英文读后感——罗密欧与朱丽叶 Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

Montague and Capulet are two big families in the same city. There are feuds between them so armed clash occurs often. Romeo is a son of Montague, 17 years old. He has both moral integrity and great learning that people around all like him. One day, Rosaline, the girl he loves is sent to convent. He is extremely sad. So his friends advise him to sneak into Capulet’s dinner party to find more beautiful girls. Then he wears a mask and sneaks into the banquet with his friends.

However, he is deeply attracted by Capulet’s only daughter, Juliet, in the party. Juliet is the major part that night. As a 13-year-old girl, she is beautiful as a fairy. Romeo showed his admiration to Juliet. And Juliet also has a soft spot for Romeo. But they don’t know each other’s identification that time. When the case is entirely cleared, Romeo still can’t free him from his admiration to Juliet. He climbs over the walls to Capulet’s orchard at deep night. Just the moment he hears Juliet can’t refrain from calling his name by the window. Obviously, they fell in love with each other at the first time.

The next day, Romeo goes to the monastery nearby to see the priest and asks for his help. The priest agrees to give him a hand because in the priest’s opinion, maybe it will be an approach to ease the two families’contradiction if succeeds. Romeo calls Juliet to the monastery by Juliet’s

wet nurse. They get married with the priest’s presiding over. That noon, Romeo comes across Juliet’s cousin, Tybalt. Tybalt is about to combat with Romeo. Though Romeo doesn’t want to have a combat, his friend (a pacifist) thinks it’s a disgrace for Romeo. so that friend has to fight with Tybalt. Finally Tybalt seizes the opportunity to kill the friend. Romeo is rather angry and takes his sword to avenge for his friend. As a result, he kills Tybalt.

The governor of this city decides to banish Romeo and orders that if he comes back he will be soon sentenced to death. Juliet feels very sad. She loves Romeo so much. Romeo doesn’t want to leave. Until he is persuaded by the priest he agrees to leave temporarily. That night he goes to Juliet’s room by stealthy and enjoys the newly-married night with his dear. The next morning he has to begin his life of banishment before the sunset. As soon as Romeo leaves, the noble Count Paris comes to propose to Juliet. Capulet is very satisfied with him and command Juliet to get marry the next Thursday.

Juliet goes to ask the priest to help find ways. The priest gives her a kind of drug, taking which will has an effect to make her like dead but revive after 24 hours. The priest promises to send somebody to call back Romeo and excavate the grave as soon as possible, then she can go far away with Romeo. Juliet takes the drug at the night before marriage as the priest has told her. The next day marriage turns into funeral naturally.