... meet Paris. The parents has the last say in everything and disobedience will not be tolerated as Juliet found out in Act 3 sc. 5 when she refuses to marry Paris because of her and ®'s secret. Religion was very important in those days and indeed in this play. Romeo's confidant is a man of the cloth. Juliet also would rather fake her death than commit adultery. ... life. ® avenges M's death by killing Tybalt. Upon mentioning these values, the requirement of choosing 2 contrasting scenes to evaluate and dramatically direct was made easy. I have chosen Act 2 sc. 5 where Juliet is eager to...

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... praised him with above compare so many thousand times? Go, counselor! Thou and my bosom henceforth shall be twain. I"ll to the friar to know his remedy. If all else fail, myself have power to die." (Act III, Scene 5, L. 237-244) The love between Romeo and Juliet and their friends impacts their actions and decisions. Mercutio defends Romeo's honor at the risk of getting killed by ... fighting Tybalt. Prier to Mercutio and Tybalt fighting, Mercutio sticks up for Romeo, "But I"ll be hanged, sir, if her wear ... you livery. Marry, go before to field, he"ll be your follower! Your worship in...

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... the first sigh between Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare tends to depict love as not only a expression of two people's feelings, but also a violent and overwhelming power; possessing both Romeo and Juliet. Eventually they both defy their family values and loyalties just to be together. Juliet goes to the extend of saying "O Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? and I"ll no longer be a Capulet" (Act 2, Scene 1, Line 74- ... 78); denying her family name and roots to further her cause for love; she asks ... between the families rather than mending it. Romeo and Juliet's love also results in the con...

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... the first sigh between Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare tends to depict love as not only a expression of two people's feelings, but also a violent and overwhelming power; possessing both Romeo and Juliet. Eventually they both defy their family values and loyalties just to be together. Juliet goes to the extend of saying "O Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? and I"ll no longer be a Capulet" (Act 2, Scene 1, Line 74- ... 78); denying her family name and roots to further her cause for love; she asks ... between the families rather than mending it. Romeo and Juliet's love also results in the con...

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... young at their time of marriage. Lastly, they liked the idea of love itself, rather than loving the person. Romeo and Juliet was not in love, their relationship was based on physical attraction and lust. Romeo and Juliet's decision to get married came very fast and was definitely rushed. Their decision to get married comes after a few very short conversations. Their decision to spend the rest ... " (3.3.38). Nowhere in the play do the lovers demonstrate any awareness of each other as ordinary human beings. Every time Romeo and Juliet talk of each other, they do so with unrealistic exagg...

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... even vocalize her opinion on marriage. When her father enters late in Act 3 Scene 5 the plays central conflict is made obvious. By this time Romeo and Juliet have performed their marriage without any parental consent, which was an offense against her demanding father. After consummating this new union Juliet is brokenhearted and anxious after Romeo leaves the scene, she then has to deal with ... said by her husband, for if she did there would be serious repercussions for both herself and her daughter. Patriarchal themes are apparent between Romeo and Juliet as well. In Act 2 Scene 2 Rome...

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... is a very good catch, "a man of wax" as the nurse observes in Act 1 Scene iii. Capulet doesn't want to lose him, and he has made Paris a promise for his daughter's hand in marriage. With Paris come a family alliance which makes him an even more of a good catch for Lord Capulet and Juliet. Act 3 Scene v does as well holds some dramatic irony in that at this ... point Romeo and Juliet are together at this moment, already married. But when Juliet refuses the marriage to Paris you see the raw side of Lord Capulet and his anger. All this happening in Act 3 scene v while speaking to Lady Capu...

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... are enemies, finding love with a Capulet will not end well for Romeo. This is where Romeo lacks logic in pursuit of Juliet. Romeo commits another illogical act when Tybalt, Juliet's cousin, breaks into a fight with Mercutio and Mercutio is killed. Romeo is enraged and screams "fire-eyed fury be my conduct now!" (Shakespeare, iii.i.120). He sees his friend Mercutio lying dead on ... has now just killed his wife's cousin. Romeo allows his anger and emotion to take control of himself and now faces exile. As a Result Romeo's final impulsive act is suicide.When news comes of Juliet's death, ...

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... lightning, which doth cease to be ere one can say "It lightens"" (II.ii.117-120). Their contrasting personality is also shown in Act IV and V, when Juliet seeks a counselor and makes a plan with Friar, but Romeo, in the other hand, gets straight to the act without considering the consequences. Juliet states, "O God! - O Nurse, how shall this be prevented?...Comfort me, counsel me" (III.v.204-208 ... ). And Friar says to Juliet in their secret meeting, "Hold then, go home, be marry, give consent to marry Paris tomorrow night look that thou lie alone, let not the ... her careful nature by...

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... sees in Juliet is something so beautiful and pure that he immediately forgets his love for Rosaline. He falls instantly in love, and is transfixed by Juliet's purity, it is at this moment that his adulation starts. His language becomes filled with religious reflections, and he compares Juliet's being to that of saintliness. In Act I Scene V, Shakespeare uses a sonnet for the first dialogue that Romeo and Juliet share; ... a sonnet has fourteen lies and ten syllables in each line. The rhyme scheme is structured as follows; the first eight lines A-B-A-B-C-D-C-D The following four ... Ros...

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... course of their lives that led up to their deaths. If their parent's had not been feuding and if the Nurse had not betrayed Juliet, the outcome of this story would have been different, although fate could not be changed. Act III, Scene V of Romeo and Juliet is significant for it is the most pivotal scene of this tragic play.   Although prior scenes ... present extreme circumstances, this scene reveals the results of past activities and begins a series of tragic misunderstandings and fatal reactions.   Transformations ... occuring amongst characters and their relationships with one ano...

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We are looking at the language in Act 2 Scene 2 and examining how it educates the audience about the characters and setting. When Shakespeare presented Romeo and Juliet in front of an audience around 1595 he had few props so therefore limited setting. Shakespeare's Elizabethan audience created what the setting looked like in their minds by listening to ... would also probably been a balcony where musicians would play in the party scene but also probably where Juliet would have acted the famous balcony scene. Act 2 Scene 2 begins after the party where Romeo and Juliet first saw each other. No...

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... before thou didst request it; And yet I would it were to give again." (ACT II, scene ii, lines 128-129) These two people have no clue what they are doing. They are two complete strangers who happen to be attracted to each other. These two, Romeo and Juliet, are in puppy love. Romeo and Juliet risk their friends or acquaintances jobs and lives to help them see ... matter after they know about their supposed love. They risk lots of them from Juliet's nurse to Friar Laurence. Whenever the Friar realizes that he may well be killed after helping Romeo and Juliet he takes off from the tomb af...

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... supporting findings comes from the use of the word love. Many as shockingly sexual as she awaits Romeo on their wedding night, have viewed Juliet's speech in Act III, Scene II. She speaks of her own "unmanned blood- and her unpossessed mansion. Her every mentioning of love seems to be a synonym for sex. To her, the night is "love-performing;- lovers "do amorous ... acts;- "[blind] love agrees with night;- she is unseeing until her love has "grown bold;- and the night comes "loving, black-browed."" In contrast, Romeo's love is much different. In Act II, Scene II, Romeo equates love with ...

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... his desperate need for the the families to reunite and make peace (II.iii 90-92). This act is selfish because it only benefits what Friar Lawrence wants instead of understanding what the families want as well. It also violates the families' right to choose what they decide to be a reasonable match for Romeo and Juliet. By doing this marriage in secrecy, it could ... be profoundly dangerous for not only himself but for the lovers as well. This act could cost Friar Lawrence his position in the church because, according to The Catholic Church tradition, fathers are supposed ... to arrange...

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... ever disturb our streets again, lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace" (This is the first sign of Irony) It is ironic because eventually Romeo and Juliet's lives pay the penalty, before this arrogant brawl can be put to an end. Romeo behaves in a "lovestruck" way at the start of the play ... the tragedy forward. Capulet should not have tried to force Juliet to marry Paris, this sort of act only causes rebellious behaviour all-round. Yes, if Lord Capulet had not tried to force her to marry, she would not have to fake death, and the misunderstanding would not have become apparent. When ...

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... point of view, that three characters with their actions, decisions and timing were most responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. In my opinion, the character most responsible was Friar Lawrence, for he married Romeo and Juliet without their parents" consent, although he did offer them advice. "Wisely and slow; they stumble that run fast." (Act II, sc III, lines 94-95). Next, he suggested ... that Juliet swallow the poison, which without a doubt, was a very impulsive decision. ... Furthermore, when he was in the tomb with Juliet, upset about Romeo's death, could have ... ...

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... later told us that they talked about something that has to do with pilgrims and saints. Then our source tells us that the next thing he saw was Romeo's lips touching Juliet's and they were engaged in a very passionate kiss. It was the last thing that anyone expected from a Montague and a Capulet encounter, but nevertheless, it happened. It was a shock indeed. It was leaked ... Romeo before she knew who he was. Talk about love at first sight. Some people say that it doesn't exist, but come across these too and even those people may start to doubt. Juliet's nurse told us that when Juliet ...

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... passionately to situations when there is conflict in their way. The way Romeo and Juliet act and react, it reveals how unready they are to be dealing with the mature feelings, and confirms to the reader they are not in love. Their love is selfish, self-fulfilling, quick, and superficial. Romeo and Juliet are not in love because throughout the play they don't show any evidence of true ... off knowing that they are attractive to the other. The emotion of wanting to feel loved pours into every human being at one point, but for Romeo and Juliet, it seems to be everything to them; and consum...

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... . On the hot, dusty streets of Verona, two young Capulets are engaged in a boastful conversation, full of bawdy banter and light-hearted humour. This is how "Romeo and Juliet" - a dramatic exploration of love and death - begins. The opening scene or chapter of any piece of literature is of paramount importance - not only does it serve to fuel the audiences interest but it provides a useful ... prescience into the remainder of the text. In this instance, the opening scene of Romeo and Juliet does both. A rousing duel between the two rival families captures the audiences attention and care...

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... disparate in each of Shakespeare's plays. These scenes are different but also similar. In Romeo and Juliet, the balcony scene leads towards good love because Romeo and Juliet are actually falling in love with each other. In Much Ado About Nothing the scene is used for an evil act towards Claudio, and leads to separation. We see that it is a set up that Borachio between Don ... Ado, the main purpose of the story would of been missing, which was about noting and schemes. And, if the Balcony scene had not happened in Romeo and Juliet there would not have been a great love story. The Friars...

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... the their love could change the relation of the two families. He is the priest of the church in Verona and is a really close friend of the Montagues and the Capulets. The Friar is not really secure about the feelings between Romeo and Juliet, but he marries them very quickly without the consent of their parents. Friar planned something for the couple, so they ... lord Capulet would stay in the position of understanding the feelings of Juliet, the novel would not finish the way that it ended. In conclusion, Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy that is composed of different characters that makes...

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... reckless passion. Shakespeare's" tragedy is the tale of two lovers who take their lives for each other when their love is hindered by their feuding families. The forbidding of Romeo and Juliet's love proceeds through a chronological process that eventually coerces them into the waiting arms of death in hope that they would be together peacefully in the afterlife. In the streets of ... list, will be there. The powerful nature of love can be seen in the way it is described in the terms of religion, as in the fourteen lines when Romeo and Juliet first meet. "If I profane with my unworthies...

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... adolescence, which is the period of time beginning at about 12 to 13 years old and ending around 21 to 22. (Hatfield and Sprecher 383). When the play begins, Romeo believes himself to be in love with Rosaline, but nobody else really seems to think he is. In Act 2, Scene 3, Friar Laurence states as much: "Romeo: Thou chid'st me oft for ... loving Rosaline. Friar Laurence: For doting, not for loving, pupil mine." (Shakespeare 743). Benvolio is convinced Romeo's love is easily replaced, and it is his idea that they should crash the Capulet's party where ... connected through violence. In ...

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... thou the stars are fire. Doubt that the sun doth move. Doubt the truth to be a liar, but never doubt I love" (Shakespeare quotes hamlet). Romeo and Juliet were born and destined to fall in love and then die.Their families ensiled this fate through the feud they withheld with one another. This story ends in a tragedy, unlike many others with makes it distinguishable ... and why it is also so well known, this isn't a love story, but a story of violence and tragedy.Shakespeare uses foreshadowing to portray Romeo and Juliet's fate which helps the reader understand the plot points that are t...

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