In the play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, young love and passion are the most important themes throughout the entire play. The illogical, reckless, emotional, suicidal impulses that both Romeo and Juliet exhibited throughout the play are related to the theme of young love. Besides the conveying the theme of young love, Shakespeare does not seem to consider that the self-destructive tendency is inextricably connected with love. Romeo and Juliet committed suicide because…
parents can’t stop true love. This is just one major theme of Romeo and Juliet. Both Romeo and Juliet knew that if their parents had known about their love they would have forbid it. They decided they would not let that stop them and they got married against their parents wishes. Romeo and Juliet only knew each other for a short time, but they were willing to give up literally everything for each other. Throughout the play Romeo and Juliet are both aware that their joining will not end…
Universal questions are found in many places. From day-to-day life, to movies, and even in Shakespearean literature. Shakespeare attempts to answer some of these questions in his plays. In Romeo and Juliet and The Merchant of Venice, Shakespeare answers many universal questions, such as the nature of friendship through Antonio and Bassanio and the financial sacrifices they make for each other, faith and what people believe through Shylock and his social restrictions because of his religion, and…
Shakespeare and 84% of those high school teach Romeo and Juliet. As stated by John Green, “A tragedy occurs when a mostly good character or characters of Nobel extractions, here Romeo and Juliet, make an error, getting married so quickly, ignoring the family feud, and are brought love, a double suicide.” Shakespeare’s tragedy, Romeo and Juliet is set in Verona where two families, the Capulets and Montagues have an ongoing feud. Instead of being against each other, Romeo and Juliet fall in love.…
Fault of the Fatal Fates What is the definition of love to the people around the world? William Shakespeare created the woeful love, which was a play named, “Romeo and Juliet.” Whereas, this play conveys the inevitable love of Romeo and Juliet, but it was forbidden by the two families in Verona, Italy, the Montagues and Capulets, in addition a distasteful accordance towards one another before the two children of the families were born. Then when both of the young lovers married, no one had the…
Romeo & Juliet, West Side Story, and The Outsiders all share the same basic themes. One theme that stands out the most is the feuding that takes place between the two groups. In The Outsiders, the Socs and the Greasers are always fighting. Romeo & Juliet has the Montagues and the Capulets and West Side Story has the Jets and the Sharks. In the stories, these groups fight to see who is better and there always is some conflict between them. As you can see, feuds exist between two groups in all of…
performed in 1596, the play Romeo and Juliet is a romantic tragedy. Despite being written over 400 years ago, Romeo and Juliet is still widely popular, as it has the ability to capture people’s interest from the very first scene and leave a lasting impression for years after. Shakespeare captures the interest of the audience in the opening act through language, dramatic actions and powerful emotions. Shakespeare captures the interest of the audience in the opening act of Romeo and Juliet using…
Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakspeare is one of the greatest and most tragic love stories ever told. It tells the story of Juliet and her love Romeo, whose deaths end their families fight. Many characters play important roles throughout the entirety of the play. There has always been much debate on who is at fault for the tragedy that befalls them. The characters who are at fault for the tragedy are Romeo, Juliet, Lord Capulet, and Friar Lawrence. No one is at more fault for the…
with the tragic love story of Romeo and Juliet, or the monumental musical of West Side Story. These two stories have obvious similarities in their basic plot lines, but many things are different as well. For example, the time periods, moods, and settings are polar opposite between the two. Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story are obviously similar in many ways, but there are many things that make each of these stories unique from the other. The plot lines of Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story…
“ Hate ,when allowed to exist and prosper, can destroy even the greatest love”. This is the theme of Romeo and Juliet. Two families Montagues and Capulets natural enemies , have two star crossed lovers from each side having the battle of their lives to get to each other. There clash between the two families is destroying the greatest love. In the prologue of Romeo and Juliet it says “ The fearful passage of their death-marked love and the continuance of their parents' rage”. Stating two people…