Romeo And Juliet Compare And Contrast

Have you ever fallen in love, only to realize that the person you thought you could be with, you couldn't? Falling in love is a feeling that nobody can control. It happens whether somebody wants it to or not. Unfortunately, sometimes when people fall in love, it isn't always possible for them to be together. This situation is seen in William Sheakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, a story about two teens, Romeo and Juliet, who fall in love only to realize that they’re from houses that despise each other, as well as in Una LaMarche’s Like No Other, a novel about a girl, Devorah, who is of the Hasidic Jewish religion, and a boy, Jaxon, who is just your typical teenage boy, who gets stuck in a hospital elevator together and fall in love. However, they

When Sampson and Gregory are walking down the street and spot Tybalt of the Capulet family, Sampson decides to bite his thumb, which is an insulting gesture, at Tybalt. Tybalt gets furious and pulls his sword to duel with Sampson and Gregory. In Act 1 Sc 1, Tybalt says,” As I hate hell, all Montagues and thee.” This shows the tension between the two families, even when a Capulet is near or sees a Montague. This is important because this shows the tension between the two families, even when it comes to walking past each other on the street. Another example is after the Capulets' party. When Romeo goes to see Juliet on the balcony, Juliet expresses her concern for Romeo’s safety. In Act 2 Scene 2, Juliet says, “If they do see thee, they will murder thee,”. This shows that Juliet is worried for Romeo, the feud between the two families will make their relationship impossible without causing harm to either one of them. This evidence strengthens the fact that the families are opposing, and there physically cannot be any positive relationships between them because of this. These pieces of evidence show that the family's dispute makes the feelings between Romeo and

One example of this in Like No Other is when Devorah gets trapped in an elevator with Jaxon, and she is making an effort not to break the rules of her religion but ends up doing so anyways. On page 44 Devorah thinks, “I can't believe I'm talking about this to a guy- and not a Jewish guy, or even a fellow Hasid, which is bad enough.” This shows Devorah’s thoughts on the matter of her and Jax talking in the first place. Jax doesn't know that Devorah can't talk to him until she tells him about the rule of her religion. This is important because Devorah never wanted to break the rules of her religion, she knew that there would be immense shame brought onto her if she was caught talking to Jax. Furthermore, In Romeo and Juliet, a servant who works for the hands Romeo an invitation list, not knowing who Romeo is, invites Romeo to the party being held at the Capulets’ residence. Before he says that, though, he warns that if he is in relation to the house of Montagues to not come. Another example of dramatic irony and opposing sides is shown in act one, scene two, The servant says to Romeo, “And if you be not in the house of Montagues, I pray you to come and crush a cup of wine.” This shows the dramatic irony of the