The End......of Romeo and Juliet

I overall disapprove the ending of Romeo and Juliet because I feel that there were to many uncalled for deaths. I believe that Paris's death was unnecessary because his role in the play did not seem significant enough for him and Romeo to fight in the end and result in his death. The way I would have wrote the play would have Paris in Verona weeping for Juliet's death.

Also, Romeo's mother's death was really random and only is mentioned in 3 lines. It would not have taken anything away from the play if it was not in the story. Yes, Romeo and Juliet's deaths were inevitable but Romeo's mother was not a main character and her death was not necessary to the story line.

R & J Video

Not only was this movie directed by the same person that directed the new Romeo and Juliet movie but its story is nearly identical in theme. A "pair of star crossed lovers" find each other in a brothel and fall in love with each other at first sight. But the girls boss and friends will not let her be with him because the boy is poor and the wealthy bishop wants to marry her. Also, the bishop is the only person that can make her acting become a reality. This movie was greatly influenced by Romeo & Juliet in its theme and base story line as both movie and play center on a pair of lovers who's love is restricted by those around them.

Romeo & Juliet Pic

Ok, I think this is a great example of how Romeo & Juliet is a universal symbol of love. Just like the heart. What these shirts say is that she is my love and visa versa. When you say this it (for anyone that knows R & J) clicks that he or she is my boyfriend or girlfriend. That's just the image that Romeo and Juliet has engraved in the world.

Romeo and Juliet is such a picture perfect story of love that no matter where you are in the world it means the same thing and everyone can relate to it. This picture was taken on the other side of the world of where R & J was written and is just as well as known as a simble of effection and love. What I'm trying to say is that no matter what janguage you sppeak or where you live Romeo & Juliet is a universal language.

Note: Click on the title to go to the site I got the picture from.

Part 2 Shocker

In Part 2 Scene 4 Friar Lawrence says he will marry Romeo and Juliet. After talking in a romantic sort with Juliet Romeo goes to Friar Lawrence the next day and asked him if he will do the honors and marry them, the friar agrees. What I found shocking about this is that he agreed without considering the problem of them being in two separate rival families. What he was worried about was how Rosaline would feel. I would have thought that that would click in his head and he would question Romeo on his decision.

Now although I thought this was a boring scene it in fact is crucial to the story. Before Romeo gets into the marriage thing with the friar the friar give a speech about a poisonous herb that turns out to be the supposed key to Romeo and Juliet's prolonged love. This is crucial to the play because without that talk you would not know about the poisons purpose later on in the play. Hmmmm.... is that a bit of foreshadowing?

Character's of Romeo & Juliet

Out of all the characters in Romeo & Juliet my favorite character is Mercutio. He is romeo's best friend and has a comical personality. From the reading Mercutio seems like a cool friend because he can cheer you up easily and is always fun to be around. Like in his long speech about the Queen of Mab. I couldn't quite it understand but it seemed like Mercutio's intent for telling that story was to cheer Romeo up.

I have had and still have many friends but I can't think of one with the same personality as Mercutio. But I do have a friend in Seattle that could laugh very easily and knew new so many jokes for so many different situations. Mercutio once said, " If love be rough with you, then you be rough with love." O fcourse we have never talked about love I know that he could give me the same quality advice that Mercutio gives Romeo. Let's just hope my friend doesn't suffer the same fate as Mercutio.