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'Romeo and Juliet' Summary

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Introduction

William Shakespeare is an English playwright and poet, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English Language and the world’s pre-eminent dramatist. He is well-known to the world through his timeless characters that are universal in their appeal. The themes that he deals with also touch human lives across the globe.

Theme / Summary

 The extracts from William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet express the implicit feelings of Romeo and and Juliet for each other. These verses are known for their rich imagery laced with powerful emotions.

Romeo though uninvited, makes his presence at the Grand Supper hosted by Old Lord Capulet, just to meet Roseline. He finds Juliet so attractive on the dance floor that he is overwhelmed with strong emotions.

Soliloquy 1

 He wonders if her beauty teaches the torches to burn bright. He makes two lovely comparisons. First, Juliet’s beauty is compared to a jewel worn by an Ethiopian which is too precious and too divine to be buried on earth. She is also compared to a snowy dove in the company of crows. The contrasting imagery used highlights the sparkling beauty of Juliet. Romeo wishes to meet her once the dance is over and wants to touch her hand in order to make his rude hand blessed. At this moment, he is driven by a feeling, 'if he ever loved', for her beauty and presence had blinded him. So, he wants to reject all the love and the beauty he had experienced in the past before the magnificent beauty of Juliet. Thus, Romeo expresses his admiration for Juliet’s beauty.

Soliloquy 2

The second soliloquy begins with Juliet inviting night, for Romeo can only be seen in darkness. She is immensely attracted to his charming aspect.  She compares him to day in night. He looks whiter than new snow on a raven’s back. Juliet praises night with sweet words and asks night to bring Romeo to her . She asks night to cut him into little stars in the event of her death. With this appeal, she wishes to immortalise her love for him. She is sure that the starlit sky then looks even richer than the shining beauty of the day. The world then starts admiring the beauty of night and stops glorifying the bright day. This is how Juliet expresses her admiration for Romeo's charm. 



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  1. Unknown23 July 2017 at 18:05

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    1. Unknown19 July 2019 at 13:28

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    2. Unknown19 March 2020 at 00:26

      Sir measure done denotes the dance being sone with but what does it connote?

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    3. Suresh B.T.19 March 2020 at 07:59

      Measure connotes Romeo's estimation / admiration of Juliet's beauty. Thanks, for the question.

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    4. Unknown19 March 2020 at 08:41

      Sir thank you for answering... Could you please correct question 3 comprehension 1 then... Thanks

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    5. Suresh B.T.20 March 2020 at 10:24

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  11. Unknown9 July 2018 at 08:56

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    1. Suresh B.T.13 July 2018 at 23:20

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  12. Unknown24 July 2018 at 07:30

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  13. Unknown27 July 2018 at 07:40

    Juliets love is more passionate.She dies for romeo and requests the knight to cut him off into the stars so the people will start worshiping than the garnish sun.Romeo was mesmerised and fascinated by juliets beauty.So according to me Juliets love is more passionate.

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  17. Unknown21 October 2018 at 11:14

    hello sir ,
    I know i am free to take my stand but i think you should change your answer for the question on whose love being more intense . apart from Juliet being ready to die for romeo and being cut into stars etc there is one more point which went unnoticed .
    Romeo attends the supper to see Roseline but instead falls in love with Juliet . and he also mentions that all his loves till now were not true whereas this is Juliets first love and she is ready to sacrifice anything for it.
    Thank you

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    1. Suresh B.T.25 October 2018 at 23:49

      Thanks for the suggestion. Now, I can take that side also. I'll soon post the answer...

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  21. Unknown23 January 2019 at 08:40

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  22. Suresh B.T.24 January 2019 at 07:28

    Hi
    Thanks for the question. Please check with the blueprint in your textbook. Six mark questions are set from only three units (lessons). All the best...

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  24. Unknown13 March 2019 at 10:57

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  25. Nihal17 March 2019 at 00:56

    sir i believe that juliet's love for romeo was more intense and passionate as she speaks of love after her death that she wants romeo to be cut into pieces and beautify the face of heaven....

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    1. Suresh B.T.17 March 2019 at 09:05

      Hi
      You're absolutely right. You can answer from that perspective. Thanks.. All the best..

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  26. Unknown17 March 2019 at 03:12

    Hi sir
    How did Romeo n Juliet express their romantic love feelings
    Sir plz can u tell me this answer!!

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    1. Suresh B.T.17 March 2019 at 08:56

      Hi
      Romeo expresses in the first soliloquy whereas Juliet does so in the second through striking comparisons . Thanks, all the best..

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    1. Suresh B.T.18 March 2019 at 09:02

      Thanks...

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    2. Unknown27 April 2020 at 03:25

      Sir, I need theme of this poem, please reply fast

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    3. Suresh B.T.28 April 2020 at 00:08

      Hi
      The theme is love. It comes with the mutual admiration of Juliet's beauty and Romeo's charm . The two verses are used as soliloquies for the two characters.

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  29. Suresh B.T.18 March 2019 at 08:58

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  44. raremind_AcJ22 January 2020 at 20:10

    Good summary..But for the question of who's love is more intense and passionate..Answer should be Juliet's love..Since she didn't just talk about physical appearance of Romeo but wanted her love to be immortal!

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    1. Suresh B.T.23 January 2020 at 06:50

      Hello
      Your point is right. Juliet's love is more intense. Thanks.

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    Gives a deeper and more precise understanding of stanzas.thank you for the analysis,sir.

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