The Characters in this play are:

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English: Year 10 GCSE Coursework           

     

                                      Romeo and Juliet   

                                                By William Shakespeare

     

       

The play Romeo and Juliet was written by William Shakespeare in 1595 and despite being more than 400 years old it is still popular today.

   In Shakespeare's time (Elizabethan England) the theatre was a very popular form of entertainment and there was a lot of competition between theatre companies to produce exciting new plays. Most plays contained an element of humour and melodrama in order to cater for all tastes.

   Romeo and Juliet is primarily a tragedy but there are some "comic" scenes and the over-the-top language and actions are often melodramatic rather than realistic.

 In this essay I will be writing about the themes used in this play the characters, the plot, arranged marriages etc…

   The setting takes place in a town called Verona.    

The Characters in this play are:

Romeo- a Montague. He is a young man that has fallen in love with Juliet and proceeds to marry her. In order to marry her they both end up losing their lives.  

Juliet- a Capulet. She is young and fallen in love with Romeo. Believes marriage should be for love. To marry Romeo she fakes her death.  

Lord Capulet- Juliet's father. He is Strict, Harsh, not understanding. Wants her to marry Paris.

Lady Capulet- Juliet's mother. Who wants her to marry Paris for her own good.

Lord Montague- Romeo's Father. He is Stubborn and not willing to forgive.

Lady Montague- Romeo's mother. She is very busy and strict.

County Paris- Kinsman of Prince. Cares about Juliet and wishes to marry her.

Prince Escalus- Prince of Verona. Wants to call a truce and end the family feud.

Friar Lawrence- Priest of Verona. He weds Romeo and Juliet hoping it will unite both families, instead causes a fight. Later gives Juliet sleeping potion. Helps Romeo out.

Friar John- Supposed to deliver a letter to Romeo about Juliet. Romeo doesn't receive it.

The Nurse- Cared for Juliet during childhood. Wants Juliet to be happy. And is very talkative.

Mercutio- Good friend of Romeo.

Balthasar- Servant and good friend of Romeo.

Benvolio- Friend of Romeo.

Tybalt- Nephew of Lady Capulet. He has bad temper.

Hastiness- Romeo is hasty to fall in and out of love, because just before he met Juliet he was in love with Rosaline. The two are too hasty to get married, they never thought about what will go wrong. They should have thought things through before making lifetime decisions as they were only teenagers.

Infatuation- Romeo and Juliet, in all probably, were not really in love. They had the      idea that they are in love. How could they have fallen so deeply in love in one  conversation.

Selfishness- Everyone in this play is selfish (except Benvolio). Juliet never told

 her parents about Romeo, and acted selfish by faking her death, which upset everyone. The Montagues and Capulets  were selfish for continuing to fight. Friar Lawrence ran away when he saw the two families entering the tomb, to prevent himself from getting into trouble.  

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                                  Montagues and Capulets

The Montagues and Capulets are two rivalry families. They are involved in a family feud that goes back years before any members were born. Yet the feud still continues due to the fact that  neither families are ready to forgive and forget the past. Even ...

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