Essays and Research Papers on Romeo & Juliet

A 5 page creative essay which examines Mercutio’s deathbed account of his friend Romeo, describing his strengths, weaknesses, capacity for anger, sense of humor, his respect for conventional authority, and his sense of loyalty. No additional sources are used.

This 10 page paper provides an overview and comparison of common themes in two plays by the Bard, William Shakespeare. This paper integrates a view of the major themes in Othello and Romeo and Juliet, and makes distinct comparisons relative to the tragic motif. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This paper analyzes the Mercutio/Tybalt fight/death scene from Romeo and Juliet, and describes the scene's overall impact on the play itself. Also in this paper are analyses of film treatment of the Shakesperian play, including Zefferelli's 1968 version of Romeo and Juliet and Luhrman's 1996 version, Romeo + Juliet. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines the figurative language of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” as it involves religious imagery. No additional sources cited.

A 5 page essay that focuses on the relationship between Romeo and Juliet and argues that Juliet aids Romeo in maturing and establishing an adult relationship. In portraying this relationship, Shakespeare says a great deal about the nature of romantic love and its ability to mature individuals when love is genuine. This examination of the ...

A 4 page essay that discusses how Romeo's characterization appears in the original play as well as how it is portrayed in Zeffirelli's 1968 film. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page essay pertains to the power effects of love in Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" and the interplay between love and violence that occurs in the play. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page essay that focuses on the relationship between Romeo and Juliet and argues that Juliet aids Romeo in maturing and establishing an adult relationship. In portraying this relationship, Shakespeare says a great deal about the nature of romantic love and its ability to mature individuals when love is genuine. This examination of the ...

A 4 page paper which examines each respective director’s artistic vision, and then selects a key line from a chosen scene, and considers how the director elects to execute the scene and what artistic execution he employs in order to achieve the desired result. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines conflicts and characters in Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.” No additional sources cited.

This 3 page paper argues that we can see three aspects of the play as adjuncts to the idea of sickness: first is the plague imagery that runs through much of the work; the second is the idea of the feud between the Capulets and Montagues as a metaphor for sickness; the last is the ...

This 3 page paper discusses how we can tell true love from infatuation, and argues that Romeo really does love Juliet. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper is a “mock up” of the imaginary newspaper, The Verona Star-Herald, which was published a few days after the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

In 6 pages, the author discusses how scene changes in 'The Most Excellent and Lamentable Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet' by William Shakespeare helped to develop Romeo's character. No other sources cited.

This 3 page paper discusses the light and dark imagery in the play Romeo and Juliet. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

An 8 page paper on the stylistic elements within the films Grease and Westside Story, which are both stories based on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 3 page paper argues that although both are very young, Juliet is more mature than Romeo. Bibliography lists 1 source.