Act 2, Scene 2
Juliet's talk of Romeo's name.
When Juliet says those lines, she is questioning whether a name makes the person. She is stating that there is no reason that her and Romeo shouldn't be together. This family name doeesn't reflect who Romeo is ,and shouldn't stop him from being with his love. She questions what a name is ,"is it nor hand, nor foot..". What Juliet means by this is so what, if names didn't exist, they would still be perfect for eachother, what does it matter? Juliet hates that names are so important, which is awful since her parents only care about name and reputation.
Act 2, Scene 2
Juliets wish that Romeo not swear by the moon when he professes his love for her.
The reason that Juliet doesn't want Romeo to swear their love by the moon , is that it changes so rapidly. The moon moves and changes form , but Juliet is very content with the way their love is. she doesn't want anything to change between them.
Act 2, Scene 2
Their love being compared to lightning
I think that the love between Romeo and Juliet was compared to lightning because it is so vast, quick, and powerful. They were complete strangers, but the moment they saw eachother they fell inlove. The love between them was so strong, they died for eachother. Everything happened so quickly , they saw eachother fell inlove, and died.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Journal #5
Shakespeare used incredable imagery in the play. A lot of events were fore shadowed, in other words premonitions were made. The following are premonitions from Romeo and Juliet that play a significant role in the play.
Scene 5, Act 1
"My grave is like to be my wedding-bed." -Juliet
Juliet is reffering to the fact that if Romeo isn't willing to marry her, or is already married, that she will never marry. Her wedding bed will be her grave. Some could also think of it as if she must marry someone else , she will kill herself. The ironic part is that technically, Juliets wedding bed is her grave. Shakespeare used several phrases which in the end were true for two different reasons. A lot of these were premonitions.
Scene 3, Act 2
"they stumble that run fast" - Friar Laurence
This quote was a warning from Friar Laurence. He was telling Romeo that he not need to hury, to take things slower and think them through, it will not play out so smooth if you rush into things. I think that Friar Laurence was directing this advice not only to their love, but to all of Romeo's descisions, in general not to act so irrational. This warning served as a significant premonition. Look what happened, Romeo was so rash, and all of the events and emotions in the play came so quickly (and sometimes went). In the end, Romeo sure did stumble, he died.
Scene 2 , Act 3
"O, break my heart! poor bankrupt, break at once!
To prison, eyes, ne'er look on liberty!
Vile earth, to earth resign; end motion here;
And thou and Romeo press one heavy bier!" - Juliet
At this point, Juliet believes that Romeo is dead. Her heart is broken, and she wants to die. She is saying that her and Romeo will share a coffin. This is a premonition in a couple of ways. First of all this is showing that if one of them die, the other will commit suicide. Juliet thinks that Romeo is dead , and talks of dying. Romeo thinks that Juliet is dead and kills himself. Juliet finds Romeo dead, and commits suicide. This quote shows the strength of their love, and portrays that neither one can live without the other. It also usues imagery when Juliet says "And thou and Romeo press one heavy bier!" They will be buried in one coffin together. In the end, they die side by side, and were buried in one coffin.
Scene 5, Act 1
"My grave is like to be my wedding-bed." -Juliet
Juliet is reffering to the fact that if Romeo isn't willing to marry her, or is already married, that she will never marry. Her wedding bed will be her grave. Some could also think of it as if she must marry someone else , she will kill herself. The ironic part is that technically, Juliets wedding bed is her grave. Shakespeare used several phrases which in the end were true for two different reasons. A lot of these were premonitions.
Scene 3, Act 2
"they stumble that run fast" - Friar Laurence
This quote was a warning from Friar Laurence. He was telling Romeo that he not need to hury, to take things slower and think them through, it will not play out so smooth if you rush into things. I think that Friar Laurence was directing this advice not only to their love, but to all of Romeo's descisions, in general not to act so irrational. This warning served as a significant premonition. Look what happened, Romeo was so rash, and all of the events and emotions in the play came so quickly (and sometimes went). In the end, Romeo sure did stumble, he died.
Scene 2 , Act 3
"O, break my heart! poor bankrupt, break at once!
To prison, eyes, ne'er look on liberty!
Vile earth, to earth resign; end motion here;
And thou and Romeo press one heavy bier!" - Juliet
At this point, Juliet believes that Romeo is dead. Her heart is broken, and she wants to die. She is saying that her and Romeo will share a coffin. This is a premonition in a couple of ways. First of all this is showing that if one of them die, the other will commit suicide. Juliet thinks that Romeo is dead , and talks of dying. Romeo thinks that Juliet is dead and kills himself. Juliet finds Romeo dead, and commits suicide. This quote shows the strength of their love, and portrays that neither one can live without the other. It also usues imagery when Juliet says "And thou and Romeo press one heavy bier!" They will be buried in one coffin together. In the end, they die side by side, and were buried in one coffin.
Journal #6
Romeo needed to hear Juliet proclaim his love for her essentially because of his past experiences and because of his insecurities. Romeo was so "in love" with Rosaline but she didn't have mutual feelings for him. He was so affected and saddened, he thought he would never move on. This feeling didn't last long considering he saw Juliet and all of his negative thoughts vanished. He fell in love at first sight. I think that Romeo has doubts and fears that Juliet may not feel mutual, just like Rosaline. Also, considering Romeo's irrational and insecure personality, he probably has many berserk thoughts and scenarios going through his head.
The way I read this, Romeo can't believe that things are working out for him and that someone so perfect could possibly love him the way he loves her! He needs reassurance, he wants to be 100% confident that this angel of a girl Juliet, loves him. At this point Romeo has already dedicated his life to Juliet.
If I was in Romeo's situation , I would probably feel the same way. If I were head over heels for someone the way Romeo was, of course I would need to know that they felt the same way. I think that most of it is also because Romeo and Juliet had only known eachother for a very short amount of time before getting married, and perhaps Romeo hadn't heard her say those words yet. I love you was essential for Romeo to hear since they hardly knew eachother, for reassurance, and for confidence.
The way I read this, Romeo can't believe that things are working out for him and that someone so perfect could possibly love him the way he loves her! He needs reassurance, he wants to be 100% confident that this angel of a girl Juliet, loves him. At this point Romeo has already dedicated his life to Juliet.
If I was in Romeo's situation , I would probably feel the same way. If I were head over heels for someone the way Romeo was, of course I would need to know that they felt the same way. I think that most of it is also because Romeo and Juliet had only known eachother for a very short amount of time before getting married, and perhaps Romeo hadn't heard her say those words yet. I love you was essential for Romeo to hear since they hardly knew eachother, for reassurance, and for confidence.
Journal #7
I think that the responsibility of the death of Romeo and Juliet could be put on several different characters. Friar Lawrence failed to deliver the letter, not to mention he gave Juliet the potion, and married the two. Tybalt would not agree to peace, which ultimately lead to Romeo's banishment. Maybe the fault lies in fate, was it written in the stars that they would end up dead? Or perhaps it was Romeo's fault, being so irrational. It was even quoted in the play, " they stumble that run fast".
Ultimately, I believe that the death of Romeo and Juliet should be put upon the ancient family feud between the Capulet's and Montague's. Most of the turning points in the play are because of this family hatred between the 2 families. Romeo and Juliet would have been supported and happily married, if not for this family feud. None of the tragic events would have taken place.
I think that the play is showing that sometimes for good things to happen, tragic things must happen first. Possibly the only way this feud could end was an event this tragic happen to their loved ones, and for the families to realize it was their fault. Because of this senseless fued, 2 innocent lovers were left dead.
Ultimately, I believe that the death of Romeo and Juliet should be put upon the ancient family feud between the Capulet's and Montague's. Most of the turning points in the play are because of this family hatred between the 2 families. Romeo and Juliet would have been supported and happily married, if not for this family feud. None of the tragic events would have taken place.
I think that the play is showing that sometimes for good things to happen, tragic things must happen first. Possibly the only way this feud could end was an event this tragic happen to their loved ones, and for the families to realize it was their fault. Because of this senseless fued, 2 innocent lovers were left dead.
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