romeo and juliet concepts analysis

8/18/2019 Romeo and Juliet Concepts Analysis

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Vraj Shah

Cunningham

English 1 GT/Phoenix 8th

Romeo and Juliet Concept nal!sis

Fate vs. Free Will " #n the dramatic stor! o$ t%o star crossed lo&er in 'illiam Sha(espeare)s

Romeo and Juliet* hea&! presence o$ $ate &s* $ree %ill can +e seen in &arious locations in ct ,*

#n act , Romeo is +anished $orm Verona and $eels that the tide o$ the %orld and e&er!one in it

except $or Juliet is against him %hich he $eels is the ultimate test o$ his marriage %ith Juliet*

#nstead o$ +eing a $riend to the close relati&es o$ Juliet such as T!+alt- Romeo ends up (illing

T!+alt causing %hat in his &ie% is the tide o$ the %orld turn against him* .e$ore the (illing o$

T!+alt Romeo $elt that the tide o$ the %orld %as actuall! on his side as he %as a+le to marr! his

lo&e o$ his li&e Juliet- and also his parents had agreed to it* .ut a$ter the e&ent- Romeo sa% that

his %orld %as the exact opposite o$ his intentions* Romeo)s a%areness that the %orld is against

his side can +e seen %hen he sa!s 0- # am $ortune)s $ool2 3,*1*1,14* 5e thin(s o$ himsel$ in

pit! and in ironic humor as an!thing he does- is retaliated in an e6uall! %orse manner %hich he

considers $ate* 7o% that he is +anished $orm the land $or (illing a relati&e o$ his ne% and

+elo&ed %i$e he +elie&es that %ith $ree %ill and a mix o$ $ate he %ill +e a+le to return to Verona

in order to unite %ith his %i$e and his home that he has lo&ed and li&ed in $or as long as he can

remem+er in the +alance o$ the ontagues and Capulets* lso due to the prince separating

Romeo and Juliet una%are o$ their intimate relationship just as the rest o$ the to%n Romeo starts

to +elie&e that it is the com+ined $ree %ill o$ him and Juliet i$ the! are e&er to see each other

again +ut at the same time he +elie&es his separation $rom Juliet ma! +e $ate +ecause he married


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to a mem+er outside o$ the $amil! and not onl! that +ut to a person that is a mem+er o$ the

ri&aling $amil!*

Marriage/Gender Roles " #n the era %hen the tragic lo&e stor! or Romeo and Juliet too( place

gender meant just a+out e&er!thing in the %orld o$ politics and other (e! topics o$ the era* .eing

a male meant that !ou had no $ear %hat so e&er* 'hen Romeo heard o$ his possi+le exile due to

(illing T!+alt in the duel he started thin( that committing suicide ma! +e a +etter option then

li&ing in exile $or the rest o$ his li$e or at least until it %as sa$e $or his return to the to%n o$

Verona* 'hen :riar con$ronts Romeo a+out his decision a+out committing suicide he starts

calling Romeo a co%ard and a %imp $or e&en thin( or ac(no%ledging that he could ta(e the eas!

%a! out* 5old th! desperate hand rt thou a man; Th! $orm cries out thou art* Th! tears are

%omanish< th! %ild acts denote The unreasona+le $ur! o$ a +east* =nseeml! %oman in a

seeming man 0r ill>+eseeming +east in seeming +oth2 3,*,*118>19,4* 'hen :rair tal(s to

Romeo %ith these lines he is calling Romeo and %omanish2 %imp +ecause e&en though he is a

man he is cr!ing and thin(ing o$ suicide %hich is &er! unman li(e thing to do during the era*

nother example marriage and gender roles in Romeo and Juliet can +e seen %hen Juliet)s $ather

?ord Capulet sa!s that he need a $ul$illing man to $ill his role as lord once he is no longer li&ing

and the +est %a! to do that is +! ha&ing some+od! marr! Juliet* This sho%s marriage roles +!

ela+orating that a man meant e&er!thing to the $amil! man s!m+oli@ed po%er- control- and

%ealth %hich %ere the three main goals to achie&e in li$e at the time*

Love v. Infatuation> $ter hearing that he %as exiled $rom Verona- Romeo is grie$ stric(en and

is in a deep state o$ depression* .ecause he is $or+idden $rom the land- he comprehends that it

means that he and his ne%l! %edded %i$e are no longer allo%ed to see each other an!more*

'hen Juliet heard the trou+lesome ne%s that her ne% hus+and %as to +e exiled $or the death o$


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her cousin she had to decide %hether or not to support her o%n cousin- and go against her lo&e

Romeo- or to support Romeo her ne% hus+and and go against her o%n $amil! that nurtured and

cared $or her* Aue to her deep and +ottomless lo&e $or Romeo- she concluded that she should

support her ne% hus+and and go against her $amil! due to her lo&e $or Romeo* 'ith her decision

excessi&e tension +egins to occur %ithin the alread! dramatic pla!* Juliet no% displa!s a deep

role in %hich true lo&e no matter in %hat circumstances %ill al%a!s o&ercome sudden

in$atuations and hatred* The spirit o$ a $iend2 and s%eet $lesh2 3,*9*81>894* These lines clearl!

explain %hat Juliet $eels a+out Romeo- +ecause she has the constant lo&e o$ Romeo +ut at the

same time has an in$atuation $ull o$ hatred against Romeo $or (illing her o%n cousin that she

gre% up &er! closel! %ith* #n the end the lo&e o&ercame the in$atuation $ull o$ hatred $or Romeo*

The Helper or Wise Adviser " 'hen Juliet is $aced %ith the $act that she must marr! Count

Parris- she con&e!s that she %ould rather ta(e her li$e rather than marr!ing him* Ao thou +ut

call m! resolution %ise- and %ith this (ni$e #)ll help it presentl! 3sho%s him a (ni$e42 3B*1*B4*

'ith this line- Juliet detonates to :riar ?a%rence that she %ill (ill hersel$ unless he has a solution

$or her* #n response to this ultimatum :riar ?a%rence suggests that she ingest a poison that

induces death $or a short amount o$ time and then she %ill +e +rought +ac( to li$e again* To Juliet

this sounds li(e the per$ect plan in order to e&ade her marriage %ith Count Parris* The onl!

dra%+ac( o$ the plan is that she %ould ha&e to lea&e her $amil! +ehind- +ut due to her true lo&e

o$ Romeo she concludes that Romeo is %orth gi&ing her $amil! up $or* :riar ?a%rence seems to

ha&e come up %ith the per$ect plan +ut as $oreshado%ed in the prologue his plan ma! not

produce the desired outcomes* #nstead o$ helping Juliet)s situation o$ her marriage %ith Romeo-

he instead ends up causing the death o$ +oth o$ the star>crossed lo&ers* 5e causes the indirect

death o$ Romeo +! $irst not gi&ing Romeo the ne% the Juliet is actuall! not dead* Since :riar


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?a%rence $ailed to tell Romeo- Romeo (ills himsel$ %ith a poison as he thin(s that the onl!

meaning o$ his li$e has just died* 5o%e&er- in the e!es o$ the to%n and e&en in Sha(espeare he

%as al%a!s place in a positi&e connotation* =ltimatel! :riar)s ad&ice and solution to the pro+lem

did not pan out correctl! causing the deaths o$ t%o tragic star>crossed lo&ers* #nstead o$ +ringing

Romeo and Juliet together he just actuall! dro&e a +igger %edge in +et%een them*

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