WHO IS TO BLAME FOR THE DEATH OF ROMEO AND JULIET AND WHY? In Romeo and Juliet it is not just WHO is to blame but what emotions are to blame. This essay will prove it is evident that Romeo, Friar Lawrence and Love are all to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. This will be shown in three key points; firstly, Romeo for being banished; secondly, Friar Lawrence for his part in marrying them and giving Juliet the poison; and thirdly, love as shown by Romeo when he hears Juliet is dead. After completing this it will be evident that Romeo, Friar Lawrence and love are all to blame.
For I ne’er saw true beauty till the night.” ( Act 1 scene 5, lines 52 – 53) Another flaw in Romeo’s character was his unpremeditated thinking. Combined with his intense, over emotionality, it has been another factor in the cause of his death. Romeo generally acts on his emotions, and never thinks about the consequence of his decisions. This is seen in the event where he avenges Mercutio’s death by killing Tybalt. In that event, the audience can see that Romeo is acting solely on his grief and rage, and not thinking about what the consequences might be afterwards.
In this essay, I am going to explain how Shakespeare manages to sympathize with these protagonists. During the play of Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare manages to effectively describe the tragedy of their relationship. He achieves this by creating sympathy for the two protagonists, Romeo and Juliet, which consequently affects the audience of the play. At the beginning of the play the audience is told that it will all end in disaster. This is emphasised with the fact that the two young lovers foreshadow their own death.
Romeo is once again standing down on the street with a very direct question: “You and me, babe, how about it? Dire Straits’ song “Romeo And Juliet” does not end with the famous original dramatic end. What it does end up with is a hurt but strong heart, and that is something Shakespeare’s plays can certainly relate to. With the song title “Romeo and Juliet”, Mark Knopfler gives us a great amount of knowledge about who the characters are, and what this song is about. Mark imports meaning through the reference to the play and its characters.
In my essay I will be exploring how Shakespeare shows the role of anger to the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. I will do this by choosing a few themes related to anger and analysing them. The main characters I will look at are Romeo, Juliet, Tybalt and Capulet. Hate is one of the most pivotal themes in the play that relates to anger. The play starts off with the prologue outlining what has happened in Verona.
Consequently, the story would be dry and less lively, and some important connections and meanings could not be made. Romeo’s true feelings for Juliet would be somewhat vague and blurry, and Juliet’s beauty would be imprecise and ambiguous. The way Shakespeare beautifully executes the language of imagery is what will make him be remembered for generations to
Romeo could have let the law take its course and execute Tybalt but instead he let his emotions get the better of him which is very childish. “‘Benvolio’:The prince will doom thee death if art taken. Hence, be gone, away. ‘Romeo’” O, I am fortunes fool!” (3, 1, 135-136). This quotation reveals that after Romeo has calmed down, he sees how his actions were far to haste and begins to immediately regret it.
Line 51 -53, “Be innocent of the knowledge, dearest chuck. Till thou applaud the deed. This quote refers to the murder of Banquo and that Macbeth killed him on his own term, without consulting with Lady Macbeth first. He tells her after the incident and wants her to acknowledge his triumph. The murder was caused only because of his ambition for power and that Banquo poses a threat.
Discuss the literary device of dramatic irony and the use made of it by J.B. Priestly in ‘An Inspector Calls’ An inspector calls was written in 1945 by J.B. Priestley and is set in 1912. J. B. Priestly has included a lot of dramatic irony; he uses it effectively to put forward the message of the play – community. Dramatic irony is the dramatic effect achieved by leading an audience to understand an incongruity between a situation and the accompanying speeches, while the characters in the play remain unaware of the incongruity (the free online dictionary). Another writer who uses dramatic irony effectively is William Shakespeare.
Shall bitterly begin his fearful date… By some vile forfeit of untimely death,” (1.4.114-115). Shakespeare is telling us that something bad will happen to Romeo. Here Shakespeare uses fate. Foreshadowing is a key part in Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare uses it all over the play to keep reminding everyone what going to happen. “These violent delights have violent ends” (2.6.9).