1970. Choose a character from a novel or play of recognized literary merit and write an essay in which you (a) briefly describe the standards of the fictional society in which the character exists and (b) show how the character is affected by and responds to those standards. In your essay do not merely summarize the plot.
In any story, society and the way in which people are raised greatly affects how characters act and live. In Shakespeares tragedy Romeo and Juliet, the characters must deal with the standards of society and how their families raised them. In this famous play, Romeo and Juliet respond to society's standards and their families rules by going completely against the grain and disobeying because of their love for one another.
Romeo and Juliet takes place in Italy, in a city calle Verona. In Verona, there are two wealthy families; the Montagues and the Capulets. Ever since anyone in the city can remember, the Montagues and Capulets have had a history of bickering and dispute. The two main characters, Romeo and Juliet, are members of opposig families. In Romeo's household, he was raised more freely, with his parents allowing him to walk the streets and choose whom he should marry. In contrast, Juliet is barely allowed to leave her home, and her parents help her decide whom she will be marrying. Romeo and Juliet must deal with the fact that their society and families greatly oppose the idea of them being together
In the play, Romeo uses his freedom to his advantage. he decides to attend a party at the Capulets home, where he meets and falls in love with Juliet. On the other hand, Juliet is forced to disobey her parents to be with Romeo by becoming less sheltered, and attempting to get away from her parent's forced engagement. Even though both Romeo and Juliet are aware of their bickering families, they are still in love. They disobey their families and hide their love as best they can to stop their parents from keeping them apart.
Romeo and Juliet live in a society that automatically forces them apart. The two of them decide to go against society's and their families expectations and be together because of the strong love between them.
Again I think that your doing a great job, especially good job with the intros. Strong points and good evidence. However, I would work on the conclusion because it seems a little short and inconclusive. Other than that your doing a great job.
ReplyDeleteThis was a great choice of play for this prompt. I know these aren't super formal, but just be careful of typos and grammar issues! You could probably spend a little bit more time with evidence from the play. I know the prompt doesn't allow for it very well but DIDLS makes for great evidence.
ReplyDeleteAwesome choice for answering this prompt, to Romeo and Juliet is prompt is very applicable. I would say that you could jump into your essay a little more if you had an exciting opening sentence, to make it more attention grabing. Also you could use some more evidence from the play, it kind of seems like you summarize a little bit here and there, and it would be better if you picked a specific incident and didn't explain the background of it. Good essay overall, though, you have great ideas for where this essay should go.
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