studied drama- character question on 'romeo and juliet' (1)
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8/18/2019 Studied Drama- Character Question on 'Romeo and Juliet' (1)
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Character QuestionStudied Drama: Romeo and Juliet
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Areas to consider when
structuring your answerIntroduction
Challenges
Crisis
Resolution
inal im!ression
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Structuring your answer
"aragra!h One: The play I have studied for my
Junior Certicate is William Shakespeare’sclassic tragedy ‘Romeo and Juliet’
#e$t sentence should answer the %uestiondirectly: The character !ho I feel has
undergone most change over the course of the play is Romeo
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"aragra!h &wo: irst
Im!ressionSelf'centred and moodyRomeo is o(sessed with Rosalineand cannot see that this is notreal lo)e.
*e +Shuts u! his windows’ and+ma,es himself an arti-cial night’
Romeo does not seem to carethat he is worrying his !arentsand his friends.
*e is so caught u! in his ownwoes that he says he sin,s+under lo)e’s hea)y (urden’.
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"aragra!h &hree:
Changea(lehen he meets Juliet/all thoughts of Rosaline)anish from Romeo’s
mind.
+Did my heart lo)e tillnow0’
riar 1aurence isastonished thatRosaline could (e +Sosoon forsa,en’.
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"aragra!h our:
Im!ulsi)eRomeo falls dee!ly inlo)e with Juliet themoment he meets her.
*e cannot lea)e theCa!ulets’ house/ saying/+Can I go forward whenmy heart is here0’
*e doesn’t care if he isfound in the orchard2 heis willing to ris, anythingto (e with Juliet.
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"aragra!h i)e: *a!!y
and light'heartedhen Romeo lo)edRosaline he was misera(leand unsocia(le.
#ow that he is in lo)e with Juliet/ he is in good s!iritsagain.
3ercutio comments on this:
+#ow art thou socia(le/ nowart thou Romeo’.
Romeo is e)en willing toma,e !eace with &y(alt.
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"aragra!h Si$: Still
rather immaturehen &y(alt ,ills 3ercutio/ Romeo a)enges his deathwithout thin,ing of the conse%uences.
&he moment he has ,illed &y(alt/ Romeo wails that he is+ortune’s fool’ and 4en)olio has to urge him to lea)e(efore he is arrested.
5)en though he is married now/ Romeo still does not actli,e a man/ throwing himself to the ground and wee!ing
in the friar’s cell.
&he riar says that Romeo’s tears +are womanish’ andthe #urse tells him to (e a man +for Juliet’s sa,e’.
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"aragra!h Se)en:*eart(ro,en (ut (ra)e and
determinedhen Romeo hears of Juliet’sdeath/ he is so distraught thathe immediately wants to dietoo: +ell/ Juliet/ I will lie withthee to'night’.
Instead of running to the riarfor hel! or (emoaning his fate/Romeo decides to ta,e action.*e (uys !oison and rides (ac,to 6erona as fast as he can.
*e shows dignity and decencyin his dealings with "aris/(egging him not to -ght and!lacing him in the tom( with Juliet when he has ,illed him.
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"aragra!h 5ight: inal
Im!ressionRomeo is a young man whohas to co!e with great 7oyand great heart(rea, withina )ery short s!ace of time.
*e mo)es from (eing arather self'centred andchildish (oy to a younghus(and whose wife is thecentre of his world.
&ragic death of a characterwho was not !erfect (ut wasli,ea(le/ lo)ing and true tothe end.
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