Angel Burelle RomeoDialecticalJournal

Angel Burelle November 5, 2013 5th period Rodrigue pre-ap "Rebellious subjects, enemies to peace, Profners 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." (1.1. 4) The prince told to be in this story displays his attempt to break apart any quarreling going on between the servants and Capulet as well as Montague. He is saying in his words that if the men do not throw down their weapons immediately, he would have them sentenced to torturement, and death. He calls them 'rebellious subjects,' describing that these pairs of citizens have disturbed the peace and authority by drawing their weapons amongst one another. The prince wanted to make sure the citizens whom were fighting knew that he meant business, and he would not stand for any form of disrespect from those who choose to fight with one another with his words being harsh and threatening. The prince's words had pursuaded the men to drop their swords, showing off the power he held over any citizen, lord or servant. He wanted no longer to see the fighting continued in the streets of his town and this is clearly shown through the way he sternly tells Capulet and Montague they should throw down their weapons-to the ground- and obey the orders they have been given; this not only shows the prince's power over his subjects in the city, but also how peace was vital to be kept in the streets and city of Verona. "Why, such is love's trangression. Griefs of mine own lie heavy in my breast; Which thou it wilt propagate, to have it prest With more of thine: this love that thou hast shown Doth add morre grief to too much of mine own. Love is a smoke raised with the fume of sighs; Being purged, a fire sparkling in lovers' eyes;" (1.1. 7) Romeo speaks of his emotions in this part of the story. He tells about how a heavy feeling of grief is resting in his 'breast.' He uses the word breast in resemlance to his chest,or where his heart is located. He tries to explain the harsh sadness he is feeling to Benvolio. In this part, he tells Benvolio his heart is aching due to the woman he has fallen in love with has no love in return for him. His words are describing the grief which he does not was to reap on anyone else who may have contact or conversation with him. The feeling he is going through is not to be believed a feeling he would wish to any person. He also speaks of though his heart is aching and a deep depression has found itself over his emotions, he can not get over the fact of feeling some sort of love for Rosaline, the woman who felt no loe in return for he. His discription of love being 'a smoke raised with the fume of sighs,' gives the idea of how this depression and experience has shown him only the bad which comes along with having the fragile feelings of love for Rosaline. With his words, Romeo tells Bonvolio how he is feeling since the depressing fact of his 'love' not loving him back.