... see it themselves, they both often dream about death and they both use star imagery to relate to their thoughts. Romeo and Juliet had no control over the behavior of both their families. It is evident that Juliet wishes that Romeo was not a Montague in Act 2 Scene 2 Line 40, "What's Montague? It is nor hand nor foot, nor arm nor face O be some other name!" Without ... . In the prologue they are identified as star crossed lovers. Before Romeo even properly communicates with Juliet he already relates her with the stars, Act 2 Scene 2 Line 15, "Two of the fairest stars in all the heaven." R...

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... has properly began, it is stated that it's going to be a tragedy because of the deaths of the two main characters of the play, Romeo and Juliet. However, before this tragedy occurs, there are still many more harrowing events that take place. For example, when Romeo and Juliet first meet each other in act two, they are immediately intrigued by one another. However, they then learn that they ... are from the opposing families of Montague and Capulet: "His name is Romeo and a Montague, the only son of your great enemy. My only love sprung from my only hate." "Here ... families, declaring ...

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... to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet?". I believe that the most influential factor contributing to the tragic deaths of Romeo and Juliet is fate. There are references to fate throughout the play. The first one is in the prologue where it says, "star crossed lovers" which shows that it is inevitable that Romeo and Juliet fall in love. From the very first act the characters already appear ... to realise their destiny Romeo said "hanging in the stars" which ... families discovered the secret they would lose all trust in him and the feud would become worse. Friar Lawrence even state...

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... is proven to be a cause of his eventual departure. After a brief chance encounter with Juliet, Romeo proposed marriage not really knowing what he was getting himself into. This pursuit of Juliet took over his time and even compromised his own mental state. Romeo was seen as being in "a piteous predicament; blubbering and weeping, weeping and blubbering" (R+J Act 3, Scene 3, lines 86-87). Secondly, Romeo, without thinking rationally, purchased from ... an apothecary a poisonous elixir which he planned on taking at the scene of Juliet's death. He did follow through with his plan except fo...

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... their death bury their parents" strife." (Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, Prologue, l. 5-8) I think that the theme love is the centralized theme. "Capulet, Montague, See what scourge is laid upon your hate, That heaven finds means to kill your joys with love!" (Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, Act V, sc. III, l. 304-306) With his first sight of Juliet, Romeo is consumed with love. Juliet as well is consumed with the love she ... has for Romeo. "My bounty is as boundless as the sea, My love as deep; the more I give to thee, The ... more I have, for both are infinite." (Shakespeare, Romeo a...

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... 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 to appear. They were not able to escape their destiny, but by using foreshadowing shakespeare ... which is the most crucial part throughout the whole poem. Romeo becomes aware of the "consequence" of going to the party, but chooses to anyway and he acknowledges that this could very well lead to his...

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... Paper. Response to-- Beyond Comedy: Romeo and Juliet In the following essay by Susan Snyder, she speculates that the play of Romeo and Juliet, dubbed in its entirety a tragedy, begins in fact as a comedy. Never having considered this notion before, and now considering, it is very clear early on in the play that the characters speak and act in a lighthearted, humorous, manner. It isn't ... until these characters "fall" that the story of their love changes abruptly to a tragedy ... light heart and chose to make the beginning pleasant with a hint of danger. At the end of her essay Snyder a...

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... of the King, and is brave, loyal, and strong. He has defended the King on many occasions, and has won himself fame and fortune. His one character flaw is his ambitions, which with the visit of the King, his wife's speeches, and the witch's speeches, convince him to commit an evil act. One part of this supernatural element of ... a tragedy is the sense of inescapable fate, which often involves predictions. It is present in "Othello" with Iago not realising the effects of what he was saying to Othello, and fate took his jealousy too far. It is present in "Romeo and Juliet". Juliet's letter...

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... 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...

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... 's Revised Unabridged Dictionary as ill-fated, non-favored by the stars, and opposed by destiny and fate; so was the story of Romeo and Juliet really about a couple of star-crossed lovers who were destined never to be together or live in happiness, or was it their own actions that caused their ... it was actions and not fate that was to blame in this Shakespearean tragedy. Every reader of Romeo and Juliet has to take into account the large possibility of destiny or fate in the big picture of it all during this story because it is a variable which many believe in, while taking ... of wine...

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... nothing happens. She then takes his dagger and stabs herself. The following day the Montagues and Capulets are informed of the events that took place over the past few days by Friar Laurence. He tells them of Romeo and Juliet's strong affection for one another and of their marriage. The two families then realize just how much damage the hatred between them had caused. Because ... of their animosity the Montagues lost their only son and the Capulets lost their only daughter. The death of Romeo and Juliet not only bounded the two lovers together even in after death but also broke they bad...

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... that were convincing and imaginatively stimulating. He involved the impersonation of real people and situations and incorporated this to command sympathy and invite participation. SHAKESPEAREAN CHARACTERS One of Shakespeare's most well - known romantic tragedies is Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet have fallen passionately in love with each other, but their ... the end, they both end up killing themselves - for each other and the love they shared. Romeo: An ideal romantic hero. He was a handsome, passionate youth who could only think of Juliet. His education, skill with arms and capac...

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... only be solved by suicide, which is not a good moral to present in a high school setting. Betrayal and deceit are also common elements of the Shakespearian tragedy. In most cases, it is the tragic hero who performs the act of betrayal. Macbeth for one murders his best friend Banquo in fear that his children will overthrow his position as king. This is an ... extreme action to take in the face of fear, especially when it results in the murder of one's best friend. In another instance, Hamlet's friends Rosencrantz and Guildenstern ... debates with himself whether he should kill himself, ...

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... being told what to do. Cordelia demonstrates courage when she speaks the truth to her father, statingI love your majesty according to my bond, no more nor less? (King Lear. Act 1. Sc 1. Ln. 94-95), but this merely results in her banishment and eventual hanging. Ophelia, on the other hand, lacks a single scene in which she shows courage. She is merely ... a puppet to her father and her brother, vowingI shall obey, My lord? (Hamlet. Act 1. Sc 3. ln.136). This lack of conviction results in her death as well. Both women have committed no crime, but end up in the same place - dead. The only ...

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... feeds Shakespearean texts and universal themes to mass audiences. Like the respectability gained by some recent proliferation of appropriated Shakespearean texts. Particularly in the film "Romeo and Juliet" composed by Australian director Baz Lurham. Where it attracted not only just older more mature audiences but rather a ... suggesting here is that Shakespeare on screen has successfully crept within the literary canon. In the studied text Shakespeare text the taming of the shrew one of the earliest of Shakespeare's romantic comedies, audiences witness universal theme such as gender rel...

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