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Romeo and Juliet
In the first scene of Act 2, Mercutio makes fun of Romeo when Romeo runs away from Mercutio and Benvolio after the Capulets' party. He believes that Romeo is still hung up on his former beloved,...
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You can find the answer to this right at the very beginning of the scene. Benvolio and Mercutio are together walking on a street. Benvolio tells Mercutio that Tybalt, who is a relative of Juliet,...
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Romeo and Juliet
PEEL is an acronym for point, evidence, explain, and link, a method by which you can explain an argument. When writing PEEL paragraphs, you will have to consider all of these individual steps....
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This quote is from Act I, Scene iii of Romeo and Juliet, where Paris talks with Lord Capulet about his desire to marry Juliet. The lines are spoken by Capulet and are traditionally written out as...
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That's a really interesting comparison, so let's measure the characters against the definition of a hero: According to Google Dictionary, a hero is "a person who is admired or idealized for...
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The prologue to Romeo and Juliet is a Shakespearean sonnet of fourteen lines written in iambic pentameter, and divided into four subgroups. The first three subgroups are stanzas called "quatrains,"...
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Shakespeare employs puns, metaphor, personification, simile, couplets, oxymorons, hyperbole and allusion in Act I, Scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet. A pun is a play on words and often uses homophones,...
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Romeo and Juliet
The falling action of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, as in any other play, is determined by the climax of the play. Most scholars agree that the climax of Romeo and Juliet occurs when Romeo kills...
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I believe that Act 2, Scene 3, is a good place to start for finding quotes that would help support the idea that the friar is to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. This scene has the friar...
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Shakespeare presents commitment in two distinct ways. Through Juliet, Shakespeare shows unwavering commitment. Through Romeo, Shakespeare shows commitment as nothing more than a passing fancy....
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Romeo and Juliet is culturally relevant today because of its idea that hatred can be destructive. Shakespeare's story proves that no one wins when animosity dominates over all else. The...
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I don't think there are four quotes which "blame" the nurse. But here are four quotes which point to the Nurse's role in the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet - and perhaps help lead to their eventual...
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In act 3, scene 1, Romeo meets Tybalt's insults and rage with love, saying that he actually has a reason to love Tybalt and that this reason overshadows the anger he feels at being greeted in such...
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Although the marriage about to take place in Act 2, scene 6 is a peaceful scene, it does contain elements that foreshadow future sorrow. First, the Friar, upon blessing the marriage, asks the...
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The role of a patriarchal society in Romeo and Juliet is largely shown through Juliet's relationship with her father, Lord Capulet. Juliet is encouraged to be subservient and obedient (like her...
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Romeo and Juliet
Romeo impulsively moves from being the courtly lover to becoming the impetuous, impulsive lover and fighter, and then the depressed lover. Act I Early in the play Romeo reacts emotionally to the...
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In this play, honor mostly boils down to family pride. We never learn exactly why the Montagues and Capulets are feuding, and we only see them fight now over family honor or pride. The first...
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Romeo's main characteristic is that he is in love with being in love. His other main trait is his way with words. At the masquerade ball and during the balcony scene, he knows how to woo with...
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Romeo does a great deal of pining for Rosaline, and it all seems very dramatic and angsty. He says things like, "Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs" (1.1.197). He cries and mopes around,...
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The issue with names in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is not so much with the names themselves, but with what the names represent. The Capulets (Juliet's family) have been feuding with the...
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While Juliet possesses the tragic impulsiveness of Romeo in Shakespeare’s play, she has the sterling traits of caution and loyalty. In addition, she is of a passionate nature, which while good,...
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These words are spoken by Tybalt, who is a Capulet, in act 1, scene 4. He has heard Romeo extolling the virtues of Juliet, with whom he is, by this time, in love. Tybalt is saying that he...
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In her soliloquy (a speech given by a character alone on stage revealing that character's thoughts to the audience) at the beginning of Act II, Scene 5, Juliet expresses her displeasure with the...
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"Hadst" is an archaic word—meaning that it's a word no longer in common use—which is a contraction of "haddest," also an archaic word, which is the second person singular form of the past tense of...
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Juliet consistently shows a maturity well beyond her age. Once she falls in love with Romeo, she becomes a determined woman willing to risk everything to follow her heart. In the famous balcony...
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The biggest difference between the two young men is that Benvolio is a peacemaker, whereas Tybalt is a violent hothead always looking for trouble. Benvolio hates the violent feud that has developed...
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One reason why Friar Laurence's soliloquy in the beginning of Act 2, Scene 3 is important is that it helps to characterize Friar Laurence, especially by portraying him as a bit unusual. Friar...
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Lady Capulet does not know Juliet particularly well. We understand this from the very beginning of I.iii, when Lady Capulet tells the Nurse to call Juliet forth to her. Juliet responds to the...
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Of course, there is no exact answer to this -- Shakespeare doesn't say "here's why." But my explanation is that he changes because of Juliet's love or because of his love for Juliet. If you think...
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Romeo and Mercutio seem to be more different than they are similar, but they do have a few similarities. Both men enjoy wordplay and witty repartee, can be rather immature when they are together,...
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In the play, Tybalt seeks revenge on Romeo for sneaking into his uncle's ball and challenges him to a duel in act 3, scene 1. Romeo refuses Tybalt's challenge and attempts to ease the tension,...
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I presume that this question means to ask about Juliet professing her love for Romeo to her parents earlier than she does in the play. Juliet confesses that she loves Romeo in act 3, scene 5. What...
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In Act 1, Scene 3, Juliet and the Nurse are presented as having a very strong bond, even a friendship and mother-daughter relationship. However, it's also very clear that Juliet finds aspects of...
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This particular scene is full of puns, particularly shown to reveal Mercutio's playful and rather bawdy personality. Many of these puns, therefore, are sexual in nature. Consider this one:...
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I have provided ten words to describe Romeo, as well as justification for why I would describe Romeo that way. 1. Sorrowful Many a morning hath he there been seen,With tears augmenting the...
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Regarding Romeo and Juliet, you would think this would be a relatively easy question to answer. But the definition of tragedy has changed a bit through the years, and people don't always agree on...
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In act III, scene 5, the newly married Romeo and Juliet spend their wedding night together, but Romeo must make off at the crack of dawn. The lark is singing, and he can't risk being found at the...
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The most frequently used literary device in Juliet's soliloquy in Act 3, Scene 2 is personification.Personification is found in the opening lines in which she uses references Greek mythology to...
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Here at eNotes, we can't answer opinion questions for you, but we can offer facts from the play to help you make your decision. Here are a few things to consider when deciding how you feel about...
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At the end of Act V, Prince Escalus, who has learned of the tragic deaths of the two young lovers, announces, Capulet, Montague, See what a scourge is laid upon your hate,That heaven finds means...
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At the beginning of the play, Lord Capulet is depicted as a tolerant, understanding father who believes that Juliet is too young to get married. When Paris asks if Lord Capulet has given any more...
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Shakespeare presents several different understandings of romantic love in Act 1. We see a couple of notions presented through his characters Benvolio and Mercutio.Benvolio is the only practical...
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In act 3, scene 5 of Romeo and Juliet, Juliet tricks her mother, Lady Capulet, into thinking Juliet hates Romeo with a speech full of double meanings. When Lady Capulet tells Juliet that Romeo was...
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Interestingly, we never find out what the longstanding feud between the two families—the Capulets and the Montagues—is about. In the prologue, the Chorus says that both families are "alike in...
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Aristotle has given us the most commonly accepted definition of a tragic hero in his book Poetics. Aristotle defines a tragic hero as one who is of high social standing. In other words, a tragic...
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Romeo and Juliet is a story of young love. Shakespeare uses religious imagery to reinforce the purity of their love and how they are drawn together like religious pilgrims to a holy site. He also...
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One passage that portrays Romeo's immaturity can be found in the very first scene. When it is clear that Romeo is letting his heart be eaten away by his emotions for Rosaline, Benvolio begs him to...
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Romeo and Juliet
In the first of these soliloquies, Juliet is awaiting the arrival of Romeo, her new husband, at her bedchamber. She is longing for the daytime to be over so that he can come under the cover of...
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The main scene in Romeo and Juliet in which Juliet shows maturity and independence is act 3, scene 5. She resists her parents' efforts to compel her to marry Paris. After Tybalt’s death, Lady...
