to die in the end.
For example, he is responsible for the death of Mercutio, which causes a vengeful spark to rise in Romeo. After Tybalt stabs Mercutio he turns to Romeo and says, “I am hurt. A plague on both your houses” (121). Tybalt killing Mercutio is one of the actions that lead up to the death of Romeo and Juliet. Tybalt had no reason for fighting with him.
Firstly, Shakespeare designs Romeo and Juliet’s character as youngsters who are extremely hasty. Romeo demonstrates his hastiness when he has a fencing duel with Tybalt. When Mercutio gets stabbed he immediately decides to seek revenge from Tybalt, without putting any thought into his decision. In order to receive revenge, he thinks that, “Staying for thine to keep him company: / Either thou, or I, or both, must go with him” (3.1.128-129). In other words, he believes that Tybalt, or Romeo or both of them shall lie dead with Mercutio.
His personality is characterised by extreme mood-swings. Romeo is ruled by his passions and he acts before he thinks. He is impulsive and this impulsiveness results in his death at the end of the play. Friar Lawrence warns Romeo of the dangers of being so flighty by saying: “These violent delights have violent ends. Therefore love moderately; long love doth so.
“Of all the words of mice and men, the saddest are, it might have been.” -Kurt Vonnegut. After reading Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, all one can think about is what might have been. Set in Verona hundreds of years ago, two rival families continue to fight because of an “ancient grudge” (Prologue.3) Two teens, Romeo and Juliet, fall in love, defying their families rules. After only a couple of days, their love cause both of their deaths. Friar Lawrence was the cause of their deaths for his irresponsibility and lack of urgency to solve the conflict he started.
He warned Romeo that “violent delights have violent ends and in their triumph die, fire and powder, which as they kiss, consume.” (2:6:9-11). Friar Lawrence had a feeling that the quick and hasty decisions that were made would not end well. However, he continued on to marry them, believing that their marriage would stop their parents’ feud. In addition, Friar Lawrence gave Juliet the idea of faking her death and saying, “…take thou this vial, being then in bed…” (4:5:93). He suggested the plan of killing herself, which led to Romeo committing suicide due to the death of Juliet.
HAMLET OVERVIEW IMPORTANT QUOTES * Hamlet about to say how he will be acting mad for the rest of the play (dramatic irony)- ‘an antic disposition” ACT 1 SCENE 5 * Hamlet swears to avenge his fathers murder (revenge tragedy) “ revenge his foul and most unnatural murder” ACT 1 SCENE 5 * Hamlet acting mad and pretending to not love Ophelia- “Get thee to a nunnery” ACT 3 SCENE 1 * Hamlet is about to kill Claudius but can’t because he is praying- Claudius “Forgive me my foul murder?” Hamlet “I his sole son do this same villain send to heaven” * Hamlet is fed up of the delay and swears ultimate vengeance- “O from this time forth my thoughts be bloody or be nothing worth” Act 4 Scene 4 REVENGE TRAGEDY * Ghost coming forth to tell someone to avenge murder- Act 1 Scene 5 * Scenes of real or feigned insanity- Whole play * Tragic Hero- Delay of actions throughout play by Hamlet * A period of plotting revenge- Act 2 Scene 2- Actors arrive * Corpse-Strewn stage- Act 4 Scene 2, Gertrude, Laertes, Claudius and Hamlet * A heroes quest for vengeance-Act 4 Scene 4, Hamlet has enough * Scenes of real or feigned insanity- Act 4 Scene 5 with Ophelia * A period of plotting revenge- Act 4 Scene 7, plan of duel. * Scenes in graveyard- Act 5 Scene 1- Yorick soliloquy * The restoration of order after chaos- Fortinbras comes in TEXTUAL INTEGRIGTY * Ambiguity- leaves questions open ended for audiences to maintain interested- madness, religion and Oedipus complex (directors change the movie to suit their beliefs) * Linking subplots- the four avenging sons- Hamlet, Fortinbras, Laertes and Pyrrhus * The characters, events, attitudes and conflicts are still relevant- (father leaving mother, new stepfather etc) * Play within a play * Use of dramatic and language techniques to make responders develop and form