In Act 2 scene 6 , Friar Lawrence’s soliloquy, he says that “these violent delights have violent ends.” So, as Shakespeare builds up each scene , bringing in the main characters of the play, the audience is warned that although the play circles around the love theme, it is also closely linked to violence and fate. Act 1 scene 1 shows a family feud between the Montague and Capulet’s servants . Violence runs constantly throughout the play. Even on the streets the servants verbally abuse each other. However, fate plays a more definite role in this play.
Romeo and Juliet Essay By: Hasan Jafri It is said that one’s actions can greatly affect the lives of another. In society, such actions can negatively or positively change the lives of people. One of the worst can be interpreted from William Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet. The person who is greatly to blame for an unhappy ending to Romeo and Juliet is Lord Capulet. Firstly, Lord Capulet is the main reason for an unhappy ending because he takes violent actions as he is aggressive, rude and lacks parental skills.
However, in modern society, sex crimes are a growing problem that are gaining attention. If Dante were to rewrite the Inferno for a modern audience, he would surely include this sin in his comedy. Morality is the sense of whether an action is “good” or “bad”; what is punishable behavior and what is rewardable behavior. Morals will often vary between cultures, basing themselves upon what that cultures hold important and valuable. What makes sex crimes an interesting offense to write about is that, among generally all the cultures of the world, they are deemed despicable.
By portraying a sense that ambition is starting to push away at Macbeth’s loyal and honourable qualities, Shakespeare can effectively convey the personal conflict constantly happening within Macbeth’s mind and heart. This serves the further increase the tension of the play as the audience starts to ponder what side of Macbeth is eventually going to win the mental battle, his good side or his evil, ambitious side. Both have man vs. man conflicts, where characters are fighting each other. There is also a man vs. society conflict in each, regarding the situations that cause them to fight and their lack of control over their fate. There is also man vs. technology/supernatural.
Puritanism VS. Fear Fear is defined as a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, or pain. The Crucible written by Arthur Miller, depicts a time of mass hysteria, unanticipated accusations, and unjust executions, all caused by one thing, fear. This feeling, present in everyone’s life at some point, is more influential then one might think. It was the hamster-in-the-wheel of their minds, controlling their logic thinking and forcing them to act upon their emotions.
You tallow face!” In this quote the consequences of Juliet defining her father’s authority is seen through the way that Capulet’s attitude changes, from treating her with respect to treating her like scum the minute she disobeys her father’s authority. Imagery is employed to emphasise Capulet’s harshness and the manner in which his attitude changes after Juliet purports to disobey him. Disobeying authority in the context of the law mostly has very serious consequences. An example of this is Act 3 scene 1 in which Romeo kills Tybalt in order to avenge Mercutios death. Although Romeos thirst for revenge was satisfied the consequences were dire.
Guilt is a powerful feeling of remorse that takes control of your life, you always feel it, both mentally and physically. You will feel this remorse until you have admitted to it and have accepted what you have done and are willing to partake in your punishment. This is portrayed throughout the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, where the main character commits various devastating murders. He must hide all of them in his quest for Kingship and to remain on the throne. As we can see through Shakespeare’s writing, power cannot produce happiness nor satisfaction.
It is important to note that each of these central fights in Romeo and Juliet only leads to further violence. This beginning fight creates mounting animosity between the Montagues and Capulets, but it remains manageable, and the decree of Prince Escalus also seems to put a damper on the proud fires of the Montague and Capulet men. However, the death of Tybalt and Mercutio, and the banishment of Romeo causes all-out chaos to ensue within Verona, and within both of the powerful families. Bloodshed solves nothing in Verona, bloodshed only breaks new mutiny, and indeed new mutiny is what Tybalt and Romeo's bout causes. The final bloodshed we see on account of pride and prejudice occurs in the tomb where Juliet lay "dead."
As the play progresses, it is evident that Macbeth is tempted by the witches and has become evil by the catalyst of their powers. The reader recognizes the mental weakness Macbeth really has even though he has power in ambition. The varying points of view of a play give the author more power for audience to become involved with the actions on stage. For example, Macbeth in one of his soliloquies says whole heartedly, "I am his kinsman and his subject," about the thoughts of killing Duncan only to be later plauged by vision of "thy blade and dudgeons gouts of blood." This first person point of view allows the audience to know Macbeth's thoughts that no other character in the play can.
Some people use their power in a wrong way, and commit crimes because they want even more power that they already have. The blinding act marks a turning point in the play, because some actions like cruelty, betrayal, and even madness may be reversible, but blinding is not. Gloucester reflects the profound despair that drives him to desire his own death, after being blinded by Cornwall and Regan, “As flies to wanton boys are we to the gods; they kill us for their sport” (4.1.37–38). More important, he emphasizes one of the play’s principal themes, the question of whether there is justice in the universe. Gloucester’s philosophical musing here offers an outlook of miserable despair, he