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Pranav Narnur
Mrs. Martiny
English H 1-2
December 14, 2014
Rme an! "uliet #n!ivi!ual $riting %ssignments
#n Rme an! "uliet, Rme an! Mercuti serve as &&sites an! as 'ils 'r ne anther, as they
have !i''ering vie(s ' li'e. Rme tells Mercuti that he is t !e&resse! t !ance, an! Mercuti nly
a!vises Rme t )brr( *u&i!+s (ings#.4.14-1/. Rme+s cynical attitu!e t(ar!s Rsaline+s
reectin is sh(n here. #n cntrast, Mercuti+s &sitive a!vise sh(s his &sitive utl t(ar!s li'e
an! his 'rien!liness t(ar!s Rme. )#s lve a ten!er thing #t is t rugh, 3 ru!e, t bist+rus,
an! it &rics lie thrn#.4.2-25/ an! )#' lve be rugh (ith yu, be rugh (ith lve6Pric lve 'r
&ricing, an! yu beat lve !(n#.4.2-27/. #n the 'irst !etail, Rme grieves abut lve by
cmå it t a thrny rse, an! as a &(er'ul symbl. Mercuti, in cntrast, !esn+t vie( lve
seriusly an! tries t cheer Rme u& by telling him that it can easily be 'rgtten. )#n be! aslee&,
(hile they ! !ream things true1.4.8/ an! )3rue, # tal ' !reams6 (hich are the chil!ren ' an i!le
brain, begt ' nthing but vain 'antasy.1.4.9-99/. :irst, Rme is in great 'ear ' ging t the
*a&ulets+ because he !reame! that smething hrrible (ul! ccur. ;n the ther han!, Mercuti
<uicly bashe! !reams as nthing but baseless an! useless, clearly !i''ering 'rm Rme+s
su&erstitins. #n the 'irst act, the clash ' 'ils greatly reveals the characters an! their i!eals.
#n %ct 2 =cene 2, (here Rme an! "uliet meet each ther, many literary elements a!! great &(er
t the scene as they a!! intensity t the (r!s ' the lvers. )>ut s't? $hat light thrugh yn!er
(in!( breas#t is the east an! "uliet is the sun?...%s !aylight !th a lam&6 her eyes in heaven (ul!
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thrugh the airy regin stream s bright that bir!s (ul! sing an! thin it (ere nt night##.2.2-8,20-
22/. Rme uses an e@ten!e! meta&hr t cm&are "uliet t the bright sun lets the rea!ers n( the
e@tent ' his lve. =uch an element a!!s magnitu!e t the (r!s he s&eas thrughut the scene as
(ell. ) $ith lve+s light (ings !i! # +er&erch these (alls6 :r stny limits cannt hl! lve ut...>y
Ave, that 'irst !i! &rm&t me t in<uire. He lent me cunsel, an! # lent him eyes##.2.55-5,70-710.
#n this <ute, Rme e@&lains t "uliet, !ramatically, that lve t him this 'ar an! he cannt leave
her. =uch a &ersni'icatin maes lve seem &(er'ul an! altgether maes Rme+s tne seem
!reamy an! unrealistic. );h s(ear nt by the mn, the incnstant mn, 3hat mnthly changes in her
circle rb, Aest that thy lve &rves lie(ise variable.##.2.109-111./. Here, "uliet mentins t Rme
that s(earing his lve t the mn is !angerus, ust as their lve cul!- anther meta&hr. 3his
meta&hr bet(een lve an! the changing mn remin!s the rea!er h( su!!en this relatinshi& began
as (ell as liely 'resha!(ing int (hat may cme in the stry. =haes&eare uses multi&le literary
elements t cnvey a great &(er an! s&irit in the !ialgue bet(een the ne(ly-met Rme an! "uliet.
%ct 8,es&ecially =cene 1/ brings a !rastic change in the relatinshi& bet(een Rme an! "uliet as
it (aes the cu&le 'rm their 'antasy an! maes them realiBe the true harshness ' their circumstances.
)Aet Rme hence in haste, Else, (hen he is 'un!, that hur is his last###.1.195-19/. Prince Escalus,
a'ter !iscvering the 'ight bet(een the Mntagues an! *a&ulets, banishes Rme 'rm Cerna. 3his is
the turning &int ' the stry, as n( he can n lnger be (ith "uliet. ) Rme is banishe!- 3here is n
en!, n limit, measure, bun!, #n that (r!+s !eath6 n (r!s can that (e sun!###.2.124-125/.
"uliet grieves that her husban! has been banishe!, a clear cntrast t her m! in %ct 2 =cene 2. :rm
this, her lve 'r Rme becmes !es&erate. Rme states, )#n (hat vile &art ' this anatmy !th my
name l!ge 3ell me, that # may sac the hate'ul mansin an! ''ers t stab himsel' ###.8.105-107/.
Here, Rme+s !es&eratin an! utter sa!ness ' his banishment taes a (hle ne( level- !eath. 3he
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curse ' Rme an! "uliet+s lve cul! &ssibly en! i' a slutin t the banishment !esn+t cme.
:rm the e@tenuating situatin a'ter Rme ille! 3ybalt, the relatinshi& bet(een Rme an! "uliet
becmes !ire.
=haes&eare+s use ' &uns an! cme!y'rm sme &e&le+s &int ' vie(/ lightens the m! ' the
&lay as it !ra(s the attentin ' the au!ience a(ay 'rm "uliet+s 'ae !eath. ) %y, yu have been a
muse hunt ' yur time6 >ut # (ill (atch yu 'rm such (atching n(#C.4.11-12/. Aa!y *a&ulet
maes a teasing remar t Husban! *a&ulet, by calling him a cat (h chases (men. 3his cmment
in!icate! the y'ul atms&here surrun!ing "uliet+s arriving marriage t Paris. )Hnest g! 'ell(s,
ah, &ut u&, &ut u&? :r (ell yu n( this is a &iti'ul case #C..9-97/. 3he Nurse, in her 'inal lines '
the &lay !e&arts, but (ith a &un n an instrument case, but actually means a situatin. 3his &un is meant
t &rvi!e a little relie' 'rm the trage!y that has t &lace in the huse. ) N mney, n my 'aith, but
the glee. # (ill give yu the minstrel... 3hen # (ill give yu the serving creature+s !agger n yur &ate.
# (ill carry n crtchets. #+ll re yu, #+ll 'a yu. D yu nte me#C..118-114,11-119/. Here, Peter, a
servant t the Nurse, maes many &uns abut music an! cnveys many !uble meanings such as re an!
'a (hich are musical ntes an! mean t harm an! nte (hich carries anther !uble meaning. Even
thugh the musicians are being calle! 'r a 'uneral, they still e amngst themselves. 3hrughut
%ct 4, =haes&eare uses cuntless es an! &uns in r!er t lighten the tensin that has ccurre! in the
&revius scenes ' the %ct.
#n %ct C, 'ate !e'initely &laye! a huge rle in the trage!y ' Rme an! "uliet as it s&are! many
unlucy, ill-'ate! events. $hen :riar "hn meets (ith :riar Aa(rence an! remars that the letter t
Rme cul! nt be !elivere!, :riar Aa(rence nly cmments n his unlucy 'rtuneC.2.14-1/. 3he
letter that (as su&&se! t be !elivere! t Rme !i! nt reach Rme, ultimately lea!ing t his !eath.
3his mis'rtune (as s great, that it (as ust anther ha&&ening ' 'ate. Ne@t, Paris meets Rme an!
believes he (ill !ishnr the *a&ulets+ b!ies, even thugh the au!ience is a(are that his intentins are
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t nly ill himsel'6 they 'ight (ithut Rme n(ing (h it (as, Paris !ies, an! Rme laments
Paris+ !eath an! cmments that he (as a &art ' )sur mis'rtune+s bC.8.49-72/. 3his tragic event
taes the nble *unty Paris+ li'e, (h nly (ante! t hel& ut "uliet, but cul! nt un!erstan!
Rme+s actins. ltimately, 'ate ha! !eci!e! that he must !ie alng (ith Rme an! "uliet.
)Rme?+;,&ale? $h else $hat, Paris t %n! stee&e! in bl! %h, (hat an unin! hur is guilty
' this lamentable chance?C.8.144-15/.:riar Aa(rence, arriving nly a 'e( minutes late t the scene
' !eaths, cries abut (hat he has (itnesse!. He must be truly !evastate! n (itnessing this trage!y '
his &lan an! ascribes this t his hrrible luc'ate. 3he cuntless misha&&enings in the 'inal act '
Rme an! "uliet &rve that the lvers (ere ill-'ate! an! !estine! t !ie.