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English Summative
By: Sam, Brady, Adam
Hook: Contrasting opinions are more apparent
then you may realize, it's these disagreements
that help develop main ideas of life.
Thesis: In the playwright Romeo & Juliet by
William Shakespeare, the central topics
violence, marriage and love are devoloped
through contrasting ideas.
Violence
There are many juxtaposing acts of violence
between different characters throughout the play some
include; Tybalt and Romeo, Tybalt and Benvolio and
finally Capulet and Juliet
Tybalt and Benvolio
Tybalt and Benvolio are very different and
juxtaposing characters, Tybalt is full of violence
and wants to fight but Benvolio just wants
peace and no fighting
Tybalt and Benvolio
The two end up getting in a dispute and end up
fighting but the two are very different Benvolio
starts by saying “I do but keep the peace. Put
up thy sword, / or manage it to part these men
with me.” (1.1.62-63) Then Tybalt answers
“What, drawn and talk of peace? I hate the
word, / As i hate hell, all montagues, and thee. /
Have at thee, coward.” (1.1.64-66)
Tybalt and Romeo
Romeo and Tybalt have bad blood from the
start when Tybalt killed Mercutio so Romeo is
not very fond of Tybalt
Later after Mercutio dies Tybalt and Romeo
meet each other again and Romeo wants to get
revenge
Tybalt and Romeo
Romeo wants to get revenge on Tybalt and that
is a big difference between them because
Tybalt constantly gets in fights with people (Ex.
Benvolio) and Romeo doesn’t he tries to avoid
them and break them up
Shown when Tybalt is fighting Mercutio and
says “I am for you” (3.1.79) while drawing his
sword and Romeo says after “Hold Tybalt!
Good Mercutio” (3.1.86)
Juliet and Capulet
Juliet and Capulet are also juxtaposing
characters because they both have very
different thoughts on love and authority
Capulet believes you should do what your
father tells you but Juliet thinks she/fate should
decide
Juliet and Capulet
Capulet is controlling and wants things rushed
and Juliet does not then when Juliet disobeys
Capulet he gets violent not through physicality
but through words he says “Hang thee, young
baggage, disobedient wretch! / I tell the what:
get thee to church a’Thursday, / or never look
me in the face.” (3.5.160-163)
Violence
Due to the evidence presented, it is shown that
the characters in the play are very different and
juxtapose each other in different ways
throughout the whole play
Argument #2: Marriage
The theme of marriage is constantly
juxtaposed throughout Romeo & Juliet.
The theme of marriage is constantly juxtaposed
throughout Romeo & Juliet.
Friar/Romeo:
Friar Lawrence suggests to Romeo that he take his relationship with Juliet
slower: “Therefore love moderately, long love doth so; / Too swift arrives as tardy as
too slow” (2.6.14-15).
The theme of marriage is constantly
juxtaposed throughout Romeo & Juliet.
Friar/Paris:
Friar Lawrence states that he does not like how little Paris actually knows
about Juliet, even though he wants to marry her: “You say you do not know the
lady’s mind? / Uneven is the course, I like it not” (4.1.4-5).
The theme of marriage is constantly
juxtaposed throughout Romeo & Juliet.
Lady Capulet/Juliet:
Lady Capulet talks to Juliet about what it means to be married: “This
precious book of love, this unbound lover, / To beautify him, only lacks a cover”
(1.3.88-89).
Juliet replies by saying that she’ll “Look to like, if looking liking move; / But
no more deep will I endart mine eye / Than your consent gives strength to
make it fly” (1.3.98-100).
In conclusion:
Through the contrasts displayed by the
characters in the playwright, it has been proven
that marriage is a central concept of Romeo &
Juliet. The theme of marriage is constantly
developed by using juxtapositions throughout
the play.
Argument #3: Love
Throughout the play, the characters Romeo
and Juliet display love on many occasions
through the use of juxtapositions.
Throughout the play, the characters Romeo and Juliet
display love on many occasions through the use of
juxtapositions.
When Romeo and Juliet first meet at the Capulet party, Romeo wants to kiss
her right away but Juliet replies with: “Ay, pilgrim, lips that they must use in
prayer.” (1.5. 101).
Throughout the play, the characters Romeo and Juliet
display love on many occasions through the use of
juxtapositions.
After Romeo sneaks into the Capulet garden to talk with Juliet on her balcony, she
tells him that he should leaves because “If they do see thee, they will murder thee.”
(2.2. 70) Romeo continues to stay even though his life is at risk.
Throughout the play, the characters Romeo and Juliet
display love on many occasions through the use of
juxtapositions.
The morning after Romeo and Juliet consummate their marriage the tables turn when
Juliet shows her illogical side. Juliet, knowing that Romeo is in serious trouble by being in
the Capulet house she still asks him to stay a little longer: “Yond light is not daylight, I
know it, I: / It is some meteor that the sun exhales / To be to thee this night a
torchbearer / And light thee on thy way to mantua. / Therefore stay yet. Thou
needst not to be gone.” (3.5. 12-16) Romeo replies sarcastically saying, “let me be
tane, let me be put to death, / I am content, so thou wilt have it so.” (3.5. 17-18)
In conclusion:
Through the juxtapositions displayed by Romeo
and Juliet at the party, on the balcony and the
morning after consummating their marriage, it
has been proven that the central concept of
love is constantly developed through the use of
juxtapositions throughout the playwright.
FINAL STATEMENT:
In the playwright Romeo & Juliet by William
Shakespeare, the central topics violence,
marriage and love are devoloped through
juxtapositions.