Throughout Act 2 Scene 6, Shakespeare uses the meeting of Romeo and Juliet to add mood and suspense to the play. Shakespeare displays conversations and actions between Romeo and Friar Laurence, adding to the gut-wrenching build-up before Juliet appears. Furthermore, Shakespeare uses the Friar to create an eerie tone and foreshadow a later event in the play. The language helps demonstrate Shakespeare's creativity while also keeping the audience engaged. To begin with, Romeo shows up at the Friar's cell unbeknownst to him whether or not the nurse kept her promise to send Juliet to get married.
In the famous play, Shakespeare utilizes asides to further inform the audience of the characters’ thoughts. In the second scene of the second act, where Romeo is in Capulet’s garden at Juliet’s balcony, Romeo states, “Shall I hear more, or shall I speak at this?” (2.2.40). Here, an aside is used in order to inform the audience of Romeo’s self-conflict. If the event occurred in reality, Romeo would not have stated the above because it is solitarily used to broaden the audience’s understanding of Romeo’s confusing relationship with Juliet.
When Romeo first approaches the Friar, the Friar greets him, saying, “What early tongue so sweet saluteth me?/Young son, it argues a distempered head/ Do soon to bid good morrow to thy bed.” (2.3. 32-34) This situation shows that the Friar is more of a father figure to Romeo than his own father Montague, and by comparison, more of a father figure than Juliet’s father, Lord Capulet. Visibly, the Friar is approachable and his relationship with Romeo is close.
In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet,Romeo and Juliet were two very similar people by the way they acted to even the way their families acted. They both get treated the same way by their parents, they both were not honest, and even their families acted the same way. Both, Romeo and Juliet got treated the same way by their parents. Juliet’s dad, Lord Capulet was going to let Juliet have some say in who she married. He became very hard on her and gave her no choice but to marry Paris once he found out about Rome.
Reply not. Do not answer me” (3.5.160-163). This quote demonstrates another instance of Lord Capulet’s ill behavior towards Juliet, which represented that he has little to no affection or care to his daughter. Only the marriage which is in his own personal gain. But, not only did Capulet contributed to Romeo & Juliet’s deaths, the quote exemplified the usage of foreshadowing.
William Shakespeare brings all the characters to life by using oxymorons, paradoxes, and juxtapositions in a complex way. Shakespeare uses oxymorons, paradoxes, and juxtapositions as indirect characterization in Romeo, Juliet, and Friar Laurence it adds complexity to the characters. Shakespeare uses oxymorons to show the complexity of Juliet throughout the play. He directly connects the idea of Juliet using an oxymoron to express her point of views: “A damned saint, an honourable villain!”(3.2.73-85). Juliet is expressing that Romeo is a saint that should be damned and is a villain that seemed to be honourable.
Once in fair Verona, a bloody feud took the lives of two attractive young lovers and some of their family and friends. The Montague/Capulet feud will forever go down in literary history as an ingenious vehicle to embody fate and fortune. In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare uses literary devices, such as foreshadowing, repetition, and symbolism, to show how the Montague/Capulet feud is a means by which the inevitability of fate functions and causes the bad fortune of the lovers. To start with, Shakespeare uses the prologue to foretell future events as a direct result of the feud.
While Juliet fantasizes about her life with Romeo, her nurse barges in with a gust of cool air outside, slams the door closed, and sits down with a furious expression. Juliet looks up expectantly from her diary with a dazzling smile, but only gets a glare from the red-faced, angry nurse. Nurse then vents her frustration to Juliet who sits, fidgeting, but trying to pay attention. Finally, Juliet can’t wait any longer. She blurts out quickly that she wants to know what Romeo said about her note but claps her hands over her mouth in shock.
The story of “Romeo and Juliet” is a tragic tale that will never be forgotten. Written by Shakespeare in the 1500’s it’s a story of two young lovers from feuding families. There are many reasons as to why Romeo and Juliet died, but I believe miscommunication is the primary cause of their demise. From an undelivered letter, parents that don’t understand, and lack of communication between themselves, it’s easy to see why this tale had the tragic ending it did.
In Act 1. Scene 3 Shakespeare introduces
Parting is such sweet sorrow, That I shall say good night till it be morrow”. Juliet experiences the hardship of saying goodbye to the one she loves after having a nice conversation with him. A heartbreak,a feeling, she has never felt before. In the
That is while Romeo is watching Juliet on the balcony he speaks with such eagerness, “Shall I hear more, or shall I speak at this,” (2.2.37). In this quote Romeo is speaking like he is asking the audience what he shall do about Juliet talking so fondly of him. Therefore, an aside in a story will be seen quite often as it reveals a character's private thoughts to the
Confusion is common when reading the end of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, as many readers fail to understand why Juliet is willing to sacrifice herself for a man she has met only that week. The soliloquy that Juliet delivers to the audience, given just hours before she will marry, reveals Juliet’s longing for Romeo and impatience for the night. As one of Juliet’s only speeches, the purpose of this segment is to elucidate Juliet’s character and give insight to readers as to why she would end up making the decision to fake her death and then eventually take her own life. Romeo and Juliet is a fast-moving novel, the marriage occurs within the span of only a few days after Romeo and Juliet meet. This results in many readers failing to
Romeo and Juliet Compare and Contrast Although Romeo and Juliet grew up in two different households meant to hate each other from the day of their birth, these two star crossed lovers find each other in a different light. In the play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet By William Shakespeare, Romeo being a Montague and Juliet being a Capulet were born into this family feud. The two of them fall in love at a party where Romeo was out looking for the original girl he was in love with, Rosaline, and Juliet was there to meet her future husband Paris. With love playing a huge part in this play, it's concluded that Romeo and Juliet are both a Eros kind of lover.
The Reality of Romeo Romeo a kind, noble sir. Romeo is a character that is more realistic to today's audience. Romeo shows heroism and compassion all through the play. The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, is supposed to be a tragedy it shows how love was won, but by hurt and sadness that was done. Romeo shows his love for Juliet in many special and heroic ways throughout the story.
