The play, Romeo and Juliet, by Shakespeare, is about two teenagers called Romeo and Juliet who fall in love. Only one person knows about it, and that is Juliet's nurse. Romeo and Juliet's families hate each other, so they do not tell their parents, because they would be extremely angry...

The Nurse and Friar Lawrence had a great influence on the outcome of Shakespeare's famous play, Romeo and Juliet. The Friar acts as Romeo's friend, philosopher, and guide parallel to the Nurse who advises for Juliet. They continuously work together to find ways for the young adults to marry in...

About the NurseJuliet's Nurse is first introduced to the play in Act I Scene 3. It is in this scene that we can gather her background information. She is a trusted family servant to Lord Capulet in Verona and she maintains an active voice in their family affairs. Lady Capulet involves the Nurse in h...

In this scene Nurse has three main goals. First, she wants to convey her message to Romeo: not to mess around with Juliet. Second, she wants to maintain some vestiges of dignity in front of Romeo's mercilessly tormenting friends. Finally, she wants some news from Romeo to satisfy Juliet, i.e...

Having studied 'Romeo and Juliet', I have found that the role of the nurse is far more important than first expected. Although traditionally a servant would play a very minor part, after analysing this play, it is apparent that the nurse is somewhat more of an important character. As h...

Lord Capulet, the Nurse, and the Friar are responsible, in part, for the tragic end to Romeo and Juliet's lives. Lord Capulet plays a crucial role in the destruction of Juliet's mental and emotional states; he disregards her emotional needs. The Nurse begins to have her own beliefs conce...

Montague vs. Capulet ,"Two households, both alike in dignity... from ancient grudge break to new mutiny." The Montague and Capulet families have an ancient and inexplicable squabble amid them. Within these two houses' relationships lie, either in the same family or between the two. The kinship...

Act I, Sc i In this scene Sampson and Gregory challenge Abraham and Balthasar to a duel. Abraham enters and sees Sampson 'biting his thumb' and they then duel. It is broken up when several officers enter and tell them to cease fighting. Lord Capulet then asks Lady Capulet for his sword t...

In this essay, I will be discussing to what extent the adults, Friar Lawrence, Nurse, and Juliet\'s parents, Capulet and Lady Capulet should be held accountable for their lack of judgment which lead to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet are often referred to as victims of fate or \"sta...

It is truly amazing to think about how great of a play writer Shakespeare was. He was a man who could take our lifestyles and translate them into a play on stage. He could make a character that was your best friend or a character that you despised. As he created brilliant characters, he also created...

"I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I- I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference." (Robert Frost, "The Road Not Taken") Everybody makes choices. Some are good and some are bad. So...

Romeo and Juliet Then and Now By Tyler Harris In Verona, an ancient grudge continues to throw new mutinies and violence between the Capulets and the Montagues. Through bad luck, Romeo and Juliet, the young descendents of those two prominent families fall in love at first sight. Believing t...

Romeo and Juliet is one of Shakespeare\'s plays about tragedy. It is about two lovers who commit suicide when their feuding families prevent them from being together. There were several events leading up to their deaths. These events include their meeting and falling in love, their separation, thei...

In the play \"Romeo and Juliet\" by William Shakespeare, the audience notices a number of characters that are prone to an excess of emotion. In Act One, it is easy to notice five characters that show this surplus of emotion. These characters are Romeo, Mercutio, Capulet, the nurse, and Tybalt. Rome...

"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."(II.i.74-78) This is one of the most famous lines in Literature ever written. It was said by Juliet in the balcony scene. She sai...

The Friendly Friar In the drama Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Friar Lawrence is a kind, knowledgeable, peacekeeping, and wise character. He also acts as a foil to the Montaques, Capulets, and the nurse. He is a priest to both the Montaque and Capulet houses. He is a well-liked person in...

Romeo and Juliet There are many people to place blame on for the death of Romeo and Juliet. It was a situation where their own impulsiveness played a major role but others meddling in their lives and constant feuding was a huge part of it as well. The feuding of the Capulet's and Montag...

Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is the most famous love story to date. The play focuses on romantic love, where Romeo and Juliet experience love at first sight. They discover their lover is their enemy through decades of family feuds. Romeo is a Montague and Juliet a Capulet. Due to the fami...

Far from helpless "Then I'll be brief. O' happy dagger!" (Act V, scene II; line 69) Romeo and Juliet is a classic Shakespearian tragedy that all ages and all worlds know of. Although, the tragedy could have been easily avoided without the aid of a few characters aimed at doing ...

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare A tragic and thought provoking play that I have recently read and studied was 'Romeo and Juliet' by William Shakespeare. I found this play interesting to read because it all happened in such a short time. In my essay I am going to writ...

"From forth the fatal loins of these two foes A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life;" (Prologue) In the prologue, Shakespeare decides to tell the audience that two lovers, Romeo and Juliet, are going to die, and in telling us so, seals their fate. Yet, the concept of fate is ...

Society affects every aspect of our life. It puts limitations on the things we can and cannot say or things we can and cannot do. This in turn affects our judgment, making the forbidden seem much more appealing and irresistible. For instance, telling a toddler it may not touch a certain object will ...

'Romeo and Juliet' is arguably one of the greatest love tragedies of all time. Scholars believe that Shakespeare found his inspiration for Romeo and Juliet from Arthur Brooke's narrative poem 'the Tragicall historye of Romeus and Juliet.' It was this that Shakespeare used ...

Shakespeare In Love is a romantic comedy that traces the year in the life of William Shakespeare. The film\'s screenplay was co-written by Mac Norman and Tom Stoppard who created the film by taking actual facts of Shakespeare\'s life and experiences and entwining them with pieces, ideas, and words f...

Romeo and Juliet Who is to blame for the death of Romeo and Juliet? After reading the play Romeo and Juliet I found it very hard to acclaim the blame of Romeo and Juliet's death to a particular character. Every character in my opinion have a part to play in their deaths, you cannot direct...