Here is a brief summarization of the novel “Romeo and Juliet” for act 1.
In act one of Romeo and Juliet, written by Shakespeare, a lot of events happen in a very short amount of time. The story begins with the Capulets and the Montagues fighting showing us that they are family enemies. We are then introduced some of the main characters, the Capulet and Lady Capulet and their nephew Tybalt. From the Montagues side, there is Romeo, Montague, and Lady Montague. There is another character by the name of Benvolio, and he is a cousin of Romeo. We find out that Romeo is in love with someone, and the person he loves, does not love him back.
Capulet sets up a party so that his beloved daughter, Juliet, can meet with Paris, the man Capulet has chosen for his daughter to marry. Romeo and Benvolio got invited to go to the capulet’s party and Benvolio takes it as a chance for Romeo to meet someone new. Meanwhile, Juliet doesn’t want to get married and is against everything but she is forced to go. Her nurse, had a daughter and husband who both died eleven years ago, and she looks at Juliet as if she is her own daughter.
Then we are introduced a new character Mercutio who is the brother of Benvolio. Him, Benvolio and Romeo go to the party, and Romeo sees, and falls in love with Juliet. Juliet does too but they both find out that they are both from each of their family enemy.
My thoughts
The play begins with a prologue, and gives a brief summary about the whole play, and even gives out the ending. At the end of the play, Romeo and Juliet both die. I don’t think that by revealing the ending ruins the story at all. The ending doesn’t matter at all, the details, the events and happenings that lead up to the ending and the climax is what I think is important. The story takes place in Verona, Italy.
A spot where Shakespeare uses symbolism is in scene one, line 25, when the two men, Sampson and Gregory, who are from the house of Capulet discuss about the maidens of the men from the Montagues. Sampson, shows us his vulgar side and says how he will be cutting of their heads, meaning taking their virginity. I think this symbolizes not only the relationship between the Capulets and the Montagues, but also the social standards that woman are in.
When Capulet used a metaphor to call Paris a “flower” or “man of wax”, I think Shakespeare was implying that Paris is beautiful, like a sculpture. Capulet seems like he loves Paris and doesn’t care what Juliet wants, he just wants her to marry him. I think this could represent the type of relationship Juliet has with her parents. I think she would be closer with the Nurse who is always supporting her and loving her as if she was her own daughter.
Shakespeare uses for-shadowing on lines 107-111. Romeo talks about how there will be an event in the future where someone will die at a great loss. This for-shadows the ending of the story, when both Juliet and Romeo die. Lastly when Romeo and Juliet both find out that they are from the enemy family of eachother’s, it shows irony, how they have to love their “enemy”.
In act one of Romeo and Juliet, written by Shakespeare, a lot of events happen in a very short amount of time. The story begins with the Capulets and the Montagues fighting showing us that they are family enemies. We are then introduced some of the main characters, the Capulet and Lady Capulet and their nephew Tybalt. From the Montagues side, there is Romeo, Montague, and Lady Montague. There is another character by the name of Benvolio, and he is a cousin of Romeo. We find out that Romeo is in love with someone, and the person he loves, does not love him back.
Capulet sets up a party so that his beloved daughter, Juliet, can meet with Paris, the man Capulet has chosen for his daughter to marry. Romeo and Benvolio got invited to go to the capulet’s party and Benvolio takes it as a chance for Romeo to meet someone new. Meanwhile, Juliet doesn’t want to get married and is against everything but she is forced to go. Her nurse, had a daughter and husband who both died eleven years ago, and she looks at Juliet as if she is her own daughter.
Then we are introduced a new character Mercutio who is the brother of Benvolio. Him, Benvolio and Romeo go to the party, and Romeo sees, and falls in love with Juliet. Juliet does too but they both find out that they are both from each of their family enemy.
My thoughts
The play begins with a prologue, and gives a brief summary about the whole play, and even gives out the ending. At the end of the play, Romeo and Juliet both die. I don’t think that by revealing the ending ruins the story at all. The ending doesn’t matter at all, the details, the events and happenings that lead up to the ending and the climax is what I think is important. The story takes place in Verona, Italy.
A spot where Shakespeare uses symbolism is in scene one, line 25, when the two men, Sampson and Gregory, who are from the house of Capulet discuss about the maidens of the men from the Montagues. Sampson, shows us his vulgar side and says how he will be cutting of their heads, meaning taking their virginity. I think this symbolizes not only the relationship between the Capulets and the Montagues, but also the social standards that woman are in.
When Capulet used a metaphor to call Paris a “flower” or “man of wax”, I think Shakespeare was implying that Paris is beautiful, like a sculpture. Capulet seems like he loves Paris and doesn’t care what Juliet wants, he just wants her to marry him. I think this could represent the type of relationship Juliet has with her parents. I think she would be closer with the Nurse who is always supporting her and loving her as if she was her own daughter.
Shakespeare uses for-shadowing on lines 107-111. Romeo talks about how there will be an event in the future where someone will die at a great loss. This for-shadows the ending of the story, when both Juliet and Romeo die. Lastly when Romeo and Juliet both find out that they are from the enemy family of eachother’s, it shows irony, how they have to love their “enemy”.
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