Romeo And Juliet Figurative Language Essay

Friar Lawrence also tells Romeo that his "noble shape is but a form of wax"(Shakespeare). This metaphor

Throughout the second act of the play, we get to see that Friar cares deeply about Romeo and is quite literally his “spiritual advisor”. We see that he has Romeo’s best interest in mind multiple times including the following quote, “Be plain, good son, and homely in thy drift. Riddling confession finds but riddling shrift.” This is one place Friar showcases how much he cares for Romeo. At this point in the play, Romeo is struggling to face the fact that he has fallen in love with Juliet.

By also assisting Romeo with a plan when he is banished from Verona, as well as continuing to help the two lovers meet when separated, Friar Lawrence is risking the spotting of the banned Romeo in Verona. However more importantly, they also help by creating a diversion to keep Juliet from marrying Paris, her parent’s choice of groom. By creating a plan in which Juliet fakes her own death by drinking a liquid provided by the Friar from his garden, more problems are eventually caused and faced. If this act (engineered by Friar Lawrence and the Nurse) had not happened, along with Friar John had not being able to successfully delivering the message for this plan, Romeo would not be shocked when given the news that his newly wedded wife has been found dead on her bed. This then causes Romeo to go to Juliet’s grave, where she lays unconscious.

The American actress Keri Russell said, “Sometimes it is the smallest decision that can change your life forever.” Russell means that a person should be thorough when making seemingly unimportant decisions because they can have serious consequences. In William Shakespeare’s tragedy Romeo and Juliet, many characters make unwise decisions. However, Friar Laurence creates many complex plans in order to help Romeo and Juliet. These unwise decisions lead to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet.

Firstly, Romeo killed Tybalt and was reckless. For example, after Romeo kills Tybalt, Lady Capulet says, “Romeo slew Tybalt. Romeo must not live” ….. this is a pure example of how Romeo was a killer and had slayed Tybalt. Another prime example is when the prince says, “Whom Romeo’s hand did slay.

Friar Laurence is bringing up Juliet, his love, to save Romeo from “slay thyself”. In addition, after Friar Laurence compares Romeo to a powder in an inexperienced soldier’s flask, Friar Laurence says, “What, rouse thee, man! Thy Juliet is alive, / For whose dear sake thou wast but lately dead” (3.3.141-142). Friar Laurence attempts to calm Romeo down by bringing up that “thy Juliet is alive”. Friar Laurence is aware that by bringing up who Romeo loves, Romeo will come to the realization that Romeo should not be crying over banishment.

In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare the author shows the theme that without moderation there are negative consequences through three situations. The three situations that convey the theme are the first brawl, the second brawl, and Romeo threatening suicide. William Shakespeare shows the theme that without moderation there are negative consequences in the first brawl. The first brawl takes place in Verona square between the servants of both houses, as a dispute turned into a quarrel. When the Capulet servant talks about “biting his thumb” this conveys the theme as the servants started taking things to far when it came to the insults which ended up in the brawl.

In William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, there are many aspects of the play which are linked to the teenage brain and how it functions. The teenage brain does not work the same as it does in adults and therefore helps the plot of the play move along quickly. Many of the parts that function in the adolescent brain can be seen in almost every decision that Romeo and Juliet make. Many studies have been created to take a look at how the adolescent brain works. There are some key elements to the brain of adolescents that show why most teens make these impulsive and adventurous decisions.

Romeo makes an unnecessary move of grabbing a dagger and trying to kill himself without acknowledging that the Nurse has come to deliver a message. If he did acknowledge that there may be a message from Juliet, he assumes that Juliet does not want to be his wife anymore though the Nurse mentioned that she is weeping for him in addition to Tybalt. Fortunately, Friar Lawrence shames Romeo for acting like a “unseemly woman in a seeming man”(III.iii.122). However, the next unfortunate assumption causes his

Friar gives one of his most important pieces of advice to Romeo when he tells him that “Wisely, and slow. They stumble that run fast” (2.3.94). As is often said, experience is only achieved through the passage of time and only once a certain age is reached can the speed at which life comes and goes be understood. This advice that Friar gives is a culmination of his life’s experiences. Friar’s age has allowed him to gain many insights not seen yet by the more youthful Romeo and Juliet.

In the story, Romeo’s characteristics and actions are very immature. After the party, Romeo, who has ‘fallen in love’ with Juliet, meets with Friar

During act 2, scene 3, Friar Lawrence tells Romeo, “They stumble that runs fast.” Through the advice, Friar Lawrence advises Romeo to not be hasty and think with his head before acting on his impulses or else there will be unfavorable consequences. Due to Romeo’s stubbornness and youthful immaturity, he does not heed Friar Lawrence’s advice and this sets the stage for a tragedy. Friar Lawrence’s advice reverberates throughout the play as this foreshadows the outcome of one of Shakespeare’s greatest and most well known plays and even in today’s society this remains true. The advice told by Friar Lawrence concerns the many characters shown throughout the play and may very well be true in the audience’s life as we speak.

¨….Calling death banished thou cust my head off with a golden and smilest upon the stroke that murders me¨3.3.21-23. Romeo was acting childish. Romeo isn 't thinking about how his actions will

When the friar says this, he is warning Romeo that what he is viewing as all good may turn out to be all bad. Romeo is also impulsive. Since Romeo is a dreamer, he allows his emotions to directly influence his decisions and that makes him impulsive. Once Romeo feels something, he usually acts upon the feeling without thinking of the consequences. This is seen when the day after Romeo and Juliet meet he wants to be married to her.

When his character Romeo notices Juliet for the first time he says, “Did my heart love till now. Forswear it, sight! For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night” (Shakespeare 62). In modern terms, this means, “ Did my heart ever love anyone before this moment? My eyes were liars, then, because I never saw true beauty before tonight.