Romeo and Juliet is most probably one of the best know love stories of all time. Many people do not realise, at first glance, how effectively tragic it is. William Shakespeare had to convince very early on how much Romeo and Juliet actually are in love. this essay will examine how this is achieved, with particular reference to Act 1 Scene 5, in which Romeo and Juliet first meet at the masked ball and Act2 Scene 2 during which Romeo and Juliet agree to marry each other over Juliet's balcony. When Romeo first sees Juliet, when the audience first see both Romeo and Juliet together, act 1 scene 5, lines 44-53, Romeo immediately speaks about Juliet in a blank verse with iambic pentameter and rhyming couplets.
The theme of fate is developed in Romeo and Juliet through the use of paradox, literal and grammatical, and metaphor. When true love happens you don’t know what is going to happen and people will go till the end of the Earth to be with each other. Fate is one of the major themes in Romeo and Juliet and it plays a key role in many ways. In the book Romeo and Juliet would do anything for one another and throughout the play the reader is able to tell how much they are meant to be together. Romeo and Juliet see each other for the first time and they fell in love instantly.
Capulet acts really disrespectful and mean to Juliet. He treats her like a fool or a slave which has to do what he says. His tone is nasty, rude and aggressive. Romeo has a totally different way of talking to Juliet because they are in love. Capulet is her father but he talks not like a normal father would talk.
own lives After reading the play and watching two versions of the film adaptation Romeo and Juliet, I will now focus on how effective Shakespeare dramatic techniques are in on Act Three, Scene five. In this scene, we the audience observe a critical turning point in the play. The characters, Romeo and Juliet have now married and are now in love with each other than ever. Whilst on the balcony, overcome by love, Romeo declares that he will stay with Juliet, regardless of the consequences. Shakespeare uses dramatic language to create a powerful impact on us, the readers.
It is obvious from all versions of ‘Romeo and Juliet’, written of performed, that the two characters of Romeo and Mercutio share a very close relationship, even though the two friends have highly contrasting personalities. Romeo is a romantic who loves to be in love, and is quite selfish and introverted. Mercutio on the other hand, believes in lust instead of love, and is at his best in the centre of attention. Act 2 Scene 4 is the morning after the Capulet ball where Romeo met Juliet, and is centred on the two friends’ duel of wit. At the start, Mercutio is outwardly wondering where Romeo is, showing that he likes to be in control of his friends.
The soliloquy in Act 1, Scene 5 lines 42-51 is given to us by Romeo. Prior to this soliloquy, Benvolio tells Romeo to go to the party and to realise that there are better women than Rosaline as Romeo thought he was in love with Rosaline. Romeo arrives at the party at the Capulet house to see Rosaline. However, Romeo sees Juliet instead. This is the very first time that Romeo sees Juliet and they both fall in love.
I will also use Baz Luhrmanns interpretation of the story as well as the original script to see how their love is distinguished towards the audience. Romeo is amazed at the beauty he sees in Juliet, this can be seen with the way he describes how pretty she is. He says ‘she doth teach the torches to burn bright! it seems she hangs on the cheek of night.’. With this, he is describing her as the only source of light in the room, or like a star in the night sky showing how he feels.
Good Mercutio” (page 75). Having this courage may help with future conflicts that Romeo has. Romeo is also very romantic which wins Juliet over. He demonstrates this when he is talking to Juliet in the balcony scene as he says, “the exchange of thy love faithful vow for me” (page 59), proposing to Juliet. Lastly, Shakespeare uses Juliet to support his thesis as she is loveable and dependant, yet
“Ultimate fate and destiny caused the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet”. Discuss. Romeo and Juliet is possibly the most well-known of Shakespeare’s plays and is consideration to be the most famous love story in English literature. Love between two young people is the theme of the play which prepares us for the ultimate fate and destiny through tragedy and sorrow of two young lovers ‘Romeo and Juliet’. The ultimate fate and destiny of Romeo and Juliet who would do anything to be together but the tragedy of death cannot be avoided because of their own actions,; young immature love and the barriers of a long standing family feud.
For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night.” Meeting Juliet makes him instantaneously forget about Rosaline and never think about her again. The second reason, is that the fighting between the Montagues and Capulets becomes exaggerated when Tybalt discovers Romeo is at the Capulet’s ball. Tybalt is furious at Romeo’s gatecrashing and requests not only that Romeo and his friends be thrown out, but also that the Capulet’s take revenge for the fact that he had the nerve to come to the party. In this act, the audience has a bad feeling about the play, as in the scene before this one, Romeo says “Shall bitterly begin this fearful date With this night’s revels, and expire the term Of a despisèd life closed in my breast By some vile forfeit of untimely death.” Which means, “this party tonight will be the start of something bad, something that will end with my own death” Act 1 Scene 5 begins with some serving men, who are excited for the feast, because after they’re finished working they can enjoy the festivities with their lady friends. Capulet is in an extremely good mood at the beginning of the scene when he is reminiscing with his cousin about how long it had be since the two of them had been to a masque.