Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

Friar Lawrence tries to console Romeo and find a solution for the terrible problems that have arisen. Romeo tries to kill himself and the nurse stops him. Also he is hiding with Mercutio, because if he is caught in Verona the he will be killed Romeo doesn’t want to go, because he is still in…

Juliet’s is in her house (Capulet’s house) Monday morning. Juliet is very exited (eager) to meet Romeo again but the nurse has to break the news to Juliet about Romeo being banished from Verona. Also, her cousin is killed by Romeo. (Romeo can thought heaven cannot. O Romeo, Romeo! Who ever would have thought it?…

Mercutio, Benvolio and men are in a public place on a Monday morning. Mercutio is outraged when Romeo refuses Tybalt’s challenge, draws own sword, and in fighting that follows both he and Tybalt are killed. Romeo gets banished from Verona.  

William Shakespeare uses strong language devices to help him make his stories and plays sound better to make the audience interested. William Shakespeare uses: Similies Iambic Pentameter Metaphors Dramatic Irony

Monday Morning Friar Laurence is alone with a basket Lawrence compairs a plant to love Laurence thinks (What the heck) Laurence says that if Romeo and Juliet get together then they will bring the Montigue’s and the Capulet’s together. “To turn your households rancor to pure love”.

Dramatic Irony is when the audience know what is happening but the actor doesn’t know. For example: Romeo is talking about Juliet but Juliet doesn’t know, but the audience does know.  

William Shakespeare, in the play of Romeo and Juliet, uses a metaphor to describe Romeo. ‘But he that hath the steerage course, direct by sail! On lusty gentlemen’. This is a useful metaphor, because Romeo describes himself as a ship. In addition to that, he thinks that god controls him. Romeo thinks that god steers…

Juliet and her mother are having a fancy dress party, and a mascaraed. Juliet’s mother wants her to get married to Paris but she thinks that she is too young to get married. Juliet doesn’t’ know if she wants to get married yet. She doesn’t know if she has found her true love yet. Romeo…

Sunday morning Sampson and Gregory are having a chat and are walking down the street Sampson and Gregory see two servants from the house of the Montigue’s The Capulet’s and the Montigue’s   The capulet’s and the Montigue’s provoke each other to have a fight They have a small fight/quarrel The prince walks in and…

William Shakespeare in ‘Romeo and Juliet’ prologue, interests his readers with a phrase saying “A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life” Which in my opinion means that they were just meant to be. This is also a metaphor. In addition to that, the phrase, ” Two households, both alike in dignity” brings features of…