Name: RAGUINDIN, MARICEL Course/Year/Section: BAPS 1-A

FONTEJON, REYNAND

Date: May 24, 2022 Score: ________

PROJECT FOR FINALS

ROMEO AND JULIET

Play by William Shakespeare

1996 –Romance/Drama

Film viewing, “Romeo and Juliet |Stratford Festival on Film”

1. Discuss the relationships between parents and children in Romeo and Juliet.

How do Romeo and Juliet interact with their parents? Are they rebellious in the

modern sense? How do their parents feel about them?

- At the beginning of the play, Romeo's parents, make it clear that they have

been observing their son and paying close attention to all of his actions. They

even question Romeo about his sorrows, but he remains silent. They express

concern about Romeo's deviant behavior, so we know they care about him even

if they don't show it. We have reason to believe that the Montague's care about

Romeo, but Romeo cannot see or hear what we hear the Montague's say about

him, so Romeo's relationship with his parents would be very different because

he has never experienced his parents' love for him because it was never

displayed for Romeo to see. For us, the audience, Romeo's depression is

undeniably the result of unrequited love, though neither Benvolio nor Romeo's

parents seem to recognize this. When Benvolio asks Lord Montague if he knows

the reason for Romeo's solitude, he replies, 'I neither know it, nor can learn of

him.' This shows that Lord Montague does not know his son as well as he thinks

he does because he cannot understand Romeo's reasons through seeing his

mysterious dejection. As parents, Instead of investigating the causes of Romeo's

depression, they send Benvolio to find out. This implies that, no matter how

concerned they are about their son, they believe it is not their responsibility to

sit down and talk things through with Romeo. Whereas, Juliet's parents are more

demanding and less understanding of her, despite the fact that she is a female
and that at the time they did not have much say in major decisions and had few

rights. It quickly becomes apparent that Juliet's parents want what is best for

her, but wish to press her to abide by their decisions and choices, such as

choosing a husband. And, as shown in the film, Juliet's relationship with her

mother was initially strained because she did not trust her mother as much as

she trusted the nurse. Lord Capulet, on the other hand, desired and expected

nothing but obedience from his daughter, not listening to or disregarding her

needs.

2. Juliet's suitor Paris is compared throughout the play to Romeo. Examine

carefully the similarities and differences between the two young men who love

Juliet.

- Two men of whom retain countless differences will end with a common faith;

death. Love is a wonder to behold; a sensation so strong that it can bring

unimaginable happiness while also driving a sane man insane. Romeo and Paris

are two distinct men with many similarities and differences who both yearn for

the love of a single woman named Juliet. Both men are madly in love with Juliet;

this is evident throughout the play. They are both so smitten with her that they

want to marry her. Both men are also quite wealthy, and they share the qualities

of being noble, respectful, and deeply committed. Despite their many similarities,

they differ significantly. To begin, Romeo is only 16 years old, whereas Paris is

around 25 years old. Romeo suffers from severe emotional instability. He is a

fickle lover, displaying his immaturity, which is to be expected given his young

age. Paris, on the other hand, is resolute and decisive with his love interest,

demonstrating his maturity.

Another distinction between the two is that Romeo will unquestionably break all

the rules just for love, whereas Paris will always follow the rules. Romeo and

Paris are two distinct characters who share many similarities while also differing

greatly in other ways. The one thing they all have in common is their love

interest in none other than the fair maiden, Juliet. As the story of Romeo and

Juliet goes, this will drive them to their inevitable demise.

3. How does the idea of identity contribute to the story of Romeo and Juliet?

Consider family affiliation, gender, social class and age in your response.

- The story of Romeo and Juliet simply portrays that it is actually challenging to

find an identity as a young person if you don't have the sustenance of love. In

the play Romeo and Juliet, identity is a timeless theme that is linked to a family

name, wealth, and social status. Even today, family status in our society is quite

important, especially if you are from a very wealthy family. The last name of the

family is a very powerful contributing factor to a person's identity and who the

person affiliates themselves with as friends and family associates. Clearly, the

concept of identity plays a large role in the famous play Romeo and Juliet. Each

family belonged to a different social class, and Juliet's gender played a

significant role in her desire for independence and privacy from her family.
Juliet's age of 13 or 14 was a significant factor in the theme of identity as a

young female in the medieval era such a story would have been absolutely

shocking during Shakespeare's era due to her outright disownment of her

wealthy family for a lover of a different social status.

We see this in other works of literature and films, such as mixed-race couples

whose families disown them due to societal pressure and societal norms of

racism and discrimination. This play, Romeo and Juliet, addresses timeless

societal issues, particularly the desire to fall in love with someone from a lower

socioeconomic status or from a different wealth class.

For most readers, Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy, but it is a tragedy based on the

foolishness of societal expectations and racial discrimination based on

disparities in wealth and prestige.

4. How does the suicidal impulse that both Romeo and Juliet exhibit relate to the

overall theme topic of young love? Does Shakespeare seem to consider a self-

destructive tendency inextricably connected with love, or is it a separate issue?

Why do you think so?

- Young love and passion are the most important themes in William

Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet story. The elements were being discussed and

questioned when the passion and love had formed between Romeo and Juliet at

first sight. The play becomes dramatic when the two tragic star-crossed lovers

must overcome their family feud and other obstacles in order to obtain the
relationship, risking their own lives to see each other, and tragic when they

commit suicide because their intense love and passion had gone unrequited.

Impulsivity then played a large role in the prevalence of young love in the film; it

was believed that the sooner you fell in love, the sooner you could both escape

an arranged marriage. Obviously, impulsivity is linked to suicidal impulses, and

Romeo and Juliet's self-destructive nature is linked to their desire to have only

one another, and no one else.

Apart from conveying the theme of young love, Romeo and Juliet committed

suicide because they couldn't live without their love one. At the end, the star-

crossed lovers were acting reckless and emotional, relating that young love is

reckless, and young people tend to disregard all types of rules because they fall

in love. As a matter of fact, Shakespeare does not appear to imply that a self-

destructive tendency is inextricably linked with love, as Romeo and Juliet both

have other options besides suicide.

5. Analyze the characters of the Nurse and Friar Laurence as mentors to the

young people in the play. Do these two people do the “right thing” in their

relationships with Romeo and Juliet?

- The Nurse, who is vulgar, long-winded, and sentimental, provides comic relief

with her often inappropriate remarks and speeches. She serves as Juliet’s foster

parent. Friar Laurence, on the other hand, is Romeo's counselor and friend, they

both try to do the right thing for Romeo and Juliet, but the Nurse's love for Juliet

and Friar Laurence's schemes ultimately fail to protect Romeo and Juliet from

the world around them. The Nurse and Friar Laurence are enablers as they are

the one who give advises, encourages, and facilitates potentially negative or

self- destructive behavior of Romeo and Juliet.In many ways, Romeo's

relationship with the Friar and Juliet's relationship with the Nurse are more

amenable to those of parents and their children. Juliet and Romeo's relationship

with the nurse and Friar Laurence is much closer. This is due to the fact that

both Friar Laurence and the Nurse have been a "parent figure" to both of the

children and have always taken on the role of their parents.

Throughout the play, Romeo and Juliet went through a lot, and the Nurse and

Friar were there when they needed them. When problems arose, they were ready

to give support, comfort, and advice almost all of the time, and they were able to

provide help and solutions wherever needed, which we know they did not

receive from their maternity parents, who were far more distant to them,
especially if it had been a solution, which they would only provide if it was to

their own advantage. We realize that Juliet is close enough to the nurse to

confide in her and spill everything there is about Romeo from the start, and she

is willing to help. Even though we know it is extremely risky for the nurse to

leave Juliet to go seek answers in order to assist her, she accepts the request as

a true friend and serves as a go-between.

Romeo and Friar Laurence have nearly identical relationships, as does Juliet and

the nurse. They have a strong, close bond, and Romeo is relaxed around the

Friar and relies on him in many ways. Romeo goes to the Friar for assistance

and turns to him for advice and to tell him about his new love and the strange

situation he is in. And also, Friar Laurence is ready to lend a hand and a

shoulder for Romeo to lean on.

As a conclusion, the Friar and the nurse only did the right thing, and both of

them are being the most helpful and serves as parent-like to Romeo and Juliet as

they have been in the play. At the end of the movie, Friar Laurence only shows

that he is always there for Romeo when he needs him and will not let him do
anything that he knows is not right and will do everything he can to try and

resolve or help things out, and that’s what a real friends, companion and

parents-like do.