Importance Of Optimism In Romeo And Juliet

Optimism through the ages

How important has the theme of optimism been in the development of Western literature since 1493: It could be disputed that the single greatest expedition ever undertaken by man was that of the Nina, Pinta, And Santa Maria. It was not the first expedition to reach the Americas, but its influence was second to none. Consequently the significance of Columbus and his findings gave western culture an entirely new outlook on the world. New land meant new opportunities and it likely instilled a great sense of hope and optimism for many people. One of the more well known books from the 1500s is Thomas More's Utopia. If there was one book in the history of books that personified optimism, it was this book. The entire

Shakespeare's tragedy was so influential that it permeated every inch of literature, cinema, television, and there are a few expressions that borrow from it. Speaking of borrowing, Shakespeare borrowed heavily from “ The Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet” by Arthur Brooke. The story was already there for Shakespeare to use, but he added his writing style to the story and expanded the plot. Especially the for the minor characters. The first quarto version of Romeo and Juliet was received badly until it was reformatted to more closely resemble Shakespeare's writing style. The story itself has been rebooted and adapted hundreds of times to fit the opera, cinema, and plays. Normally whichever entertainment style more fits the time and tastes of the public. The ending of the book could be considered one of the first twist endings. Everyone knows the story so it is unnecessarily repetitive to go over it. Shakespeare was not a kind writer. In the sense that when he wrote he did not paint a beautiful picture of butterflies and rabbits frolicking in the field. He wrote tragedies, which were normally quite realistic and grim. They fit the time. When we begin to consider optimism in the technicality of the book we may have an insight into what may have been going through Shakespeare's mind when he wrote this. I think Shakespeare was a pragmatic man, which reflected in his stories. Romeo and Juliet obviously had a lot of optimism that

Wells in 1895 and is a science fiction novel. The book is about a man who invents a time machine and goes eight hundred thousand years into the future. While he is in the future he comes across a small child like race of sub-humans called the Eloi. In this world everything seems to be perfect with no war, disease, or hunger. The world more closely resembles a garden now. The time traveler comes across a more ugly, strong, and animalistic race of sub-humans called the Morlocks, who live underneath the earth and seem to prey upon the Eloi. Wells was a socialist. He believed that all industrial work would be moved underground so that the upper class wouldn't have to see it. And apparently in eight hundred thousand years the human race would divide into two groups of sub-humans. One race would adapt to living underground and would be more tribal, this was to represent the working class. The Eloi represents the upper class and be weak, childlike, and have no sense of community whatsoever. The time traveler was obviously optimistic and hopeful that he would get back to his own time, but this was a social commentary not a book on