Summary and Analysis of Romeo and Juliet
Summary and Analysis of Romeo and Juliet
1. Romeo and Juliet starts with a lovely sonnet, an unusual beginning given that sonnets were meant to be from a lover to his beloved. The sonnet is also a very structured form of prose. The sonnet degenerates into a bunch of quarreling servants who soon provoke a fight.
A. The story I am doing Is Romeo and Juliet it was written by William Shakespeare. This story starts out with a feud of two families the Montague’s and the Capulet‘s. A young man by the name of Romeo is lamenting the fact that he is in love with a woman named Rosaline, who has vowed to remain chaste for the rest of her life. He and his friend Benvolio happen to stumble across a servant of the Capulet’s in the street. The servant, Peter, is trying to read a list of names of people invited to a masked party at the Capulet house that evening. Romeo helps him read the list and receives an invitation to the party. Romeo arrives at the party in costume and falls in love with Juliet the minute he sees her. However he is recognized by Tybalt, Juliet’s cousin, who wants to kill him on the spot. Capulet intervenes and tells Tybalt that he will not disturb the party for any amount of money. Romeo manages to approach Juliet and tell her that he loves her. She and he share a sonnet and finish it with a kiss.
2. Romeo has given up his old desire for a new affection. Juliet is likewise described as being in love. Both lovers share the problem that they cannot see each other without risking death.
A. Act 2, Scene One. Romeo has meanwhile succeeded in hiding beneath Juliet’s balcony. She appears on her balcony and, in this famous scene, she asks, “Oh Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?” She wishes that Romeo’s name did not make him her enemy. Romeo, hiding below her, surprises her by interrupting and telling Juliet that he loves her. Juliet warns Romeo that his protestations of love had better be real ones, since she has fallen in love with him and does not want to be hurt. Romeo swears by himself that he loves her, and Juliet tells him that she wishes she could give him her love again....