How does this section of Romeo and Juliet reflect upon and illuminate the text?

ENGLISH COURSEWORK ESSAY (ROMEO & JULIET) How does this section of Romeo and Juliet reflect upon and illuminate the text? The characters are utilised by Shakespeare to highlight a sense of loss and desperation. The "Captain" who is a neutral figure, expresses a sense of remorse and sadness when he sees Romeo and Juliet's dead bodies as a "pitiful site", also illuminating a sense of universal suffering. Juliet's "newly dead" body is used so that the agony and pain of her death is felt again universally. Romeo and Juliet are described as "piteous woes" which portrays them as one and as abstractions of sadness which emphasises the loss and despair of a romantic pair. The words "trembles, sighs and weeps" are listed characteristics of suffering used to highlight a sense of loss and nervousness. The shock and astonishment of Romeo and Juliet's death is highlighted by the repetition of "dead" showing how unexpected this tragedy really was. Tybalt's death is exaggerated when Romeo and Juliet's marriage day is described as "Tybalt's doomesday" increasing the magnitude of desperation and sadness. Shakespeare illuminates a paradox of joy and sadness between "Tybalt's untimely death" and the "new-made bride groom" creating a contrast of joy and misery. There is a cruel irony when Juliet's "borrowed grave" became her actual death bed. When this great tragedy was described as an

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"Romeo and Juliet" - the theme of fate and destiny.

Romeo And Juliet By Michaela Glynn Shakespeare's most famous tragedy is probably the tale of "Romeo and Juliet". The immortal tale of two 'star-cross'd lovers' destined to an early demise, originated in Italian folklore. Shakespeare's prologue is possibly the most insightful piece of the play regarding their death and the explanation of it. The "ancient grudge" immediately sets the ominous tone of the play. This allows the audience to understand that their "death" is the only way their "parents strife" could end: "But their children end nought could remove". The recurring theme of fate and destiny, which frequents many Shakespeare's plays, is seen also in the prologue. Shakespeare introduces Romeo and Juliet through the prologue as "star cross'd lovers" implying they are ill fated. The description of their love as "death marked" assures the reader of the plays tragic genre and the inevitability of their deaths. The prologue informs the audience of the "ancient grudge" between the Montague's and Capulet's and prepares them for the eventual bloodshed. Although we never learn why there was a "grudge" it seemed to have become a habit for the families to hate one another. Romeo and Juliet suppress their love in order to keep it from their families, this is all due to the 'ancient grudge'. Shakespeare suggests that without the feud, Romeo and Juliet would not have had such

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Romeo and Juliet - Shakespeare creates in his two lead characters, not merely a love based on physical attraction, but, as his choice of language shows, a meeting of minds and souls. Discuss the dramatic effect of this in your choice of key scenes.

Romeo and Juliet In the play, Shakespeare creates in his two lead characters, not merely a love based on physical attraction, but, as his choice of language shows, a meeting of minds and souls. Discuss the dramatic effect of this in your choice of key scenes. The play "Romeo and Juliet" was written in the 16th century. It expresses how two "star cross'd lovers" show that their love is merely more than just a physical relationship, as suggested in the spoken language they are "made in heaven" a union? The lovers, Romeo, a Montague and Juliet a Capulet come from "two house holds both alike in dignity" who are powerful feuding families. Both Romeo and Juliet are powerful characters. We first sense Romeo's compelling frustration when Shakespeare uses oxymoron "O brawling love! O loving hate!" this implies that love is a scrap and you are desperately trying to fight against it. The loving hate means that you don't want to fall in love but you cant help it. We discover Juliet's quick wit early in the play. "It is an honour that I dream not of." This conveys that Juliet knows exactly what she wants and she will not let anybody influence those ideas. Juliet also shows how she can sophistically answer people in a polite manor and not in the typical teenage language. The quote "For saints have hand that pilgrims hands do touch," suggests that the language rapidly

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What a Day!

What a Day! This morning once again I found myself thinking about Rosaline but later today I met the most beautiful girl I have ever seen which made me forget my love for Rosaline, her name went by Juliet. As soon as I saw her I knew we were meant to be. All I can say is thank you to Peter and thank God he was blind as I would have never have received all of those invites and I would have never met my darling Juliet. It was a bit demanding and sneaky of me but I saved him a journey! When we arrived at the manor, I felt slightly un-easy, as this was not meant to be. We did not belong here so part of me felt excited to be attempting coming into such a place of such elegance but the other felt worried in the case of being caught. There in front of me were a sea of masks not recognising any in particular I carried on in. The masks and costumes made it hard for me to locate Rosaline so I took a walk in which I met this saint, I had never seen some one so beautiful since tonight. From then on I was totally bewildered and couldn't set my eyes off of her. The good thing was she didn't look away from me either, in which we had mutual feelings. I couldn't be happier. My heart was in fits, beating faster and faster causing lack of air to my lungs, she was amazing I had to see her again... It was strange, all those feelings I had felt this morning for Rosaline gone with in seconds

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Romeo and Juliet: Give Me Love or Give Me Death

Bess Glanton Mrs. Brown 9th Grade Pre AP English 6 November 2008 Give Me Love or Give Me Death Shakespeare's, Romeo and Juliet, is the tragedy of "two foes/ a pair of star-crossed lovers take their life" (Pro.). Many interesting and unique characters interact throughout the play. Every character from the Nurse, who has a small role, to Romeo, who obviously is a main character, impacts the plot, and Whiten agrees, "Romeo and Juliet is the best example of Shakespeare's ability to create unforgettable characters" (61). Romeo and Juliet make mistakes throughout the six days that make up the play, but it is their imperfections that make them unforgettable. Romeo is the most memorable of all the characters. At first, the reader might admire him for his passion and zest for life. However, as the play unfolds, Romeo proves to be dangerously impulsive, and this flaw in his personality brings about the tragic ending. Romeo acts impulsively throughout act one which takes place at the Capulet's party. The entire day Romeo is gloomy and sad about his unrequited love for Rosaline. He conveys his heavy heart saying, "I have a soul of lead/ so stakes me to the ground I cannot move" (1.4 15-16). However, not even an hour later, Romeo has lost all interest in Rosaline and is mesmerized by the Capulet's only heir, Juliet. Romeo compares her beauty to a holy shrine only after

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At the beginning of the play, Romeo is infatuated by Rosaline. His love for Juliet is very different. How does Shakespeare use language and dramatic devices to show Romeo's development?

At the beginning of the play, Romeo is infatuated by Rosaline. His love for Juliet is very different. How does Shakespeare use language and dramatic devices to show Romeo's development? Introduction Shakespeare's play 'Romeo and Juliet' is known as a love tragedy and features many rhymed verses, especially when Romeo and Juliet first speak. The plot is based on a true story, and takes place over three days. The play is about two teenagers, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, who fall deeply in love but their families are in constant dispute. The play ends in tragedy when Romeo and Juliet give their lives for one another. The essay will be exploring how the use of language and dramatic devices convey Romeo's development in attitudes concerning love. Act 1 Scene 1 When we are first introduced to Romeo, we find that he is deliberately isolating himself from the outside world. His father Montague defines him as disturbed by something that he knows nothing of, this is illustrated by, "I neither know it, nor can learn of it" (Act 1 Scene 1, Line 143) This quotation proves that Romeo is being secretive about his troubles, therefore placing difficulty in identifying them. He is in this state because of he is infatuated with Rosaline (a relative of the Capulet's) but she will not return his affections as she has sworn to stay chaste. This is illustrated by, "She'll not be

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On The Nature Of Tragedy - Romeo and Juliet.

On The Nature Of Tragedy Throughout the whole article, the author seems trying to explain and differentiate pathetic and tragedy for us. However, I myself still don't really know the difference between them. What I only know from the article is that tragedy does not only bring us sadness but also teach us valuable lessons that derive from our society. I found out that it is much easier to differentiate pathetic and tragedy from Shakespeare's plays. For example, the famous tragedies Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet...etc they had "accurately balanced portrayal of the human being in the struggle for happiness", they brought us knowledge and enlightenment. These are all the factors of tragedies, which pathos do not own. However, it is hard, and sometimes impossible to distinguish tragedy and pathetic from our modern literature. From the books I've read, I can hardly tell were they tragedy or just pathetic. I could not always learn things from these "modern tragedies", they've only brought sadness, sympathy, and sometimes regret to me. What made the difference, and why we can hardly find good tragedies today? Somebody may think the ancient tragedies exaggerated too much, they were not portraying the real world but overstating things happened. For my opinion, our life is a play, there are tragedies and comedies within it, but when sad things come, why it is not as tragic as the play

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A comparison between Helen's character from 'Dear Nobody' written by Berlie Doherty with Juliet's character from 'Romeo and Juliet' written by William Shakespeare

A comparison between Helen's character from 'Dear Nobody' written by Berlie Doherty with Juliet's character from 'Romeo and Juliet' written by William Shakespeare The main character in 'Dear Nobody' - Helen - fell in love with a boy called Chris. There relationship is long standing it was strong and they were very much in love with each other. They came to a moment were they both felt that they were ready to make love. Neither of them thought about what would happen after they had made love. They went ahead with it because both Helen and Chris were in love. The character in 'Romeo and Juliet' - Juliet - a Capulet fell in love with Romeo, a Montague. Both families disliked each other besides the feuds between both of the families Romeo and Juliet were too much in love to forget about each other. Both of the stories are about young love in particular and the decisions surrounding the emotion. Helen In the play 'Dear Nobody' Helen became pregnant with Chris' baby. Helen went to an abortion clinic because when Helen told her mother she wanted Helen to go ahead and have an abortion. When Helen went to the abortion clinic she ran out of there because she wanted to keep the baby. Helen had to make a big decision as to whether she wanted the baby or was she going to go University and do her A-levels. My opinion of the character Helen from the play 'Dear Nobody' is that she

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The opening to Baz Luhrmann's 'Romeo and Juliet' seems a dramatic contrast to that of Franco Zeffirelli's.

The opening to Baz Luhrmann's 'Romeo and Juliet' seems a dramatic contrast to that of Franco Zeffirelli's. The two films being set in different periods is the first thing that produces the known difference right away. Both films right at the start have something in common, they don't show a full screen view straight away. Franco Zeffirelli's opens with the usual titles, in a somewhat medival font, these titles are shown over a view of what is thought to be the town of Verona. The view is made up of yellows and golds this adds to the calmness and solem voice of the voiceover-. The voiceover is reading the introduction to the play - he speaks slowly like the story of a great tradedy is about to be told, which it is. The language used is pure Shakespeare, spoke in the proper way. The scene starts in a market, a bright place where things seem to be colourful and busy, primary colour are used. The characters are dressed in tight trousers and hats, and going about their business in a mischevious way. It is obvious that this film is not set in the present day as the costumes are those of a different period. Camera shots tend not to vary, things go along at a steady pace and doesn't show much of the town Verona itself. When the two houses meet in the market place, there is a tension which immediately shows the rivalry among the two houses, some banter commences which is very

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Show Romeo's changes throughout the play and how Shakespeare's language is used to show this.

The name Romeo, in popular culture, has become synonymous with "lover". Romeo Montague, in William Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet' does indeed experience a love of such purity and passion which drives him to death, when he believes the object of his love, Juliet Capulet, has died. Emotions and changes are conveyed in Romeo's use of language and his gestured. It is the scenes in which Romeo and Juliet are together that I shall study in the following essay to show Romeo's changes and how Shakespeare's language is used to show this. At the beginning of the play, Romeo pines for Rosaline, proclaiming her to be the paragon of all women and despairing at her indifference towards him. Romeo's Rosaline-induced histronics seem rather juvenile. Romeo is a great reader of love poetry and the portrayal of his love for Rosaline suggests he is trying to re-create feelings about which he has read. He is the epitome of the Elizabethan courtly lover who wallows in self-pity. After first kissing Juliet, she tells him "You kiss by th' book" , meaning that he kisses according to the rules, and implying while proficient, his kissing lacks originality. (I.V.107). In reference to Rosaline. It seems Romeo loves by the book. It is love which causes Romeo to change his beliefs and his actions. In Romeo and Juliet, love is at first portrayed as a violent ecstatic overpowering force which

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