How Does Shakespeare Create Tension In Romeo And Juliet

William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is set in 16th century Verona, Italy. A play that relays the story of two young lovers whose ill-fated deaths end an ancient family feud. The two lovers, Romeo and Juliet, come from families who disapprove of their love. Their situation complicates as the play progresses, with an arranged marriage and several deaths. Romeo and Juliet both fall to the consequences of their secret marriage. Even from the beginning, their decisions were rash; especially from Romeo. Shakespeare use of various tactics in developing Romeo’s character in the play. He shows that Romeo has an impulsive and emotional disposition. In the play Romeo and Juliet, Romeo is irrational.

Romeo and Juliet was a classic romance novel about passion, love and tragedy, written and first acted in 1595. According to Alan Durband, many versions of Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet all relate to Shakespeare's understanding of early life in Verona. Romeo, a Montague, falls in love with Juliet, a Capulet, because he is romantically inclined. The Capulets and Montagues are feuding households His impulsivity caused a lot of people to die and experience emotional pain. Falling in love with Juliet was the event that started a chain reaction.

Allusions in Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare’s use of allusions brings out the numerous themes hidden in his writings. Throughout Romeo and Juliet, he largely alludes to mythological beings, where themes revolving around love can be found. The theme that love can’t be forced is revealed through Shakespeare’s allusions to Diana, the goddess of chastity, and Cupid, the god of love. Love is a feeling that comes at random, so forcing someone to love is futile.

‘Romeo and Juliet’ is a tragic play about two star crossed lovers written by Shakespeare in 1595. The play is a timeless teenage tradgedy. “The play champions the 16th Century belief that true love always strikes at first sight,” (Lamb 1993: Introduction) and even in modern times an audience still want to believe in such a thing as love at first sight. Act II Scene II the balcony scene displays that romantic notion perfectly.

Romeo and some friends end up hearing about a party at the Capulets, so, naturally they went even though the Capulets and Montagues are enemies. At the party, Romeo looks around and sees Juliet and asked himself if he’s ever really loved. Romeo and Juliet share a talk and a kiss but eventually all good things must come to an end. “With love’s light wings did I o'erperch these walls. For stony limits cannot hold love out (2.2.73-75)”. Romeo is saying that he was so determined to see Juliet again he climbed the tall orchard walls to see her.He should have been open minded before the party because he came across

The play, Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, is about a tragedy of two star crossed lovers who want nothing more than to be together forever. “…Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, And I’ll no longer be a Capulet.” (2.2.35-36) Romeo, a Montague, who is young and passionate, meets Juliet at a Capulet party. When they meet, it’s love at first sight. Juliet, a Capulet, is a beautiful young lady tired of being controlled by her father, Lord Capulet. The two families are in a never ending feud that comes between Romeo and Juliet’s love. In the course of four and a half days, Romeo and Juliet plan their marriage with the help of Priest Friar Laurence and Juliet’s Nurse. After the couple is married,

During some of part one, and two, we slowly learn about Romeo and his dilemma. He has fallen in love with beautiful Rosaline and all of his heart is crying out to her. He vows to never see a beauty as fair as her, and complains about the rudeness and pain of love. He allows himself to go to the party with Mercutio and his friends, but remarks he won't have a good time. "I'll go along, no such sight to be shown, But to rejoice in a splendor of mine own."  That is until he sees Juliet. Instantly he forgets all of his lamenting for Rosaline love, and proclaims Juliet is the most beautiful thing he has ever seen. "O! she doth teach the torches to burn bright. It seems she hangs on the cheek of night, like a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear; Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear! So shows a snowy dove trooping with crows, As yonder lady o'er her fellows shows. The measure done, I'll watch her place of stand, And, touching hers, make blessed my rude hand. Did my heart love till now? forswear it, sight! For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night."

For example, on the Balcony scene, when Romeo encountered Juliet, Juliet exclaimed, “O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? / Deny thy father and refuse thy name, / Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, / And I’ll no longer be a Capulet” (2.2.36-39). This quote toward the middle of the story demonstrates that Juliet truly loves Romeo, meaning that she regrets that Romeo is a Montague, and that she is a Capulet. The division between their families produces a lot of issues for them because the Capulet and the Montagues have massacred themselves continuously. Shakespeare uses connotation and symbolism by deeply showing that Juliet is essentially asking Romeo, why he is a Montague? Juliet asks Romeo to object his last name, so they could have a peaceful relationship, not separated by violence. In addition to this, when Juliet went to consult Friar Lawrence concerning the marriage with Count Paris, she said, “O, bid me leap, rather than marry Paris, / From off the battlements of any tower, / Or walk in thievish ways, or bid me lurk / Where serpents are. Chain me with roaring bears, / Or hide me nightly in a charnel house” (4.1.78-81). This quote towards the end of the story demonstrates that Juliet prefers to die than to marry Count Paris. She is essentially saying that she’ll

To begin, the secrets between Romeo and Juliet are presented initially in Juliet’s garden turns into the literal secret marriage in the church, which is the first shaping of the play. As a first point, Juliet’s garden is the starting point of the tragedy. It is in this location that Romeo hears of Juliet’s love for him. Romeo hides in the Capulet garden, when he overhears Juliet say, “My love as deep; the more I give to thee; / The more I have, for both are infinite” (2.2134-135). This is the first case of love presented between the two lovers. As a result of Juliet saying this, Romeo reveals himself out of hiding and proposes to Juliet. The fact of this scene being portrayed in the Capulet garden is important, as if such words are said in a more public setting, rumours would

The balcony scene is the most well known scene in Romeo and Juliet the theme; love has no boundaries, was best interpreted in Zeffirelli’s film. In the text the theme is shown when Romeo says “with love’s light wings did I o’erperch these walls; for stony limits cannot hold love out, and what love do, that dares love attempt, therefore thy kinsmen are no stop to me” (541.) in this scene Romeo is telling Juliet that the kingsmen can’t stop him not even a stone wall which love lets him fly over. In the film the visual representation matched the text and showed Romeo’s ability to easily climb over the stone wall with love's help and the fearlessness he portrayed are examples of the theme that love has no boundaries and prove that nothing can stop Romeo from loving

In the balcony scene, Romeo’s irrational thinking contrasts with Juliet’s logical mentality when Romeo informs Juliet of how he came to see her, when Juliet mentions that Romeo could be killed, and when Romeo believes he is fantasizing. For example, Romeo is foolish when he describes how he arrived in the orchard near Juliet’s room. From her window, Juliet asks Romeo how he arrived in the orchard as the walls surrounding it are quite high and seemingly impossible to climb. Romeo aberrantly responds, “With love’s light wings did I o’erperch these walls, / For stony limits cannot hold love out” (2.2.71-72).

"Tension, in the long run, is a more dangerous force than any feud known to man". Although this may be true in other stories, in the case of Romeo and Juliet, the feud only lead to tension which lead to more feuding which lead to more tension and so on. Romeo and Juliet- written by William Shakespeare- is the famous tragedy of two young lovers destined to fall in love and be torn apart by a feud between their families. If not for the feud, Romeo and Juliet wouldn't have faced their end so soon. They wouldn't have felt the need to sneak around and keep secrets from their families, and there wouldn't be as much death in their lives.

The author, William Shakespeare, efficiently employs various events and characters in the play, Romeo and Juliet, to convey that love conquers all. Through manipulation of Act 2, Scene 2, also renowned as the 'Balcony Scene’, Shakespeare effectively demonstrates how Romeo and Juliet’s love surmounts numerous things, in the play. Additionally, Shakespeare portrays that/how the strength of Romeo’s love for his murdered friend Mercutio, creates a desire for revenge despite potentially receiving death penalty; displaying that Romeo’s love for his friend conquers the fear of death. Furthermore, the final scene also depicts how love triumphs over the terror of death and how the Montague and Capulet parents’ mutual love for their children, Romeo

William Shakespeare is the master of figurative language. He has wrote many intriguing plays including romeo and Juliet, a tragic love story. Shakespeare uses figurative language to define, describe, and to give the text more detail. In Shakespeare's play, romeo and juliet, Friar laurence uses an extended metaphor, personification, alliteration and many other parts figurative language. To add more of everything to a play, story novel, comic, etc..

Figurative language is important in the balcony scene in Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare as it proves that Romeo is dramatic. In the balcony scene Romeo and Juliet are talking about how much they love each one another. As Romeo and Juliet speak to each other Romeo speaks about how Juliet is the sun. Romeo says that Juliet is the sun when Juliet arrives at the balcony and Romeo is watching over her as Juliet speaks loud to herself. Romeo whispers to himself “It is the East and Juliet is the sun” (Shakespeare II.2.3). This quote is a type of metaphor. Romeo is acting dramatic and comparing Juliet with the sun. This means that when it gets dark and menacing Juliet’s alluring appearance