... !/ You are to blame, my lord, to rate her so."(Act III, Scene 5, Line169-170). One is easily able to see the motherly care the nurse shows for Juliet in Romeo and Juliet. The counterpart to the love nurse displays for Juliet as a "mother" is the fatherly love the Friar gives to Romeo. The prince exiles Romeo because of his murder of Tybalt. This leaves the young man ... a little way above our heads/ Staying for thine to keep him company/ Either thou or I, or both, must go with him" (Act III, Scene 1, Line 121-129) Without the ever-present love among the peers of the characters in Romeo a...

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... not all his fault, but he could of prevented it by just giving more effort. For example, when Friar Lawrence and Juliet agree on the plan to temporarily make Juliet look dead (act four scene 1), Friar Lawrence wrote a letter to Romeo telling him what was really going on. Well, Romeo did not get that letter on time, so he ended up killing himself because he thought ... he got it or not. Another betrayal by Friar Lawrence is at the end of the story (act 3 scene 5). When Friar Lawrence and Juliet are in the tomb, after Romeo killed Paris, then himself, Juliet awakens. Juliet awakens, and a...

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... 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 ... ...

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... , " Is she a Capulet? O dear account! My life is my foe's debt"(Act-1, S-5, L-117-118, P-69). As Mercutio lays dying he blames the family feud and curses them, " A plague o"both your houses" (Act-3, S-1, L-90, P-147) The anguish and animosity shown by both families, contributed to the continuing feuding thus influencing great difficulty in Romeo and Juliet ever being together in life. Secondly the untimely deaths were a series of ... chain reactions steaming from the family feud; this greatly influenced spontaneous, blind and vile actions, preformed by certain characters. In a brawl soon...

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Irony In Act Three of ROMEO AND JULIET Throughout Romeo and Juliet there is a great deal of irony. Scene three contains ironic events like the death of Mercutio, Romeo's reaction to his banishment and Lady Capulet's joyful news. This book also contains examples of dramatic irony like Tybalt's challenge and Juliet's engagement to Paris. Dramatic irony is an example of figurative language where we, the readers, know something that a character does ... Scene one of act three is a good example of a dramatic irony. In this scene Tybalt mocks Romeo by saying,Romeo the love I bear thee can afford- No...

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... the most famous scenes in all of Shakespeare's plays is the balcony scene in Romeo and Juliet. The way that Luhrman portrays the balcony scene is very different from what is imagined by the readers. Juliet is not actually on her balcony when she is talking to Romeo. She came down and sat by the fountain. Luhrman cuts out much of the dialogue in this scene ... twenty-four hours you could be that close to someone). The placement of the characters in the pool has a symbolic meaning. Water can mean life and youth, but it can also be a sexual symbol. Both Romeo and Juliet are young, and full...

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... . It represents the fight against family, feud and city. Not only do the characters in Romeo and Juliet believe in the controlling force of fate, but it was also taken for granted that the stars dictated the general outcome of all things. In act 5 scene one, upon hearing about Juliet's death, says, "Then I defy you stars!" At first this seems insignificant, but it actually a main theme ... , which is impossible. Romeo cannot defy the stars any more than he can change history. When Romeo tries to "Shake the yoke of inauspicious stars" in act 5 scene 3, he is making a final attempt to defy ...

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... act 3 scene 2 and 3 we see Juliet and then Romeo reacting to the fact that Romeo has been vanished from Verona instead of the expected death sentence. I am going to be comparing how Romeo and Juliet react, how Nurse and Friar Lawrence react, and finally a prediction of what will happen to Romeo and Juliet in the following scenes. Romeo and Juliet's reaction to the big news of Romeo banishment is quite different. They both agree that the fact that Romeo ... got banished is much worse than if he would have died or gotten a death sentence. They both think that if Romeo ... leave because the...

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... 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 her ... 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 Romeo envisions Juliet as a mystical creature, a "wing...

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... . Hatred had reached the lowest servants from each of the families. Due to the hate, the relationship of Romeo and Juliet would never have been public. The feuding families would have condemned the relationship, something the two lovers could not accept. In Act 1, scene 2, the fact that Romeo and his friends were uninvited, but still attended the Capulet's party, added to Tybalt's anger. Tybalt was the ... have disowned her. Ironically, at the party that Lord Capulet held so that Juliet could meet her projected husband, Paris, she met her future husband, Romeo. They met by chance, lookin...

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... who was sticking up for Romeo the fight ended in a death, the death of Tybalt; then out of anger Romeo killed Tybalt and then was banished from Verona. In act 3 Scene 1 Benvolio and Mercutio are out on the town. Benvolio returns to avoid a fight. Tybalt arrives and looks for Romeo and finds him to fight. Romeo refuses to fight because he has married Juliet. Mercutio fights in Romeos ... place but dies. Because of this Romeo kills Tybalt and gets exiled from Verona. This ... changes their situation. After the fight everything was different for Romeo and Juliet the fight ... ...

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Romeo & Juliet Romeo & Juliet is the most famous tragedy in literature. In this essay I hope to analyse Juliet's action and behaviour in Act 4 Scene 3. This scene is set in Juliet's chamber and takes place the night before the tragic deaths of Romeo and Juliet. The events prior to this scene have been disastrous; Romeo slays Tybalt and gets exiled to Mantua. Upon hearing this Juliet becomes frenzied and after spending one last night with Romeo she calms down ... . However unbeknown to Juliet, Lord Capulet has been planning ... ...

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... bad fortune. If the two families where friends there would not be a problem with Romeo loving and marrying Juliet as they would probably be honoured and encourage it as it would link up the two families. Secondly, Romeo not meeting Juliet before she becomes engaged to Paris. After all the years that Romeo and Juliet have been alive they have never met or known about each other. This is ... quite strange as the Montagues and Capulets are at war with each other and each family talks about the other. It is also bad luck ... that Tybalt kills Mercutio as it leads to Romeo killing Tybalt. T...

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... that I'm wrong because she seemed fine and continuing with the plan of marrying Paris. Today is a new day, and Juliet is marrying Paris. I'm somewhat excited, but sad at the same time. Thinking about how Romeo's doing in Mantua. Wait one second, this isn't a wedding! This is a funeral! Balthasar Balthasar's Diary Act V I can't believe what I'm seeing! Poor Juliet is being placed into the Capulet's Monastery ... ! I must get to Mantua and tell Romeo the terrible news! I saw Friar ... John on my way to Mantua, what could he possibly be doing out here? I've finally made it to Mantua on hor...

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... . This causes all sorts of problems. It means that Juliet must seek help from the Friar that introduces many more things that could have gone wrong. The Nurse also does not help. She tells Juliet to perform bigamy by marrying her to both Romeo and Paris. At the beginning of the act, she is on Romeo's side and is paying out Paris. After that she rapidly changes ... and starts preferring Paris instead of Romeo. "Romeo's a disclout to him" The Nurse quotes. She suggests Juliet should marry Paris. Even though, the Nurse never goes out ... to hurt Juliet. She is only misinformed. The Nurse o...

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... . This causes all sorts of problems. It means that Juliet must seek help from the Friar that introduces many more things that could have gone wrong. The Nurse also does not help. She tells Juliet to perform bigamy by marrying her to both Romeo and Paris. At the beginning of the act, she is on Romeo's side and is paying out Paris. After that she rapidly changes ... and starts preferring Paris instead of Romeo. "Romeo's a disclout to him" The Nurse quotes. She suggests Juliet should marry Paris. Even though, the Nurse never goes out ... to hurt Juliet. She is only misinformed. The Nurse o...

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... "hot" (Green, 9). Saying Augustus is a hot boy, it means that Augustus is sexy and handsome. In the same way, Romeo's appearance can also be assumed by other people's words. In Act 2, scene 5 of Romeo and Juliet, after the ball Capulet holds, the nurse speaks to Juliet, " though his face be better than any man's, yet his leg excels all men's" (2.5, ... 39-41). By comparing Romeo's face to other men's faces, however, Romeo's is still better than others', which implies that Romeo has extremely beautiful appearance. Overall, this ... physicality, ways of they performing or responding in d...

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... Romeo and Juliet. The love of Romeo and Juliet was a great and unforgettable love. The two star-crossed lovers had showed their love and hate to each other. The two families had to have either love or hate for each other or the story wouldn't have been so great. The fight between Mercutio and Tybalt was an act ... of hate between the two families in that Romeo ... 's cousin that was an act of real hate. The fact about this part was that hate over ruled the love of Romeo and his family. The love for each other had a great effect on them. Hate was more powerful in a way that it beat love. ...

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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 saved her .....

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Romeo and Juliet - Violence Romeo and Juliet, by Shakespeare, is a play which shows how prejudice leads to escalating violence. Prejudice leads to violence shown in the play when the feuding families, the Montagues and Capulets fight. In each case, disruption, fighting, injuries and death occur. Also, the prejudice against the two families never got resolved because they were enemies. The prejudice started in Act one Scene one, when the Capulets ... of his enemies Romeo and Balthasar. Paris thinks Romeo has come to desecrate Juliet's grave in act of the prejudice against them. While young Rom...

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... that would heal an age old family blood feud, and all it took was a couple of twists of fate. There were several events in this play that occurred out of the control of both Romeo and Juliet. It was these following events that sealed their destiny. The first incidence of fate first comes into play in Act I, scene II, where Benvolio is trying to convince ... Romeo Montague to get over his latest love, the fair Rosalind. Rosalind had decided to take a vow ... to the trusted town friar for help and they devised a plan. Juliet would drink a potion that would give her the appearance of deat...

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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 implies a premonition of his and Juliet's destiny was planned from the very beginning of their existence. I feel that the trage...

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Throughout the entirety of Shakespeare's classic play Romeo And Juliet, Shakespeare incorporates a plethora of puns not only for humor but also to enhance the storyline. Many of the puns put into this play are obviously for humor. For example, in Act 3, Scene 1 where Tybalt and Mercutio dual. After Tybalt fatally wounds Mercutio, Mercutio (being the joker that he is) continues making jokes. "Ay, ay, a scratch, a ... the meaning of the previous one. Another example of Shakespeare using his puns for a reason other than humor comes in Act 3, Scene 2. Juliet carefully uses the syllable "I" in ma...

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... they all led up to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Three of the main characters that acted before learning all the information were Romeo, Juliet, and Capulet. Romeo and Juliet were secret lovers from two feuding families; Romeo a Montague, Juliet a Capulet. They fell in love at first sight and were married within days. Their love had to be kept a secret and the only people that knew about them being ... both of them. Romeo would have known that she wasn't really dead and he wouldn't have gotten the poison and killed himself because he thought Juliet was dead. In this story many character...

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... they all led up to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Three of the main characters that acted before learning all the information were Romeo, Juliet, and Capulet. Romeo and Juliet were secret lovers from two feuding families; Romeo a Montague, Juliet a Capulet. They fell in love at first sight and were married within days. Their love had to be kept a secret and the only people that knew about them being ... both of them. Romeo would have known that she wasn't really dead and he wouldn't have gotten the poison and killed himself because he thought Juliet was dead. In this story many character...

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