Romeo and Juliet

In the play Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare, some characters who have good intentions end up causing the tragic deaths in the play. Friar Laurence is one of the characters who has good intentions that end with tragedy. Mercutio acting hastily with good intent causes his own death. Paris probably has the most…

From the opening scenes of the play these two children of feuding families were destined to fall in love together and eventually die together. How does the reader see this? How do we know it was fate which triggered these events? Coincidence caused the death of these two lovers. For this reason Romeo and Juliet…

The human condition follows the path of fate. Everyone makes choices out of their own free will which affects their life at that time, but will ultimately lead to their pre- determined fate. People inflict their own wounds during their life by the choices that they make. This applies in Romeo and Juliet and plays…

Masculinity, during William Shakespeare’s time, had many different and opposing sides. The battle between the opposing sides of masculinity ultimately causes the death of many of the young male figures in the play. Mercutio is a scene-stealer and one of the most memorable characters in all of William Shakespeare’s works. It is through the character…

Lady Montague dies out of her depression over the exile of Romeo. Paris, Juliet,Tybalt, Mercutio, and Lady Montague died. While all the characters that died had scenes to show their death, Lady Montague “death scene” was spoken by Lord Montague. Theme Love: Wss- Love is shown in west side story with Maria and Tony. These…

In this essay, I will examine and describe the relationships of Juliet – the sweet girl who is in love with Romeo, Nurse – who is the minder of Juliet, Mercutio – Romeos dear friend and Tybalt- who is an enemy of Romeo. These characters are all from the play Romeo and Juliet, which is…

There are several techniques exemplified in Act 1 Scene 5 that bring around numerous emotions among the audience. These can promote a variety of reactions, sometimes humorous, others gut-wrenching. Either way, all the techniques illustrate to the spectators how illustrious this play, based upon two intense lovers and the extremes that they pass through to…

A controlling father, an ongoing feud and a gullible friar all contribute to this catastrophe, but, for the most part, it was Romeo and Juliet themselves that lent a hand to their own doom. The two lovers were fated to meet and die, but this never could’ve happened without their help. Had they been patient…

One theme that tips R&J off to be a Shakespearean play is the rivalry between and inside families. In R&J, a rivalry exists between the two major families of Capulet and Montague. In addition, there is a hatred children have toward parents. Juliet rebelling against her father can be compared to Hermia rebelling against Egeus…

In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare introduces many themes that he continues throughout all of his tragedies, including the language of love vs. the language of death. The balcony scene is the most valuable scene illustrating the language of love, whereas in the final scene of the play the language of death is used…