studied drama- character question on 'romeo and juliet' (1)

8/18/2019 Studied Drama- Character Question on 'Romeo and Juliet' (1)

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Character QuestionStudied Drama: Romeo and Juliet

Aoife O’Driscoll www.aoifesnotes.com

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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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