Millions of words have been said about love and mountains of books have been written. There are formulas of love, scientific definitions, philosophical treatises. The theme of love in literature is always relevant. After all, love is the purest and most beautiful feeling that has been sung since ancient times. It is always the same, whether it is youthful or more mature love. Love never gets old. Let’s take, for example, a work of literature, W. Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.”
Shakespeare is the greatest writer of the Renaissance. He is one of those titans who were born of this era, but in his significance he goes far beyond its boundaries. His creations do not become a thing of the past, do not become covered with the dust of centuries - they do not lose their living beauty and power of influence even today.
The love and tragic death of Romeo and Juliet, the doubts and torment of Hamlet, the suffering of Lear - all this deeply worried the contemporaries of the great playwright, the crowd that filled the medieval theater on the outskirts of London. And after more than three hundred years, Shakespeare’s images with their rich inner life, tension of passions, depth of feelings and thoughts find a warm and lively response from the audience.
Shakespeare penetrated deeper into the inner world of man than all his predecessors and contemporaries. In Shakespeare's early plays, poetic images of people appear, beautiful and humane, full of life and strength, actively pursuing happiness.
The images of the tragedy are depicted deeply and comprehensively. Juliet is characterized not only by love, but also by wit, willpower, and determination; Romeo - violent impulses, incontinence of feelings. The characters of both change over the course of the play, both grow under the influence of their experiences. Juliet is a carefree girl at the beginning. She doesn’t even think of contradicting her mother when she first offers her Paris as a groom. The struggle for love turns her into an independent and heroic woman. In the first scenes, Romeo indulges in far-fetched courtly sighs for a certain Rosaline. Only having fallen in love with Juliet, having learned the power of true feeling, does he become mature, and his love acquires heroic strength.
This is precisely the ideological content of the famous tragedy “Romeo and Juliet”. This is a highly poetic play about love by free choice. She depicts the clash of such humanistic love with feudal prejudices - tribal enmity and the tyranny of parents. The play takes place in the Italian city of Verona. An ancient family feud between two noble families - the Montagues and the Capulets - blocks the path to happiness for two young people - Romeo and Juliet, who fell in love with each other.
Having learned that the one she fell in love with is the enemy of her family, Juliet says:
What does the name mean? A rose smells like a rose
Either call it a rose or not.
Romeo by any name would be
The height of perfection that he is
(Translated by B. Pasternak)
Love by free choice appears in this tragedy as a great feeling that binds people for life, a feeling for which even death is not an obstacle. The fight for their love against the oppression of the family pushes both lovers to heroic deeds.
The tragedy is full of lyricism. Love is expressed in it with enormous poetic power. Particularly striking moments in this regard are Juliet’s first confession from the balcony, when she is unexpectedly heard by Romeo, who has made his way into the garden. This is the famous "balcony scene", the first date of Romeo and Juliet. It’s night, the moon is shining in the sky, the stars are shining. Romeo delivers his first monologue:
But quiet! What light comes through this window?
This is the east, and Juliet is the sun!
Rise, beautiful sun, and
Kill the envious moon,
Who is already sick and pale with grief,
That you, her maiden, are much more beautiful than she:
Don't be her maiden, for she
Envious;
Her virginal robe -
Pale green
And only fools (clowns) wear it:
Drop it.
This is my lady; ABOUT! this is my love:
ABOUT! if only she knew this...
Juliet does not hear him yet, but he sees her silhouette on the balcony, illuminated by the fire from the window and the pale glow of the moon. And immediately a chain of metaphors, comparisons, and mythological comparisons begins. “The light in the window” is both the light of the lamp in Juliet’s room and Juliet herself, whose beauty outshines all other luminaries. In the next line Romeo paints a fantastic picture:
In the middle of the night, dawn suddenly awakens in the east and the sun rises - Juliet! And it, this sun of love, must “kill” the envious one - the moon.
Why "envious"? Yes, because the moon for Romeo and for millions of other people of his time is a living creature, the goddess of the night, the keeper of virgin purity. Immediately forgetting that Juliet is the “sun,” Romeo likens her to a “maiden,” that is, a servant of the Moon. And developing this mythological comparison, the lover calls (conditionally, of course, since Juliet does not yet hear him) the beauty to leave the service of the moon. Translated into simple language, this means that it asks her to become his wife.
His monologue is a kind of serenade (in Italian “serenata” is an evening song), which lovers sang then under the windows of their ladies.
Young Juliet is not inferior to Romeo in the poetry of her speeches. At first she is still a little ashamed of her feelings, but she calls on the night as an ally when she says: “The mask of the night is on my face.” This is a wonderful metaphor, the meaning of which is clear - the girl is ashamed, but the color of shame is hidden by the darkness of the night.
No less poetic and lyrical is the scene of the separation of lovers, where their touching dialogue sounds like a musical duet, like an alba (literally “dawn”, this is a genre of pre-dawn song expressing the grief of lovers forced to leave each other). Here Romeo and Juliet again “play” with images of nature - only this time, instead of the sun and moon, pictures of dawn appear, and they talk about the pre-dawn singing of birds.
The humanistic idea of this tragedy is embodied not only in the images of Romeo and Juliet. Friar Lorenzo, alien to everything monastic, a philosopher who studies nature, helps lovers as a wise older friend, strives to end the feud between families.
Romeo and Juliet die, but are not separated. They die together, their love conquers death, since the death of young people forever eliminates centuries-old enmity. Their death gives pause to the Montagues and Capulets, the rulers of Verona and all those who survived. Isn't it time to end the bloody strife?
Composition
There is no sadder story in the world,
Than the story of Romeo and Juliet.
W. Shakespeare
W. Shakespeare's famous tragedy "Romeo and Juliet" was first staged in 1595. Centuries have passed, but even today, as in the time of Shakespeare, this “sad tale” makes hearts tremble, just as this eternal theme continues to excite us - the theme of tragically interrupted love.
Shakespeare's first tragedy is the tragedy of great human feeling colliding with an inhuman world.
The plot of Romeo and Juliet takes us to an ancient Italian folk legend, according to which the events described by Shakespeare actually took place at the beginning of the 14th century in the city of Verona. Even now, the legendary “Juliet’s tomb” is shown in this city. Shakespeare was far from the first to develop this plot, but he was the first to turn it into a brilliant work of art.
The main theme of Shakespeare's tragedy is the exposure of endless internecine strife. These feuds destroyed two wonderful young people. None of the elders of the Montagues and Capulets family could remember why this enmity began, but it also captures the youth, preventing them from living. In the Capulet family, the daughter Juliet is growing up, only thirteen years old, she is obedient and honors her parents. But her humility has limits. And her name is Romeo Montague. A bright feeling for the son of one’s family’s enemies inevitably comes into conflict with traditions and the will of the parents. Romeo, having learned who his beloved is, feels the approach of a thunderstorm. But love for him is stronger than death. The whole world is against lovers. Romeo, in a fight with Tybalt, Juliet's cousin, kills him and is forced to leave the city under threat of execution. But the holy wedding ceremony has already taken place. Separation is worse than death. The tragic outcome is approaching. Juliet drinks a sleeping potion. Having learned about the “death” of his beloved, Romeo drinks poison. Having come to her senses after sleep, Juliet sees that something irreparable has happened and, snatching a dagger from Romeo’s sheath, stabs herself. “Romeo and Juliet” glorifies the fidelity of feeling. Shakespeare talks all the more convincingly about Juliet's fidelity because he describes her fiancé, Paris, as neither a freak nor a villain. Paris is handsome and devoted to Juliet (“Please, take me to Juliet’s crypt,” are the last words of the dying Paris), but he does not understand her feelings.
Romeo and Juliet die, but are not separated. They die together, their love conquers death, since the death of young people forever eliminates centuries-old enmity. Their death gives pause to the Montagues and Capulets, the rulers of Verona and all those who survived. Isn't it time to end the bloody strife?
Two equally respected families
In Verona, where events meet us,
There are internecine fights
And they don’t want to stop the bloodshed.
The children of the leaders love each other,
But fate plays tricks on them,
And their death at the grave doors
Puts an end to irreconcilable strife.
A golden monument is erected over the graves of the dead for future generations. With his tragedy, Shakespeare addressed future generations. The great humanist never lost faith in life, and his Romeo and Juliet, one of the most beautiful works of world literature, has come down to us as a monument to this faith.
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Brief Analysis
Year of writing – 1594-1595.
History of creation– “Romeo and Juliet” is a creative interpretation of a plot already existing in literature.
Subject– the struggle of loving people for their feelings with society and circumstances, love and death.
Composition– a ring composition built on parallel oppositions in all 5 acts.
Genre- a tragedy in 5 acts.
Direction– romanticism.
History of creation
In literary criticism there is quite a bit of information that can be considered reliable about the history of Shakespeare’s creation of his immortal masterpiece. It is known that the plot and even the names of the characters have already appeared in literature, but they received a brilliant embodiment only in the tragedy of W. Shakespeare.
The writing of the tragedy dates back to 1594-95. In 1597 the play was first published. A similar plot, telling about the love of two young people from warring families, was written by the Roman poet Ovid. The basis for Shakespeare's work was obviously the poem “The Tragic History of Romeus and Juliet” by Arthur Brooke.
It is interesting that a similar plot existed in world literature not only before, but also after Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet. Many variations of this plot appear in art to this day. A deep and thorough analysis of the origins of the plot of the work gives the right to believe that the story that happened to the lovers was actually a reality and was preserved as a legend in oral form.
William Shakespeare took only the plot of the work as the basis for the story; his play describes 5 days in the life of lovers. For A. Brook, the effect lasts about 9 months. The English poet and playwright changed the season, added several bright scenes, and revised many essential details. His work is neither a parody nor a copy of any other, it is an original and original play, the glory of which has passed through the centuries.
Subject
The meaning of the work It is revealed to the reader rapidly already in the first act: a person’s life can be full only when he has a choice. Love theme, which permeates the entire work (the characters love, talk about the essence of this feeling, philosophize about the types of love) is revealed in many ways: mother’s love, love of life, love and marriage, passion, unrequited love, family love. The nurse loves Juliet sincerely, like a mother, the main characters face the first most reverent feeling in their lives, even the priest, respecting the love of young hearts, breaks the rules and marries lovers without the consent of their parents.
Issues of anger, revenge and unforgiveness are also strong in the overall outline of the play, they keep pace with love and death. Issues of the play versatile, like the lives of the heroes themselves. Idea of the play– affirmation of the human right to free choice in love. It is not difficult to determine what the play teaches the reader: you need to fight for your feelings, this is the meaning of human life. The lovers made the only possible conclusion: they were not destined to be together in earthly life. No matter how scary it is to talk about such things at such a young age, the morality and morals of Shakespeare’s contemporary society were based precisely on such values.
Present in the tragedy theme of fighting against God, which critics consider quite significant: a secret wedding, murders and revenge, attempts to deceive fate on the part of the priest, Romeo’s participation in a masquerade dressed as a monk. The dialogues and monologues of the heroes of Shakespeare's tragedy have become the most quoted and recognizable in all world literature. The reasoning of young hearts about the essence of love turned out to be so vital that their lives went far beyond the boundaries of fiction and music.
Composition
The entire structural composition rests on symmetrical opposition. In the first act, the servants of the masters meet, in the second - the nephews of the Montagues and Capulets, then - the heads of the warring clans: duels, quarrels, feuds, murders - there are no trifles here, they play in life in a big way.
In the last act, the Montagues and Capulets appear on stage, and the feud ends. Children find new life in golden sculptures. The play has an exposition (the meeting of the servants of the opposing families), a beginning (the meeting of Romeo and Juliet at the ball), a climax (the scene in the crypt) and a denouement - the scene of the reconciliation of families and the narration of Friar Lorenzo.
The composition of the play takes on ring structure precisely because of parallel conflicts. The monologues of the main characters about conscience, passion, love and honor constitute a special layer in the composition of the play: they are the inner essence of the work.
Main characters
Genre
Tragedy was popular during the Renaissance; this genre involved an insoluble conflict and a very disastrous ending. However, from the perspective of the semantic component, the lovers still won, they managed to reunite. In terms of content, love wins, it triumphs over revenge and anger, because warring families make peace around the lifeless bodies of their children.
Shakespeare's tragedies are special for their sensuality, tension and acute tragedy. A feature of the tragedy “Romeo and Juliet,” which dates back to the early period of the writer’s work, is its satirical intensity. The author puts subtle humor and gentle irony into the mouths of many characters. Several centuries later, Shakespeare's tragedies became the model and standard of this genre. During the 20th century, the play was filmed in many countries about 50 times.
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The story of tragic love - writers and poets of all times and peoples turned to such a plot. Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet was no exception. It was not the English classic that became the founder of such a plot. But the opportunity to show the all-consuming happiness of loving people, which can even overcome a sad end, is precisely the idea of Shakespeare’s work.
History of creation
He loves her. She loves him. Relatives are against their union. The lovers solve this problem in their own way: the imaginary death of the beloved, which led to the true death of the young man. This plot has been known since the time of Ovid, who so colorfully described the love story of Pyramus and Thisbe in his Metamorphoses. The only difference with Shakespeare’s plot was that it was not the poison that caused the death of the young man in love, but the sword.
Of course, Shakespeare was familiar with the work of Ovid. But he also thoroughly studied the novella of the Italian Luigio da Porta, who back in 1524 described the love of Romeo and Juliet from Verona in “The Story of Two Noble Lovers.” This story has been changed many times (Juliet was initially 18 years old; before her death, she manages to talk to Romeo, but then dies of longing for her lover).
The main source that served as the basis for Shakespeare’s immortal work was Arthur Brick’s poem “Romeo and Juliet,” created by him in 1562. Shakespeare slightly reworked the plot: the events take place over 5 days in the summer (for Brick - 9 months in the winter). He finished work on the work in 1596 (the exact date of creation is unknown, but it was printed right then).
The plot of the work
Two noble families from Verona, the Montagues and the Capulets, have been at war for many centuries. Even the masters' servants are caught up in the conflict. After another massacre, Duke Escalus of Verona warns that the culprit will be punished at the cost of his own life.
Romeo, a member of the Montague family, is in love with Rosalind, who is Juliet's friend. Mercutio's friend and brother Benvolio are trying in every possible way to drive away sad thoughts from Romeo.
At this time, the Capulet family is preparing for the holiday. Invitations have been sent to all the noble people of Verona. At the holiday, Senor Capulet's 13-year-old daughter, Juliet, is to be introduced to her groom, Count Paris.
Romeo and his friends also come to the ball at the Capulet house. After all, here he hopes to meet Rosalind, who is the owner’s niece. To prevent anyone from recognizing them, the young men decide to use masks. Their plan was exposed by Juliet's cousin Tybalt. To prevent a possible conflict, the owner of the house tries to stop Tybalt.
At this time, Romeo meets Juliet's gaze. Sympathy is born between young people. But on the path to happiness there is a huge obstacle: the centuries-old enmity between the Montagues and the Capulets.
Romeo and Juliet swear loyalty to each other and decide to get married, believing that this will put an end to the bad relationship between their relatives. Romeo, through the nurse, negotiates with the monk Lorenzo to carry out the ceremony.
A few hours after the wedding, the young man witnesses Tybalt killing his friend Mercutio. Romeo, in a rage, deals a fatal blow to Tybalt himself.
Tragic events led to the Duke deciding to expel the young man from Verona. Friar Lorenzo invites Romeo to wait a certain time in Mantua.
At this time, Juliet's parents inform her that they are preparing to marry her to Paris. In desperation, the girl turns to Lorenzo. He gives her a special sleeping pill to simulate death. Romeo doesn't know about this.
When the young man saw Juliet sleeping, he decided that she had died. Romeo kills Paris and takes the poison himself.
Juliet wakes up and sees Romeo's lifeless body. In desperation, she stabs herself. The death of the lovers reconciles the Montague and Capulet families.
Main characters
The daughter of Senor Capulet, surrounded since childhood by the love and care of loved ones: parents, cousin, cousin, nurse. At just 14 years old, she has not yet met love. The girl is sincere, kind and does not delve into family conflicts. Obediently follows the will of the parents. Having met Romeo, she completely surrenders to the first feeling, because of which she dies as a result.
A romantic young man from the Montague family. At the beginning of the novel, he is in love with Rosalind, Juliet's cousin. His love for Juliet transforms him from a frivolous reveler into a serious young man. Romeo has a sensitive and passionate soul.
Benvolio
Montague's nephew, Romeo's friend. The only one of all the characters who does not support family feud and tries to completely avoid conflicts. Romeo trusts Benvolio completely.
Nephew of Prince Verona. Juliet's groom. Shakespeare describes him as handsome and with a kind soul: he also does not support family conflict. Dies at the hands of Romeo.
Friar Lorenzo
A confessor who takes an active part in the life of Romeo and Juliet. Secretly marries lovers. He is ready to pray for everyone, and passionately wants to stop the war between the Montagues and the Capulets.
Tybalt- Juliet's cousin, who supports the blood feud between the families. He kills Mercutio, and himself dies at the hands of Romeo.
Mercutio- Romeo's friend, a young rake, narcissistic and sarcastic. Was killed by Tybalt.
The main idea of the work
In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare shows true human values that can destroy traditions. Love has no barriers: it is not afraid of any prejudices. Young people are ready to go against society for the sake of their happiness. Their love fears neither life nor death.
The work of the great playwright William Shakespeare can be divided into several periods. The first of them is characterized by early tragedies, the texts of which are imbued with faith in justice and hope for happiness. Next comes the transitional stage. And finally, the period of late dark tragedies.
If you analyze the play “Romeo and Juliet”, then the poet’s negative moods can be observed quite clearly here. After all, in the play, life, as they say, is in full swing; in the foreground are good people defeating the forces of evil. However, the inhumanity shown by the playwright is not so unarmed. She darkens life, threatens it and takes revenge.
The appearance of the play "Romeo and Juliet" became a significant event in the history of not only English, but also world literature. It was the beginning of a new, so-called Shakespearean stage.
An analysis of the dramatic work “Romeo and Juliet” suggests that social issues became the basis of the tragedy. Showing these relationships in the play reveals its historical significance.
History of creation and time
The play "Romeo and Juliet" is one of those works by the author that were written by him in the earliest period of his work. Shakespeare created his famous play between 1591 and 1595.
Consider the plot of Romeo and Juliet. The analysis of the work very briefly describes the story proposed by the playwright. It tells us about the imaginary death of the main character, the news of which led to the suicide of the young man she loved. This was the reason that the girl also took her own life.
A similar plot was first described long before the creation of this play. It was found in the poem “Metamorphoses”, created by the ancient Roman writer Ovid. The work was written in the 1st century BC. It tells the story of two lovers - Pyramus and Phiobe, who lived in Babylon. The parents of the young people were against their meetings, and then they agreed on a night date. Fioba came first and saw a lion there hunting bulls, whose muzzle was covered in blood. The girl decided that a formidable predator had torn apart the young man she loved, and ran away, dropping her handkerchief along the way. The lion tore this handkerchief and smeared it with blood. After this, the young man came and, deciding that Fioba was dead, he himself stabbed himself with a sword. The girl returned to the appointed place, saw the dying Pyramus, and immediately rushed to the sword.
This story was used by Shakespeare when writing his comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream. Only there the plot about two lovers was presented to the audience by an amateur theater.
This plot wandered from work to work. Thus, it was described in one of the Italian short stories, and then moved into an English poem created in 1562 by Arthur Brooke. And only a little later Shakespeare became interested in this story. He slightly modified the English version of the ancient Roman poem. Its duration was reduced from nine months to five days. At the same time, the time of year during which the events took place changed. If initially it was winter, then in Shakespeare it turned into summer. The great playwright also added a number of scenes. But the most basic difference from all previous options lies in the deeper content of the plot. This allowed the play to take its rightful place in the history of world literature.
Plot
So, what is the story told in the play Romeo and Juliet? An analysis of the work can briefly introduce us to this plot. The entire period during which the tragic events unfold covers, as already mentioned, only five days.
The beginning of the first act was marked by a brawl between servants belonging to two different families, who are in a state of enmity with each other. The owners' surnames are Montagues and Capulets. Next, representatives of these two houses join the servants' brawl. Heads of families are not left out either. Tired of the strife that had lasted for days, the townspeople had difficulty separating the fighters. The Prince of Verona himself arrives at the scene with a call to stop the clash, threatening the violators with death.
Montague's son, Romeo, also comes to the square. He is not involved in these feuds. His thoughts are entirely occupied with the beautiful girl Rosalina.
The action continues in the Capulet house. Count Paris comes to the head of this family. He is a relative of the Prince of Verona. The Count asks for the hand of Juliet, who is the only daughter of the owners. The girl is not yet fourteen years old, but she is obedient to the will of her parents.
Plot development
A carnival ball is organized in the Capulet house, into which young men from the house of Benvolio and Montague enter, wearing masks. This is Mercutio and Romeo. Even on the threshold of the house, Romeo was seized by a strange anxiety. He told his friend about it.
During the ball, Juliet met Romeo's gaze. This struck both like lightning, sparking love in their hearts.
From the nurse Romeo learned that the girl was the daughter of the owners. Juliet also learned that the young man was the son of the sworn enemy of their house.
Romeo carefully climbed over the wall and hid in the greenery of the Capulet garden. Soon Juliet came out onto the balcony. The lovers talked to each other and swore an oath of love, deciding to unite their destinies. The feeling consumed them so much that all the actions of the young people were carried out with extraordinary firmness.
They told their story to Romeo's confessor, Friar Lorenzo, and to Juliet's confidant and nurse. The clergyman agrees to conduct a secret wedding ceremony for the newlyweds, hoping that this union will finally force the two warring families - the Montagues and the Capulets - to reconcile.
Unexpected turn of events
Next, the plot tells us about a skirmish that happened on the street between Juliet's cousin Tybalt and Mercutio. There was an exchange of caustic barbs between them, which was interrupted by the appearance of Romeo. The latter, having married Juliet, believes that Tybalt is his relative, and tries with all his might to avoid a quarrel. This is despite the fact that Juliet's cousin insults Romeo. Mercutio comes to his friend's defense. He attacks Tybalt with his fists. Romeo comes between them. However, Tybalt manages to deal a fatal blow to Mercutio.
Romeo loses his best friend, who died defending his honor. This infuriates the young man. He kills Tybalt, who appears in the square, for which he faces execution.
The terrible news reached Juliet. She mourns the death of her brother, but at the same time justifies her lover.
Friar Lorenzo convinces Romeo that he should hide until forgiveness is granted. Before he leaves, he meets with Juliet, but they manage to spend only a few hours together. The coming dawn, along with the trills of the lark, informed the lovers that they would be separated.
Meanwhile, Juliet’s parents, who know nothing about their daughter’s wedding, start talking about the wedding again. Count Paris is also rushing things. The wedding is scheduled for the very next day, and all the daughter’s pleas to her parents to wait a little remain unanswered.
Juliet is in despair. She goes to Lorenzo. The monk invites her to use a trick and pretend to be submissive to her father’s will. In the evening, she needs to take a miraculous drug that will plunge her into a state similar to death. Such a dream should last forty-two hours. During this time, Juliet will already be taken to the family crypt, and Lorenzo will tell Romeo about everything. The young will be able to escape somewhere until better times.
Before the decisive step, Juliet was overcome with fear. However, she drank the entire bottle.
Tragic ending
In the morning, the parents discovered that their daughter was dead. The whole family plunged into inconsolable mourning. Juliet was buried in the family crypt.
At this time, Romeo is hiding in Mantua and waiting for news from the monk. However, it was not the messenger Lorenzo who came to him, but the servant Balthazar. He brought terrible news about the death of his beloved. The monk, Lorenzo's messenger, never met Romeo. The young man buys poison at a local pharmacy and goes to Verona.
The last scene takes place in the tomb. Romeo curses the evil forces that took Juliet from him, kisses her for the last time and drinks poison.
Friar Lorenzo was literally one moment late. He could no longer revive the young man. At this time, Juliet awakens. She immediately asks him about Romeo. Having learned the terrible truth, she plunged a dagger into her chest.
At the end of the story, the Montagues and Capulets forgot about their enmity. They extended their hands to each other and together began to mourn their dead children. They decided to place golden statues on their graves.
Love theme
So, we briefly learned the plot of the poem “Romeo and Juliet”. Analysis of the work tells us that its author, describing the tragedy of man, turned first of all to the greatest human feeling. The poem is literally imbued with the poetry of love. Moreover, the high feeling acquires an increasingly powerful sound as the action approaches the finale.
We continue our acquaintance with the play “Romeo and Juliet”. Analysis of the work allows us to understand that it is nothing more than the pathos of love. After all, from the monologues of the main characters it is clear that young people not only admire each other. In their speeches, love is recognized as a divine feeling, receiving proud, solemn and rapturous recognition.
Moral issues
What else did Shakespeare want to tell the world? “Romeo and Juliet” (analysis of the work directly points to this) raises many moral problems. They are not at all limited to depicting love that inspires and unites two young people. This feeling develops and further strengthens against the background of other options that show us the relationship between a woman and a man. And Shakespeare told us about them with different accents of artistic expression. Romeo and Juliet (analysis of the work makes this clear to us) have a high feeling, the grandeur and purity of which contrasts with other forms of relationships.
The viewer sees the most primitive version at the beginning of the play. These are very rude expressions of the servants that women are created only so that they can be pinned to the wall.
Further, a brief analysis of the tragedy “Romeo and Juliet” tells us that there are other carriers of this moral concept. The author assigns such a role to the nurse, who expresses similar thoughts, but only in a softer form. She persuades her pupil to forget Romeo and marry Paris. This clash of morals leads to open conflict between the girl and the nurse.
What else does the analysis of Romeo and Juliet show us? Shakespeare does not accept another version of the relationship between a man and a woman. It is described in Paris's request to old Capulet. For that time, this method of creating a family was quite common. Paris asks for Juliet's hand without even asking about her feelings. The analysis of Romeo and Juliet shows us this quite clearly. Shakespeare in the second scene of the first act, through the mouth of old Capulet, says that before asking for a girl’s hand, you must immediately court her. However, Juliet’s father himself further guarantees Paris the favor of his daughter, being confident in her submission to her parents.
We continue to study the poem “Romeo and Juliet”. Analysis of the work tells us that the count never told the girl about his love. Paris's behavior changes somewhat after the supposed death of his bride, although at the same time the chill of the conventions that took place in those days creeps into his actions and statements.
The comedy of the play
What else can a brief analysis of Romeo and Juliet tell us? Shakespeare combines in his work the romantic side of love with the quirks of passion and some oddities. The author points out that a high feeling does not allow a person to continue living in his usual rhythm, making him different from what he was before.
Analysis of "Romeo and Juliet" (8th grade) clearly indicates that in some scenes the main character is simply ridiculous. The author shows the reader the intolerant and passionate feeling of a girl who knew love for the first time. At the same time, Juliet in comic scenes is faced with the cunning of the nurse. The inexperienced girl demands from the maid a story about Romeo's actions. However, she, citing fatigue or bone pain, constantly postpones the conversation.
Where else is comedy present in the play Romeo and Juliet? Analysis of the work allows us to draw clear conclusions that it contains more humor and cheerfulness than other Shakespearean tragedies. The author constantly produces a release of growing tragedy. At the same time, the love story ceases to be high romance. He seems to land and move into the plane of ordinary human relationships, but at the same time he is not at all belittled.
Shakespeare expresses an unprecedented breadth of views on love in his work Romeo and Juliet. An analysis of the play confirms that almost all the characters in one way or another express their attitude towards the feeling that arose between Romeo and Juliet. At the same time, the assessment of the love of the young is given by the characters depending on their own positions. But, nevertheless, the artist himself proceeds from the fact that this high feeling has all-pervading power and is universal. At the same time, it is purely individual, unique and unique.
The power that changes a person
An analysis of Shakespeare's tragedy "Romeo and Juliet" also proves the fact that love is a demanding feeling that forces a person to become a fighter. There is no cloudless idyll in the play. The feeling that has arisen between young people is subjected to a severe test. However, neither the boy nor the girl even thinks for a second about whether they should choose love or choose hatred, which traditionally defines the relationship of the Montague and Capulet families. Romeo and Juliet seem to merge in one impulse.
However, even a brief analysis of “Romeo and Juliet” convincingly proves the fact that, despite the high feeling, the individuality of the young people did not dissolve in it. Juliet is not at all inferior to Romeo in determination. However, Shakespeare endowed his heroine with more spontaneity. Juliet is still a child. She is two weeks away from her fourteenth birthday. Shakespeare inimitably recreated this young image.
Juliet has not yet learned to hide her feelings. She sincerely loves, grieves and admires. She is not familiar with irony and sincerely does not understand why the Montagues should be hated. With this the girl expresses her protest.
All the immaturity of Juliet's feelings and behavior disappears with the advent of love. She grows up and begins to understand relationships between people much better than her parents. As the daughter of Capulet, she was able to rise above class prejudices. Juliet chose to die, but did not marry an unloved man. These were her intentions, and this is how she began to act.
An analysis of the tragedy “Romeo and Juliet” clearly indicates that with the advent of love, the girl’s actions become more and more confident. She was the first to start talking about the wedding and demanded that Romeo not put things off, and the very next day he became her husband.
Tragedy of love
Studying the analysis of the work based on the play “Romeo and Juliet” (grade 8), one can be convinced that the high feelings of young people are surrounded by enmity.
The girl dies, having practically never known the happiness of the love she created and dreamed about. There is no person who could replace Romeo for her. Love cannot happen again, and without it, life will simply lose its meaning.
However, after a brief analysis of the work “Romeo and Juliet,” we can say with confidence that the reason for the girl’s suicide was not only the death of her lover. Waking up from the spell of the drug given to her by the monk, she realized that the young man had killed himself only because he was sure of her death. She simply needed to share his fate. Juliet saw this as her duty. This was her last wish.
Yes, the characters in the play took their own lives. However, in doing so, they pronounced a harsh verdict on existing inhumanity.
That light of love that was lit by Romeo and Juliet has not lost its strength and warmth in our time. There is something close and dear to us in the constancy and energy of their characters, as well as in the courage of the actions they committed. We warmly welcome the nobility of their souls, which found expression in their rebellious behavior and desire to assert their own freedom. And this topic, without any doubt, will not lose its relevance and will worry people forever.
Who was the rebellion against?
Some literary scholars believe that the play shows us the clash between fathers and sons. At the same time, the conflict flares up between inert parents and progressive-minded young people. However, this is not at all true. It is no coincidence that Shakespeare created the image of young Tybalt. This young man is so blinded by malice that he has no other goal than the extermination of the Montagues. At the same time, old Capulet, unable to change anything, admits that it is time to end the hostility. In contrast to the image of Tibelti, he longs for peace, not a bloody war.
The love of Romeo and Juliet is opposed to misanthropy. Young people not only expressed their protest against old views and attitudes. They showed everyone an example that you can live completely differently. People should not be separated by enmity. They should be united by love. This high feeling in Shakespeare's play is opposed to the bourgeois inertia that dominates the Capulet family. Such great love is born from faith in the greatness of a person, from admiration for his beauty, from the desire to share the joys of life with him. And this feeling is deeply intimate. It connects only a boy and a girl. However, their first irresistible attraction to each other becomes their last due to the fact that the world around them is not yet ripe for love.
Nevertheless, the play does not leave us with hope that everything will change for the better. In Shakespeare's tragedy there is still no feeling that freedom has been destroyed and evil has conquered all aspects of life. The heroes do not experience the feeling of undivided loneliness that will subsequently overcome Othello, Lear and Coriolanus. Romeo and Juliet are surrounded by faithful friends, the noble monk Lorenzo, the servant Balthazar, and the nurse. Even a hero like the Duke, despite the fact that he banished Romeo, still pursued a policy aimed against the existence and further incitement of civil strife. In this tragedy, power does not oppose the main character and is not a force hostile to him.
