Explore the relationships between Romeo and his parents and Juliet and her parents. Consider the dramatic devices used by Shakespeare as they are presented to the audience. Discuss the social and historical context within the play is set?

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Romeo and Juliet English Coursework

Explore the relationships between Romeo and his parents and Juliet and her parents. Consider the dramatic devices used by Shakespeare as they are presented to the audience. Discuss the social and historical context within the play is set?

The play is about falling in love, which is why it appears to be directed towards a younger audience. It is timeless because the feeling of falling in love has happened and will continue to happen. It is a part of human nature; Shakespeare wrote a play primarily to entertain his audience. Although the play is a tragic love story it still has to contain some humour between the characters, it also involves scenes of hate. In the history of plays/stories they are all based around the same kind of subjects and there are only about 7 original stories. It is a world of hate and bound to end the same way. Their love is impossible and the innocence of youth is destroyed throughout the story. Shakespeare has moments of humour in even his most tragic plays.

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The relationships in general are very important, it shows a lot about relationships in real life, maybe just not as tragic.

The relationship between Romeo and his parents is not at all highlighted in the play, you don’t really hear much about it. Romeo seems closer and has a tighter relationship with a man named Friar Lawrence. Throughout the play he is always there for Romeo but does not always give him the right advice.

The social code of Elizabethan times is that children’s parents would arrange marriages for them this would always cause problems in the ...

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This pupil has sometimes referred to the text and given an opinion. There is too much emphasis on narration here and not enough exploration of theme, language or character.