... the same way they started, as nothing. In Romeo and Juliet, Juliet Capulet to me seems to be the most tragic of all Shakespeare's women characters. She fell in love with Romeo Montague, the enemy. She had to "sneak out" to the balcony late at night so she can talk to her Romeo. She has made no mention of Romeo to her parents, only the nurse that attended ... her. That shows us how treacherous and devious Juliet had to be to be with her Romeo. With some communication between the nurse and Friar Laurence, eventually, Juliet and Romeo got married. Then her parents announced that she was to...

• Word Count: 1287
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

... way to Mantua." This can be likewise be seen in Romeo's reference to Juliet as the "light (breaking) through yonder window." In contrast, though, there is also the recurring theme of dark imagery. Romeo talks of such things as "This day's black fate" and the woe which comes with it (Act III Scene I). The concepts of both light and dark imagery also come together in one short ... , sentence from Romeo, on his farewell to Juliet. "More light and light, more dark and dark our woes." Here ... , the significance of light is as their enemy, and darkness their friend. This imagery not only ... ...

• Word Count: 2945
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School

... to be independent and not to be under the influence of the men around her. Juliet is a unique character, for someone of her time, as she does not follow the above criteria. Instead she has the strength to be self-willed and to act differently to the other females around her; consequently it is because of this that the play really creates its shape. It ... is unknown why Juliet acts as she does, is seems likely that her parents were never really around during the time she was ... in her life yet still rise above them. She doesn't dwell on the past. She is very mature for a young girl of...

• Word Count: 1402
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

... for their love or to help a loved one in need. There is a lot of hatred in the play, but I feel that love is really the main focus. Most of what the do and how they act is affected by love for another character. At the beginning of the play you see Romeo lovesick and very unhappy because he is in love with Rosaline and she ... does not love him. He goes off on his own to "sulk". Benvolio tries to cheer him up because he loves him but Romeo does not wish to talk ... friar also loves the other characters and wants the best for them. The death that occurs in this play is a result of the c...

• Word Count: 579
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

... in tragedy. We have chosen to do activity number 4. This activity involves Romeo and Juliet's behavior after a number of important events have occurred. Would they have reacted differently if they had read their horoscopes? Could it have changed the outcome of the play? This is what we believe Romeos horoscope would have been like ... become too aggressive don't think that you will get away with it. You may be punished and you may never be forgiven. Think before you act. We believe Romeos horoscope would have been like this because Romeos is a romantic and is always got love on his mind....

• Word Count: 673
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

... words make it easy for the audience to comprehend exactly what Shakespeare had in mind at the time he wrote the play. For an example of slang that Shakespeare uses in the opening act of Romeo and Juliet is between a Capulet and a Montague. The Montague states, "I will bite my thumb at them, which is a disgrace to them, if they bear it." With this simple statement ... , the reader may have a difficult time understanding what is to be conveyed between the two characters at this stage in the play. However, Luhrmann is able to immaculately display the height of ... entire film production. S...

• Word Count: 2229
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

... in Romeo and Juliet the soliloquy is spoken while in West Side Story there is soliloquy, but it is in song. While both equally express the character's feelings at the moment, it is my feeling that West Side Story's musical style brings the viewer or listener. Further into the play and makes the play more effective. An example of this is when, in Act ... II, Scene II, of Romeo and Juliet, otherwise known as the balcony scene, Romeo expresses his thoughts in a soliloquy until Juliet shows up. While in Romeo and Juliet all of this is spoken, in West Side Story, this is written as music sha...

• Word Count: 680
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

... - before he meets Juliet- telling him that what ever is about to happen will end bitterly. The reference to fate is "hanging in the stars" it relates back to the Elizabethan attitude and beliefs towards fate. Another example of fate in action during the play is in Act 5 Scene 1 where Romeo says "I dreamt my lady found me dead"- this is another premonition of Romeo's saying that ... he will be found dead by his Lady- Juliet. This is once again linked to the Elizabethan attitude towards fate, Romeo says that he "dreamt" that he was found dead ... by Juliet but the audience know that he WI...

• Word Count: 1730
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

... knows that his family and hers are deadly enemies. Tybalt Juliet's cousin. Like Mercutio, he is full of energy; but (unlike Mercutio) he has no sense of fun. He is jealous of the family honour, and proud of his own skill in fencing. In the duel he kills Mercutio; and he is himself killed by Romeo. Juliet's Nurse When Shakespeare wrote his play, it was not fashionable ... had plenty of healthy milk in her breasts. Such a woman would nurse (i.e. feed) the child for three or four years and it is likely that she would develop a maternal affection for the child, as though it were indeed her ...

• Word Count: 696
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

... 's party and Tybalt was willing to die. Tybalt's rudeness and arrogance are displayed in his confident promise that he will slay Romeo and his belittlement of Benvolio in Act I, Scene I. His arrogance, hatred, and loyalty lead to his death at the hands of Romeo. Tybalt's influences before his death and after are vital in the storyline that William Shakespeare created. This fact is first displayed ... tension to a new level in Act II, Scene IV. This warning leads to Mercutio defending Romeo's honor and his death as well as Tybalt's death. His impact on the play fails to end even after his...

• Word Count: 579
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School