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Romeo and Juliet Themes and the Literary Analysis Paragraph

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.

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Romeo and Juliet Themes and the Literary Analysis Paragraph

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  1. Romeo and Juliet Themes and the Literary Analysis Paragraph

  2. 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?

  3. General Requirements • No longer than one page in length • Double-spaced • Word Processed • Present Tense • Third Person • Cite in MLA Documentation

  4. 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

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. Themes- Individuals vs. Society • What do we know about society during this time? • Great Chain of Being • Nobility • Marriage Primary Source

  8. 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

  9. Themes - Love • Courtly Love • Profane Love • Sacred Love

  10. 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).

  11. 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?

  12. 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.

  13. 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?

  14. 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.

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