To begin with, Romeo is all too eager to find love, and rushes to find a new pretty face. Immediately after laying eyes on Juliet, Romeo is transfixed and believes that it is true love. Later that night, he wishes to marry her, saying that he can have satisfaction with “The exchange of thy love’s faithful vow for mine” (II. 2. 127). Romeo knows nothing about Juliet, only that she is the most beautiful girl that he has ever seen. Even after his last relationship fails, Romeo does not learn.
Both Romeo and Juliet were very young and naive at the time and were not experienced in love. The whole story is a rollercoaster ride full of drama and emotion. Their destiny caused them to meet each other at the dinner party. At the start, Romeo did not want to go until his cousin Benvolio persuaded him to go to get his mind off Rosaline. This worked out perfectly because he ended up meeting Juliet.
II. Comparison and Contrast: These two literary pieces are one of the saddest love stories in literature. In most romances, their love bloomed slowly and their love was truly above all and became the purpose of their lives, loving each other till their last breath. These two literary pieces are one of the best stories that I’d ever read, and it was so wonderful and breathtaking, reading this gave me a thrill of suspense, while thinking how to compare and contrast between the two literary pieces, the common is that both are all about love and tragedy. Romeo and Juliet is forbidden to fall in love because of their family having an ongoing feud, and had a love at first sight, they are expressing their love secretly and privately for their family
His sudden infatuation with Juliet leads him to pursue their forbidden love affair despite the existing feud between their families. It’s almost as if it were a teenage crush and not true love. Romeo's willingness to disregard societal norms and the potential consequences of their actions heightens the tension and sets the stage for the tragic events that unfold. Romeo eventually hears of Juliet’s death from his servant. Not knowing of Juliet’s true plan, he immediately rushes to the conclusion that Juliet is truly dead.
Upon first meeting Romeo at her father’s masked party, she does not shy away from his forward nature as would be proper and typical of an unmarried girl but rather engages him in playful banter and builds upon their flirtation. She even engages in a kiss with Romeo that very night. Yet the qualities that make up Romeo and Juliet respectively are what draw them together and merge their
When we first meet Juliet in the play she is seen to be obedient, innocent and quiet. But when she meets with Romeo we see a whole new side of Juliet and we find she is not as quiet as we thought. Her love for Romeo is clearly stated many times throughout Romeo and Juliet. Although knowing that Romeo is from the family
For our summative, Tori, Michelle and I created a dance showing the connections between Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare and Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell. The two books share four main themes; love, courage, difference and abuse. Personally, I think dance is the best way to tell a story. By telling a story through movement there are so many more ways to express emotion and tell the story from a different perspective. My group members and I started the choreography finding multiple connections between the two books, such as: fights between main characters, secret relationships and fate, and started to think of movement phrases to go with these connections.
Furthermore, Harold Bloom describes Feste as a “reluctant jester”. " He carries his exhaustion with verve and wit, and always with the air of knowing all there is to know…with a sweet melancholy. " This is reinforced in Act 5, scene 1 during an interaction between Duke (Orsino) and Feste: Duke Belong you to the Lady Olivia, friends?
On May 25th, 1591, Romeo Montague killed Tybalt Capulet in a bloody sword fight in the town square. Tybalt is the nephew of Lord and Lady Capulet and the cousin of Juliet Capulet. Tybalt had returned to the public place around 3:30 that afternoon. Romeo was angry with Tybalt for killing Mercutio after Mercutio had tried to defend Romeo. Romeo goaded Tybalt saying, “Alive in triumph - and Mercutio slain!
The nurse is very protective of Juliet because she is like her daughter. She nursed her when she was younger. She warns Romeo not to fool Juliet because she is young. “Nurse.
In the roads of Verona an alternate fight breaks out between the servants of the quarreling respectable groups of Capulet and Montague. Benvolio, a Montague, tries to stop the battling, yet is himself involved when the rash Capulet, Tybalt, touches base on the scene. After natives insulted by the steady viciousness beat back the warring factions, Prince Escalus, the leader of Verona, endeavors to keep any further clashes between the families by announcing demise for any person who bothers the peace later on. Romeo, the child of Montague, runs into his cousin Benvolio, who had prior seen Romeo moping in a forest of sycamores. After some nudging by Benvolio, Romeo trusts that he is infatuated with Rosaline, a lady who does not give back his
The story of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet takes place in the city of Verona, where two clashing families unravel and then the story of two lovestruck teenagers is sadly affected. The teenagers are affected because of the relationships they had made with their parents and between themselves. With them developing their own relationships and growing into the people they will become, they lose track of other relationships they have formed with other people. In the opening of the play, Juliet seems to have a favorable bond with her father.
Romeo marries Juliet and Tyblat wants to fight romeo for going the the party. Romeo kills Tybalt and he is forced to leave the city. Romeo once again going to Juliet to spend the night before he leaves and is heartbroken by the fact he can't
Juliet cannot stand the thought of living without Romeo and she stabs herself, which ends up killing her. The
Romeo and Juliet them danced and talked until it was time to go and at that time they learned that their families were enemies. At the end of the party Romeo could not leave Juliet so he showed up at Juliet’s balcony and started to confuse his love for her and Juliet was doing the same. After talking the
