Analyse how a text you have studied explores an aspect of human experience.
Shakespeare explores revenge and its destructive consequences firstly by setting the play of Romeo and Juliet in the middle of an ongoing vendetta between two families. He then shows the consequences of revenge through the deaths of two main characters, Mercutio and Tybalt. Finally he delivers a moral lesson at the end – that no good comes from revenge – shown by the deaths of the young lovers, Romeo and Juliet.
From the very beginning Shakespeare explores the idea of revenge and it’s destructive consequences into Romeo and Juliet. The prologue, the very first part of the pay, introduces the Capulets and the Montagues who have an ‘ancient grudge.’ The love story between Romeo and Juliet is set against this never-ending pattern of revenge and counter-revenge. Both parties feel a continuous hostility toward each other and where any one action by one family suffers quick retaliation from the other. The source of this aggression however, is unknown to both families. In the first scene, the servants of the Montagues bump in the servants of the Capulets. Because of the vendetta between the two families, this otherwise innocent action results in a fierce street brawl, involving many of both sides. Shakespeare explores the revenge to its futile and trivial nature. Shakespeare makes it clear from the very start that Romeo and Juliet is just about violence and revenge as it is about love.
The deaths of Mercutio and Tybalt show the violent and destructive consequences of revenge. Violent and deadly consequences of revenge occur halfway through the text and represent the turning point for Romeo and his relationship with Juliet. Mercutio takes Tybalt’s challenge instead of Romeo. Romeo, feeling much less hostility to the Capulets now that he has married one, intervenes. Directly due to this action, Tybalt takes the opportunity to fatally wound Mercutio, for they are sworn enemies, whatever Romeo says. As he lies dying, he says ‘a plague a’both your houses’ referring to the bloody feud between the two houses. He likens them to a plague, spreading violence, hatred and death as its consequences. Due to Tybalt’s act of violence, Romeo’s emotions toward Tybalt change from loving him ‘better than thou canst devise’ to ‘fire-ey’d fury.’ In an act of vengeance for Mercutio, Romeo forgets his newly-changed nature and kills Tybalt. The destructive consequence of this action is the banishment of Romeo from Verona, and Romeo is unable to see Juliet from tomorrow. The act of revenge starting from the feuding families, kills both Mercutio and Tybalt, and exiles Romeo. Shakespeare explores the experience revenge with such extremity that the triviality of the insignificant emotional reward gained from committing such an act, is proven to not be worth its very destructive consequences.
Shakespeare explores revenge and its ultimate consequence with the deaths of the two young lovers, Romeo and Juliet. Romeo, believing Juliet is truly dead due to the fact that he is banished and unable to communicate directly to her. This is the direct result of his past reaction of revenge, which got him exiled. Juliet then, seeing her truly dead husband, commits suicide to return to him. Juliet’s false death was an attempt for her and Romeo to be together, the only way they could be. The previous acts of revenge forced Juliet to take this risky and dangerous method to reunite the two lovers. The vendetta between the two families, along with Romeo’s exile, which were both caused by acts of revenge, encouraged Juliet down this path. Had revenge not played a factor, the need for such a dangerous plan, riddled with things which could go wrong, would never have arisen. The act of revenge directly caused Romeo’s and Juliet’s deaths. Shakespeare explores the aspect of revenge deeply. He contrasts the short term gains to the long term pains from the repercussions of such acts to emphasize the triviality even committing such atrocities in the first place. Shakespeare tells a clear moral lesson about revenge, that no good can come of it.
Shakespeare explores the human experience of revenge and its destructive consequences through the bloody feud between the two families, the deaths of Tybalt and Mercutio and the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare, through these acts of revenge, generalises revenge to show that revenge only results in an equal if not act of the revenge by the other party, and so no good can come of it. This generalisation of a commonly felt human emotion and experience makes Romeo and Juliet relatable to any era, setting or person. He also challenges the commonly known saying ‘Love conquers all’ by making it clear that even love has obstacles it cannot overcome. For Romeo and Juliet, their obstacle was their families. ‘Learn from your mistakes’ can also be applied, as only with the deaths of their only children, do the Montagues and the Capulets realise the result of their hostility and finally ‘a gloomy peace’ is finally restored to Verona.
From the very beginning Shakespeare explores the idea of revenge and it’s destructive consequences into Romeo and Juliet. The prologue, the very first part of the pay, introduces the Capulets and the Montagues who have an ‘ancient grudge.’ The love story between Romeo and Juliet is set against this never-ending pattern of revenge and counter-revenge. Both parties feel a continuous hostility toward each other and where any one action by one family suffers quick retaliation from the other. The source of this aggression however, is unknown to both families. In the first scene, the servants of the Montagues bump in the servants of the Capulets. Because of the vendetta between the two families, this otherwise innocent action results in a fierce street brawl, involving many of both sides. Shakespeare explores the revenge to its futile and trivial nature. Shakespeare makes it clear from the very start that Romeo and Juliet is just about violence and revenge as it is about love.
The deaths of Mercutio and Tybalt show the violent and destructive consequences of revenge. Violent and deadly consequences of revenge occur halfway through the text and represent the turning point for Romeo and his relationship with Juliet. Mercutio takes Tybalt’s challenge instead of Romeo. Romeo, feeling much less hostility to the Capulets now that he has married one, intervenes. Directly due to this action, Tybalt takes the opportunity to fatally wound Mercutio, for they are sworn enemies, whatever Romeo says. As he lies dying, he says ‘a plague a’both your houses’ referring to the bloody feud between the two houses. He likens them to a plague, spreading violence, hatred and death as its consequences. Due to Tybalt’s act of violence, Romeo’s emotions toward Tybalt change from loving him ‘better than thou canst devise’ to ‘fire-ey’d fury.’ In an act of vengeance for Mercutio, Romeo forgets his newly-changed nature and kills Tybalt. The destructive consequence of this action is the banishment of Romeo from Verona, and Romeo is unable to see Juliet from tomorrow. The act of revenge starting from the feuding families, kills both Mercutio and Tybalt, and exiles Romeo. Shakespeare explores the experience revenge with such extremity that the triviality of the insignificant emotional reward gained from committing such an act, is proven to not be worth its very destructive consequences.
Shakespeare explores revenge and its ultimate consequence with the deaths of the two young lovers, Romeo and Juliet. Romeo, believing Juliet is truly dead due to the fact that he is banished and unable to communicate directly to her. This is the direct result of his past reaction of revenge, which got him exiled. Juliet then, seeing her truly dead husband, commits suicide to return to him. Juliet’s false death was an attempt for her and Romeo to be together, the only way they could be. The previous acts of revenge forced Juliet to take this risky and dangerous method to reunite the two lovers. The vendetta between the two families, along with Romeo’s exile, which were both caused by acts of revenge, encouraged Juliet down this path. Had revenge not played a factor, the need for such a dangerous plan, riddled with things which could go wrong, would never have arisen. The act of revenge directly caused Romeo’s and Juliet’s deaths. Shakespeare explores the aspect of revenge deeply. He contrasts the short term gains to the long term pains from the repercussions of such acts to emphasize the triviality even committing such atrocities in the first place. Shakespeare tells a clear moral lesson about revenge, that no good can come of it.
Shakespeare explores the human experience of revenge and its destructive consequences through the bloody feud between the two families, the deaths of Tybalt and Mercutio and the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare, through these acts of revenge, generalises revenge to show that revenge only results in an equal if not act of the revenge by the other party, and so no good can come of it. This generalisation of a commonly felt human emotion and experience makes Romeo and Juliet relatable to any era, setting or person. He also challenges the commonly known saying ‘Love conquers all’ by making it clear that even love has obstacles it cannot overcome. For Romeo and Juliet, their obstacle was their families. ‘Learn from your mistakes’ can also be applied, as only with the deaths of their only children, do the Montagues and the Capulets realise the result of their hostility and finally ‘a gloomy peace’ is finally restored to Verona.
Analyse how the writer develops a significant idea in an extended text.
Shakespeare explores revenge and its destructive consequences firstly by setting the play of Romeo and Juliet in the middle of an ongoing vendetta between two families. He then shows the consequences of revenge through the deaths of two main characters, Mercutio and Tybalt. Finally he delivers a moral lesson at the end – that no good comes from revenge – shown by the deaths of the young lovers, Romeo and Juliet.
From the very beginning Shakespeare explores the idea of revenge and it’s destructive consequences into Romeo and Juliet. The prologue, the very first part of the pay, introduces the Capulets and the Montagues who have an ‘ancient grudge.’ The love story between Romeo and Juliet is set against this never-ending pattern of revenge and counter-revenge. Both parties feel a continuous hostility toward each other and where any one action by one family suffers quick retaliation from the other. The source of this aggression however, is unknown to both families. In the first scene, the servants of the Montagues bump in the servants of the Capulets. Because of the vendetta between the two families, this otherwise innocent action results in a fierce street brawl, involving many of both sides. Shakespeare explores the revenge to its futile and trivial nature. Shakespeare makes it clear from the very start that Romeo and Juliet is just about violence and revenge as it is about love.
The deaths of Mercutio and Tybalt show the violent and destructive consequences of revenge. Violent and deadly consequences of revenge occur halfway through the text and represent the turning point for Romeo and his relationship with Juliet. Mercutio takes Tybalt’s challenge instead of Romeo. Romeo, feeling much less hostility to the Capulets now that he has married one, intervenes. Directly due to this action, Tybalt takes the opportunity to fatally wound Mercutio, for they are sworn enemies, whatever Romeo says. As he lies dying, he says ‘a plague a’both your houses’ referring to the bloody feud between the two houses. He likens them to a plague, spreading violence, hatred and death as its consequences. Due to Tybalt’s act of violence, Romeo’s emotions toward Tybalt change from loving him ‘better than thou canst devise’ to ‘fire-ey’d fury.’ In an act of vengeance for Mercutio, Romeo forgets his newly-changed nature and kills Tybalt. The destructive consequence of this action is the banishment of Romeo from Verona, and Romeo is unable to see Juliet from tomorrow. The act of revenge starting from the feuding families, kills both Mercutio and Tybalt, and exiles Romeo. Shakespeare explores the experience revenge with such extremity that the triviality of the insignificant emotional reward gained from committing such an act, is proven to not be worth its very destructive consequences.
Shakespeare explores revenge and its ultimate consequence with the deaths of the two young lovers, Romeo and Juliet. Romeo, believing Juliet is truly dead due to the fact that he is banished and unable to communicate directly to her. This is the direct result of his past reaction of revenge, which got him exiled. Juliet then, seeing her truly dead husband, commits suicide to return to him. Juliet’s false death was an attempt for her and Romeo to be together, the only way they could be. The previous acts of revenge forced Juliet to take this risky and dangerous method to reunite the two lovers. The vendetta between the two families, along with Romeo’s exile, which were both caused by acts of revenge, encouraged Juliet down this path. Had revenge not played a factor, the need for such a dangerous plan, riddled with things which could go wrong, would never have arisen. The act of revenge directly caused Romeo’s and Juliet’s deaths. Shakespeare explores the aspect of revenge deeply. He contrasts the short term gains to the long term pains from the repercussions of such acts to emphasize the triviality even committing such atrocities in the first place. Shakespeare tells a clear moral lesson about revenge, that no good can come of it.
Shakespeare explores the human experience of revenge and its destructive consequences through the bloody feud between the two families, the deaths of Tybalt and Mercutio and the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare, through these acts of revenge, generalises revenge to show that revenge only results in an equal if not act of the revenge by the other party, and so no good can come of it. This generalisation of a commonly felt human emotion and experience makes Romeo and Juliet relatable to any era, setting or person. He also challenges the commonly known saying ‘Love conquers all’ by making it clear that even love has obstacles it cannot overcome. For Romeo and Juliet, their obstacle was their families. ‘Learn from your mistakes’ can also be applied, as only with the deaths of their only children, do the Montagues and the Capulets realise the result of their hostility and finally ‘a gloomy peace’ is finally restored to Verona.
From the very beginning Shakespeare explores the idea of revenge and it’s destructive consequences into Romeo and Juliet. The prologue, the very first part of the pay, introduces the Capulets and the Montagues who have an ‘ancient grudge.’ The love story between Romeo and Juliet is set against this never-ending pattern of revenge and counter-revenge. Both parties feel a continuous hostility toward each other and where any one action by one family suffers quick retaliation from the other. The source of this aggression however, is unknown to both families. In the first scene, the servants of the Montagues bump in the servants of the Capulets. Because of the vendetta between the two families, this otherwise innocent action results in a fierce street brawl, involving many of both sides. Shakespeare explores the revenge to its futile and trivial nature. Shakespeare makes it clear from the very start that Romeo and Juliet is just about violence and revenge as it is about love.
The deaths of Mercutio and Tybalt show the violent and destructive consequences of revenge. Violent and deadly consequences of revenge occur halfway through the text and represent the turning point for Romeo and his relationship with Juliet. Mercutio takes Tybalt’s challenge instead of Romeo. Romeo, feeling much less hostility to the Capulets now that he has married one, intervenes. Directly due to this action, Tybalt takes the opportunity to fatally wound Mercutio, for they are sworn enemies, whatever Romeo says. As he lies dying, he says ‘a plague a’both your houses’ referring to the bloody feud between the two houses. He likens them to a plague, spreading violence, hatred and death as its consequences. Due to Tybalt’s act of violence, Romeo’s emotions toward Tybalt change from loving him ‘better than thou canst devise’ to ‘fire-ey’d fury.’ In an act of vengeance for Mercutio, Romeo forgets his newly-changed nature and kills Tybalt. The destructive consequence of this action is the banishment of Romeo from Verona, and Romeo is unable to see Juliet from tomorrow. The act of revenge starting from the feuding families, kills both Mercutio and Tybalt, and exiles Romeo. Shakespeare explores the experience revenge with such extremity that the triviality of the insignificant emotional reward gained from committing such an act, is proven to not be worth its very destructive consequences.
Shakespeare explores revenge and its ultimate consequence with the deaths of the two young lovers, Romeo and Juliet. Romeo, believing Juliet is truly dead due to the fact that he is banished and unable to communicate directly to her. This is the direct result of his past reaction of revenge, which got him exiled. Juliet then, seeing her truly dead husband, commits suicide to return to him. Juliet’s false death was an attempt for her and Romeo to be together, the only way they could be. The previous acts of revenge forced Juliet to take this risky and dangerous method to reunite the two lovers. The vendetta between the two families, along with Romeo’s exile, which were both caused by acts of revenge, encouraged Juliet down this path. Had revenge not played a factor, the need for such a dangerous plan, riddled with things which could go wrong, would never have arisen. The act of revenge directly caused Romeo’s and Juliet’s deaths. Shakespeare explores the aspect of revenge deeply. He contrasts the short term gains to the long term pains from the repercussions of such acts to emphasize the triviality even committing such atrocities in the first place. Shakespeare tells a clear moral lesson about revenge, that no good can come of it.
Shakespeare explores the human experience of revenge and its destructive consequences through the bloody feud between the two families, the deaths of Tybalt and Mercutio and the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare, through these acts of revenge, generalises revenge to show that revenge only results in an equal if not act of the revenge by the other party, and so no good can come of it. This generalisation of a commonly felt human emotion and experience makes Romeo and Juliet relatable to any era, setting or person. He also challenges the commonly known saying ‘Love conquers all’ by making it clear that even love has obstacles it cannot overcome. For Romeo and Juliet, their obstacle was their families. ‘Learn from your mistakes’ can also be applied, as only with the deaths of their only children, do the Montagues and the Capulets realise the result of their hostility and finally ‘a gloomy peace’ is finally restored to Verona.
