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Nick Stabinski
4/16/2013 04:36:39 am
“Romeo and Juliet” is a play written by William Shakespeare that tells the tragic tale of two lovers. Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet fall in love but meet an untimely death which was caused by miscommunications and poor timing. The play contains many distinct characters whose personalities are brought to life through Shakespeare’s writing. One of them is Mercutio, a great friend of Romeo. He is one of Shakespeare’s most beloved and well-known characters for the charisma he possesses and his “Queen Mab” speech. Mercutio is a very outgoing, cunning, and comical person who puts his heart into everything that he does. The “Queen Mab” monologue truly emphasizes the passion, cleverness, and playful nature that Mercutio’s character brings to “Romeo and Juliet.”
Katya
4/16/2013 05:38:31 am
Romeo and Juliet
Frances R
4/16/2013 06:03:57 am
In Romeo and Juliet there are many long monologues and soliloquys that reveal a lot about the different types of people in the play. Looking into the language of the Queen Mab speech in Act 1 Scene 4 it is clear that the play features realists and dreamers. Mercutio gives his opinion on dreamers through his Queen Mab speech, and other opinions on these types of people are shown throughout the play. In Romeo and Juliet, the language of the Queen Mab speech shows the good and bad things about being a dreamer or realist in the play.
Andrew Pennoni
4/16/2013 08:55:48 am
Romeo and Juliet Essay
Philisha Abrahim
4/16/2013 09:38:32 am
A villain is defined as “one blamed for a particularly evil or difficulty”. Romeo, of Romeo and Juliet, is the bad guy or villain in this Shakespearian play. The evil that Romeo is blamed for in this play is sweet Juliet’s corruption. In Romeo and Juliet, Romeo’s role in Juliet’s transition from purity to corruption, I think, classifies him as a villain.
Jake R.
4/16/2013 10:10:55 am
How can you distinguish between true love and “love” in a story? How can you tell if the emotions a character feels are truly passionate, or just misleading? A lot of authors can use language in their works to help the reader distinguish a character’s emotions. This comes in to play with Romeo and his feelings towards his two loves, Rosaline and Juliet. In the story, we see Romeo say he loves both Rosaline and Juliet, but it’s often hard to tell if his love for Juliet is truer than his love for Rosaline. Shakespeare helps you understand this confusion. Based on the figurative language used by Shakespeare in Romeo and Juliet I believe that Romeo’s love for Juliet is truer than his “love” for Rosaline.
Priya
4/16/2013 10:34:32 am
Love is a major concept of Shakespeare’s historically defined play, Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare’s use of language allows the audience to observe the change of attitude that Romeo displays as his attitude towards the definition of love changes. How genuine are his feelings to Juliet? Does his love for Rosaline differ in any way from his love to Juliet? By observing Shakespeare’s style of figurative language, I believe that the affections that Romeo has for Rosaline is more genuine and true than his love for Juliet.
Matilda
4/16/2013 11:04:56 am
Sometimes what your family wants for you is different than what you want for yourself. Many teenagers experience this feeling; their parents want them to be somebody they aren't. As children we feel like our parents are faultless, smart, and know what’s best for us, without even a bit of doubt. But, as we grow and mature, we see that our parents aren’t the spitting images of perfection we always thought they were. They are indeed flawed. And sometimes, somewhere along the way, we stop believing our parents know what’s best for us, even if they still believe it. I think this is what happens to Juliet in Romeo and Juliet. All her life she has done exactly as her parents tell her, but now she has to choose. Either listen to her parents, and stay in the comfortable identity of her family and social status, or listen to her heart, and jump into her inner identity. Juliet’s soliloquy in act 2 scene 2 shows her speaking her mind about this; it is central to the play because it shows this struggle that Juliet goes through, and her ultimate choice to be with Romeo over her parents. 4/16/2013 11:27:28 am
What is love? There are different kinds of love and everyone has their own definition of it. Love plays a huge role in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. The story is based off of Juliet and Romeo’s love for each other and the drastic measures they will take to be together. Throughout the story, different types of love are shown between the characters and their interactions. For example, Juliet’s love for Romeo is different than her love for the Nurse, which is different than her love for her parents. The comparison between Romeo’s love for Rosaline and his love for Juliet is a common topic. Through Shakespeare’s figurative language throughout Romeo and Juliet, I believe that Romeo’s love for Juliet is stronger and more real than his love for Rosaline.
jenny
4/16/2013 11:51:18 am
In Romeo and Juliet, many unfortunate events occur throughout the story resulting from the confliction between the Montague’s and the Capulet’s. Fighting and arguing is constantly happening, causing deaths, the unsuccessfulness of any relationship with someone from the opposing family, and complete chaos throughout Verona. The story of the star crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet, is not only challenged by fate, but entirely controlled by the tension among the families. In the play Romeo and Juliet, the competition and hatred between the Montagues and Capulets controls the plot of the story, which consequences in Romeo and Juliet being forced to be separated, the gruesome fight between Tybalt, Romeo, and Mercutio, and the deaths of both Romeo and Juliet.
David S.
4/16/2013 11:58:45 am
In the play Romeo and Juliet, Romeo and Juliet fall in love at first sight. When Juliet and Romeo formally meet for the first time in the balcony scene, Shakespeare’s writing shows us the contrast in how the two lovers express their extreme love for one another. Shakespeare’s prose also incorporates similes and metaphors, and depending on the characters’ choices of comparison, we can surmise that Romeo’s love for Juliet is quite different than Juliet’s love for Romeo. In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare’s use of comparison language demonstrates that Romeo’s love for Juliet is superficial whereas Juliet’s love for Romeo is more profound.
Hannah Kohute
4/16/2013 12:08:29 pm
Shakespeare’s tragedy, “Romeo and Juliet” centers around two teenagers in love, but also focuses on many supporting characters that help convey different themes. For example, Mercutio, a witty and cynical friend of Romeo’s, tells the story of Queen Mab. Through this monologue, the audience discovers more about Mercutio’s personality and beliefs. The Queen Mab speech emphasizes Mercutio’s imagination and wit, but also his view on love and his disbelief in dreams.
The only Noah in the class
4/16/2013 12:14:47 pm
Duality is the idea that everything comes in pairs. Some examples may be "salt and pepper", "black and white", and who could forget, "Romeo and Juliet". Duality is very common throughout the play. Figurative language about light and dark, and oxymoron's are just some examples. Even the characters represent duality as they have their counter part in the other family (i.e. Romeo and Juliet, Nurse and Friar, Tybalt and Mercutio). In his play, Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare frequently emphasizes duality through his language and his characters.
emmab
4/16/2013 12:20:17 pm
Love is a versatile emotion that is felt and expressed in a variety of ways. The feeling of love can range from primarily materialistic to authentic and genuine. This is an incredibly important theme in William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, and the author portrays it tremendously through his use of figurative language. When the story commences, Romeo claims that he is in love with a young girl called Rosaline, and goes out of his way to interact and communicate with her. Later, Romeo meets the adolescent Juliet, and his feelings are profoundly contrasting to those he previously felt for Rosaline. Romeo’s feelings are displayed by Shakespeare through his use of expressive imagery and clever similes. In Romeo and Juliet, Romeo’s love for Juliet is represented by harmonious imagery and similes, while his love for Rosaline is portrayed through dissonant figurative language.
Kate DiRienzi
4/16/2013 12:40:15 pm
“I love you” are three words that carry an amount of meaning which is difficult for even the greatest of minds to fully comprehend. Romeo says to Juliet “If I profane with my unworthiest hand this holy shrine, the gentle sin is this: my lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand to smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss” (1.5.104-107). It is a valid argument to say that these two phrases deliver a very similar message. If Shakespeare could’ve written the same thing in more realistic language and using only three words instead of thirty one, why didn’t he? Why force your readers to have to decipher each line instead of just using simple English? I believe that Shakespeare’s form of language had specific and ingenious intent behind it. In the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare uses unusual language strategically to provoke emotions, display a division between the this and the real world and match the tone of the entire play.
George Kyriazis
4/16/2013 12:57:20 pm
The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is one of the most well written and stylized pieces of literature in history. In this beautiful piece of literature there are many famous soliloquys and monologues that are artfully written. We will focus on one particular monologue from act 4 scene 3 of Romeo and Juliet. Juliet’s monologue from this scene shows much about her as a person, and her willingness to do anything for her love, Romeo.
Will Haury
4/16/2013 01:32:45 pm
People are willing to do crazy things for love. Romeo and Juliet are two characters that are completely engrossed in their love for each other, and each values the other’s love more than anything else in the world. The two lovers are even willing to take their own lives if living means being separated from their partner. Many of the other characters in the book cannot grasp the extremes that Romeo and Juliet will go to just to be together, in Heaven or on Earth. One character that does seem to have a deeper understanding of their emotions is Friar Lawrence. Friar Lawrence’s monologue in Act 3 Scene 3 of Romeo and Juliet demonstrates a thorough comprehension of Romeo’s tumultuous emotions, emphasizes the lengths that the lovers will go to for their love, and highlights the ridiculousness of such extremes.
maura
4/16/2013 01:34:55 pm
The characters in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet are built up and emphasized in many different ways. Monologues and soliloquys are used in this play to emphasize the characters. The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet has a theme of love and these monologue's bring out Juliet's passion for Romeo. These monologues also develop and bring out her character in many ways. Juliet's monologue in Act 4, Scene 3 of Romeo and Juliet demonstrates that she will do anything for love.
Alex Maillet
4/16/2013 01:39:03 pm
Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, is about a man and a woman that come from opposite families that immediately see each other and experience love at first sight. This play follows the main characters, Romeo and Juliet, who have to overcome the obstacles that come about them to be with each other. Shakespeare writes in such a way that makes the play follow more of Romeo than Juliet but hidden within the texts shows evidence that the play focuses more on Juliet’s character than Romeo’s character. In Juliet’s soliloquy in act 4 scene 3, Shakespeare shows Juliet’s courage, faithfulness to Romeo, and realism.
Katie Pell
4/16/2013 02:00:33 pm
Romeo and Juliet, a tragic play written by William Shakespeare, includes several soliloquies and monologues.For example, in act 2 scene 3, Friar Lawrence picks herbs in a field in the early morning, just as the dew disappears from the cold ground. As he mutters to himself and Romeo he describes that within every idea, person, and object a good side and a bad side exist. Friar’s speech also infers love is a concept that can bring only pain, only joy, or a mix of both. Friar Lawrence’s soliloquy in act 2 scene 3 of Romeo and Juliet displays the central theme of good and bad in love and mankind.
Dean Maola
4/16/2013 09:16:15 pm
How were Romeo and Juliet able to be married? What caused them to actually meet each other at the Capulet party? The answer to both of these questions are their friends. Not just their peers like Mercutio and Benvolio, but also the people that cared about them like the friar and the nurse. One great example of this is Mercutio’s Queen Mab speech. Mercutio’s Queen Mab monologue is an essential part in the story of Romeo and Juliet because it demonstrates the play's theme of going to the extreme to help the people you care about.
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