Romeo and Juliet is written by William Shakespeare and involves two “star-cross’d” lovers from feuding families, the Capulets and Montagues. Act 1 Scene 5 in Romeo and Juliet is of immense importance as it involves the meeting of Romeo and Juliet at the masquerade. This scene uses many language syntax to express Romeo’s feelings and woo Juliet which can be analysed like below. In act 1 scene 5 as Romeo breaks out into a rhyming sonnet that are often well known in Shakespeare’s plays as a way to empathize any important situations of love or any arguments. During this sonnet, there is use of light lexis. First of all, Romeo describes Juliet as a source of light, as he states in an oxymoron, “o she doth teach the torches to burn bright!” By using …show more content…
Romeo approaches Juliet with the metaphor, “"If I profane with my unworthiest hand / This holy shrine, the gentle fine is this: / My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand / To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss." Romeo acknowledges Juliet as a “shrine” stating that she is heavenly and holy and that he pays homage to Juliet revealing that his feelings are not only physical but spiritual as well. Juliet rejects Romeo’s advances by stating ‘palm to palm is holy palmer’s kiss’ implying that his touch is all that is required and that there is no need for him to kiss her hand. There is also use of the word “holy” which is mentioned often in their conversation indicating to the reader that during the time that Shakespeare wrote about, religious beliefs were valued immensely. There is mention of the word “sinful” in comparison to love. Whilst the word is not only used as a use of persuading Juliet to kiss Romeo, “sinful” can also be uses as a consideration of the feuding families. This helps the reader to acknowledge that both Romeo and Juliet do not know the consequences of their “sin” yet which again references to the prologue where the pair of lovers are stated to be “star-crossed”. Therefore, by using religious lexis, Shakespeare makes the reader aware of the emphasis of the spiritual and pure love. To conclude, the use of language is very important
When Juliet hears that the wedding has been moved up to the next day, she drinks the
The summary of Act V is that Romeo received a letter about everything that has happened. Romeo decides to go back to Verona, to see Juliet. Since he thinks Juliet is dead, he buys poison so he can kill himself, to be with Juliet. Paris doesn’t want him there, so they fight to the death. Romeo wins, and he sees Juliet. He drinks the poison and dies. When Juliet wakes up, she sees Romeo lying dead next to her. She is so sad that she kills herself to be with him.
As soon as Romeo falls in love with Juliet a sudden link is made between them. The way they speak is very poetic and in verse, as if they know exactly what to say next. Also, Romeo is presented as religious when he compares his lips to “two blushing pilgrims”.
Everyone knows the story: amidst the fighting of two families, a girl meets the guy of her dreams, within a day they are married and, later, they kill themselves. Some people believe that Romeo and Juliet promotes unacceptable behavior in teens; however, it is a very important part of the ninth grade language arts education because it has global influence and teaches lessons to people.
In William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet, about two love struck teenagers whom aren’t able to be together due to their families feud/ social situation. There are two key themes that of love and hate. Before Romeo and Juliet meet, the audience is only aware that he is a Montague and that she is a Capulet. This adds to the scene being so dramatically effective as do other happenings throughout the length of the scene. These include the speech of Capulet and the happy and joyous mood of the party, The romantic speech of Romeo, The hatred and harshness of Tybalt’s speech, a direct contrast with that of Romeo’s and the drama when the two lovers, Romeo and Juliet first meet.
Analysis of Act 3 Scene 5 in Romeo and Juliet In this scene we see Juliet loose the closeness of all the people she loves: first Romeo who has departed after spending the wedding night with her; secondly by her father who viciously turns on her when she refuses to marry Paris; thirdly by her mother who declares ‘I have done with thee’ when Juliet begs her for help in delaying the proposed marriage to Paris; and lastly by the Nurse whom she tearfully turns to as a last resort for advice and help. Furthermore, we see, for the first time in the play, Juliet disobey her parents, and develop into a mature young lady capable of making her own decisions. After having spent the night with her new
Analysis of the First Scene of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare William Shakespeare is a famous play writer from the 1500’s. Most of
In Act 2 Scene 6 of Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare uses the characterization of Romeo and the conflict of their secret marriage to emphasize the overall message that love and fate are interchangeable.
"He shall not make me a joyful bride," she says this but does not give
William Shakespeare uses language to reveal the way the characters feel and think. In “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet’’ act II by William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet use their language to express their emotions to each other. The characters words reveal how Romeo and Juliet’s love will not end well.
Act 1 scene 5 of Romeo and Juliet is set in a hall in Capulet’s house. The guests at the formal dinner just finished eating and the serving men are clearing the table. The serving men are preparing for the masked dance by clearing the stools, serving carts, and silverware. Capulet welcomes his guests to the dance and declares that the women must dance with the men and if the are shy, they will lie and say they can't. Capulet thrives for everything to be perfect and orders his servants to fix every flaw, “And quench the fire, the room is grow too hot,”(pg.56). Capulet and his cousin reminisce about the last time they went to a masquerade. They have a brief discussion about the last time they went to one.
The song “Michelle” and Romeo and Juliet act 1 scene 5 lines 44-53 are pieces in which the male characters express their emotions to a female character in a passionate way which shows how males express their romantic feelings. “Michelle” is a song that is performed by Paul McCartney at the white house to Michelle Obama, the first lady at the time. In this song, a man is confessing his love for a woman, but the woman does not understand English, so he sings it to her in French. Romeo and Juliet act 1 scene 5 lines 44-53 is a play written by William Shakespeare in 1597. In these lines, Romeo is expressing his emotions to Juliet and how he believes she has true beauty, when he sees her for the first time at the Capulet house.
The play written by William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, explores the theme of love, which engages the modern audience. Shakespeare uses different language devices and quotes when describing love, from Romeo and Juliet, to family love and forced love. This romantic tragedy is about young star-crossed lovers that are stuck in a long lasting feud between their two families, the Montagues and Capulets, fate ends up causing them to commit suicide in despair of their love.The play empathises the fine line between love and hate but love is the driving theme throughout this romantic tragedy.
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The Dramatic Effectiveness of Act 1 Scene 5 of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet In this essay, I am going to analyse the dramatic effectiveness of Act one Scene five of ‘Romeo and Juliet.’ This is one of the most important scenes of the play as Shakespeare has instantly created an atmosphere of romance and danger, through Lord Capulets banquet, which then sets up a chain of reactions. Romeo and Juliet first meet here, and immediately fall in love from first sight. Their conversation provides a glimpse for the audience of the roles each of them are going