What’s in a name? that which we call a rose/ By any other name would smell as sweet” (Romeo & Juliet 2.2 43-44). Shakespeare wrote these words to indicate that the value of a name is placed there only by the people who use it and no matter the name, it does not change the object. Roses are sweet in smell no matter the name and Mt. Denali is going to be the largest mountain in North America whether the name is Denali or McKinley.
Juliet is saying that the one person that she loves is from the one family that she is supposed to hate. She is not oblivious to the fact that her decision to become involved with Romeo could end badly, as it did. Juliet rushes into marriage with Romeo, because she foolishly believes that the two of them are in love, though, they’ve only known each other less than a day. Juliet’s reaction after learning about her upcoming marriage to Paris is what ultimately leads to her and her lovers death. Juliet immediately tells the Friar that she would rather die than to marry Paris: “Oh bid me leap, rather than marry Paris” (4.1.7).
Old Montague is come, and flourishes his blade in spite of me” (Romeo and Juliet pg 4). He says this when he comes across his servants
Here we see that Juliet, while simply thinking her thoughts aloud, is not thinking about any of the possible lovely lives her and Romeo could live, or even non romantic things, as most young girls do, yet she is wishing that he was not a Montague. She is doing so because she has been taught her whole life that being a Montague was evil, and also that she should not associate with them, yet she is falling in love with one. She is pondering what makes him such a lovely person, despite having the name Montague, and how that can even be. She even goes so far as to compare him to a rose, saying that even if a rose was called something else, it would still be a sweet, beautiful
In this quotation, Juliet is pleading Romeo to contact her after he has been banished from Verona for killing her cousin, Tybalt. While Juliet herself has not committed any crime, this quotation shows how she must pay by not being able to be with Romeo. Therefore, Juliet ends up suffering not just through her own consequences of rebellion, ensuring she isn’t caught, and suffers through Romeo’s rebellious
Romeo is saying that he was eating dinner with the Capulets, and suddenly, he was wounded with love, and that she was wounded with love by him. He also tells the friar that he has the sacred power to cure them both through marriage. Juliet knows that she cannot be with Romeo because of the feud, but that does not stop from wishing that Romeo was not a Montague. "' Tis but thy name that is my enemy;/Thou art thyself, though not a Montague./What's Montague? It is hand nor foot,/Nor arm nor face, nor any other part/
Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet in year 1595. Disney made the animated film, Gnomeo and Juliet, in 2011. Gnomeo & Juliet is a computer-animated, comedic recreation of Shakespeares masterpiece. In sed movie, all of the human characters are replaced by lawn decorations. There are 3 major differences and 3 major similarities between the two.
Names are a key factor in everyday life. It is how people are identified. A name can mean several things in other dialects or languages, but the most important aspect of a name is how it is depicted. In literature, a name reflects the characteristics and personality of a character. The Victorian era can be described as a time where life sprung from the social classes.
In the second act of the play, Shakespeare writes. “What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet" (Shakespeare Act 2, scene 2, lines 46-47). During this part of the story, Juliet is talking to Romeo, and they are discussing how names hold no meaning and proclaim their undying love for each other. This is significant because it proves how Juliet has become independent and strayed away from her parents.
Juliet is speaking in the second quote and she is saying how she couldn’t bear to live without Romeo and this is just proving the point even more of
This quotation also links back to one of the most important themes in Romeo and Juliet which is the tension between family and social identity which can be represented by a person name. Juliet believe that love stems from one’s inner identity and that the dispute between the Capulet and Montagues is a produce of the outer identity which is based only on name. Because of this her love for Romeo overrides her family’s hatred for the Montague’s name. Juliet is stating that she does not love Romeo for his name and if he has another name her love for him would not differ. She is also committing herself to Romeo and it shows how strong her love is for Romeo that she would deny her own family for him.
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.
In my U.S. History class, my teacher has an image of The Mona Lisa because there some history behind the picture. For example, who drew The Mona Lisa? Well, it was Leonardo da Vinci. Also, this portrait is one of the most famous portrait during the Renaissance. Back then wealthy people, like kings; nobles; etc., were able to afford the portrait, but now most people can afford it.
Juliet asks ‘What’s in a name?’, the theme of illogical family feuding is seen Romeo and Juliet cannot be together because their parents don't approve. This still happens today, especially with young
