Foundation of Literature

Reflections

Title : Romeo and Juliet

Author : William Shakespeare

Year : 1599

Summary :

It tells about love story between Romeo and Juliet. The story begins with a large fight between the Capulets and the Montagues. Capulets and Montagues are big families in Verona, Italy. Romeo comes from the Capulet family. In a moment, Romeo goes to the party. And then he looks a beautiful girl there. Her name is Juliet. And Romeo falls in love to her. He is disappointed when he finds out that Juliet is a Capulet. But it does not change his love to Juliet. Romeo decides to marry with her. But their family does not agree it. Finally, Romeo and Juliet are secretly married. Friar Lawrence is Romeo’s friend. He helps their celebration of a wedding. Montagues family will marry Juliet with another man. Then Juliet consults with Friar Lawrence. He advices her to agree to the marriage but on the morning of the wedding she will drink a potion that he prepares for her. The potion will make it look like Juliet is dead and she will be put into the Capulet burial vault. Then, the Friar will send Romeo to rescue her. Before the Friar can tell Romeo of the hoax, Romeo hears from someone else that his beloved Juliet is dead. Overcome with grief, Romeo buys a poison and goes to Juliet's tomb to die beside his wife. Then Juliet awakens and sees her husband dead. And Friar Lawrence story to her, what has happened. Juliet is very sad. And she kills herself with Romeo’s dagger. Their families are hurt very much by the death of their children. And they agree to never fight again.

Comment :

The story is very wonderful. Their love must be sacrificed, because of their family that fighting each other. The characters in this story are very strong with the setting in Italy. It describes the kingdom life that full of competition. Their love is examined by the condition of their family. But they still preserve it. The story makes us thinking that the fighting is not good for all people. In fact, it just will injure for all people. And finally, their true love makes their family agree to never fight again.

Experience :

Romeo and Juliet is one of love story that very wonderful. When I read this story, I remember with the same story like Romeo and Juliet. For example, Cleopatra and Antonius. But there are the difference story with Romeo and Juliet. Cleopatra and Antonius are suicide. Antonius is suicide because he can not reach his purpose to preserve his kingdom. And Cleopatra follows his husband. She lets the snake to bite herself.

Restoration

Title : Paradise Lost

Author : John Milton

Year : 1667

Characters : Satan, Adam, Eve, and the son of Adam and Eve.

Summary :

It tells about the create of human in the earth at that time. Satan is an ambitious and conceit. He is introduced in Hell after a failed rebellion to take control of Heaven from God. Satan’s desire to rebel against his creator stems from his unwillingness to accept the fact that he is a created being and that he is not self sufficient, which roots in turn from his extreme narcissism. Adam is the first human in Eden create by God. He is the more intellectual of the two, with Eve being more rooted in experience. Eve is the second human created, taken from one of Adam’s ribs and formed into a female form of Adam. Adam and Eve have a mutually dependant relationship. Positively, she is the model of a good subject and wife. Eve is so beautiful. Her beauty not only obsesses Adam, but also herself. The God instruct Adam and Eve not to eat the fruit on the tree. But Satan deceives Adam and Eve. Satan is sly. Finally Adam and Eve eat that fruit. And God gives punishment to Adam and Eve. Because they have run against the instruction of God. From the Heaven, they are sent to the earth. And Satan is very happy, because he can deceive them. They really regret for that sin. And they hope their son is not like them. Hopefully, their son will save the human race and always does what the instruction of God. In my experience, this story is different with the true story. There are a lot of deviations in this story. For example, The God has a father. Of course, it is not true. God does not have father or mother. So, we have to read the story carefully. Do not trust the story that does not have the fact or the true sources.