Romeo and Juliet

“The course of true love never did run smooth;” (Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (MSND), I, i, 134). Although this famous quote was written a very long time ago it…

Haste is displayed throughout the whole book as most of the characters are in a hurry. If the characters had spent time thinking through their decisions and understand what could…

Sometimes fate is like a small sandstorm that keeps changing direction. You can change direction too but the storm will continue to chase you. So you just have to step…

Throughout Romeo and Juliet there are many contradictions. The play demonstrates both good and evil in people along with their love and hate. Shakespeare teaches that it is possible to…

Who would have known how bittersweet this could be ! Romeo and Juliet is a timeless classic, written over four centuries ago. One of the aspects that make it live…

The story revolves around three families from Verona; The Ruling House, the House of Capulet from where Juliet hails and that of Montague, the male protagonist’s family. The story commences…

The character of Tybalt is that he doesn’t like peace, the way he talks makes it seem as though he always wants to have trouble or fight. Mercutio, who hates…

Throughout Act 3 Scene 5 in Romeo and Juliet we are shown as an audience, a variety of dramatic ironies and tragic events. We are also revealed more about the…

There have been different interpretations of Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare originally wrote the play with Romeo and Juliet committing suicide to be together for eternity to show that true love…

This essay argues that the true meaning of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ written by William Shakespeare is not ‘that young people should obey their parents’. Rather, this essay argues that ‘Romeo…

A literary masterpiece is a piece of work that can withstand the test of time. What this means is that a particular piece of literary work can still be able…

“Wisely and slow – they stumble that run fast” a wise priest warns one passionate lover, Romeo as he stumbles to share the news of the accepted marriage. Unfortunately for…

Mercutio has a partially negative way of thinking, but he is more rational than Romeo’s impatient, love-seeking mind. The comparison of the two characters shows Mercutio’s common sense as opposed…

I come before you all, perhaps at fault, perhaps condemnable, but in mourning of this portentous matter, just as you, nonetheless. Such a lamentable day as this has never yet…