Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet: Surry Arts Council Many people regard William Shakespeare’s work as outdated and rather dry, especially when it’s been done many times before. However, the Surry Arts Council rendition of Romeo and Juliet directed by Mark Donnell was exceptionally enjoyable. The set looked appealing with a balcony; made up of mostly browns with a touch of blue on the curtains. However, one complaint I had against this design was on the very top of the poles was a flimsy star speckled blue background. I found this to be distracting and somewhat unfitting with the rest of the scene. Nevertheless, the actors interacted well with the set. The most redeeming quality of the play was the character dynamics and the delivery of lines.
Two fathers together, for the first time, wept for the deaths of their children as their grief-stricken faces shone in the dusty light inside the tomb. Pain seared equally through all hearts of the Capulets and Montagues, both distraught by the unexpected death of their beloved children. The star-crossed lovers, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, recklessly fall in love despite their families’ raging feud. The couple’s newlywed lustful attitudes get them both, and many others, wistfully killed in William Shakespeare's incredible 16th century play, Romeo and Juliet. Due to the brilliant script of the play many question who is truly to blame for these abominable deaths.
Have you ever wondered how life was like when schools were only for the privilege and Kings still ruled over cities. Well Romeo and Juliet tells of just that. In the story a man and a woman meet and instantly fall in love, but both of their families are in a fued which causes plenty of bloodshed and ultimately the death of the two lovers, now the question is who is to blame for the blood loss and tears shed for them? The first thing that came to mind was the feud between the two families.
One of the most asked questions about the star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet, is “Who is to blame for the untimely deaths of these young lovers?”. The play Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, is filled with very influential emotions. The tragic deaths of Romeo and Juliet were brought about by many characters such as Lord Capulet, fate and a feud between two families. One of the most substantial characters in Romeo and Juliet is fate. There are many times where Shakespeare leads us to believe that fate is involved with the hapless deaths of Juliet and Romeo.
Even though fate and destiny bear some responsibility for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, the impact love had on their brains is to blame since it possessed them and made them take more risks. When Romeo and Juliet first fell in love with each other, their love possessed them, which influenced them to make the decisions that led to their deaths. For instance, in a TED Talk titled “The Brain in Love,” Helen Fisher explains how romantic love can cause one to lose their “sense of self” and not be able to “stop thinking about another human being” (Doc C). This describes how romantic love can possess one, causing them to make poor decisions they wouldn’t normally make.
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.
When naive young Romeo and Juliet meet each other and fall in love despite their families feud they become star-crossed lovers. Both lovers do everything in their power to be together. Their doomed fate induces problems and tragic endings as well as their own. Their deaths resolve the feud and teach the Capulets and Montagues a lesson. Their parents ' trivial feud kill the thing they loved the most.
Romeo and Juliet is a wonderful play . There are three versions of it . the first one an Italian movie of 1968 , a movie performed by Leonardo dicaprio and a Broadway play of 2014 . All of them are different, but equals at the same time and I am going to explain that by describing each one of them.
“Without you, I am torn like a sail in a storm,” insists We the Kings in their song, “Sad Song”. Romeo is a Montague, Juliet is a Capulet, their families are enemies, but this won’t stop them from being with each other. During this time and age for women, their father’s would choose their husband for them, and they have to obey their command. However, Juliet doesn’t obey her father, and falls in love with a man named Romeo. Being separated for Romeo and Juliet only makes their connection fow stronger.
Romeo and juliet “ Why was it a tragedy?’’ Romeo and juliet was a love story of a couple that will go lengths to be with each other but there was also problems one was they couldn’t be together since Juliet was a capulets and romeo was a montegue’s because of their family history. Another reason was that they did things they shouldn’t have done in the first place and would of been in big trouble if they got caught by their families. And lastly they both die at the end because they couldn’t be without each other When Romeo and Juliet met they knew they were in love they would talk about each other to themselves all the time and daydream about each other.when they found out that there families were forbidden together because their families
Many times, people blame people other than themselves for the events they take place in their life. However, sometimes it is, in fact, the own person’s fault. In Shakespeare’s romantic tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, there is a prime example of this. Tybalt died in Act 3, Scene 1 at no one else’s fault but his own. Tybalt demonstrated characteristics of an extreme hot head, he initiated, or tried to initiate multiple fights within the play, and he ended the life of a member of the Prince’s own family, Mercutio.
"Romeo and Juliet" told a tragic love story. The character Romeo fell in love with the Juliet in hostile family. Although they were married quietly, they died at the end of the story. Romeo was a typical tragic figure because he did not succeed to live with the lover forever. There were three characteristics leading to Romeo’s tragedy.
The story of Romeo and Juliet is not only a love story, but a tragedy. Romeo and Juliet are the children of families sworn in an abomination that fall deep in love after a glance. Their tale has been called a love story for centuries, but not very far ahead of a complete tragedy. As history goes, a love story is a tale of two lovers. Romeo and Juliet is certainly a love story.
What age is the appropriate age for teenagers to make their own decisions? In my opinion, I think teenagers should be considered responsible young adults at the age of 16. why? Their brains are starting to form, their starting to see what the "real world" is like. It's also when parents start giving young adults like myself, an extended curfew, and were able to give our opinion on certain topics.
I felt that “The Romeo and Juliet” play was a great romantic tragedy. Shakespeare had changed the whole climax vice versa at the end of the play. No one could predict that Romeo and Juliet would die at the end of the play. There are contrast and conflicts running through the whole play. Because of the rivalry between both Montague and Capulet families causes tragic results for Romeo and Juliet.
In the Prologue of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, the speaker, Shakespeare himself gives us an introduction to the story in the very unique form of a sonnet with the addition of many metaphors as well. The prologue itself is one of the more important speeches in the play because it gives us a general feel for the main characters, families and setting that are involved within most of the entirety of the story. There is also a certain rhythm to the reading that you can pick up on when you read it fluently to the end. The sonnet, divided into different sections and each section itself of either four lines or two, brings a different idea to the table as well as a different topic of the general story.