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Romeo and Juliet Themes and the Literary Analysis Paragraph
Paragraph Components Clear topic sentence.
At least two arguments in support of the topic sentence
Evidence
Connect any evidence to your arguments
Conclusion sentence
Transitions – What are those?
General Requirements No longer than one page in length
Double-spaced
Word Processed
Present Tense
Third Person
Cite in MLA Documentation
Citing Shakespeare* Play titles in italics: Romeo and Juliet
How should writers quote a source when writing a paragraph or essay? Is there a format?
When Romeo swears by the moon, Juliet responds, “O, swear not by the moon, th’ inconstant moon, / That monthly changes in her circled orb, / Lest that thy love prove likewise variable” (2.2.114-116).
Format: (Act.Scene.Lines).
Verse versus Prose
Themes – Life as a Paradox
What is a paradox? par·a·dox [par-uh-doks]
noun 1. a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
2. a self-contradictory and false proposition.
3. any person, thing, or situation exhibiting an apparently contradictory nature.
4. an opinion or statement contrary to commonly accepted opinion.
Examples of Paradox in Romeo and Juliet
Two houses alike in dignity are fighting.
Two children of feuding houses find true love with each other.
Romeo trying to stop a fight results in death.
A friar suggests poison to escape problems.
True love results in death.
Death unites two feuding families.
Themes- Individuals vs. Society
What do we know about society during this time?
Great Chain of Being
Nobility
Marriage Primary Source
Examples of Individuals vs. Society
Feuding Families vs. Citizens of Verona
Friar Lawrence vs. Tradition of the Church
Romeo and Juliet vs. Parents’ Feud
Juliet vs. Parents
Romeo vs. Banishment by Society
Themes - Love
Courtly Love
Profane Love
Sacred Love
Examples of Love
Romeo & Rosaline
“She’ll not be hit / With Cupid’s arrow. She hath Dian’s wit” (1.1.216-217).
Mercutio & the Nurse
“If love be rough with you, be rough with love; / Prick love for pricking, and you beat love down” (1.4.27-28).
Romeo & Juliet
“If that thy bent of love be honorable, / Thy purpose marriage, send me word tomorrow” (2.2.150-151).
Themes – Inevitability of Fate
Inevitability: Unable to avoid Fate: Predetermined events beyond a person’s
control
What do we know about the belief of fate during this time?
Examples of Fate
Romeo just happens to meet the servingman who cannot read and Rosaline is on the guest list.
Romeo and Juliet fall in love “at first sight.”
Romeo sneaks into Juliet’s courtyard just as she happens to be declaring her love for him.
Romeo trying to prevent a fight causes death.
Friar John is unable to deliver Friar Lawrence’s letter.
Juliet wakes up minutes after Romeo’s death.
Themes – Effects of Rash Behavior
Rash: Lacking careful consideration of the consequences
Behavior: The way one conducts his or her self.
Do hasty decisions play a role in Romeo and Juliet?
Examples of Rash Behavior
Romeo decides to go to Capulet’s feast.
Friar marries Romeo and Juliet.
Romeo cries about being banished and nearly kills himself.
Juliet talks about killing herself if not with Romeo
Friar devises this “fail safe” plan and Juliet goes through with it.
Romeo kicks the dirt before waiting around for Juliet to say hello.