Collaborative Literary Journal by Student Sloan Brooks

act 4: connection to visual art (Indianna S.)

brookssa3 — 2024-02-26 22:46:47 UTC

This piece of art is connected to Act 4 of Romeo and Juliet because they loved each other, they were blinded by the love that they had (or thought they had). They were so infatuated with each other, but they didn't really know each other, they had just met, and it was that blindness and codependency that was ultimately their demise.

Act 1-2: soliloquy close reading analysis (Indianna S.)

brookssa3 — 2024-02-26 22:48:48 UTC

Act 2 Scene 2: page 78

He talks about Juliet being the sun. she rises up and rids the (his) world of darkness. She is beautiful, the moon is jealous that her “maid” (Juliet) is prettier than her. The moon being Dianna the goddess of the moon and virginity, he says that Juliet is the maid of Diana because she is keeping her virginity.

He feels that Juliet is here but not listening to him, he compares her eyes to start, saying that they are away from him, he wishes to have her full attention and to captivate her as she captivates him.

He wishes to be near her, saying he wants to be the glove touching her face

Romeo:

It is the east and juliet is the sun, arise fair sun and kill the moon

Kill the envious moon who is sick and pale with grief, that thou her maid art is far more fair than she..

She speaks, yet she says nothing. Her eyes discourse. Two of the fairest stars in all the heavens. Having some business, do entreat her eyes to twinkle in their spheres till they return.

Oh that I were a glove upon that hand. That i may touch that cheek!

Act 3: Character analysis (Indianna S.)

brookssa3 — 2024-02-26 22:50:22 UTC

Tybalt: he is the reason why Romeo and Juliet end up dying in the end. If Tybalt had not initiated a fight which ended with him dying and romeo being banished. Juliet probably would have gone to her parents and told them about her marriage, they wouldn't likely have approved but then Juliet and Romeo could have more freely escaped to Mantua. Juliet was crying about Romeo’s banishment, her father thought she was crying about Tybalt’s death so that is why he made plans for Juliet to marry Paris, and that is why she ended up faking her death.

Act 5: Critical Lense Analysis (Indianna S.)

brookssa3 — 2024-02-26 22:51:45 UTC

Throughout the play there has been a feud between the montagues and capulets. We can look at the two families as being parts of different groups living in the same place (like settlers and indigenous). While it wasn't necessarily colonialism that started the feud, you could still draw a comparison. Their fight is affecting outside groups, all the citizens of the city become either innocent bystanders or they have to pick a side. It becomes Verona culture to witness fights and occasional murders. Friar Lawrence is a “middle party” all he wants is to create peace between the families. Yes he helps Romeo and Juliet, when he believes that their love could stop the feud, when it becomes apparent that it will not, he helps them attempt to escape. Lastly Sakespear was from England which was basically the colonialism capital of the world. If you really look you can see occasional patterns of two groups fighting with each other in his other works . Often for control or superiority.

Act 1-2: Opinion piece (Ace T.)

brookssa3 — 2024-02-26 22:52:38 UTC

Why are you fighting over nothing

The fight for power is a really bad thing for all of the people in their community that is also impacted by the endless fighting. The differences between the families are not that great so why are you fighting over nothing? Fighting is something you do when there is a huge problem between the people or a conflict that causes a lot of harm. But these two families don’t have either of these. There is a reason for the two families to hate each other. It is ok to have differences and to dislike one another but hating each other so much you are affecting the people and community around you is too much. Between the two houses there is so much unnecessary tension that it has split the community around them. The parents are the problem, they are the cause of this and their hatred is affecting their children who want nothing to do with this conflict. Both of the kids Romeo & Juliet both feel alone and how no one can understand their struggles until they meet each other that is why they connect so quickly or in other words love at first sight.

Act 3:Critical lense Analysis (Ace T.)

brookssa3 — 2024-02-26 22:53:33 UTC

Postcolonialism

Out of all the scenes in Act three the one in my opinion that shows the most postcolonialism is the fight between Mercutio and Tybalt where Romeo stepped in and ended up getting Mercutio killed. This scene shows a lot of post colonialism because Postcolonialism is analyzing the effects of colonization on societies and cultures. This scene shows Postcolonialism in a couple different ways, one being how they are fighting because of their differences which stems from the attempting to colonize the area by both families.

Act 4: character analysis (Ace T.)

brookssa3 — 2024-02-26 22:54:29 UTC

The bridle flowers in this picture are a representation of Juliet. The reason bridle flowers represent Juliet is because since Juliet was a woman in the fourteen hundreds people only saw women as items to be pawned off through marriage just like bridle flowers are items that are only useful in weddings. Not just bridle flowers but all flowers start of beautiful and pure in there own way, but eventually they louse there beauty, colour, and purpose and then die just like Juliet did.

Act 5: Poem and Description (Ace T.)

brookssa3 — 2024-02-26 22:55:22 UTC

A Death is like a frozen moment in time

B Everything has stopped never to move again

No one can tell your story not even a mime

Even when you're dead you’ll never be sane

Love is one of the deadlest things

Love never lasts no matter what you do

Death is never far even if you’re a king

Even your loved ones will die without a clue

People may think that love is immortal

Eventually everything will die

No matter what you do you’ll stay mortal

But in the end the blood and tears will dry

Nothing lasts forever not even love

Everything will soon die even a dove

Act 1-2: Critical Lense Analysis (Emi A.)

brookssa3 — 2024-02-26 22:56:37 UTC

In Act 1-2 It starts off with two Capulet servants Sampson and Gregory walking down the street talking about the Montague men and over taking them, and the Montague women to be sexually taken over. While they talk about this, two Montague servants walk by them and try to start up a fight. Starting a fight in the middle of the street is illegal so Sampson bites his thumb towards the Montague to provoke them. This action escalated the situation quickly, as Benvolio and kinsman of the Montagues drew their swords to act and stop it from getting worse. Tybalt doesn't like that Benvolio is trying to keep peace with his sword and it turns into a big fight between the Capulets and Montagues.

Act 3: Character Analysis (Emi A.)

brookssa3 — 2024-02-26 22:57:38 UTC

In act 3 the character Romeo is against the fighting between Tybalt and Mercutio, because Mercutio angrily draws his sword. Romeo wants to stop the fight between the two because it's illegal to draw your sword out on the street and that it was unreasonable. When Mercutio is fighting Tybalt he gets hurt. Tybalt stabs Mercutio under the arm and he falls to the floor then Romeo gets mad at Tybalt for killing Mercutio and starts to fight him. Eventually Romeo kills Tybalt and he runs away. Later the Nurse tells Juliet that her fiance killed her older cousin but she is on Romeo's side.

Act 1-2: Pop Culture Reference (Thorn B.)

brookssa3 — 2024-02-26 22:58:38 UTC

Romeo and Juliet is a song by Dire Straits that was written in 1980. The way the song was written makes it seem like it was written from Romeo to Juliet. The song contains numerous references to the play. The song starts with the lines: “A lovestruck Romeo sang the streets a serenade / Laying everybody low with a love song that he made” This references the famous scene with Romeo confessing his love to Juliet while she is on her balcony, just out of earshot (act 2 scene 2). This same act is referenced again later in the song with the line: “Juliet says, "Hey, it's Romeo, you nearly gave me a heart attack" / He's underneath the window, she's singing, "Hey, la, my boyfriend's back””. These lines reference the part of that same act (Act 2 Scene 2) where Juliet is confessing her love to him without knowing that he is standing under her balcony. A later line states "Come up on different streets, they both were streets of shame" This line likely illudes to the hate between the Montagues and the Capulets. Another line goes "You can fall for pretty strangers and the promises they hold" talking about Juliet's naivety and how easily she falls in love. for example, in the play, she marries Romeo after meeting him only twice. There are several other instances of references in the song to the play but these are some of the most prominent ones.

Act 3: family tree (Thorn B.)

brookssa3 — 2024-02-26 22:59:56 UTC

https://padlet.com/brookssa3/link-to-an-interactive-character-map-a0doy53m873xb8qu

Act 4: critical lense analysis (Thorn B.)

brookssa3 — 2024-02-26 23:00:40 UTC

Throughout the play it is discussed that Juliet is going to marry Paris at some point. This is further solidified in Act 4 scene 1 where Juliet and Paris meet in Friar Lawrence’s cell. In this scene, there is a distinct feeling that Paris thinks that because they are soon to be he owns Juliet. In Line 36 Paris states “Thy face is mine, and thou hast slandered it” Paris also demonstrates this feeling of ownership by (seemingly forcibly) kissing Juliet. This leads us nicely into the topic of post-colonialism. This play was written in the mid-1590s and England had some of its first settlements overseas (colonies) in the 16th century (1501-1600). At the time that this was written arranged marriages and the idea that your father owned you until your husband owned you were commonplace. This in itself is not particularly related to the post-colonial lens however this does relate to the idea of tribes. Tribes are commonly talked about with the post-colonial lens, this includes ideas such as all members of a tribe acting the same and purity. This marriage between Paris and Juliet highlights that idea of purity. While Paris is not a Capulet (luckily) he is still part of the Capulet group by being preferred by lord Capulet and by being against the Montagues (the opposing group). Lord Capulet is protecting the purity of the group Capulet by giving his daughter to someone in his tribe. This is a big reason that Romeo and Juliet loving each other is so taboo, it undermines the purity of both tribes.

Works Cited

Bevington, David. “Romeo and Juliet | Summary, Characters, & Facts.” Britannica, 11 February 2024, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Romeo-and-Juliet. Accessed 28 February 2024.

“When did the British Empire begin?” Britannica, https://www.britannica.com/question/When-did-the-British-Empire-begin. Accessed 28 February 2024.

Act 4: Poetry Analysis (Emi A.)

brookssa3 — 2024-02-28 21:47:53 UTC

My only love.
My only hate.
Fell from above
on a golden plate.

A work of art
Because of thy beauty.
Always in my heart;
It is my duty.

A lonely death;
I hear it’s call.
Until my last breath
I’ll catch your fall.

The poem is about Romeo talking about Juliet and how he is in love with her. Romeo also mentions he would protect Juliet from any harm that comes her way. The second stanza talks about how beautiful Juliet is and that Romeo would do anything for her, even if that means to die for. The last stanza talks about Juliet drinking the vial and passing out for 48 hours, only for Romeo to think she’s actually dead, and he kills himself.

Act 5: Etymology Analysis (Thorn B.)

brookssa3 — 2024-02-28 21:48:17 UTC

Enmity (Noun)

A feeling or condition of hostility, or hatred that is commonly mutual.

Synonyms

Ill Will

Loathing

Bitterness

In Act 5 Scene 3 Lord Capulet says "As rich shall Romeo's by his lady's lie, Poor sacrifices of our Enmity." This Line references the fact that the reason Romeo and Juliet lost their lives is because of the enmity between their two families.

This word is from the late 14th century, it comes from the old French word enemite which is a variation of the word enemistié. Enemistié comes from the vulgar Latin word inimicitatem, which all sources from the Latin word inimicitia.

Works Cited

“ENMITY Definition & Usage Examples.” Dictionary.com, https://www.dictionary.com/browse/enmity. Accessed 11 March 2024.

“enmity | Etymology of enmity by etymonline.” Etymonline, 28 September 2017, https://www.etymonline.com/word/enmity#etymonline_v_8697. Accessed 11 March 2024.

Act 5:

brookssa3 — 2024-02-28 21:48:30 UTC