im doing an essay and the topic is about how the character you chose contributed to the ultimate tragedy of the death of romeo n juliet..u need to give TWO reasons to support why that character caused the death..i chose ROMEO..because of his excessive passion or love and his impulsiveness..i really dont know how to start my INTRODUCTION..i need a "HOOK." any ideas?!? :)
2007-12-08 17:28:42 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
You can talk about how love makes people act impulsively.
2007-12-08 17:31:06 · answer #1 · answered by Oscar 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Well, first you need to make sure not to confuse excessive passion and impulsiveness in your essay because they sort of go together. There's a cause and effect. Excessive passion often leads to impulsiveness. You can use that to your benefit by showing it's an open and shut case, inarguable logic. "He had excessive passion which made him impulsive which ruined everything." Just be sure to flesh the concepts of his excessive passion and his impulsiveness out in seperate paragraphs so it's clear that they're two different things, one of which led to the other, not that they're two ways of describing the same thing.
As for your introduction............ Simple. Here's a killer introduction. Go back. Read the scene where they meet again and read it aloud, timing it with a clock. My guess is it's about a minute or less in between when they first set eyes on each other at the party and when they fall in love. But make it something really precise that you got off of the clock. "It took 48 seconds for Romeo to fall in love with Juliet, and from the moment he did he was willing to die for her. Romeo's response to meeting Juliet was completely out of proportion to what was appropriate and proof that he was manic depressive. The fact that they both ended up dead can't be surprising or romantic considering that it wasn't based in true, time worn affection but a 48 second chemical reaction that led to wild obsession and bizarrely impulsive behavior." Something like that.
2007-12-09 01:41:38 · answer #2 · answered by Henry J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First let me say your view point is fascinating. The idea that Romeo's love for Juliet is what killed Juliet is interesting and definitely not something everyone would think of. Most commonly the different family members are blamed for the intense hate between the families which is what led Romeo and Juliet to hide their love. However, you are also right. Had Romeo not per sued Juliet, if Juliet had been able to remain blissfully oblivious of Romeo's existence, she would not have died the way she did.
I would be willing to bet that if you opened your paper saying something along the lines of, "Romeo is the person responsible for Juliet's untimely death, which is to say plainly that Romeo murdered Juliet." You would have reader's hooked. Your interesting take on the idea is "hook" enough for the reader really. Good luck!
2007-12-09 01:39:29 · answer #3 · answered by Khael 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Romeo, while passionately impulsive and deeply in love, was, nevertheless, the foremost character contributing to the ultimate tragedy and untimely death of the couple.
2007-12-09 01:38:48 · answer #4 · answered by msbalisong 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think that Friar Lawrence is the cause of everything. Romeo is stupid, but not the cause of the tragedy.
2007-12-09 02:19:03 · answer #5 · answered by xoxoxoxo 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
just a start, "What would you be willing to do for the perfect love?"
2007-12-09 01:31:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
huh.huh.you stole my heart with your thoughts what compasion you have for life ...wow humanity is not lost.
2007-12-09 01:34:55 · answer #7 · answered by saveitok 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋