Mercutio and Benvolio both felt the raging sun as it threw its scorching, afternoon rays onto the town square in Verona. Benvolio pleaded that Mercutio should leave with him as he feared there would be a bad ending to the day if they should be confronted by a Capulet and an argument occurred. They could hear the sound of water as it trickled into the tub in front of the church. The sound of the water could be heard from the market stalls where Mercutio and Benvolio were standing. The white towel in Mercutio’s left hand was placed gently over his face as he wiped away the sweat while they walked from the stalls to the water tubs.…
During an encounter with Romeo, Tybalt disregards what Capulet told him, dwells in his hatred for the Montague family, and allows it to influence his thoughts. Evidently, by choosing not to dismiss past events, Tybalt has…
Lord Capulet Never knew Lord Capulet was a very wealthy man. But he was also the cause for Romeo and Juliet’s deaths. He never knew what he was doing, lord Capulet let Romeo stay at the party, force Juliet to get married, and didn’t like the Montagues. Romeo was very depressed and went to the party. Tybalt saw Romeo and told lord Capulet.…
Miranda Gobin/P5/2017 How Does Shakespeare Present Juliet (Romeo and Juliet) From Shakespeare’s classic, Romeo and Juliet, comes the most notable female character in English literature, she is a young girl, who has lived a sheltered and seemingly eventless life before meeting him. At times she can be very passionate but she is also one of the most intelligent characters in the play as well as brave and devoted to what she believes in throughout the play These are the most prominent traits that Shakespeare gives Juliet Capulet. First, Juliet is a sweet girl with childlike innocence, kindness, and passion. For example, although knowing Romeo for less than a day, she becomes absolutely love-struck by him. Later on the night of the Capulet…
Despite explaining that girls who marry young are often later full of sorrows, and that Juliet is the only hope left in his life, Capulet tells Paris to go ahead and try to obtain Juliet’s love. Lord Capulet knows that his daughter’s consent is just as important as, if not more important than, his own. Furthermore, when Romeo who is of the Montague household, sneaks into the Capulet’s dance wearing a mask, Tybalt discovers who he is. When Tybalt informs Lord Capulet that there someone from the house of his enemy is at the party, Capulet responds by saying, Content thee, gentle coz, let him alone, ‘A bears him like a portly gentlemen And to say truth, Verona brags of him To be a virtuous and well-govern’d youth.…
First, he wants to kill Romeo for attending the party (1.5.55-58). This is important because the only thing Tybalt is doing, is building up the feud. Instead of doing this, Tybalt could have handled the situation in a better manner by ignoring Romeo and enjoying his time at the party. Secondly, he challenges Romeo because of the anger he generated when his ego was insulted (2.4.6-8). This escalates the conflict because of Tybalt putting a barrier between the Montagues and Capulets by challenging the opposing member.…
In Act 3, Scene 2 of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Juliet’s reaction to the death of Mercutio and Tybalt and the banishment of her new husband Romeo shows that Juliet is defensive and passionate towards her spouse. When the Nurse speaks ill of Romeo’s banishment, Juliet defends him. Most people’s outlook on Romeo changes once he murders her cousin, Tybalt. Instead of being ashamed of Romeo, she concludes that if her cousin was not killed, her husband would have been killed instead. She believes that his actions are justified, while her cousin is the one at fault.…
Capulet’s stubbornness and Friar Lawrence’s impetuosity that brought about the lover’s untimely end. The first character whose actions can be indicted for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet is Mercutio. At the beginning of the play, Mercutio coerces Romeo into going to the Capulet part, despite how he is a Montague, the Capulet’s sworn enemy. He tells Romeo “Nay, gentle Romeo we must have you dance,” when Romeo expresses doubt about going to the party in act 1 scene 4.…
100), referring to Rosaline, the woman/girl he loved so very much before going to the party. It is important to note that more likely than not, he (supposedly)fell in love with Rosaline without even talking to her since she is never seen in the play. Just a few hours later at the party, Romeo falls in love again, this time with Juliet. He flirts with her as they exchange kisses. Afterward, while he talks to Benvolio, he finds out that Juliet is a Capulet, “Is she a Capulet?…
At the party where no Montagues are welcome, Capulet, aware that Romeo is intruding, welcomes him as a guest. Lord Capulet shows his hospitality towards Romeo and refuses to kick him out of his party. Although Tybalt disagrees, Capulet does not think of Romeo as an enemy and is pleased to have him as a guest in his home. Lord Capulet speaks well of Romeo and in turn, scolds Tybalt for being rude and disruptive. Capulet responds to Tybalt’s enragement over Romeo’s presence at the party: “Content thee, gentle coz, let him alone. /…
For act 5 scene 1 I felt the perfect song was bad news by Kanye west because of the circumstances of the scene. The characters involved in this scene are Romeo, Balthasar, and the apothecary. In this scene Romeo has a dream that something good is going to happen to him, he says to himself the thought of how wonderful it would be to have the women he loves, but he doesn’t know that the dream might never come true it can relate to the lyrics “ didn’t you know I was waiting on you waiting on a dream that would never come true”. Then Romeo receives the bad news of Juliet’s death from Balthasar he says “Then she is well, and nothing can be ill her body sleeps in the Capulets monument and her immortal part with angles lives I saw her lay low in her…
During this celebration Romeo sneaks into to the party in order to see Rosaline. Tybalt knowing Romeo finds out Romeo’s presence, which he tells Lord Capulet, to which Lord Capulet says what is above.…
Romeo desperately wants to see Tybalt as family, but their families’ influence and the ongoing feud lead to Tybalt’s unnecessary death. Romeo is also banished in response to Tybalt’s murder, which affects he and Juliet emotionally. The Capulets never take the time to understand Juliet. This is most prominent when the Capulets force Juliet into an unwanted marriage with Paris: “Hang thee young baggage! Disobedient wretch!…
Before Romeo met Juliet he was lovesick over a girl named, Rosaline was also a Montague. When Romeo made his attempt to impress her she still didn’t show interest in him. Over the rejection Romeo was brokenhearted and shows how he is simply a teenager who had a petty crush. Juliet is a young girl in her early teens who grew up very proper, at this time in history girls such as Juliet, rarely had a moment to themselves or away from their families. So when Juliet met Romeo, Romeo was giving attention that she had never had before hand and thought what was occurring was love.…
Because Romeo, Mercurio, and Benvolio secretly entered Capulet ball without invitation, Tybalt and his cronies brawl with them on the street. When Tybalt calls Romeo a villain and asks him to draw his sword, Romeo is not irritated by his verbal attacks but says “ I do protest i never injured thee, but love thee better than thou canst devise till thou shalt know the reason of my love; and so, good Capulet, which name I tender as dearly as mine own, be satisfied. ”(Act 3, scene 1, line 66, The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet) Romeo announces he has good reason, which is that he has secretly married to Juliet, to love Tybalt and wants to avoid a fight. Since Tybalt is Juliet’s cousin, Romeo regards this long- standing rival as a family member. We can understand that Romeo, an impulsive young man, can change himself and act on the basis of…