Romanticism Essay

Please type the following essay. It is due Monday, April 29.

 

Is romanticism bad for your health? Would everyone benefit from living a pragmatic lifestyle? Write an essay in which you explore this issue.

Paragraph 1- Intro

Paragraph 2- Personal experience

Paragraph 3- Romeo and Juliet

Paragraph 4- Other book, film, or example from history

Paragraph 5- Conclusion


Remember to include transitions, specific citations from Romeo and Juliet, and compositional risk!

Prince Escalus's Monologue

Due April 4th:
Interpret Prince Escalus's monologue and write it in your own words. This can be hand written, and should be at least a paragraph long.


Rebellious subjects, enemies to peace,
Profaners of this neighbour-stained steel,--
Will they not hear? What, ho! you men, you beasts,
That quench the fire of your pernicious rage
With purple fountains issuing from your veins,
On pain of torture, from those bloody hands
Throw your mistemper'd weapons to the ground,
And hear the sentence of your moved prince.
Three civil brawls, bred of an airy word,
By thee, old Capulet, and Montague,
Have thrice disturb'd the quiet of our streets,
And made Verona's ancient citizens
Cast by their grave beseeming ornaments,
To wield old partisans, in hands as old,
Canker'd with peace, to part your canker'd hate:
If ever you disturb our streets again,
Your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace.
For this time, all the rest depart away:
You Capulet; shall go along with me:
And, Montague, come you this afternoon,
To know our further pleasure in this case,
To old Free-town, our common judgment-place.
Once more, on pain of death, all men depart.