ROMEO AND JULIET CHARACTER ANALYSIS Juliet Capulet Juliet is not 14‚ but nearing the age of maturity from immaturity. She is seen as a good willing‚ obedient child at the start of the play. She tries to love Paris‚ a man who Lady Montague arranged for Juliet. This however‚ is quite a childish in her ways of being obedient and she has an immature idea of love. She has no friends that share her age‚ and she is not comfortable being around conversations that are about sex. This is seen in Act 1
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1. Ensure that all students have read most of Romeo and Juliet and have seen 1 or 2 adaptations. 2. Discuss character using lecture notes. 3. Write character names on the board and ask the class “what kind of traits exist in these characters. “ 4. Pass out character worksheets. These worksheets will only include excerpts that were discussed in‚ or at the very least‚ touched on in the unit. 5. This activity can be done in groups or individually. It is recommended that it is done individually as
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In literature‚ secondary characters are supporting characters that may not be as important as the main characters‚ but play a key role in the story’s progression and outcome. In “Romeo and Juliet‚” there are a number of secondary characters all who influence the outcome of the play from its beginning until the very end. One such character is Friar Lawrence‚ who married Romeo and Juliet and through trying to bring two warring households together‚ was a key role in causing the tragic ending by telling
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Romeo and Juliet is about two young people that try to keep their love for each other from their feuding families… Romeo and Juliet was written by William Shakespeare ‚an English writer‚ in the early years of his career from 1594-1595. Romeo is a static character that is interested in love not violence. He is 16 years old and part of the Montague family. Romeo is heartbroken throughout the story. Although the sadness gets to him he is very impulsive and brave. In the play‚ Romeo starts off very
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Romeo and Juliet character analysis Juliet is the daughter of Lord and Lady Capulet. When the play begins‚ we learn from the nurse that Juliet is soon turning fourteen (“Even or odd‚ of all the days in the year come Lammas-Eve at night shall she be fourteen”). In Juliet’s first meeting with her mother and the nurse‚ she seems to be an obedient and responsible child. She comes immediately when they call her and answers always respectfully to her mother: "Madam‚ I am here‚ / What is your will?" (“Act
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Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”‚their short love story could have lasted forever‚ if only they had done some things different. What could’ve been changed?One of the greatest love stories ever written is “Romeo and Juliet”‚ the story of the star-crossed lovers that fall in love at first sight. Imagine if Romeo only just talked to Juliet’s father. Her father might’ve became friends with the Monteques‚ so the marrriage would be successful. Or her father might have denied it and atleast Romeo would know
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After Romeo got banished for killing Tybalt‚ who killed Mercutio (the prince’s relative). Juliet’s parents‚ Capulet‚ and Lady Capulet forced Juliet to marry Paris‚ but Juliet and Romeo were already married. So‚ Juliet made an excuse to meet Friar Laurence‚ after meeting him. They made a plan to stop the marriage by giving Juliet a sleeping potion that made her seem like she’s dead‚ and after she takes it‚ they would hold a funeral for her. Then‚ they would put her in the tomb‚ after that Romeo would
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Hamlet “A man may fish with the worm that hath eat of a king‚ and eat of the fish that hath fed of that worm.” This quote was found in act IV‚ scene iii‚ lines 27-28. It was said by Hamlet to Claudius. This develops the character of Hamlet very well because he is expressing a feeling without stating it bluntly. Hamlet is expressing his strong hatred towards Claudius when he says that beggars and kings are at the same level when they die. Claudius‚ being a snob‚ was affected him with this
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Juliet For the majority of act 5‚ Juliet is in a deep sleep‚ while Romeo believes she is dead. He travels to Verona after hearing the news of her “death‚” as he plans on killing himself. When she wakes up in scene 3‚ she finds Romeo dead by her side. At this point she changes from being happy and hopeful that her and Romeo were going to be together‚ to completely miserable and heart broken. While feeling this extreme amount of pain‚ she makes the decision to kill herself. This was not out of feminine
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his death. Romeo exclaims to Tybalt‚ after Tybalt killed Mercutio‚ “He’s alive and victorious‚ and Mercutio’s dead?” (3.1.84). In this quote‚ Romeo is yelling that a great person was just killed by Tybalt‚ who shouldn’t be alive for killing Mercutio. When he is already known for his fighting and he had killed other people before‚ he will have a target on his back. Romeo is mad at Tybalt because he had just killed Mercutio‚ his friend. After killing Mercutio‚ Tybalt came back to fight Romeo. He didn’t
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