can some one explain the play Romeo and Juliet by shake spear??
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Prologue\n\nArguably Shakespeare's most famous play begins with a Prologue which establishes that this play will be a tragedy and that the children of two feuding families, Romeo of the Montague family and Juliet of the Capulet family, will both love and die in the course of this play...\n\nAct I.\n\nSampson and Gregory, servants to the Capulets and Abraham and Balthasar, servants to the Montague family start a street fight, which is joined by Benvolio (Montague) and Tybalt (Capulet). Escalus, the Prince of Verona who angrily learns of this fight, declares a death penalty for further feuding between the two families. Romeo we learn is lovesick; Rosaline, the object of his affections will not requite (return) his love. His friend Benvolio tells Romeo to look at other girls...\n\nMeanwhile Capulet is keen for Paris to marry his daughter Juliet and plans a party to be held later that night. Romeo and friends decide to turn up uninvited, Romeo hoping to see Rosaline, whom he still pines for...\n\nLady Capulet discusses the idea of marriage to Paris with Juliet. Juliet keeps her options open. The Nurse wishes Juliet every possible happiness...\n\nMeanwhile Mercutio attempts to cheer a lovesick Romeo up, telling him to be rough with love if need be.\n\nAt the Capulet's party, Romeo who is disguised by a masque (mask), falls in love with Juliet on sight. Capulet stops Tybalt from attacking Romeo at his party, telling him there will be other opportunities. Both Romeo and Juliet learn that they are each enemies of the other's family... A Prologue sung by a choir dramatizes the conflict both Romeo and Juliet feel between their love for one another and their loyalty to their respective families.\n\nAct II.\n\nIgnoring the danger, Romeo scales the Capulet's wall to be near Juliet, the woman he cannot forget... Unnoticed in Juliet's orchard, Romeo learns of Juliet's love for him. After declaring their feelings for each other, the two decide to marry. Juliet will send Romeo a messenger in the morning to make plans for their wedding...\n\nThe very next day, we meet Romeo's friend, Friar Laurence. He wonders how Romeo can forget Rosaline so quickly but agrees to marry the two since he hopes this marriage it will end the long running Montague / Capulet feud...\n\nRomeo catches up with his friends Mercutio and Benvolio. Juliet's messenger, the Nurse, arrives and the wedding is set for later that day. The Nurse brings Romeo "cords" or ropes which will allow Romeo to climb into Juliet's bedchamber as her husband later that night... Act II ends with Romeo and Juliet's marriage.\n\nAct III.\n\nBenvolio and Mercutio (both Montagues) meet Tybalt (Capulet). Tybalt attempts to provoke Romeo into fighting. Mercutio fights Tybalt and is killed. Romeo then kills Tybalt. Escalus, the Prince of Verona banishes Romeo from Verona threatening death should he ever return. Juliet learns of Romeo killing Tybalt and despite being torn between her loyalty for her family and Romeo, mourns her husband Romeo's banishment.\n\nRomeo learns of the banishment order, realizing he will not be able to see Juliet again. Friar Laurence suggests Romeo go to Juliet's bed chamber to comfort his wife... Capulet, who does not know of Romeo and Juliet's marriage, decides that the marriage of Juliet to Paris must now proceed, bidding his wife to make Juliet aware of Paris' love for her. The day of the marriage has been decided; it will be Thursday.\n\nWe learn that Romeo has spent the night with his Juliet. Juliet who is now already secretly married to Romeo, learns that she is to marry Paris. She tries to fight her father's wishes, failing to dissuade him. Juliet decides to commit suicide if all else fails...\n\nAct IV.\n\nParis reveals that the wedding will occur on Thursday. Juliet is cold to Paris. Friar Laurence tells Juliet to take a potion simulating death, allowing Romeo to take her away, unopposed to Mantu
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No, Romeo and Juliet is a play by William Shakespeare. I would suppose since he lived 1554 to 1616 that the play was set in the 16th Century? England? It's been a long time since 9th Grade English.\n\nI will give you a link that may help you out, first of all you can try an idependent search on "Romeo and Juliet" and the playwrite William Shakespeare.\n\nOne oddity that I might point out in the original production it is likely (not certain about this particular play) that all of the performers were male. There is a movie called "Shakespeare In Love" that is interesting, and while much of it may or may not be fictionalized it is true that in English Theater women were not considered for parts. Only males. I don't think women were even considered for acting roles for many years in English theater.\n\nHave fun, Mr. Shakespeare wrote some wonderful plays, and poetry. Two of my favorites are "A Mid-Summer Night's Dream", and "A Tale of Two Cities".\n\nThe link below will give you some general information on Romeo and Juliet. There are many many web sites and pages about it. If you like Romeo and Juliet, maybe you would enjoy reading some of his other writings.\nruthie~
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Until now? Are you saying it's no longer going to be popular? Well anyway, the answer is simple, everyone girl loves a love story, every guy loves action, like sword fights, and everyone loves drama! So Romeo and Juliet will always be popular because it's relatable to a point, because it's the kind of story that can happen to a point in real life. I.E. families fighting, but the children fall in love with each other but can't be together, I'm sure it isn't as extreme, but it happens. Plus this story was definately ahead of it's time, always will be. Sorry for the long response.
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Benvolio\n\nMontague's nephew, Romeo's cousin and thoughtful friend, he makes a genuine effort to defuse violent scenes in public places, though Mercutio accuses him of having a nasty temper in private. He spends most of the play trying to help Romeo get his mind off Rosaline, even after Romeo has fallen in love with Juliet. Good friend in my opinion.
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Try reading it for once.\nOr just get the movie, remember it is a play and visuals are important for understanding the entire thing.
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Romeo and Juliet: what are the major themes
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ahhhh   KING LEAR!!!  it's hard to explain actually because this isn't a soliloquy.  it's what he says to kent and the "fool" after leaving the company of his two daughters (regan and goneral) during an arguement they had.  he's telling the other two to go into this "shelter" if you can call it that, to sheild themselves from the storm (the tempest, "tempest" in shakespears day meant storm).  of course it was violent storm that night.  the night the king lost his "glory" and in a manner of speaking the gods unleashed their fury!  it was so bad that it distracted his mind.  the storm represents what he felt in his heart.  the part where he tells the "boy" to go in first and calls him houseless poverty is just a juxtapose.  the will pray then he'll sleep which is pretty straight forward.  you really have to watch the play to understand.
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lord capulet, ok. well i just finished reading this and i myself am writing an essay, not of the same topic.  so, anyways, lord capulet played a major role in the play. like all the secondary characters in the story he had good intentions that went bad. the father of the main character wanted what was best for his daughter and that was to marry paris but that was not what juliet wanted. \ni dont know if you can write about another character but if you could the friar would be a good one. it would be easy to elaborate on his good intentions. his whole plan was for the marriage of romeo and juliet to stop the feud between the familys, but in order for that to happen the lovers had to die, this is the good intention gone bad.
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Ok, I will help - but I will not give you the answers, that's not help.  If the Shakespearean-era language is difficult to get through, I suggest checking out a noted version of the play (Penguin Publishing has some excellent, quite affordable paperback versions) to help you understand who's saying what.  You might also try to find a full production of the play or a video version. (Zeffirelli's is visually stunning, but leaves out a lot of the by-play.  The newer version with DiCaprio & what's-her-name is visually odd, but leaves in more of the dialogue.  Most libraries also will have the odd BBC or Canadian production in their media library, and these are usually complete dialogue without anything too extreme in the way of visuals.)\n\n1. Think about social conventions of the time - Juliet is a young, unmarried but highly marriageable woman.  Also, think about any parents' natural reaction if they were to find their daughter in the company of any young man - especially if that young man was a member of a family you hated.\n\n2 & 4 are very closely related.  Think about modern divorce rates in marriages that are made quickly - then think about a society where annulments were possible but difficult and divorce as such was not really an option.\n\n3. Reread the scene, and think about Juliet being a young woman besotted, while the nurse is somewhat of a doddering old lady who tends to ramble on and on and on (and some of her lines do amount to Elizabethan toilet humour, by the way).\n\n5.  Think about the purpose of a foil.  Mercutio & Nurse are both close to the main characters, and marginally involved/possibly condoning their behaviours.  Pick out a few key points in the act and you should have no trouble getting 8 to 10 sentences.  For example, do these characters encourage this lovelorn behaviour between the main characters? How? Why?\n\nPersonal sidenote/pet peeve about this play: Why does everyone perform the Queen Mab speech as though it's a huge dramatic foreshadowing?  It is, even the densest people grasp that after seeing the play once - but keep in mind Mercutio's playful, sarcastic character - why on earth would he of a sudden burst into this long prophetic rant?  I've gotten a few people to read it as a mocking, sarcastic sort of monologue, and have been far more pleased with it...
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King Lear is one of Shakespeare's greatest tragedies.   The whole play is about lack of compromise.  \n\nGoneril poisoned her sister Regan and then killed herself.  These sites should be quite helpful to you.  Best of luck with your work.
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Is that like a Hispanic version of Romeo & Juliet?\nhttp://www.enotes.com/romeo/
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Juliet comes out (not knowing that Romeo is watching) and wonders why he has to be a Montague, and that she would love him just as much if he was named something else. She says she loves him, at which Romeo announces his presence, and Juliet basically says that she's not a tramp because of what she said. Then Romeo says he loves her and wants her to say she loves him. Then he leaves. I probably left something out, but that's my best answer.
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Do your own homework. If you had a question about one quote where I could believe that you read the play but forgot the context of a single line, I would help you. As it is, you need to do your own work. Them's the rules. \n\nFurther, your questions should read: Can I get what these quotes mean and WHO is speaking to WHOM? \n\nClearly, English is not your favorite subject. But suck it up. You deserve no credit for work you ask others to do for you.
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Have you read the play?  It might be easier to answer if you have!  We can't do your homework for you!  But, here are some questions to get you thinking . . . \n\nWhat COULDN'T Hamlet make up his mind about?  And why was this tragic?  \n\nThese seem like simple, or even stupid, questions, but answering them will give you a place to start . . .
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Romeo And Juliet by William Shakespeare\n\nhttp://www.elook.org/literature/shakespeare/romeo-and-juliet/\n\nI have found 12 summaries for you to look at, click the link below. I have included a short extract to give you a taste of what the reviews have to offer and they’re FREE..!!!\n\nNotes:  Act 1 Scene 2.\n\nIn this brief scene, the audience learns more about Juliet, the heroine of the play who has not yet been introduced on the stage. She is young girl of fourteen and obviously Capulet's pride and joy. The father says of Juliet that "the earth has swallowed all hopes but she." When Paris asks Capulet for her hand in marriage, he hesitates at first; then he says that he will agree if the idea pleases Juliet. In the thirteenth century, when noble marriages were usually arranged by the family, it is a loving father who wants to please his child. His concern for Juliet is similar to the concern for Romeo revealed by Lady Montague in the first scene. Even though these families hate one another, they dearly love their children.  More…….\n\nhttp://www.pinkmonkey.com/booknotes/monkeynotes/romeo5.asp\n\n\nhttp://summarycentral.tripod.com/romeoandjuliet.htm\n\nhttp://www.freebooknotes.com/book.php3?id=363\n\nhttp://www.antistudy.com/search.php?title=Romeo+And+Juliet+\n\nhttp://www.antistudy.com/search.php?title=Romeo+And+Juliet+\n\nhttp://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/xRomeoJul.html#Romeo\n\nhttp://drb.lifestreamcenter.net/Lessons/RomJul/index.htm\n\nhttp://www.clicknotes.com/\n\nAn analysis of the play by Shakespeare\n\nhttp://www.theatrehistory.com/british/romeoandjuliet001.html\n\nhttp://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/xRomeoJul.html#Characters\n\nhttp://www.pinkmonkey.com/booknotes/barrons/romeojl11.asp\n\nGood luck.\n\nKevin, Liverpool, England.
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Juliet's long soliloquy before she drinks the potion focuses on her fears.  She at first calls the nurse, then changes her mind, realizing that she must act alone.  At first she fears that the potion won't work at all and lays a dagger beside her in case it doesn't.  She then fears that Friar Laurence may have lied, and really plans to kill her in order to avoid being punished for performing their marriage. \n\nAfter deciding that the Friar is honest and trustworthy, Juliet fears that she will wake up before Romeo arrives.  This prospect frightens her the most.  She fears strangling to death for lack of air, and then thinks about being in the vault with the bones of her ancestors, including Tybalt's recently dead body.  In horrible images, she imagines herself playing with the bones of her dead relatives and even smashing her own brains out with one of the bones.  As she imagines Tybalt's ghost seeking out Romeo, his murderer, she drinks the potion as a toast to Romeo.\n\nEven though Juliet's worst fear is that she will wake up too soon, it is ironic that this is the one thing that could have saved both their lives.\n\nJuliet is tragically alone in this scene, expressing her deepest fears in total isolation.  She shows her bravery as proof of her intense love for Romeo. In fact, it is her love for him which allows her to overcome her worst fears.
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Ah, Romeo and Juliet! Basically, "biting one's thumb" was a mortal insult, kind of like flipping someone off (but worse). Sampson is biting his thumb in order to insult the Montagues who are walking past. The "which is a disgrace to them if they bear it" means "If they don't come and fight, they're chicken, and we can hold it over their heads." Of course, an utterly chaotic street brawl erupts after this.