In the first Act of Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare foreshadows the end of his play by saying Remeo and Juliet will both die at the end of the play after he informs you about how the play will end he enters into the first act and shows conflict between the Capulets and the Montagues who have a fight in the middle of the town Verona as they fight Benvolio ,a Montagues also a peace maker, shows up and tries to end the fight "Part fools! Put up your swords. You know not what you do." Wilst he tries to end the fight Tybalt ,a Capulet, shows up and encourages the fighting to continue "What, drawn, and talk of peace? I hate the word, as I hate hell, and all Montagues, and thee. Have at the coward!" And they continue to fight. The Prince shows up …show more content…
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During Act 3, Scene 1, a brawl occurs between Mercutio and Tybalt. In this, Tybalt ends up killing Mercutio by stabbing him from under Romeo’s arm as Romeo tried to stop the fight. Out of revenge for Mercutio’s death, Romeo kills Tybalt. Prince Escalus arrives along with some of the Capulets and Montagues to enquire into the deaths of Tybalt and Mercutio. Benvolio explains what happened and The Prince decided to sentence Romeo to exile from Verona. Romeo deserved to be banished from Verona because he committed murder, which is a serious crime and putting Romeo to death would have escalated the feud between the families.
Refer to Mercutio’s lines in Act 1. What kind of friend is he to Romeo? Would you like to have him for a friend? If so, why? If not, why?
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 Act III, scene 3 of Romeo and Juliet, Friar Laurence informs Romeo that the Prince has decided to punish him with banishment from Verona. Instead of feeling joyful of escaping capital punishment, Romeo mourns over the fact that he could never see Juliet again. While the two discuss the Prince's decision, the Nurse arrives and tells Romeo that Juliet is also heartbroken over Tybalt's death. Guilty of hurting Juliet, Romeo threatens to commit suicide. To stop Romeo, the Friar suggests that he and Juliet should consummate their marriage, and afterwards, they can try to get the Prince's pardon. Comforted, Romeo agrees and prepares to see Juliet. As the director, I will ask the three characters to showcase the difference between the youth and
wilt not, be but sworn my love, and I’ll no longer be a Capulet’. The
I have been very sad lately because I love Roseline, but she doesn't love me back. "Ay me! sad hours seem long. Was that my father that went hence so fast?" Benvolio saw me today so I told him the news. "Bid a sick man in sadness make his will: Ah, word ill urged to one that is so ill! In sadness, cousin, I do love a woman." He took me to the Capulet party. Once, I got there I saw the most beautiful girl named Juliet, but she is a Capulet. "Is she a Capulet? O dear account! my life is my foe's debt."I kissed her and decided to stay after the party with her.
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
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.
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.
Act One immediately engages the audience. Do you agree with this statement? How does Shakespeare achieve this? Act One of 'Romeo and Juliet' by William Shakespeare does indeed immediately engage the audience. Shakespeare does this by using several language techniques to create an interesting opening scene.
In the book Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare, is using the characters Romeo and Juliet characterization to demonstrate that once a person is in love even if they are scared or in shock, they will be blinded and choose their amorous partner over any course of other human. “For such a wish! he was not born to shame. Upon his brow shame is ashamed to sit; For ‘tis a throne where honour may be crown’d Sole monarch of the universal earth. O, what a beast was I to chide at him!..” (III.2.95) In this passage, Shakespeare is showing us that Juliet is feeling completely shocked and concerned that Romeo wasn’t the one who died but the one who killed. She is starting to feel less in the action of upset but is noticing that her new husband had just
Hello, my name is Mercutio. The Act and Scene Numbers that I will be Talking about are Act 3 Scene 1. I remember walking down the streets of Verona with Benvolio and my page. Benvolio was begging me to retire for it was a hot day. He also noted there were Capulets nearby and because it was a hot day he surely thought if we get into a brawl if we did bump into them. He claimed that “hot days, is the mad blood stirring.” line 4. I simply responded by telling Benvolio that he was like a drunk entering a tavern tosses his sword on the table and states “God send me no need of thee!” (line 7) however, by his second cup of wine, he draws his sword on the waiter without reason. Benvolio was puzzled he asked “Am I really such a fellow?” line 10.
Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is a beautiful love story where the two youths fall in love against all odds and tragically die at the end, defying their parents. Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet conveys the idea of true love. Different productions of Romeo and Juliet recontextualises the play making it relevant to new contexts helping the viewer understand the play. The directors who made a production of Romeo and Juliet recontextualise Romeo and Juliet from their point of view, therefore, Zeffirelli recontextualised Romeo and Juliet in the Elizabethan era. The Baz Luhrmann production Romeo + Juliet shows Romeo and Juliet in a more modern era recontextualising the play by using modern language, props, and a modern setting by doing so the
Juliet asks “why art thou Romeo” in the balcony scene. Leaning out of her upstairs window, unaware that Romeo is below in the orchard, she asks why Romeo must be Romeo, why he must be a Montague, the son of her family’s greatest enemy. Juliet’s love for Romeo overrides her family’s hatred for the Montague name. She says that if Romeo were not called “Romeo” or “Montague,” he would still be the person she loves.
about act 1 scene 5. I am going to consider the dramatic events of the