Topic > Essay on the genre theory of Romeo and Juliet - 916

For example, the death of Mercutio (as a brother of Romeo) turns the audience into sadness and dismay. Furthermore, the happiness and humor shown at the beginning of the story influences the tragedy that sets the mood of the rest of the film (Goodykoontz, 2014). An easily identifiable genre is the character type shown of the free spirit thinking of Romeo and Juliet. For example, they decided to get married within twenty-four hours of falling in love. Furthermore, the character of Juliet is well defined as an individualist when she tells Romeo “kiss by the rules”. Likewise, when Romeo meets Juliet, he completely forgets about Rosaline, the woman he thought he loved. Romeo's character develops maturity and manifests itself openly with the writing of poems. Another genre that classifies this film is the formula of love and murder. For example, Mercutio is killed by Tybalt and Romeo kills Tybalt. Since Mercutio is seen as a brother to Romeo, his act of revenge is understood by the