Kayleigh Kaires 11/14/12
English Period 5 Mrs. Rella
Rebel with or without a cause
A rebel is someone who denies or goes against something. I personally think that Romeo Montague was the most successful rebel in this unit. His rebellion really stood out in 3 sections of this story; he loved Juliet Capulet, the daughter of his fathers mortal enemy, he committed suicide, and he killed Paris. Romeo mainly rebelled against society. The result of Romeo’s rebellion was being banned from Verona. In the next 3 paragraphs, you will see how Romeo Montague , from the play Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare, was a rebel
Romeo showed rebellion when he loved Juliet Capulet, when his parents technically forbid him to. One example of his rebellion is when Romeo said; “ Here’s to my love! [he drinks] O true apothecary, thy drugs are quick! Thus with a kiss I die”. This section shows rebellion because he loved Juliet so much he died for her, and he was forbid to love her. Another section where he shows rebellion was when Friar Lawrence said; “ Romeo, there dead, was husband to that Juliet..”. This section shows rebellion because, once again, he died for his love Juliet. The last example of his rebellion was when Friar Lawrence said; “I married them; and their stol'n marriage-day..” This shows rebellion because Romeo and Juliet got married without their parents knowing about it. These 3 details prove that he was a rebel by loving Juliet.
Romeo also showed rebellion when he committed suicide. One example of his rebellion was when Romeo said; “ with worms that are thy chambermaids. O here will I set up my everlasting rest..” This section shows rebellion because he is planning his death. Another example of his rebellion was when the Second Watchman said; “Here is Romeo man, we found him in the churchyard.” this section showed his rebellion because they found him dead, and that also says he killed himself. The last example of his rebellion was when Friar Lawrence said; “…Romeo, there dead…” This shows rebellion because he was found dead, and that also says that he killed himself. These 3 details prove that he was a rebel by committing suicide.
Lastly, Romeo showed rebellion when he killed Tybalt and Paris. One example of his rebellion was when Page said; “O Lord, they fight! I will go call the watch.” This section shows rebellion because Romeo and Paris were the ones who were fighting, and Romeo eventually stabbed Paris and he died. The last example of his rebellion was when Paris said; “O, I am slain!” This section shows rebellion because Romeo stabbed him, and killed him. These 3 details prove he rebelled by killing Paris.
As you can see, there were 3 major section where Romeo rebelled; his love for Juliet, committing suicide, and killing Paris.