Courage In Black Like Me And Romeo And Juliet
Courage in Black Like Me and Romeo and Juliet
Courage, a human characteristic; is strongly influenced in both novels Black Like Me, by John Howard Griffin, and Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. This theme is displayed throughout the likes of characters Juliet Capulet, Romeo Montegue and John Griffin. Courage also appears throughout the setting of these stories; whether it's John changing his life completely for this great cause of equality, or Romeo and Juliet's forbidden love; danger lurks around every corner in these to novels. Courage makes an appearance in the conflicts of these two best selling novels, Romeo and Juliet's never ending fight to be together and Johns on going battle against racism. Courage is the theme that has most largely influenced these two outstanding novels.
Juliet Capulet shows courage throughout the play/novel Romeo and Juliet. When she is faced with either marrying a man she did not love or being banished from her house hold, which at the time would have disgraced her family name, it seemed her fate was sealed. It was not until Friar Lawrence devised a plan; Juliet had to take a potion, which in her eyes could have lead to disaster. The Friar told her the potion would bring her life happily ever after with her husband Romeo. The timing had to be right or the consequences would be fatal. Juliet did it, not knowing the outcome; a courageous act many would not attempt. Things turned disastrous, leaving Juliet's heart crippled, but not her courage. Juliet once again showed this virtue of courage by taking the knife from her husband's dead body and taking the hard way out because she believed in their love and marriage. She would have tried anything in order for them to be together, as would Romeo.
Romeo Montegue displays courage throughout the play/novel. He displays courage when he climbs into the Capulet garden after an evening of love and romance. He does this to locate his new found love even...
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