Today’s society is dependant on communication . People depend on communication for good and bad reasons. In order to get news, warnings, or even surprises, we need communication. Something that goes against that is miscommunication, which is greatly represented in Romeo and Juliet. Another thing communication depends on is understanding and paying attention to others as well as surroundings. Romeo and Juliet displays how important miscommunication, lack of empathy, and lack of attentiveness affect daily lives. Miscommunication plays a great role in life. Miscommunication is represented in Romeo and Juliet in the way the movie and play ends. The play ends by Romeo killing himself because he thinks Juliet is dead, but little does he know she's …show more content…
In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, he represents how important understanding is. He represents how important it is by showing possible consequences such as death of your self or the death of others. In the play Mercutio dies because Tybalt , him, and Romeo can’t come to an understanding or an agreement on what should happen between Romeo and Juliet. Another way Shakespeare shows how important communicating is by the way Romeo dies. If Balthasar would have taken the time to listen to or understand the priest at the funeral he wouldn’t have told Romeo that Juliet was dead. Therefore Romeo wouldn’t have died and neither would have Juliet if there was a better understanding. Paying attention affects life in many ways. If you don’t pay attention, the outcomes of conversations, work, grades, or even lives could differ greatly. Romeo’s life was ended instantly because of not paying attention. He was so upset that he was blind to the fact that he was upset for no reason. He had thought the love of his life was dead and he was holding her in his arms, but little does he know she was alive and well right in front of him. Paying attention is an important factor in life and in this case
The body was easily movable as the fixed state of rigor mortis had disappeared. As they laid him out on the body bag, the Coroner examined the body for the missing bullet. The last bullet belonging to Two Six Romeo, he expected to find somewhere in the body. “Get this guy over to the L.A. Morgue,” said the Coroner. “You guys with the wagon, tell them I want them to do him first.
Juliet travels to the Guernsey Island to collect stories of people’s lives during World War 2. What she learns restores her faith in humanity. “Sophie- what is the matter with me? Am I too particular? I don’t want to be married just to be married.
The story resumes as Romeo walks into the tomb that Juliet’s body’s final resting place, at least that is what Romeo thought. He was full of dread as he made his way to his wife’s body, little did he know that she was not really dead. He was sure that he did not want to live a life without his love, Juliet. Romeo had stopped beforehand to get poison, he was unsure, but he was sure of one thing, Juliet was the one he was meant to be with and now that she was gone he had lost his will to live. Romeo had been full of sorrow and he could not imagine living the rest of his life like this.
Romeo, an overly dramatic character, is one who does not think things through. Romeo’s death was caused due to Friar Laurence, who failed to send a letter informing Romeo that Juliet was simply in a death like sleep. Romeo, being one to jump to solutions stated, ‘Noting this penury, to myself I said, “ An if a man did need a poison now”… (Shakespeare 5:1 Lines 51-52)’.
Romeos and Juliets Death Romeo and Juliet is a tragic play about two love-struck teens that eventually falls in love. They have to face obstacles just to find a way to be together and eventually have to secrednize their marriage. The characters Friar Lawrence, Romeo and Lord, Lady Capulet are primarily responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. They all have things they did that leads to Romeo and Juliet’s departness. Also, the decisions they made and the problems they caused such as ruining true love.
Adolescent brains and young love are the most to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, ultimately leading to their demise. Even though it may seem like the rivalry between the families was the leading cause of their death, it was rather a small piece to a cornucopia of issues for these star-crossed lovers. Identifying the ages of maturity levels in Romeo and Juliet is a significant element in the story that can help us understand important themes and morals of the story. Romeo and Juliet are still children, as stated by the drama. And children are generally incapable of viewing things from the perspectives of others.
Romeo and Juliet’s poor decision-making skills cause them to put themselves into dangerous situations. In addition, Romeo and Juliet’s difficulties in reacting to their emotions results in them desiring to be put into dangerous situations. Finally, Romeo and Juliet’s difficulties in accessing the risks and consequences of situations cause them to blindly put themselves in harm’s way. These problems are all the result of their immature teenage brains. An awareness of the faults of the human brain enhance Romeo and Juliet by giving readers an understanding of why both Romeo and Juliet behave so irrationally and immaturely.
In William Shakespeare’s timeless play Romeo and Juliet, two star crossed lovers are faced with great adversity as they hide their romance from their feuding families. As author James Lane Allen once said, “Adversity does not build character, it reveals it”. Romeo, a Montague, struggles to hide his love for the Capulet daughter, Juliet, from his family and friends. The challenge of lying to his closest companions, and going against his family’s ways to secretly marry Juliet causes Romeo to act erratically and carelessly. Throughout Act 3 Scene One, Shakespeare exposes the lovestruck Romeo’s mercurial nature and impulsivity through his thoughtless actions.
Act II Romeo & Juliet Reading Log QUOTATIONS 1. “Retain that dear perfection which he owes / Without that title. Romeo, doff thy name; / and for thy name, which is not part of thee, / Take all myself” (II.ii.46-49). Juliet says these lines during the night when she is on the balcony, talking out her thoughts on Romeo. Also, during this scene Romeo is listening to all the thoughts that Juliet is speaking out loud without her knowing.
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is developed through tragedy, romance, and most importantly dramatic irony. Dramatic irony is when the audience knows something the other characters do not know. Shakespeare uses dramatic irony to create suspense and to help create action in the play. In Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare uses dramatic irony such as Romeo and Juliet’s feuding families, Juliet’s arranged marriage to Paris, and Juliet’s death to keep readers on edge and wanting to read more.
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare has toyed with the emotions of its audience members for centuries. The play’s main characters, Romeo and Juliet, love one another in spite of the feud between their families and later on, in the wallows of grief, each take their own life. While the characters both meet their end tragically, it was their choices that realistically led them down that path. The cause of the two “star-crossed lovers” final end is not due to fate or destiny, but by their own foolish hands.
Romeo’s decision making skills amongst other flaws like impulsiveness and rashness, led him down a path that ended in his death. Juliet’s blind devotion to Romeo and haste in decision making left her feeling helpless and alone upon the realization that death was her only remaining viable option. The many minor characters in the play all helped push Romeo and Juliet’s already harmful decisions towards a place where they both ended up dead. Throughout the course of the play, it becomes very apparent that it’s not fate that causes the problems for Romeo and Juliet, but the disastrous decisions of everyone in the play combined, that create the plethora of problems that our two main characters have to deal
Romeo and Juliet Argumentative Essay Love is not always filled with happiness with rainbows and unicorns, instead, at times, love is filled devastating twists and turns. In the famous play, Romeo and Juliet, which is written by William Shakespeare, shows many examples of the struggles with love. The genre of this play would be a tragedy that takes place in Verona, Italy. The play is about two main characters, Romeo and Juliet, who keep a secret relationship from their parents. Unfortunately, life is not easy and instead, their parents are actually in a feud.
In William Shakespeare's play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, the use of multiple literary devices makes the play interesting. Dramatic irony, which is when the audience knows more than the characters, occurs numerous times throughout the play and grabs the attention of the audience. Soliloquies, which are lengthy speeches by a character to project their thoughts and emotions to the audience, this allows the audience to be more attentive. Allusions are references by characters to well-known places, events from myths or other literature that cause the audience to be absorbed into the play. After reading this marvelous play, it is obvious that Shakespeare uses dramatic irony, allusions, and soliloquies all written in blank verse to grasp the undivided attention of the audience.
Communication is always crucial for the success and happiness in relationships. However, when done wrong, it usually results in failure. In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, poor communication causes characters to make bad decisions that lead to the tragic end of Romeo and Juliet. Poor communication between the characters is found by keeping secrets, which prevents the revealing of truth and through assumption in which characters do not try to find the truth. As the play progresses it becomes evident that poor communication has negative impacts on the story causing the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet.