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Class-Before 4.00pm and after 4.00pm

The classroom is enough to teach twenty-five students at once. The wall is painted with white colours with one big white board stick in the wall on one side in front of the desks so that the whole students can see what the teacher is writing. When you enter the class room you can see the teacher standing there trying to explain things, you can here some of the students whispering to each other, writing on their book and you can hear some of them using the clicking sound of a keyboard on their phone and also hear the footsteps of the teacher when he walk inside a classroom. The sun is also shining through a window and makes them close their eyes for seconds. When they close their eyes, they can see the orange glow.

When the school finishes at 3.30pm, the class room is going to be full of students who have their detention until 4.00pm. When everyone are going to their home, the classroom is going to be silent. Imagine you enter the class room after 4.00pm and no one is there, you feel like someone is coming to the classroom because the classroom is silent and one hundred percent quiet. At the night time, you might hear the bird squeeking. When you walk around the classroom, you can fully hear yourself tapping the floor when you’re walking.

How does William Shakespeare explore the idea of fate in his play Romeo and Juliet?

To understand the idea of fate in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, we need to find out what fate is. I think fate is a belief that certain events in life happen without people’s choice, that someone, maybe God, decides what’s going to happen to them. In his play, Shakespeare calls Romeo and Juliet “Star-crossed lovers” to show us that their lives are controlled by heavens and no matter what they do they can’t escape fate.

The first example of fate is where Romeo thinks that something bad is going to happen, “Some consequence yet hanging in the stars.” Shakespeare describes God as stars and Romeo as God’s follower. Romeo is following God and shows that God is a guide. Before going to the party, Romeo feels that something bad is going to happen in his life but he still has his choice of going or not going to the Capulet’s party.

Romeo decide to trust God and tells God to direct him, “He that hath steerage of my course, direct my sail.” Shakespeare uses metaphor to describe Romeo as a ship and God as a captain of the ship. Even though Romeo knows that something bad is going to happen, he trusts God to guide him and decide his fate.

Another example of fate is in Act 5 Scene 2 when Friar John tells Friar Lawrence that he couldn’t send a letter to Romeo. He says, “Nor get a messenger to bring it thee, So fearful were they of infection.” Friar Lawrence replies, “Unhappy fortune!” No one is to blame Friar John for not sending a letter to Romeo, it is fate. If Friar John didn’t send a letter to Romeo, something awful is going to happen to Romeo. When Friar Lawrence replies, “Unhappy fortune”, it means that you have no chance to send a letter to Romeo.

The first event took place in the Capulet’s party where Romeo met Juliet and Romeo started to talk about love. After that they were starting to kiss each other twice and the nurse told Juliet to dance with Paris. Romeo found out that Juliet is the Capulet and the nurse told her that his name is Romeo and he is one of their enemy, the Montague.

The second event took place in the balcony where Romeo just talking himself about getting rid of jealousy from Juliet and she is a beautiful girl. After that Juliet enters and talking herself about that she didn’t even know that his name is Romeo and also didn’t know that he is the Montague. After a while, Juliet didn’t see that Romeo was behind her and then Juliet fall to the swimming pool. When they were talking about love, Romeo asks if Juliet marry him. She is exciting about the question Romeo gave and she said yes.

The third event took place in Friar Lawrence’s cell where Romeo and Juliet got married at the same day where Romeo’s best friend, Mercutio got killed by Juliet’s cousin, Tybalt. It is a secret marriage where Romeo’s parent (The Montague) and Juliet’s parent (The Capulet) didn’t even know that Romeo and Juliet got married.

The forth event took place in the beach where some members of the Montagues such as Sampson, Gregory and Benvolio, and the Prince’s nephew, Mercutio are about to fight with some members of the Capulet such as Tybalt, Abram and his servingmen, and Romeo arrive and then found out that Tybalt about fight with then. Tybalt kicked Romeo so many times and Mercutio started to punch Tybalt hard. Romeo distracted him and Tybalt stabbed Mercutio, and he said his death speech while he was walking and fell over. That’s how Romeo’s best friend, Mercutio got killed by Juliet’s cousin, Tybalt.

The fifth event took place in the part where Romeo killed Tybalt and Romeo left. The Prince, The Capulet, The Montague and the others arrived. Prince walks up to Benvolio and Prince ask him a question ‘What happened and who killed Tybalt?’ Benvolio said that Tybalt killed Mercutio and Romeo was crying, after that, Romeo decide to have revenge on Tybalt and he killed him. The Prince announced his speech that Romeo is banished from Verona and if he returns to Verona, he will be sentence to death.

The sixth event took place in Capulet’s house where Capulet discussing Paris about when he’s going to marry him. Paris said that he is going to marry Juliet on Thursday. Juliet is about to sleep but Lady Capulet (Juliet’s mother) enters Juliet’s bedroom to tell her that Juliet is going to marry Paris this Thursday. Juliet refused to marry Paris and Capulet (Juliet’s father) enters her bedroom, and asks Lady Capulet that did Juliet said yes that she is going to marry Paris Thursday. Lady Capulet said that she doesn’t want to marry him. Juliet said that Capulet just found a man who is going to marry her without love him, she never be proud for what she hate and she can be thankful of something she hate even if it was meant for love. Capulet started to get angry and pushing her, and he said that she will go to Saint Peter’s Church on Thursday to marry Paris and she disgust him. Juliet about to say something but Capulet distracted her and he said that on Thursday when she is going to marry Paris, she will never see his face again, she will not say anything to him, she will not reply him, she will not talk back to him and he feel like slapping her. After that, Capulet said that it makes him mad, all this times, he was able to find her a husband, now he found her future husband from a noble family who is a good-looking, young and well-educated man, that he is full of good qualities, while Juliet just saying that she won’t get married and she’s young, but if she won’t get married, she will no longer live with her family, if she act like his daughter, she will marry Paris on Thursday, and if she don’t act like his daughter she will starve and die in the streets and he will not break his promise.

The last event took place in Friar Lawrence on the part where Romeo drink the potion and killed himself. Juliet woke up after 42 hours of sleeping and she found out that Romeo is dead. Friar Lawrence and Balthazar arrived and he’s talking to Juliet after that the Watchmen arrived and Juliet killed her self. The others like the Prince, The Capulet and The Montague arrived and Friar Lawrence told the things that happened all this times like Romeo was a husband of Juliet. After that, the Capulet began to say nice things about Romeo and the Montague began to say nice things about Juliet. The Prince said that some will be forgiven and some will be punished.

The speech for chorus in Romeo and Juliet is the beginning part where it said “Two households, both alike in dignity, In fair Verona, where we lay our scene, From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean. From forth the fatal loins of these two foes, A pair of star-cross’d lovers take their life; Whose misadventured piteous overthrows, Do with their death bury their parents’ strife. The fearful passage of their death-mark’d love, And the continuance of their parents’ rage, Which, but their children’s end, nought could remove, Is now the two hours’ traffic of our stage; The which if you with patient ears attend, What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend.” The two households are the Capulet and the Montague and the star-cross’d lovers are Romeo and Juliet who killed themselves.

In conclusion, this shows that fate might be happing to any people. Some people doesn’t know that something good or bad is going to happen in the future and some people know that something good or bad is going to happen in the future that is being decided by God but you can’t change it, that is fate. This is how William Shakespeare explore the idea of fate in his play Romeo and Juliet.

Act 5 Scene 3 Summary

1. Paris and his Page enter.

2. Paris went to the graveyard to see if someone’s coming.

3. Romeo and Balthasar enter.

4. Romeo and Paris are talking about Romeo being banished from Verona and start fighting.

5. The Page exits.

6. Paris said, “Oh no, I’ve been killed, open the tomb and put me next to Juliet.” In Shakespearean Paris said, “Oh, I am slain! If thou be merciful, open the tomb. Lay me with Juliet.”

7. Paris dies.

8. Romeo realised that he killed Mercutio relative, Paris.

9. Romeo opens a tomb.

10. Romeo drink the potion.

11. Romeo dies.

12. Friar Lawrence enters.

13. Friar Lawrence talks to Balthasar about Romeo and saw Romeo and Paris lie down and they’re dead.

14. Juliet wakes up.

15. Juliet asks, “Friar, where’s my Romeo, where is he?”

16. Friar Lawrence said, “I can hear a noise, it’s Juliet.”

17. Juliet said, “Go, just go, I am not going anywhere.”

18. Friar Lawrence exits.

19. Watchmen and Paris’s Page enter.

20. Juliet uses Romeo’s dagger to kill herself.

21. Juliet dies.

22. Chief Watchmen said, “The ground is bloody.”

23. Some Watchmen exit.

24. The Second Watchman and Balthasar re-enter.

25. They found Romeo in the churchyard.

26. The Third Watchmen and Friar Lawrence re-enter.

27. The Prince and Attendants enter.

28. The Prince asks, “What happened this time?”

29. Capulet and Lady Capulet enter.

30. Capulet asks, “Why are they crying so loud?”

31. Lady Capulet said, “Some people crying Romeo, some are crying Juliet and some are crying for Paris.”

32. Friar Lawrence will explain everything that happened before.

33. Montague enters.

34. The Prince wants to know how it started and what happened.

35. Friar Lawrence said, “I will explain.”

36. Friar Lawrence told everything that happened before, in Shakespearean English he said, “Romeo, there dead, was husband to that Juliet, and she, there dead, that Romeo’s faithful wife. I married them, and their stol’n marriage day was Tybalt’s doomsday, whose untimely death banished the new-made bridegroom from the city.” which means “Romeo who lies dead was Juliet’s husband and Juliet as well who lies dead is Romeo’s wife. They got married on the same day Tybalt died. The reason why their dead because of Romeo got banished from Verona.”

37. Friar Lawrence wants to get punished for doing something wrong.

38. The Prince doesn’t want to punish Friar Lawrence because he is a holy man.

39. Balthasar brought the news of Juliet’s death.

40. Montague and Capulet spoke nicely about Romeo and Juliet.

41. The Prince said, “Some will be punished and some will be forgiven.”

42. They all exit.

Act 5 Scene 2 Summary

1. Friar John enters.

2. Friar John said, “Oh my brother, yes.”

3. Friar Lawrence enters.

4. Friar Lawrence said, “That is a voice of Friar John, welcome.”

5. Friar John said, “I couldn’t go to Mantua. Here’s your letter.”

6. Friar Lawrence said, “This is an important letter and has important information, go and get me a iron crowbar.”

7. Friar John said, “Ok my brother, I’ll bring it to you.”

8. Friar John exits.

9. Friar Lawrence said, “For the next three hours, Juliet will wake up and I’ll be in a serious trouble if Romeo doesn’t know what’s going on.”

10. Friar Lawrence exits.

Act 5 Scene 1 Summary

1. Romeo enters.

2. Romeo is waiting for the good news by saying “If I can trust my dreams, then some joyful news is coming soon.”

3. Balthasar enters.

4. Romeo said, “Is there any good news, Balthasar?”

5. Balthasar said, “No, Juliet’s dead.”

6. Romeo said, “I’ll go back to Verona for Juliet.”

7. Balthasar exits.

8. Romeo said, “Oh Juliet, I will die tonight.”

9. The Apothecary enters.

10. Romeo said, “I’ll give you money, may I have the poison potion please?”

11. The Apothecary said, “Ok but it can kill a person who is twenty times stronger than just a person.”

12. Romeo said, “Here’s a money for you.”

13. They exit.

Act 4 Scene 5 Summary

1. The Nurse enters.

2. The Nurse is calling Lady Capulet because Juliet is fast asleep.

3. Lady Capulet enters.

4. Lady Capulet said, “Wake up, wake up!”

5. Capulet enters.

6. Capulet said, “Oh no, she’s dead!”

7. Friar Lawrence, Paris and Musicians enter.

8. Friar Lawrence said, “Is she ready to go to church?”

9. Capulet said, “No because she’s dead.”

10. Paris said, “Have I waited to see this.”

11. The Nurse said, “This is a sad day.”

12. Capulet said, “All the the things we use for the wedding now be use for the funeral.”

13. They exit.

Act 4 Scene 4 Summary

1. Lady Capulet and the Nurse enter.

2. Lady Capulet orders the Nurse to go to the kitchen.

3. Capulet enters.

4. Capulet tells the second cooker to make baked meats.

5. The Nurse said, “Go to bed, you’ll be sick if you stay up all night, my dear.”

6. Capulet said, “No, I’ve been stay up all night so many times and I’ve never been sick.”

7. Lady Capulet said, “Don’t stay up all night.”

8. Lady Capulet and the Nurse exit.

9. Three or four Servingmen enter.

10. Capulet said, “What do you got?”

11. The First Servingmen said, “Things to cook but I don’t know what they are.”

12. Capulet said, “Quick, quick.”

13. The First Servingmen exit.

14. Capulet asks the Second Servingmen to call Peter to find a log.

15. The Second Servingmen said, “I’m smart enough to find them by myself.”

16. The Nurse enters.

17. Capulet said, “Wake Juliet and get her dressed.”

18. They exit.

Act 4 Scene 3 Summary

1. Juliet and the Nurse enter.

2. Juliet said, “Those are the best clothes for the wedding.”

3. Lady Capulet enters.

4. Capulet asks Juliet if Juliet needs help.

5. Juliet said, “No, I just figure out my best clothes for my wedding.”

6. Lady Capulet said, “Good night, Juliet.”

7. Lady Capulet and the Nurse exit.

8. Juliet talks things about herself and drinks the potion that will make her sleep 42 hours.

9. She sleeps until the day after tomorrow.

Act 4 Scene 2 Summary

1. Capulet, Lady Capulet, the Nurse and three servingmen enter.

2. Capulet asks the First Servingman to invite all the guests on the list.

3. The First Servingmen exits.

4. Capulet asks the Second Servingman to hire twenty skilled cooks.

5. The Second Servingman said, “I’ll test them by licking them.”

6. The Second Servingman exits.

7. Capulet ask the Nurse, “Is Juliet going to Friar Lawrence’s cell?”

8. The Nurse said, “Yes.”

9. Juliet enters.

10. Juliet asks Capulet for the forgiveness for what she done.

11. Capulet forgives her and and ask her to prepare her marriage.

12. Juliet and the Nurse exit.

13. Capulet is looking forward to her wedding.

14. Capulet exits.

Act 4 Scene 1 Summary

1. Friar Lawrence and Paris enter.

2. Paris said that Juliet is sad because of Tybalt’s death.

3. Juliet enters.

4. Paris and Juliet talking about what happens before.

5. Paris exits.

6. Juliet is talking about what will happen in her marriage.

7. Friar Lawrence said, “Everything is going to be alright.”

8. They exit.