Romeo is an impulsive character and his actions are influenced by his emotions.
The statement that Romeo is an impulsive character and his actions are influenced by his emotions is true. Throughout the play Romeo is seen as an impulsive character and his actions are always influenced by his emotions. A part in the book that supports this statement is at the end of the play where Romeo finds out about Juliets death and goes to the Apothecary to buy poison. Act 3, scene 1 line 83-84 " I sell thee posion, thous hast sold me none. Farewell, buy food and get thyself in flesh." This part in the play is a prime example of how Romeo's actions are influenced by his emotions. Romeo always acts on how he feel's no matter what the situation.
Write a persuasive paragraph that responds to the following statement:Juliet would not have been forced to take such drastic action if she simply communicated with her family. Ultimately, Juliet, her mother and her father needed to sit down and have a nice long talk.
Juliet would sitll have to have had taken the same drastic action if she did communicate with her parents. Juliet ended up killing herself because she was being forced to marry Paris and also Romeo got banished. In the play Juliet did not communicate with her parents and she ended up killing herself because of that. Even if Juliet did communicate with her parents the same story line would possibly occur as her father threatened to disown her if she did not marry Paris. Act 3, scence 5 line 151-156 "And yet 'not proud' mistress minior you? Thank me no thankings, nor proud me no prouds, But fettle your fine joints 'gainst Thursday next, to go with Paris to Saint Peters Church, or i will drag thee on a hurdle thither. out, you green-sickness carrion! out, you baggage!" As Juliet has enourmouse respect for her parents and has never been out of her dad's care and money, it frightened her to see her dad call her a spoilt brat and threaten to disown her so if Juliet had communicated with her parent's the outcome could have been posibly worse as the Capulets and Montague are sworn enemys.
Juliet would sitll have to have had taken the same drastic action if she did communicate with her parents. Juliet ended up killing herself because she was being forced to marry Paris and also Romeo got banished. In the play Juliet did not communicate with her parents and she ended up killing herself because of that. Even if Juliet did communicate with her parents the same story line would possibly occur as her father threatened to disown her if she did not marry Paris. Act 3, scence 5 line 151-156 "And yet 'not proud' mistress minior you? Thank me no thankings, nor proud me no prouds, But fettle your fine joints 'gainst Thursday next, to go with Paris to Saint Peters Church, or i will drag thee on a hurdle thither. out, you green-sickness carrion! out, you baggage!" As Juliet has enourmouse respect for her parents and has never been out of her dad's care and money, it frightened her to see her dad call her a spoilt brat and threaten to disown her so if Juliet had communicated with her parent's the outcome could have been posibly worse as the Capulets and Montague are sworn enemys.
Respect your elders
As Romeo and Juliet progresses, the audience is positioned to see that in the Capulet household respect for the family elders is paramount.
In Romeo and Juliet, the audience is positioned to see that in the Capulet household respect for the family elders is paramount. This is shown in Act One Scene 5, when Lord Capulet holds a party Tybalt finds out that Romeo has sneaked in and Tybalt gets very angry and Lord Capulet comes along and tells him that he needs to tolerate him and that he is boss of this house and that Tybalt has to do as he says. This is shown in the text, act one, scene 5 line 76-78 "He shall be endured.
What, goodman boy! I say, he shall. Go to.
Am I the master here, or you? Go to." This here shows that Tybalt needs respect for his elders in the Capulet house. Juliet also displays this respect for her elders because she is always doing what her mother and father wants her to do and this is displayed when Lady Capulet comes and tells Juliet that she has to marry Paris, and as she does not want to marry Paris she tell's her mum she would rather marry a Montague, their enemy. This displeases her father and Lord Capulet gets angry at Juliet and tells her she is baggage and threatens to disown her. Act 3, scene 5, line 151-156 "And yet “not proud”? Mistress minion you,
Thank me no thankings, nor proud me no prouds,
But fettle your fine joints 'gainst Thursday next
To go with Paris to Saint Peter’s Church,
Or I will drag thee on a hurdle thither.
Out, you green sickness, carrion! Out, you baggage!"
Respect for the elders in the Capulet household is paramount as it is displayed throughout the play.
In Romeo and Juliet, the audience is positioned to see that in the Capulet household respect for the family elders is paramount. This is shown in Act One Scene 5, when Lord Capulet holds a party Tybalt finds out that Romeo has sneaked in and Tybalt gets very angry and Lord Capulet comes along and tells him that he needs to tolerate him and that he is boss of this house and that Tybalt has to do as he says. This is shown in the text, act one, scene 5 line 76-78 "He shall be endured.
What, goodman boy! I say, he shall. Go to.
Am I the master here, or you? Go to." This here shows that Tybalt needs respect for his elders in the Capulet house. Juliet also displays this respect for her elders because she is always doing what her mother and father wants her to do and this is displayed when Lady Capulet comes and tells Juliet that she has to marry Paris, and as she does not want to marry Paris she tell's her mum she would rather marry a Montague, their enemy. This displeases her father and Lord Capulet gets angry at Juliet and tells her she is baggage and threatens to disown her. Act 3, scene 5, line 151-156 "And yet “not proud”? Mistress minion you,
Thank me no thankings, nor proud me no prouds,
But fettle your fine joints 'gainst Thursday next
To go with Paris to Saint Peter’s Church,
Or I will drag thee on a hurdle thither.
Out, you green sickness, carrion! Out, you baggage!"
Respect for the elders in the Capulet household is paramount as it is displayed throughout the play.
Benvolios Character Profile
Benvolio
* How would you describe this character's personality?
Benvolio is concerned about Romeo in when he is sad about Rosaline, so he is portayed as being caring. He also wants to make peace with Tybalt as he is a Capulet which shows he is very calm and wants every one to get along.
* How is this character viewed by other people in the play?
Tybalt thinks Benvolio as an idiot, as he stopped the fight between the Montagues and the Capulets
* What relationship does this person have to others in the play?
Benvolio is the nephew of Lord Montague and Lady Montague, and the cousin of Romeo, friend of Mercutios and his enemy Tybalt.
* What does this character's main role seem to be?
He wants to help Romeo get over Rosaline by finding him another girl at the ball, and he is trying to make peace with Tybalt by not fighting.
* How would you describe this character's personality?
Benvolio is concerned about Romeo in when he is sad about Rosaline, so he is portayed as being caring. He also wants to make peace with Tybalt as he is a Capulet which shows he is very calm and wants every one to get along.
* How is this character viewed by other people in the play?
Tybalt thinks Benvolio as an idiot, as he stopped the fight between the Montagues and the Capulets
* What relationship does this person have to others in the play?
Benvolio is the nephew of Lord Montague and Lady Montague, and the cousin of Romeo, friend of Mercutios and his enemy Tybalt.
* What does this character's main role seem to be?
He wants to help Romeo get over Rosaline by finding him another girl at the ball, and he is trying to make peace with Tybalt by not fighting.
Romeo's Character Profile
Romeo
How would you describe this character's personality?
At the beginning of the play in scene one and two, Romeo comes across as quite depressed and sad. This is for the reason that he is in love with Rosaline and his love for her is unrequited, but Romeo is still determined to make Rosaline love him until he finds Juliet.
How is this character viewed by other people in the play?
Romeo as a character in the play in the first two scenes he is seen as very depressed and sad about Rosaline. His cousins see him as sad because of his unrequited love for Rosaline so that is the reason why they sneak him into the Capulet party.
What relationship does this person have to others in the play?
Romeo has relationships with most of the people in the play, Romeo has a mother and a father, Lord Montague and Lady Montague he also has a cousin, Benvolio and a best friend by the name of mercutio. Romeo also has a servant Balthasar and he is in love with Rosaline who is a Capulet. These are the only relationships that we have come across so far.
What does this character's main role seem to be?
Romeos main role in this play is that he falls in love with Juliet, but at the moment we have only read up to the 2 scenes and so far he is in love with Rosaline and is the son of Lord Montague and Lady Montague.
How would you describe this character's personality?
At the beginning of the play in scene one and two, Romeo comes across as quite depressed and sad. This is for the reason that he is in love with Rosaline and his love for her is unrequited, but Romeo is still determined to make Rosaline love him until he finds Juliet.
How is this character viewed by other people in the play?
Romeo as a character in the play in the first two scenes he is seen as very depressed and sad about Rosaline. His cousins see him as sad because of his unrequited love for Rosaline so that is the reason why they sneak him into the Capulet party.
What relationship does this person have to others in the play?
Romeo has relationships with most of the people in the play, Romeo has a mother and a father, Lord Montague and Lady Montague he also has a cousin, Benvolio and a best friend by the name of mercutio. Romeo also has a servant Balthasar and he is in love with Rosaline who is a Capulet. These are the only relationships that we have come across so far.
What does this character's main role seem to be?
Romeos main role in this play is that he falls in love with Juliet, but at the moment we have only read up to the 2 scenes and so far he is in love with Rosaline and is the son of Lord Montague and Lady Montague.
Diary Entry
It is 2010 and a girl in her late teens has started dating a guy that she believes is her true love. Unfortunately, her parents, family and friends don't approve of him and are trying to force her to dump him. Her parents have even gone so far as to say that they will disown her if she doesn't cut all contact with this guy. In her diary she writes down her feelings about the whole situation. What does she write?
In your response, consider where in the world this girl lives, what her family situation is, what her social status is, what it is about the guy that her family and friends dislike, etc.
Another day that is finally over, another day of fights and threats to get my new boyfriend John out of my life. I dont understand why they want him out of my life! Their is hardly any age difference, everyone these days has boyfriends that are 4-5 years older, its just normal. Maybe its because they think he's scum just because he isnt rich like us or maybe its because im 15 and he's 19. They want him out of my life because he isnt rich and they think i should date the prince or the duke or something. I dont listen to them, they dont understand me. Im 16 and im in love with John and he is in love with me. I tell my mum in hope she will listen to me and understand, she just doesnt understand. We scream and fight about it all the time, even my dad fights with me. They threaten to disown me if they find out i have bee sneaking around to see him and he sneaks around to see me. He climbs through my window at night, we sneak out to parks in the middle of the night, we walk to school in the morning and have never been caught. If i did get caught, i dread to think what would happen to me or John. :( I just want them to see how good we are together, and how happy we are together and then maybe, just maybe they will accept him as he is.
In your response, consider where in the world this girl lives, what her family situation is, what her social status is, what it is about the guy that her family and friends dislike, etc.
Another day that is finally over, another day of fights and threats to get my new boyfriend John out of my life. I dont understand why they want him out of my life! Their is hardly any age difference, everyone these days has boyfriends that are 4-5 years older, its just normal. Maybe its because they think he's scum just because he isnt rich like us or maybe its because im 15 and he's 19. They want him out of my life because he isnt rich and they think i should date the prince or the duke or something. I dont listen to them, they dont understand me. Im 16 and im in love with John and he is in love with me. I tell my mum in hope she will listen to me and understand, she just doesnt understand. We scream and fight about it all the time, even my dad fights with me. They threaten to disown me if they find out i have bee sneaking around to see him and he sneaks around to see me. He climbs through my window at night, we sneak out to parks in the middle of the night, we walk to school in the morning and have never been caught. If i did get caught, i dread to think what would happen to me or John. :( I just want them to see how good we are together, and how happy we are together and then maybe, just maybe they will accept him as he is.
The Vietnam war
The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War.
September 26, 1959[1] to April 30, 1975
The United States entered the war to prevent a communist takeover of South Vietnam as part of their wider strategy of containment.
The war exacted a huge human cost in terms of fatalities including 3 to 4 million Vietnamese from both sides, 1.5 to 2 million Laotians and Cambodians, and 58,159 U.S. soldiers.[15] By this war's end, the Vietnamese had been fighting foreign involvement or occupation in various wars for over a hundred years.
September 26, 1959[1] to April 30, 1975
The United States entered the war to prevent a communist takeover of South Vietnam as part of their wider strategy of containment.
The war exacted a huge human cost in terms of fatalities including 3 to 4 million Vietnamese from both sides, 1.5 to 2 million Laotians and Cambodians, and 58,159 U.S. soldiers.[15] By this war's end, the Vietnamese had been fighting foreign involvement or occupation in various wars for over a hundred years.
To Whom It May Concern
To Whom It May Concern
I was run over by the truth one day.
Ever since the accident I've walked this way
So stick my legs in plaster
Tell me lies about Vietnam.
Heard the alarm clock screaming with pain,
Couldn't find myself so I went back to sleep again
So fill my ears with silver
Stick my legs in plaster
Tell me lies about Vietnam.
Every time I shut my eyes all I see is flames.
Made a marble phone book and I carved out all the names
So coat my eyes with butter
Fill my ears with silver
Stick my legs in plaster
Tell me lies about Vietnam.
I smell something burning, hope it's just my brains.
They're only dropping peppermints and daisy-chains
So stuff my nose with garlic
Coat my eyes with butter
Fill my ears with silver
Stick my legs in plaster
Tell me lies about Vietnam.
Where were you at the time of the crime?
Down by the Cenotaph drinking slime
So chain my tongue with whisky
Stuff my nose with garlic
Coat my eyes with butter
Fill my ears with silver
Stick my legs in plaster
Tell me lies about Vietnam.
You put your bombers in, you put your conscience out,
You take the human being and you twist it all about
So scrub my skin with women
Chain my tongue with whisky
Stuff my nose with garlic
Coat my eyes with butter
Fill my ears with silver
Stick my legs in plaster
Tell me lies about Vietnam.
-- Adrian Mitchell
Questions:
1. How does this poem make you feel? What emotions do you feel when you read it?
When i read this poem, i feel sad, the man who is describing what he is seeing makes the whole feeling of the poem feel more real and makes the reader feel sorry for him that he had to go through all of that.
2. What is the poem about?
This poem is about the man that has come back from the Vietnam war and the poem tells us about all the things he had to go through when he came back home. The way he explains what is happening with him, makes the reader feel sorry for him and to think of vivid images to what could of happened that was so horrific during Vietnam for this man to feel like he needed to do all of these things to get him to stop thinking about it and to try and get rid of those thoughts. Everyone of the senses have been used and this shows how much the war could of affected him as a person.
3. List some of the descriptive words the poet uses and explain why they are effective.
4. Why do you think the poet wrote this poem? What was he/she trying to achieve?
The poet wrote this poem so that he could explain about all the traumatic things that had happened to him in the war had affected his home life and him as a person. I also think he was trying to achieve to get the point across about if you go to war, don't expect to come back after and be perfectly normal, as you will see so many horrific things and after you see them you can't un-see them.
5. Write down your favourite line/lines from the poem. Explain why you picked them.
I was run over by the truth one day.
Ever since the accident I've walked this way
These are my favourite lines in this poem, they're my favourite lines because they make me think about what things happened over in the wars that people back in there countries didn't know about, that made this men that had come back home from war so stressed and traumatised enough that some have a very hard time trying to forget about it all, plus it never really all goes away, your scared for life.
6. Does this poem rhyme?
No this poem doesn't rhyme
8. Did you like this poem? Explain why.
I like this poem as it showed me how people from war come back and think about what happened and to see if they can really get rid of those thoughts, and this poem obviously has shown me after war, it gets really hard to forget about all the things that had happened.
9. Does the poem create an image in you head? If yes, describe what you see in your mind. You may draw a picture to show what you see if you prefer.
The poem does create an image in my head, it creates an image of a man sitting around thinking about the past, trying really hard to get those horrible thoughts and images out of his head. Thinking of painful things to do to himself so he could forget about everything that had happened. It also makes me think of how traumatic the war was for people.
I was run over by the truth one day.
Ever since the accident I've walked this way
So stick my legs in plaster
Tell me lies about Vietnam.
Heard the alarm clock screaming with pain,
Couldn't find myself so I went back to sleep again
So fill my ears with silver
Stick my legs in plaster
Tell me lies about Vietnam.
Every time I shut my eyes all I see is flames.
Made a marble phone book and I carved out all the names
So coat my eyes with butter
Fill my ears with silver
Stick my legs in plaster
Tell me lies about Vietnam.
I smell something burning, hope it's just my brains.
They're only dropping peppermints and daisy-chains
So stuff my nose with garlic
Coat my eyes with butter
Fill my ears with silver
Stick my legs in plaster
Tell me lies about Vietnam.
Where were you at the time of the crime?
Down by the Cenotaph drinking slime
So chain my tongue with whisky
Stuff my nose with garlic
Coat my eyes with butter
Fill my ears with silver
Stick my legs in plaster
Tell me lies about Vietnam.
You put your bombers in, you put your conscience out,
You take the human being and you twist it all about
So scrub my skin with women
Chain my tongue with whisky
Stuff my nose with garlic
Coat my eyes with butter
Fill my ears with silver
Stick my legs in plaster
Tell me lies about Vietnam.
-- Adrian Mitchell
Questions:
1. How does this poem make you feel? What emotions do you feel when you read it?
When i read this poem, i feel sad, the man who is describing what he is seeing makes the whole feeling of the poem feel more real and makes the reader feel sorry for him that he had to go through all of that.
2. What is the poem about?
This poem is about the man that has come back from the Vietnam war and the poem tells us about all the things he had to go through when he came back home. The way he explains what is happening with him, makes the reader feel sorry for him and to think of vivid images to what could of happened that was so horrific during Vietnam for this man to feel like he needed to do all of these things to get him to stop thinking about it and to try and get rid of those thoughts. Everyone of the senses have been used and this shows how much the war could of affected him as a person.
3. List some of the descriptive words the poet uses and explain why they are effective.
So scrub my skin
Chain my tongue
Stuff my nose
Chain my tongue
Stuff my nose
Coat my eyes
Fill my ears
Stick my legs
Stick my legs
These are some of the descriptive words the poet uses to explain his poem, they are effective to use as they help explain what this man was going through when he came back from the war.
4. Why do you think the poet wrote this poem? What was he/she trying to achieve?
The poet wrote this poem so that he could explain about all the traumatic things that had happened to him in the war had affected his home life and him as a person. I also think he was trying to achieve to get the point across about if you go to war, don't expect to come back after and be perfectly normal, as you will see so many horrific things and after you see them you can't un-see them.
5. Write down your favourite line/lines from the poem. Explain why you picked them.
I was run over by the truth one day.
Ever since the accident I've walked this way
These are my favourite lines in this poem, they're my favourite lines because they make me think about what things happened over in the wars that people back in there countries didn't know about, that made this men that had come back home from war so stressed and traumatised enough that some have a very hard time trying to forget about it all, plus it never really all goes away, your scared for life.
6. Does this poem rhyme?
No this poem doesn't rhyme
8. Did you like this poem? Explain why.
I like this poem as it showed me how people from war come back and think about what happened and to see if they can really get rid of those thoughts, and this poem obviously has shown me after war, it gets really hard to forget about all the things that had happened.
9. Does the poem create an image in you head? If yes, describe what you see in your mind. You may draw a picture to show what you see if you prefer.
The poem does create an image in my head, it creates an image of a man sitting around thinking about the past, trying really hard to get those horrible thoughts and images out of his head. Thinking of painful things to do to himself so he could forget about everything that had happened. It also makes me think of how traumatic the war was for people.
Grenadier; Poetry Circles
GRENADIER
The Queen she sent to look for me,
The sergeant he did say,
`Young man, a soldier will you be
For thirteen pence a day?'
For thirteen pence a day did I
Take off the things I wore,
And I have marched to where I lie,
And I shall march no more.
My mouth is dry, my shirt is wet,
My blood runs all away,
So now I shall not die in debt
For thirteen pence a day.
To-morrow after new young men
The sergeant he must see,
For things will all be over then
Between the Queen and me.
And I shall have to bate my price,
For in the grave, they say,
Is neither knowledge nor device
Nor thirteen pence a day.
A. E. Housman
1. How does this poem make you feel? What emotions do you feel when you read it?
Its sad because the Queen is paying people money so that they will go to war and fight, which could have been legal back in those days, but the men already had the choice to go to war and they obviously chose not to, so a way to get more people to go to war the Queen would pay them so that they can fight for their country.
2. What is the poem about?
Its about a man asking a young man if he will become a soldier for 13pence a day, it also says that he will not die in debt, the young man could be in debt and by going to war he could pay of his debt.The Queen is also paying men to go to war and fight for their country when they might have not wanted to go, but could not afford to pass up an opportunity to earn some money, maybe because they were poor or maybe because they had a family to support and they didnt have a very good job, otherwise they might not have chosen to go to war for 13 pence a day.
4. Why do you think the poet wrote this poem? What was he/she trying to achieve?
I think the poet was trying to tell people that the queen paid people small amounts of money for them to go to war, and even if you are payed to fight, that theres still that risk of dieing or being injured there and just because you've been paid doesnt mean you have immunity to not get hurt, theres a higher chance that you would have gotten hurt.
Does the poem rhyme?
Yes the poem does rhyme.
7. If the poem rhymes how do you think this adds to the overall effect of the poem?
I think it makes the poem more catchy, and then i can remember what it is about more.
9. Did you like this poem? Explain why.
The poem was interesting in the way the poet tried to get across to the reader about the Queen who used to pay people so that they could go and fight in the war just for 13 pence.
10.Does the poem create an image in you head? If yes, describe what you see in your mind. You may draw a picture to show what you see if you prefer.
It creates an image in my head about some man working for the Queen going to ask this young man to see if he will fight for his country for 13pence a day to pay of his debt.
The Queen she sent to look for me,
The sergeant he did say,
`Young man, a soldier will you be
For thirteen pence a day?'
For thirteen pence a day did I
Take off the things I wore,
And I have marched to where I lie,
And I shall march no more.
My mouth is dry, my shirt is wet,
My blood runs all away,
So now I shall not die in debt
For thirteen pence a day.
To-morrow after new young men
The sergeant he must see,
For things will all be over then
Between the Queen and me.
And I shall have to bate my price,
For in the grave, they say,
Is neither knowledge nor device
Nor thirteen pence a day.
A. E. Housman
1. How does this poem make you feel? What emotions do you feel when you read it?
Its sad because the Queen is paying people money so that they will go to war and fight, which could have been legal back in those days, but the men already had the choice to go to war and they obviously chose not to, so a way to get more people to go to war the Queen would pay them so that they can fight for their country.
2. What is the poem about?
Its about a man asking a young man if he will become a soldier for 13pence a day, it also says that he will not die in debt, the young man could be in debt and by going to war he could pay of his debt.The Queen is also paying men to go to war and fight for their country when they might have not wanted to go, but could not afford to pass up an opportunity to earn some money, maybe because they were poor or maybe because they had a family to support and they didnt have a very good job, otherwise they might not have chosen to go to war for 13 pence a day.
3. List some of the descriptive words the poet uses and explain why they are effective.
"My mouth is dry, my shirt is wet"
4. Why do you think the poet wrote this poem? What was he/she trying to achieve?
I think the poet was trying to tell people that the queen paid people small amounts of money for them to go to war, and even if you are payed to fight, that theres still that risk of dieing or being injured there and just because you've been paid doesnt mean you have immunity to not get hurt, theres a higher chance that you would have gotten hurt.
Does the poem rhyme?
Yes the poem does rhyme.
7. If the poem rhymes how do you think this adds to the overall effect of the poem?
I think it makes the poem more catchy, and then i can remember what it is about more.
9. Did you like this poem? Explain why.
The poem was interesting in the way the poet tried to get across to the reader about the Queen who used to pay people so that they could go and fight in the war just for 13 pence.
10.Does the poem create an image in you head? If yes, describe what you see in your mind. You may draw a picture to show what you see if you prefer.
It creates an image in my head about some man working for the Queen going to ask this young man to see if he will fight for his country for 13pence a day to pay of his debt.