Mercutio and Romeo's cousin Benvolio "retire" for the night and commence discussion about "quarrelling." .
"By my heads, here come the Capulets" as they turn up un-expectantly with Tybalt and Petruccio and another. Tybalt desires to "Consort" with Mercutio regarding Romeo and Juliet in a "Private Place".
Romeo turns up and Tybalt says, "Thou art a Villain." Tybalt dislikes Romeo given that his love to the Capulets "Good Capulets - Which name I tender as dearly as mine own - be satisfied.".
Tybalt hates the spirit of Romeo and consequently wishes to exterminate him except Mercutio holds him and Romeo draws his blade regardless of "The Prince expressly hath forbid this bandying in Verona Streets." Romeo beats down their points and rushes among them. Tybalt beneath Romeo's limb thrusts his blade in Mercutio.
Mercutio gets hurt, "a scratch" as he called it but it was "Nor so wide as a church door" Mercutio walks offended and falls towards the ground with Romeo unmoving alongside him "Mercutio is dead! That gallant spirit has aspired the clouds".
Romeo is currently on "A conduct" of "Fury" as now he despises Tybalt. Romeo desires to take life and says "Either thou, or I, or both must go with him". Romeo kills Tybalt, Benvolio says, "Hence be gone away." Romeo stays but a citizen of the watch takes Romeo away before the Prince comes. .
Prince (asks Benvolio) "Who began this fray?".
Benvolio "Tybalt, here slain, whom Romeo's hand did slay.".
Prince "Immediately we do exile him hence.".
The audience is brought back to the reality of the streets of Verona by this violent scene. Here in these streets, it is the law of the sword that prevails.
Romeo and Juliet's love takes place in a highly masculine world.
Shakespeare uses this scene to emphasis on how fragile the lovers" romance is, and how outside forces will try to destroy it.
The fight scenes are chaotic and it is clear that passion outweighs reason, and deaths are needless.
Paris seems to keep everything Romeo and Juliet does very hasty as he wishes to marry Juliet in two days. ... He never allows Juliet to marry Romeo, because Romeo is a Montague. ... Mercutio contributes slightly to Romeo and Juliet's untimely end. ... Romeo and Juliet also contribute to their own death. Romeo is a lot more to blame than Juliet. ...
Paris seems to keep everything Romeo and Juliet does very hasty as he wishes to marry Juliet in two days. ... He never allows Juliet to marry Romeo, because Romeo is a Montague. ... Mercutio contributes slightly to Romeo and Juliet's untimely end. ... Romeo and Juliet also contribute to their own death. Romeo is a lot more to blame than Juliet. ...
Romeo and Juliet speak briefly together and immediately fall in love. ... Juliet's nurse finds Romeo and he tells her that he and Juliet are going to get married that afternoon at Friar Laurence's. ... Scene 2---- The nurse tells Juliet that Romeo has killed Tybalt. ... Friar Laurence hoping that Romeo will be allowed back to Verona some day, sends Romeo to Juliet. ... Scene 5--- Romeo and Juliet separate at daybreak. ...
Romeo and Juliet "Discuss how Shakespeare represents Romeo and Juliet as a pair of "star crossed lovers" during the course of the play" During the course of Romeo and Juliet, one of Shakespeare's greatest tragedies, Shakespeare portrays Romeo and Juliet as a pair of "star crossed lovers", which means literally against the stars and the lovers incapability to change their tragic fate, which can be expressed as the inevitable events predestined by a supposed force. ... Many instances in the play reveal that the love of Romeo and Juliet would end in death. ... This prefigures that ...
In the play, Romeo and Juliet demonstrate different personality. ... Juliet stays optimistic about the whole conflict involving Romeo's banishment whereas Romeo himself clings to the pessimistic attitude. ... In addition, Juliet also thinks about Romeo and tries to console him when Romeo considers their love to have come to end. ... Whereas Romeo is independent, Juliet depends on others. ... Juliet remains optimistic about the tragic situation involving Romeo while Romeo keeps only the pessimistic ideas. ...
For instance, Juliet decides to marry Romeo even though their families are enemies. ... To explain, during the balcony scene, Juliet hurries Romeo into marriage. ... Not long after Juliet meets Romeo, her mother calls her. ... After Juliet meets Romeo, many of her opinions and interests begin to change. ... While in the beginning of the play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, J...
William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet are victims of bad luck and fate. Romeo and Juliet is about two families that have been in a long and bitter feud for many years. ... Tybalt, Juliet's cousin, recognizes Romeo's voice and is ready to fight. ... Juliet, too, falls for Romeo, but falls into despair when her Nurse informs her Romeo is a Montague, as does Romeo when he learns Juliet is a Capulet. ... Juliet's nurse and servant Peter appear and Romeo tells her to tell Juliet to go to the Friar's cell that afternoon to be married. ...
In the balcony scene, when Juliet says, "Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?" ... In modern times Juliet would be expected to say something like, "Romeo, Romeo, where are you, Romeo?" ... While Juliet is stunned by the boldness that Romeo uses. ... Both Romeo and Juliet appear to be more mature in this version. ... The viewer is able to imagine himself or herself as Romeo or Juliet. ...
ESSAY: Romeo and Juliet Romeo is too sensitive and reacts too quickly to the events in the play. ... Romeo meets Juliet the night of the Lord Capulet's Party. ... Romeo heart is an open book as he exudes his feelings for Juliet. ... And Romeo and Juliet's love is just that, fast, passionate love. ... Romeo wishes to join Juliet, "Well, Juliet, I will lie with thee tonight." ...
Romeo and Juliet barely met whenever they tell each other that they are in love. ... These two, Romeo and Juliet, are in puppy love. ... Romeo sees Juliet dead and then Romeo and Paris fight. ... Romeo then kills himself, just before Juliet awakens. ... Juliet and Romeo also put others futures in danger, just to please themselves. ...
