Fate is the dominant theme throughout William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Fate is an inevitable and often adverse outcome or condition; destiny. The destiny of these two lovers, which is suicide, is revealed to the reader at the beginning of the play. Every event throughout the play brought Rome...
This is shown when she states "When I, thy three-hours wife- (III. ii. 105), and when she states a few lines later, "But I, a maid, die maiden-widowed" (III. ii. 142). ... No./ I have forgot that name and that name's woe" (II. iii. 46-47). ... Thus with a kiss I die"(V. iii. 119-120). ... Juliet wills it so"(III. v. 17-18, 23-24). ... More light and light it grows"(III. v. 35). ...
This is established in the play when the nurse says "Thou wast the prettiest babe that e'er I nurs'd: And I might live to see thee married once" (I, iii,60-61). ... " (III, iv, 21-22). ... Also, Romeo threatens to cut out the part of himself where his name is (III, iii, 102-107) and Friar says, "Hold thy desperate hand: Art thou a man? Thy form cries out thou art" (III, iii, 107-108). ...
In Act III, Scene 5, Juliet sticks up for Romeo when the Nurse is verbally attacks Romeo. ... (Act III, Scene 5, L. 237-244) Because Juliet loves Romeo, she sticks up for him, "Ancient damnation! ... (Act III, Scene 5, L. 237-244) The love between Romeo and Juliet and their friends impacts their actions and decisions. ... (Act III, Scene 1, L. 57-59) Romeo loved Mercutio that in the middle of the deadly fight, he tried to save his friend. ...
(V,iii) Romeo and Juliet is one of the most tragic love stories to date. ... (III,i) This was the first catastrophe. ... (V,iii) The servant, Balthasar, delivered the letter right away and Montague was made aware of the situation; Montague might have been able to stop Romeo from taking his life. ...
"He shall not make me there a joyful bride" (Juliet, Act III, Scene V, Line 117) "An you be not hang, beg, starve, die in the streets" (Capulet, Act III, Scene V, Line 193). ... "Death that hath sucked the honey of thy breath" (Act V, Scene III, Line 101). ...
(I. iii. 107-108). ... Romeo brushes off his offer by saying he ¡ §love [Tybalt] better than thou [Tybalt] canst devise. ¡ (III. i. 7 to 82). ... ¡ (III. i. 142) on the grounds that the Prince is going to execute him. ... (V. iii. 158). ... (V. iii 165, 171). ...
All four lovers end up wishing for daylight at the end of Act III, Scene 2: "Come, thou gentle day" (Act III, Scene 2, 418)"O weary night, O long and tedious night,/ Abate thy hours, shine comforts from the east" (Act III, Scene 2, 431-432). ... (Act III, Scene 2, 177-182) Throughout the course of the night, the gaze of the mind becomes enchanted, as depicted in Lysander and Demetrius "blindly" loving Helena under the magic spell; this twists the meaning of "love is blind". Lysander declares "Not Hermia, but Helena I love" (Act II, Scene 2, 112) and Demetrius showers Helena with words ...
"And for that offense immediately we do exile him hence," (Romeo and Juliet, III, II, 191-192). ... His exile causes Juliet great sorrow, greater then if he had been executed, as stated by Juliet in Act III, Scene II, lines 133-137 "Romeo is banished- "to speak that word is father, mother, Tybalt, Romeo, Juliet, all slain, all dead. ... (Romeo and Juliet, Act V, Scene III, Lines 92-95.). ... As Romeo drank the apothecary's mixture he drank to Juliet, as she had done before in Act IV, Scene III. ... If the Friar had not fled he would have convinced Juliet not to kill herself as he did...
Great Family vs. Bad Family The play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet portrays two families that are extraordinarily similar. One family, however, is much more respectable than the other. One item that makes this family nobler is the things that other people say or do to them. Something else that...
Lovers are often stopped from falling in love, but lovers have faith to help them love each other. In William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, two star-crossed lovers are paused from falling in love, due to two family feuds. Fate leads Romeo and Juliet to meet and to die. Romeo and Juliet are fat...
To start, Tybalt is overconfident at the beginning of Act III, and decides to challenge Romeo to a duel. ... Firstly, Romeo and Juliet follows a structure similar to that of a sonnet: there is a volta at Act III Scene I where Mercutio and Tybalt are killed. ... In Act III Scene I, the play's entire genre shifts from romance to tragedy. ...
Shakespeare writes about a young male who does not know the true meaning of love. Since he is still a teenager, he has not yet lived long enough to know the difference between true love and infatuation; hence, he falls in and out of love without difficulty. In his search for love, his immaturity is...
Another example of Juliet's character happens early on in the play - Juliet had told her mother that she didn't want to get married, "it is an honour I dream not of" (1.iii.66), yet she went against her word and married Romeo even though she knew he was a Montague, the enemy of her family. ... He gives her a sleeping potion and it is in the scene where she is to take this potion (4.iii) that she shows a sign of depression and weakness. ... (5.iii.163) Juliet is talking about the poison on Romeo's lips. ...
Act III sc v is the midway scene in Shakespeare's tragedy "Romeo and Juliet." ... The dramatic importance of Act III sc v is emphasized by the events and dramatic emotions leading up to this scene. ... There are three main characters in act III sc v, which all add to the drama of each situation, these are: Lord Capulet: Lady Capulet and the Nurse. ...
Many people think this is fate because it is such a awful circumstance and coincidence, but it was just because he couldn't make it into Mantua due to "fear of infection" (V, iii, 16) as Friar John says. ... Romeo blamed his entire incident on killing Tybalt when he says "Oh I am fortune's fool" (III, I, 142). ...
In Act V, scene iii, The Prince says, "A glooming peace this morning with it brings..." after the two are discovered dead and their marriage revealed by the Friar. ... In Act II, scene iii, the Friar predicted that this marriage might fix the families feud, "For this alliance may so happy prove to turn your households' rancor to pure love." ... He says to Juliet in Act V, scene iii, "A greater power than we can contradict hath thwarted our intents." ...
In the tragic play, William Shakespeare's, Romeo and Juliet, the last words uttered by the prince, " some shall be pardon"d and some punished ", left the unanswered question of who will be pardoned and who punished. It seems very evident that Friar Laurence and the nurse should be pardoned, and the...
Romeo and Juliet were two star-crossed lovers who were joined in marriage by Friar Laurence. He was partly to blame for their death. Romeo and Juliet were responsible in making the decisions that brought death upon themselves. Friar Laurence had good intentions when he provided...
One of the favorite plays by William Shakespeare is the tragedy Romeo and Juliet. Although it is about four hundred years old, it is one of the most popular stories ever told. By having the right ingredients, makes it something people even today can relate to: teenagers sharing a forbidden love, f...
Romeo and Juliet Two households both alike in dignity, In fair Verona where we lay our scene From ancient grudge, break to new mutiny, Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean: 5 From forth the fatal loins of these two foes, A pair of star-crossed lovers ta...
"Star-crossed lovers- is perhaps the most memorable phrase from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet - and perhaps the subject of the most debate. Were the young characters the masters of their own destinies or were they victims of fate? Few readers question, though, the second part of the two-word phra...
(III, v,200) he states. ... (III, v, 214-215) Lady Capulet is angered by Juliet's choiceand wishes "I would the fool be married to her grave." ... (III, v, 254-255) The Friar is the final adult to betray Juliet. ... (V, iii, 165) Friar Lawrence betraysher by rushing out of the tomb "Come, go, good Juliet. I dare no longerstay" (V, iii, 164) when he hears the watch coming. ...
