... marry Romeo quickly. Because she chooses to marry him, she is going behind her parent's backs and is abandoning the family name. In Act III, Scene 5, Juliet sticks up for Romeo when the Nurse is verbally attacks Romeo. "Romeo is banished; and all the world to nothing that he dares ne"er come back to challenge you; or if he do, it needs must ... which she hath 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) Th...

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... find no other meaning to life without one another and end their youthful lives. The consumption of a poisonous solution is the cause of Romeo death and a dagger to the heart for Juliet's (V.iii 111-171). The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet was caused by the extreme impulse to defend each-others love, by the selfishness of Friar Lawrence, and for other people's desperate need for happiness ... 45). Their inexperience with love continues to drive them to the proposal and acceptance of marriage despite their families being enemies and the danger that their marriage could cause them both. Friar L...

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... • 44 - 69). Unfortunately, this loathing is also aimed towards women in general. It is the raging ideals that are responsible for his terrible treatment of dear, innocent Ophelia in Act 3. It is in Act III Scene i where the contemplation of Hamlet's love for Ophelia is found. Preceding his visit to her, Hamlet states in a soliloquy ... his famous "to be or not to be" speech in which he considers committing suicide. By this point, his purpose for revenge has made him all the more miserable, and ... his statement to say that he had never loved her. Since I believe Hamlet truly did love ...

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... one another. He reveals himself to be an impetuous young boy who neither cares to discover the true meaning of love nor invest the time to get to know someone. In the beginning of the play, Romeo grieves over the fact that Rosaline does not reciprocate his feelings.. When he is talking to Benvolio, he ... truly in their hearts but in their eyes" (II. Iii. lns. 67-68). Romeo ignores his admonishing and tries to prove he is unwavering, instead he proves the opposite. When Romeo attends the masquerade party, he is eager to see Rosaline. While Romeo is at the party, he encounters Juliet and c...

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... and feeling unable to stop what is happening in the matters of love but let fate take it's course (III, ii, 162-3). In another encounter with Cesario, Olivia believes "If one should be the pray, how much the better/ To fall before the lion than the wolf" (III, I, 127-8). Although Olivia appears not to like being "hunted" by the duke in love, she cannot help seeing love in ... the same way. She is too seeing love as a "hunt." In ... all circumstances she is the victim and will die bravely doing so. She contradicts ... ...

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... one another. He reveals himself to be an impetuous young boy who neither cares to discover the true meaning of love nor invest the time to get to know someone. In the beginning of the play, Romeo grieves over the fact that Rosaline does not reciprocate his feelings. When he is talking to Benvolio, he tells ... truly in their hearts but in their eyes" (II. iii. lns. 67-68). Romeo ignores his admonishing and tries to prove he is unwavering, instead he proves the opposite. When Romeo attends the masquerade party, he is eager to see Rosaline. While Romeo is at the party, he encounters Juliet ...

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... He looked affright "with his doublet all unbraced,/ no hat upon his head, his stockings fouled,/ ungartered, and down-gyved to his ankle" (II i 97-90). The reason for this was that if he was going to be able to fool people into believing that he was insane, he would have to convince Ophelia of this since ... through him. He had to put on a better act for Ophelia if he was going to convince people that he was truly insane. Another clue was at the burial of Ophelia. He could have stayed hidden, yet when he found out that it was Ophelia that was dead, he went out to say good bye to ... his...

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... Iago in William Shakespeare's Othello could seem like he has good motives, but I feel that he uses them as his excuses. Iago is the most controversial character in Othello. He is able to keep his true thoughts and motives from everyone. Are his motives only excuses for his ... with a tremendous ego who knows, sometimes overestimates, his worth. Roderigo, a Venetian gentleman, understands Iago when Iago said that he is "affined to love the Moor."(l.i.41-42) What Iago really means is "I follow him to serve my term upon him."(l.i.45) Iago wants to use Othello for his personal goals. ... b...

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... out because he was accused of treason. Both physical and mental blindness are clearly displayed by King Lear and Gloucester in this play. The causes of the blindness in King Lear and Gloucester can be placed on both character's gullibility and personality. King Lear and Gloucester are easily fooled by ... love, our benison." (Act I, Scene I, Lines 265-267) His blindness forced him to banish his daughter that truly loved him. Gloucester also believes the wrong person and ends up trying to kill Edgar. Gloucester's gullibility chased away his son that loved him and drew his evil son closer. ...

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... . "I would not, in plain terms, from this time forth have you so slander any moment leisure as to give words or talk with the Lord Hamlet. Look to't, I charge you. Come your ways." (Act I, Sc. 3, 132-35). In this phrase it becomes obvious ... "I shall obey, my lord" (Act I, Sc. 3, 136). This was the only socially acceptable way, as a woman with standards, (in the day and age of the setting) to have responded to the situation. Which begs the questions: Did ophelia obey and worship her father because she felt socially obligated to? Or ... Hamlets wife). Ophelia's heart has convinced her o...

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... me/ That I must love a loathed enemy"(I.v.139-140). In Romeo and Juliet, there is a mixture of fate and responsibility. Many people affect the outcome of the two lovers" lives, but no more than Romeo and Juliet themselves. Although fate is at work from beginning to end, Romeo and Juliet determine their ... pleading with her mother to not be forced to marry Paris, Juliet says, "Indeed I never shall be satisfied/ with Romeo till I behold him- dead"(III.v.94-95). After apologizing and agreeing to marry Paris, Juliet deceives her parents by taking a potion to make her appear dead. "Romeo, Rom...

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... ) "O find him! Give this ring to my true knight, and bid him come to take his last farewell" (III.ii.142-143). Romeo says, "And what says my concealed lady to our cancelled love?" (III.iii.97-98) Juliet's ability to see the optimistic side of the situation strikes a dire blow to Romeo's apparently pessimistic attitude. Romeo and Juliet's disparate outlook on life are not ... the only traits showing the contrast in their personality. The two characters are just as much contrasted in their level of dependency on ... marriage. Juliet remarks, "Therefore, out of thy long-experienced time, g...

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... his love for her telling her "I did love you" (III.i.125). Immediately following his profession of love, Hamlet goes on to say that he never loved her. This juxtaposition of ideas can best be explained by the fact that Hamlet knew or suspected that his conversation was being observed ... which is why he asked Ophelia "Where's your father?" (III.i.141). When Ophelia tells him that Polonius is there, Hamlet replies with: " ... ;Let the doors be shut upon him that he may play the fool nowhere but in 's own house" (III.i.143-44). Hamlet's response implies that he is both disturbed b...

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... marrying his brother only a few months after his death. " Mother, you have my father much offended." (III; iv; 11) " A bloody deed-almost as bad, good mother, As kill a king, and marry with his brother. (III; iv; 29-30). Hamlet's emotions suffered another casualty with the loss of the love his life Ophelia. Hamlet distances himself away from her as part of his crazed disposition ... ". By insulting her and convincing Ophelia that he never loved her he further offends his soul. . "I loved you not" (III; i; 117) "Get thee to a nunnery Marry a fool, for wise men know well enough what monste...

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... : "O Hamlet, thou hast cleft my heart in twain." (III, IV, 156). Hamlet then replies: "O, throw away the worser part of it, / And live the purer with the other half." (III, IV, 157-158). Hamlet is simply saying that he is the "purer" part of Gertrude's heart, and Claudius is the "worser" part. As in most cases, Gertrude sides with the "worser", but more powerful man. Aside from just ... choosing the more powerful man, a woman could also marry a man ... Ophelia did listen eventually and bowed down from Hamlets love. Laertes told Ophelia: "Fear it, Ophelia, fear it, my dear sister, / And ...

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... nothing, my lord. Hamlet: That's a fair thought to lie between maids' legs. Ophelia: What is my lord? Hamlet: Nothing. (III, ii, 111-119) Ophelia will not accept Hamlet's lewd advances. Her last reply suggests she may not even be aware of the sexual undertones in Hamlet's remarks. Ophelia's innocence is shown in her many conversations with her father: Ophelia: He hath, my ... affection to me. Polonius: Affection! Pooh! You speak like a green girl,Unsifted in such perilous circumstance.Do you believe his tenders, as you call them? (I, iii, 104-108) Polonius continues on about Hamlet's fa...

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... when Lysander awakens to Helena, his soon-to-be wife's good friend (Act II, scene ii, lines 103-107). The second transformation occurs when Titania awakens to see Bottom, who has undergone a transformation of his own (Act III, scene i, lines 129-224). The third transformation occurs when Demetrius also awakens to see Helena, whom he had earlier claimed to be sickened by (Act ... III, scene ii, lines 137-144). Another type of transformation occurs between Hermia and Helena. At the beginning of the play, both Demetrius and Lysander were in love with Hermia, although she was only in love w...

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... herself and Othello ultimately brings her downfall. Desdemona and Othello fell madly in love without considering the obstacles they would have to face as a couple. As Othello tells Brabantio, "She loved me for the dangers i had pass'd, and i loved her that she did pity them"(I.III.342). The relationship was built on an unstable foundation which leads to disaster. Desdemona's love for Othello is ... her deathbed. It all starts when Othello sees Cassio and Desdemona together and Iago starts insinuating at the possibility of an affair.. "O beware, my lord, of jealousy! . . . It is the gree...

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... '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 the ground and anger burns through his body. He hunts down Tybalt, a Capulet, and kills him. This is where he lacks common sense and logic once again ... forcing Juliet to marry Paris. When Romeo lets his emotions take control because of Mercutio's death, he goes on a blood quest and kills Tybalt. Lady Capulet announces that the Montages are not "not speaking the truth." Romeo killed Tybal...

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... . To help coax this image of honesty he outwardly addresses it, by stating, "I am an honest man...." (II. iii. 245). By gaining the trust of his comrades, he schemes to snake his way into the lives of others and exploit them through their weaknesses. The manipulative nature of Iago has profound effects on decisions made by other characters throughout Othello. Through carefully thought out ... as a master of abuse manipulates people's trust in him to obtain his own goals. By penetrating their deepest fears and concerns, he then uses them to "make the net that shall enmesh them all" into a...

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... by Benedick about Claudio. It's located in the Act II Scene III. Benedick started by saying "I do much wonder that one man, seeing how much another man is a fool when he dedicates his behavior to love, will, after he hath laughed at such shallow follies in others, become the argument of his own scorn by falling in ... . Benedick's another line was "I have known he would have walked ten miles a-foot to see a good armour; and now will he lie ten nights awake, carving the fashion of a new doublet. Benedick is saying that he knows how Claudio would walk for ten miles to have good armoury, and...

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... being slightly selfish I believe Ophelia honestly loves and only wants the best for Hamlet. So Ophelia is strategically set waiting for Hamlet to pass by while Polonius and King Claudius are hiding in the background. As Hamlet approaches he asks,where is your father?(III.i.124-125), and she repliesat home my lord? (III.i.126). At this point Hamlet knows Ophelia is lying. He ... either saw Polonius hiding or could see the guiltiness in her eyes. This betrayal on top of the one by his mother enrages Hamlet. He then tells herI say we will have no more marriage? (III.i.139-140) and storms a...

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... by insulting her and convincing her that he is mad and never had any true feelings for her. . "I loved you not" (III; i; 117) "Get thee to a nunnery......Marry a fool, for wise men know well enough what monsters you make of them" (III; i; 135-137) Hamlet also kills Polonius (by mistake thinking it was Claudius). Both of these incidents cause Ophelia a great deal ... of his father. If he had told more people his secrets then they probably would have been more willing to help him. The person who could have helped him the most and spared him the most grief is Ophelia. By telling her about ...

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... his ear. After King Hamlet dies, his wife Queen Gertrude marries Claudius and he becomes king, leaving Gertrude and King Hamlet's son without having the throne. Throughout the book everything that has happened to Prince Hamlet one could see him getting more and more insane. One could say that Prince Hamlet is in fact ... revenge on you. Also another reason someone could say that Prince Hamlet is sane when he says "To be or not be, that is the question" (III.I.53).One could interpret this quote as meaning Prince Hamlet is contemplating whether or not to take it own life. One could say that...

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... (II, ii, 85-87). Romeo's instincts lead him. Juliet is his true love and his soul knows where to guide him. Even if fate helped the two lovers to be together, it also helped bring them to punishment. Romeo and Juliet's path of love is fated for disaster. For example, when Juliet ... that Romeobe fickle, for [she] hopes thou wilt not keep him long, but send him back? (III, v, 60-64). Juliet hopes that Romeo will plays with her heart. She wants this because she wants the two lovers to end up in grief together, then they can be happy again. Furthermore, Juliet believes ... that she will m...

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