In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Shakespeare uses oxymorons to express and show the conflict in Juliet's heart when she learns that her husband has killed her favorite cousin. ... To show these emotions, Shakespeare uses oxymorons as Juliet storms: O serpent heart, hid with a flow"ring face! ... Juliet says Romeo has a serpent's heart. ... Juliet is comparing Romeo to an angel. ... As Juliet continues her ranting Shakespeare makes the oxymorons more graphic to show how Juliet's escalating emotions are overflowing. ...

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"Star-crossed lovers- is perhaps the most memorable phrase from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet - and perhaps the subject of the most debate. ... Yet, there is another interpretation, which arises from the soliloquies of both Romeo and Juliet, considering each love independently - that Romeo is a lover of the first definition, enamored, and that Juliet and her love for Romeo are best described by the baser classification. ... Many as shockingly sexual as she awaits Romeo on their wedding night, have viewed Juliet's speech in Act III, Scene II. ... In Act II, Scene II, Romeo equat...

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The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet was written by William Shakespeare. ... Romeo and Juliet's destiny is to never be happy... Fate wants Romeo to be away from Juliet. (127 words) Juliet cannot be happy for long. ... This shows that Juliet has to make a choice. Juliet can only be happy for short periods of time. (108 words) Romeo and Juliet's destiny is to never be happy together. ...

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In the play Romeo and Juliet', this theme is love. ... When considering how Shakespeare presents the love between Romeo and Juliet, it is important to consider whether it was true love he was presenting, or not. ... This is especially important when dealing with love, as in Romeo and Juliet'. ... When telling Benvolio of his love for Rosaline in Act 1 scene 1, Shakespeare gives Romeo short sharp lines like Out. ... As their tragic circumstances are one of the elements that make Romeo and Juliet's love seem so valuable, Shakespeare takes time building it up. ...

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Romeo and Juliet, the two young lovers in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, seemed destined by fate. ... A large part of the beliefs for both Romeo and Juliet involve fate. ... Romeo and Juliet throughout the play have dreams or visions of their deaths. ... A final part of the play suggesting that Romeo and Juliet were destined by fate occurs at the end of the play, when the Prince discovers Romeo and Juliet dead and Friar Laurence reveals their hidden love. ... Fate got Romeo and Juliet together, but it is unlikely they were predestined to die. ...

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William Shakespeare defines love in different ways in his writing as either being romantic love, lust, or mature love. ... "Romeo and Juliet" is a play written by William Shakespeare, which has a romantic love, but however, ends as a tragedy. Romeo and Juliet is a tale of two star-crossed lovers who secretly fall in love behind their families back. ... The play ends as Romeo mistakingly thinks that his Juliet is dead. ... She sees that Romeo is dead and takes her own life to be with him. ...

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It is a great comedy with many similarities between Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing and Romeo and Juliet. ... In the case of Romeo and Juliet, Romeo hears about the masque and decides to go, thinking that he might be able to get away with this scheme. ... The love was disparate in each of Shakespeare's plays. ... In Romeo and Juliet, the balcony scene leads towards good love because Romeo and Juliet are actually falling in love with each other. ... Timing causes both Romeo and Juliet to lose their lives. ...

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In the illustrious pay Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, Romeo shows his devoting love, sacrifice, and compassion towards Juliet. During the play, Romeo shows his love for Juliet when he says, "Well, Juliet, I will lie with thee tonight." ... Juliet gives up her life when she sees Romeo dead. Juliet also reveals how much love she has for Romeo in the scene where Juliet is in her chamber on her balcony and starts off by saying, "O Romeo, Romeo! ... Romeo starts doing extreme things that proves he loves Juliet. ...

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In the illustrious pay Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, Romeo shows his devoting love, sacrifice, and compassion towards Juliet. During the play, Romeo shows his love for Juliet when he says, "Well, Juliet, I will lie with thee tonight." ... Juliet gives up her life when she sees Romeo dead. Juliet also reveals how much love she has for Romeo in the scene where Juliet is in her chamber on her balcony and starts off by saying, "O Romeo, Romeo! ... Romeo starts doing extreme things that proves he loves Juliet. ...

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In the movie, "Shakespeare in Love", a young and energetic, William Shakespeare is encouraged by his peers to create a comedy play called "Romeo and Ethel, the pirates daughter", because at the time comedy plays were a big success. ... William obtains this wealth of inspiration for his new play from his new found love, Viola de Lesseps, and through the events that occur in "Shakespeare in Love", the audience can easily see that the play "Romeo and Juliet" and this movie, are parallels of each other. ... If I had to look at the performance continuum, I could easily break down the theatrical per...

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In Act I Scene V, Shakespeare uses a sonnet for the first dialogue that Romeo and Juliet share; a sonnet has fourteen lies and ten syllables in each line. ... Although we are fully aware of Juliet's feelings for Romeo at the end of the first act, Romeo is now totally besotted by Juliet. ... Romeo sees Juliet come through the window and starts to deliver a soliloquy. ... This is the point that at which Romeo shows himself, much to Juliet's surprise. ... The final scene in which we see Romeo and Juliet together, the roles seem reversed, Romeo is now more practical whilst Juliet appea...

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There is no better example than in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. ... Rosaline, Romeo's initial unrequited love seemed irrelevant once Romeo had set his eyes upon Juliet. ... (II.ii.57) Convinced that their love was pure, Juliet has been sold, in an unconventional act for a woman in those times, she takes the initiative and plans their future together; "If that thy bent of love be honourable, Thy purpose of marriage" (II.ii.143-144) Leading to the departure of Romeo and Juliet from the balcony scene, Shakespeare has made use of juxtaposition when Juliet sullenly states...

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This can be seen in the play, Romeo and Juliet, a dramatic tragedy written by William Shakespeare. Romeo and Juliet tells the story of two "star-cross'd lovers', Romeo and Juliet, who are forbidden to love, due to their families' long standing feud. ... Shakespeare's use of the Petrarchan convention can allow Romeo to express his superficial feelings for her. ... (2:2:2-3), Romeo compares Juliet to the sun, an example of metaphor. ... Light is a motif Romeo uses to describe Juliet's beauty. ...

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Romeo and Juliet At one point in our lives we feel alone and depressed. ... For example, in Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, we see how two teens dealt with being separated from each other. ... Romeo and Juliet fell right into love from the first moment that they saw each other, not knowing the problems that this would bring later on. ... Juliet was not pleased at all with that decision; she"d rather die than marry someone other than Romeo. ... When Romeo sees her laying there he says, " O my love, my wife! ...

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Also, Shakespeare displays that both the men in love, Romeo and Benedick, are very dangerous and reveal that love is potentially divisive. False love is the first evident important theme across Romeo and Juliet. ... Romeo forgets his love to Rosaline at the first moment he sees Juliet. ... This was displayed when Romeo described Juliet as an "angel", which is interpreted by the audience as a symbol for innocence, kindness and beauty. ... This is a result of love at first sight which is also present when Romeo first meets Juliet. ...

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In William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, love seems to be demonstrated but the power of lust takes over. ... In Romeo's part, Romeo finds out the truth about Juliet's family background and declares, "O dear account! ... Juliet is already making plans to kill herself if Romeo is already married while just before that, Romeo is already putting Juliet in the life of his hands. ... Even Benvolio observes Romeo as foolish about liking Juliet so sudden. ... One scene later, Romeo idolizes Juliet in the same manner. ...

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Throughout this essay, I will be focusing on how love is presented through in Shakespeare's: Romeo and Juliet and how love is presented through a series of sonnets (18, 130 and 134). ... An example of this theme is when Romeo and Juliet are described as, 'a pair of star-crossed lovers take their life'. ... This is used by Shakespeare obviously so that the reader is aware fully that this is one of the constant running themes during the play and it also makes the reader aware why Romeo and Juliet's love is difficult further on. ... Shakespeare uses oxymoron when describing ...

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In William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, love is a destructive force. ... These forces all aid the eventual deaths of Juliet, Romeo, Paris, Mercutio and Tybalt. ... Romeo and Juliet are so overwhelmed by love that they willingly take their lives to be with each other, Juliet says "let me die" showing that her love for Romeo is too great that she needs to kill herself to be with him. ... Fate is a prominent force in the play that can be viewed as the reason for Romeo and Juliet's death. ... For Romeo and Juliet, fate seems to be a negative thing. ...

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Shakespeare writes about a young male who does not know the true meaning of love. ... While Romeo is at the party, he encounters Juliet and claims that he has never loved anyone so beautiful, Did my heart love till now? ... A day after Romeo and Juliet meet one another, they hastily arrange their marriage. ... Friar Lawrence scolds Romeo about forgetting Rosaline and his thoughts to marry Juliet. ... When Romeo and Juliet's marriage is swiftly established, it does not show his devotion but demonstrates that he is imprudent and desperate. ...

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