Nov 26, 2008

Romeo and Juliet -essay prep/essay 9-



Actually I have seen “Romeo and Juliet” for the first time despite it is Shakespeare’s very famous love story. But I have known this movie’s words, “Oh, Romeo, why are you Romeo?” I didn’t know this words’ mean since watching it. This is a modern-day “Romeo and Juliet”. Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes act Romeo and Juliet each other in this movie. They are beautiful and right for the role, I think.
Romeo is the son of the Montague. He is beautiful man and beside naughty. But his friend Mercutio is naughtier. His character will make him plunge into a sad situation. Juliet is the daughter of the Capulet. She is also a beautiful girl and expected to marry with rich man by her parents. Her cousin, Tybalt is the nephew of Lady Capulet. He is proud of himself and his family name and an impetuous man. Capulet is a father of Juliet. He is sometimes ferocity. Lady Capulet is a mother of Juliet and tries hard to make prosper Capulet. Angelica is a Juliet's personal attendant and confidante. At first, I thought she is a follower of Lady Capulet. But she is an only person concerns Juliet heartily.
Romeo suffered from one-sided love. His friends including Mercutio picked him to the Capulet’s party. Capulet and Montague were on bad terms. There, he fell in love Juliet. Juliet did, too. But they knew about each other, they were the enemy. But their love didn’t end. They exchanged marriage vows by Friar Laurence secretly. He expected to be reconciled with both families. But sad accident happened. Tybalt killed Mercutio. Romeo was beside himself by anger and killed Tybalt. He was banished. Friar Laurence told him to publish their marriage and called back Romeo. After he left there, Juliet forced to marry with other man by her parents. She asked not to marry with him for Friar Laurence. He told her a certain plan. The night before marriage, she drinks a poison. But it doesn’t kill her. She’ll stiffen as she died, and wake up after 24 hours. Then, she’ll be in church as a dead person. After that, she’ll run away to Romeo. Despite it was very ganger plan, she decided to do. Friar Laurence sent a letter written the plan for Romeo soon. But Romeo didn’t receive it. He listened by his attendant that Juliet died. The attendant didn’t know the plan and thought she died actually. Romeo grieved and decided to go to her. If he is arrested, it means his death. He told good-bye to his attendant on the way and ran through the town to her. Then he already prepared for death, he had a strong poison. Finally, he arrived at her. When he said good-bye and drunk the poison, she woke up. She said good-bye him and killed herself.
There is no result if both families are reconciled. I think they were. If not, their death doesn’t have a mean. I wondered why both families’ young people are such short temper. Is it common in UK? Japanese are thought calm racial usually. If they become calmer, they may be able to be reconciled. Romeo and Juliet are poor. They are only son and Juliet of both families, so when they dead, both blood end. I think it served them right. (555 words)

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