Romeo And Juliet
...John Matthew
College English 2
Ms. Maria Thereza Panzo
March 2007
THESIS
William Shakespeare is one of the best literary figures of all time. He has always been one of the favorite playwrights of the many. Students, teachers, and even critics choose his work as their subject. He has written many plays that aroused intrigue among his audience. Like any other artists, Shakespeare also has his own set of critics whose interpretation of his works seem to defy and oppose what has been a conventional analysis. Between tragedy and comedy in plays, the transition is not quite clear. Romeo and Juliet is a picture of love and its pitiable fate in a world which atmosphere is too sharp. Two beings created for each other feel mutual love at the first glance and every consideration disappears as both only thought of what they feel for each other. Under circumstances Romeo and Juliet unite themselves by a secret marriage, relying simply on the protection of an invisible power. After that, untoward incidents follow in a rapid succession and their heroic deed for the sake of their love for each other was put to test and ended with a voluntary death. Under Shakespeare's handling of the play, it has become a glorious song of praise. The sweetest and the bitterest love and hatred, festive rejoicings and mourning, the fullness of life and deprivation, are brought close to each other in this play.
Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code, gathered numerous negative feedbacks because philosophies and beliefs of certain individuals were being run over when the book was released to the public. The book conveys its message right from the beginning. Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet on the other hand, was said to be an opposite of what its audience interpret its events to be.
INTRODUCTION
Romeo and Juliet is the most famous love story in the English literary tradition. Love is naturally...
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