In What Ways Are Strong Feelings and Their Effect Made Interesting in 'pride and Prejudice' and 'romeo and Juliet'?

In what ways are strong feelings and their effect made interesting in 'Pride and Prejudice' and 'Romeo and Juliet'?

'Pride and Prejudice' is mainly based two characters, Mr Darcy and Lizzy Bennet. In the first chapter there is a strong sense of expectation tied up in society, especially in the famous opening sentence where Jane Austin mentions that ' It is universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of good fortune, must be in want of a wife.' This shows that it was hard for women to escape from the pressure and expectations from society. The first line particularly points of the superficial nature of the fact that fortune and wealth is more important than love. Also, in the section '..., must be in want of a wife.' notice how Jane Austen has used an indefinite article, 'a', which could suggest the anonymous nature of choosing a wife. Another part to comment on about that section is that the female is portrayed as a 'wife' and not a 'women', suggesting that a woman is known and expected to become a wife from the start. The modal auxiliary verb, 'must', could be used to show certainty, that there is no doubt that a man will get a wife and that it is almost a necessity. If we look closely at the structure of the first sentence, we can identify three separate clauses; each separate clause introduces a different element that the text concerns. The first clause, 'It is universally acknowledged,...' is all about society and that there are lots of social expectations. The second clause is, '...that a single man in possession of good fortune,...' could suggest man and his credentials. Finally the third clause, '...must be in want of a wife.' shows the desire of a wife. The sentence structure could be representing the parties involved in this relationship. If we look at the prologue of 'Romeo and Juliet', we can see straight away that families are competing in marriage, much like in 'Pride and Prejudice'. on the first line it says, 'both alike in dignity' this could mean that where you stood in society and your social standard was very important. We can also see that families influenced their children's lives and are in charge of who they marry. However, after reading the prologue, which is a very important part of the play, we can definitely see that love was contrasting rivalry between the families. There are many strong feeling presented through the method of dialogue by Shakespeare in act 1 scene 1 of 'Romeo and Juliet', feelings such as anger, arrogance and pride. There is also a lot of tension in the air in the streets of Verona as the Capulet's and seeking to stir up trouble with the Montague's. First of all we can clearly see this by the way Shakespeare has used many short lines and questions. For example, when Gregory says on line 30, 'How, turn thy back and and run?'. These short sentences and question suggests apprehension and worry as the Capulet's continue to tease and try to provoke a fight. Also, 'Sir' is usually a polite way to address someone, however in this case it is being used in more of a mocking way, for example when Sampson, a Capulet, say on line 42-43, 'No sir, I do not bite my thumb at you, sir, but I bite my thumb sir.' The frequent use of the word 'sir' may suggest that he is making fun of the Montague's and being somewhat sarcastic and could be seen as an insult. The effect this has on the reader is that it shows that all these almost teasing comments will build up to something quite dramatic. Another part to comment on is the fact that there is a lot of sexual innuendo in Act 1 scene 1, one example of this is when Benvolio says on line 56, 'Put up your swords, you know what to do'. This shows that there was a lot of teasing going on between the Capulet's and the Montague's and the fact that Sampson says in lines 15-16, 'Tis true, and therefore women being the weaker vessels are ever thrust to the wall: therefore I will push Montague's men from the wall, and thrust his maids to the wall.' This just goes to show, that like today, they just 'lads messing about' and causing trouble, this makes the play a lot more interesting for the reader and adds variety to the text. Jane Austin is displaying a strong feeling that there was a lack of freedom and that parents made the big