Conflict

Throughout the year we have focused on different literary elements in each unit. Although conflict is present within every work we've studied, it is most prevalent and most crucial to the plot and characters in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Your essay for this unit will involve both Shakespeare's use of language and how conflict is created within the play.

Throughout the play, characters struggle with conflict on many different levels. The title teenagers face their own internal conflicts, are involved with conflicts with other characters, and are essentially in conflict with the society of which they live. Identify one specific conflict at work in Romeo and Juliet and describe its importance to the central themes of the play and how it extends to your life, our society, or to people important to you.

Write two complete, thoughtful paragraphs for this post. The first should identify a specific conflict in the play: accurately paraphrase or quote the play and describe the type of conflict. Then describe this conflict's importance  and how it develops central themes of the play.
The conflict that brought around change that ended up screwing Romeo over was between him and Tybalt.  When Tybalt sees Romeo at the party he asks his uncle if he can attack him.  His uncle says no.  Shortly there after a challenge is sent to Romeo.  Basicly after that his friend dies and then Romeo kills Tybalt out of revenge.  If this did not happen Romeo and Juliet might be together with a little bit less complications.

In reponse to this today in current lives of teens.  The killing would most likely not occur at Olympia High.  But people may not be acknowledged by other people as well since they possibly didnt kill anybody but they destroyed their reputation.  The challenge being sent does not really represent anything happening in this current time period except if somebody (mainly guys) is like fine after school at the parking lot or something and then they fight and its stupid but that is besides the point.  Basicly this excerpt of conflict from Romeo and Juliet does not quite apply to current teens.

Romeo and Juliet

As you immerse yourself in Romeo and Juliet you should be becoming aware of the pervasiveness of the story's impact on modern culture. Some references to the story are obvious, like Gnomeo and Juliet or Letters to Juliet, but others are more subtle - think The Hunger Games or Twilight.

Find something that references the timelessness of Romeo and Juliet. You could find a picture, post a link to an article, embed a video, copy song lyrics or just blog about a specific instance where you noticed the play being referenced in modern culture. Try to think of something no one else will think of! 

Make sure the reference is clear and your reaction to it is clearly and cleverly conveyed...creativity counts here!

Post and comment by Saturday, May 7.

Romeo and Juliet is widely used as the common tragedy in stories, movies, and plays.  Westside Story is a modern well relatively modern reproduction with Romeo and Juliet.  Tony being Romeo and  Maria being Juliet.  Not only are those two characters very similar Tybalt and Bernado are very alike.  I recently saw Westside story and then thought that Romeo and Juliet was based on that until i realized the time difference in the two plays.  Westside Story and Romoe and Juliet are both tragedys involving one faction agaisnt the other where "two star crossed lovers take their lives."