Foreshadowing In Romeo And Juliet By William Shakespeare

The only thing that he could think of that he loved more than his wife was science. If he could figure out a way to combine both of them his love would be never ending. His wife is one of the most beautiful women around. Only one item on her stops her beauty. A red birthmark shaped like a hand. The birthmark fades and reappears as her emotions change. He is determined to get rid of her birthmark. So determined that he is willing to try any formula. Even ones that are dangerous to her. After many attempts he finally believes that he found the perfect one. He tries it on his wife and slowly the birthmark starts to fade. A while later the birthmark is almost completely gone and the wife finally wakes up and tells him that she is dying. Her life

In Romeo and Juliet Romeo on his way to Capulet’s party expresses the feeling that “this night revels” in an “untimely death”(Shakespeare 115). The audience is aware that the night could end in death. Romeo’s comment about the night's end tells the audience about his view of the night in front of him. Juliet has a similar thought about this night. Though she believes that her death will be caused by her wedding. The foreshadowing that Shakespeare uses, creates a bolder view of the plot and how these two characters will continue throughout the story that as a first time reader would not be understandable. Readers identify Romeo's quote first and it is apparent to them that something will happen after the party. Juliet’s outlook on her death amplifies both of their views on their lives and can connect their two ideas into an ending. This scene in Romeo and Juliet corresponds to Lord of the Flies during the scene when Simon is talking to the Lord of the Flies. They have a conversation about the boys and them being the real beast. The Lord of the Flies then tells Simon that if he goes “down there, " he will only meet the beast (Golding 143). Golding takes Simon's knowledge and observations about the boys and uses them to foreshadow his death. By saying that all he will meet down there with the boys is the beast and his demise. The boys on the beach are determined to kill the beast. While Simon knows that the real beast is inside them the others believe that the beast is something they can hunt and kill. Simon's appearance on the beach even though his intentions were pure the boys were driven by fear and the want for power. Simon’s conversation with the Lord of the Flies allows readers to understand the true meaning of the beast and how dangerous it is. Before this conversation the audience and readers thought of the beast as something the boys could kill and after hearing what the