Self Control In Romeo And Juliet

Death, tragedy, misery, love, and unity, all of these words describe the story of Romeo and Juliet, but it all revolved around Tybalt making his first terrible mistake. In the play Romeo and Juliet written by Shakespeare, the short story is that two young lovers secretly get married, people murder in anger, the two lovers get separated, and then end their lives in a tragic death because of no communication. But, like I said, this all revolves around a mistake Tybalt makes because of the feud between the Capulet (Juliet’s family) and the Montague (Romeo’s family). Tybalt is the character most to blame for the tragic events in Romeo and Juliet because, he killed Mercutio, which lead to Romeo 's banishment, which then leads to the suicides of Romeo

In the tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare tells a tragic story about how two forbidden lovers sacrifice is the only way to resolve the feud between their families. Even though Romeo and Juliet have a tragic ending, the road there is not that bad. In Act II, Scene ii, Shakespeare shows one of the lovers’ first conversations, which is painted by his very careful choice of words. He uses syntax, diction, and other narrative devices to depict the mood of Romeo and Juliet and In the passage, Shakespeare uses syntax to set the differing moods between Romeo and Juliet.

1. Which single character is most responsible for driving the plot of Romeo and Juliet? Do you consider this character also to be the protagonist of the play?   Why or why not?

In William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, the play takes place in the city of Verona where two feuding families, the Capulets and the Montagues, live. Romeo and Juliet come from these discorded families, Juliet is a Capulet and Romeo is a Montague. The two young adults meet and fall in love at a Capulet party. However, their fate is not the most ideal ending.

Are people in control of their destiny? Having no power over one’s destiny is an important theme in William Shakespeare’s, Romeo and Juliet. We are in told in the prologue that fate is going to drive the story. Romeo and Juliet are not in control of their lives. It is predetermined destiny, not free choice that manipulates the lives of these two lovers.

“ A pair of star-crossed lover take their life, Whose misadventured piteous overthrows Doth with their death bury their parent’s strife” (Prologue 6-8 Shakespeare). In Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, Romeo, a seventeen year old, and Juliet, a twelve year old, fall in love and get married within twenty-four hours of meeting each other. They don’t tell their parents, so Juliet is set to be married to another man. When Juliet fakes her death to get out of the marriage, Romeo thinks she is actually dead and both of the lovers end up committing suicide. In this tragedy, who is really responsible for their deaths?

The play Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare, is a story of love and hate between the Capulet and Montague families. In the prologue, Shakespeare introduces this idea by saying, “From forth the fatal loins of these two foes a pair of star-crossed lovers take their life, whose misadventured piteous overthrows doth with their death bury their parents' strife,” (Prologue 4-7). For decades, the two households have lived in conflict. Not only do they fill the innocent minds of their children with hate, but destroy the happiness and peace of Verona with constant fighting in the streets. The children of these families are blinded by their ancestors dispute; they are unable to form their own opinion of their neighbors until, despite their blood, Romeo

In Act 3, Scene 2, lines 115-124 of the play, Romeo and Juliet, written by Shakespeare, shows Juliet in distress as the news of Tybalts death, her cousin, and Romeo’s banishment, her husband creates a sorrow so deep it cannot be expressed by words. The enmity of the two households, the Capulets and the Montagues has led to many deaths in the play. In the beginning of the story, the clansmen of both families start fighting on the streets of Verona, which angered Prince Escalus, ruler of Verona, and declared that whoever disturbs the peace of the city, shall receive the death penalty. In the meantime, Romeo who is lovesick, thinking about Rosalie whom rejects his advances of courtship. The Capulets are holding a masque, and Romeo finds out and

Juliet is dis-empowered by the end of this play. Throughout Romeo and Juliet there are several factors that contribute to Juliet's dis-empowerment. First Juliet is dragged down by Romeo through almost the entirety of the play. Then she her lover is banished from Verona, which leaves Juliet to sit and cry in her room alone for hours. These factors lead to Juliet's dis-empowerment.

Romeo and Juliet happened in Verona Italy. They both came from different families the Montague and Capulet families. At the beginning servants from both of the families are engaged in a fight in the streets. That evening the Capulet family were gonna be having a party at there house. Romeo and his friend Benvolio ran into Peter a servant from the Capulets that had the list of names of the people who were going to attend the mask party and Romeo helped Peter read the list and he decided he wanted to attend the party.