Who should be punished Romeo and Juliet?

Who should be punished Romeo and Juliet?

Other than him, the two living people who deserve punishment are (in my opinion) the Nurse and Friar Laurence. Both of them really helped cause the problem. The Nurse could have stopped the tragedy by telling on Juliet.

What oxymorons does Juliet use to describe Romeo?

Juliet–“Beautiful tyrant! fiend angelical!” (Act 3 Scene 2 Line 75) When Juliet refers to Romeo as a “beautiful tyrant,” she is expressing an oxymoron because the acts of a tyrant are rarely referred to as beautiful. Juliet uses two oxymora (plural for oxymoron ) to describe her conflicting feelings toward Romeo.

Is Juliet beautiful?

She is the young daughter of Capulet and Lady Capulet. At age 13, Juliet is beautiful, innocent, and—importantly—of marriageable age. Before meeting Romeo, Juliet had thought little about love and marriage. Whether or not Juliet is interested herself is not a concern to anyone but her.

How does Juliet glorify the beauty of Romeo?

Romeo glorifies Juliet’s beauty by comparing her to fire, claiming that her beauty has a power which has the capability of giving warmth to lives as well as taking away lives. He then compares her to planets and stars claiming that her beauty is that of other world and is exotic.

How does Juliet express her love for Romeo?

She imagines night like a bird and believes that Romeo will come gliding on the wings of the night like ‘new snow’ on a raven’s back. Then, addressing the ‘night1 as ‘gentle night7 and ‘blackbrowed night’, she implores it to bring her Romeo to her.

How does Romeo describe Juliet?

Romeo initially describes Juliet as a source of light, like a star, against the darkness: “she doth teach the torches to burn bright! It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night.” As the play progresses, a cloak of interwoven light and dark images is cast around the pair.

Who should be blamed for Romeo and Juliet’s death?

The next character who is most to blame for the tragedy is Friar Lawrence. The first reason why Friar Lawrence should be blamed for the tragedy is the fact that he marries Romeo and Juliet. Knowing the possible consequences, the friar still decides to marry Romeo and Juliet.

What similes does Romeo use to convey Juliet’s beauty?

Romeo in his speech uses two similes to describe the beauty of Juliet. First simile compares her beauty to a rich jewel worn by an Ethiopian. The comparison here is so effective that the jewel shines brighter against the dark skin background. Such a beauty is very expensive and rare to be seen on earth.

Did Juliet die first?

So, when Romeo saw her, she looked dead enough, so he drank poison. There wasn’t poison left in Romeo’s container ( whatever he carried the vial in) she Juliet used Romeo’s knife , stuck herself in the heart and died on his body. So, it was first Romeo, then Juliet.

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