Robbins called upon the musical talents of composer Leonard Bernstein and the words of Arthur Laurents for the script and book. ... Tonight, tonight, The world is wild and bright, Going mad, shooting sparks into space. (2.5) Before drawing apart, both lovers agree to meet the following day. ...
Her language and actions show signs of an attitude called courtly love. ... During the first mother-daughter conversation, Lady Capulet first asks for the Nurse to leave for a while ("Nurse, give leave awhile, /We must talk in secret."), but then, on realising her lack of intimacy with Juliet, calls the Nurse back for reassurance and back-up. ...
Plot Overview IN THE STREETS OF VERONA another brawl breaks out between the servants of the feuding noble families of Capulet and Montague. Benvolio, a Montague, tries to stop the fighting, but is himself embroiled when the rash Capulet, Tybalt, arrives on the scene. After citizens outraged by the...
ROMEO + JULIET "Fate" or "Destiny", you could say, appear strongly throughout the play. Yet character influences feature just as much. The idea of fate is a power that is believed to control events, nothing can stand in its way, whatever it is, and it's bound to happen under any circumstances. Romeo and Juliet would have died whatever happened - Inevitable. Not forgetting the fact that certain characters play significant parts in the consequences of events. ...
Romeo and Juliet - The Betrayal of the Adults to Juliet In Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet the adults betray Juliet becausethey are unable to understand her. Juliet's parents, Capulet and LadyCapulet, fail to understands Juliet's decision not to marry Paris. TheNurse fails Juliet by not supporti...
