Romeo & Juliet

Sampson & Gregory
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"'Tis all one, I will show myself a tyrant; when i have fought with the men I will be cruel with the maids, I will cut off their heads"

                                                           -Sampson

 

Sampson proved to be very harsh when speaking of the members of the Montague house. He is very overbearing, and he acts very confident and cocky. Sampson starts the major quarrel in the first scene, showing his hateful attitude.

 

"I will frown as I pass by; and let them take it as they list"

                                                            -Gregory

Gregory is not as aggressive as Sampson is. Gregory simply follows Sampson's lead and is a servant of the Capulet’s.

As Sampson and Gregory set the scene for the play, they are noticably cocky and somewhat annoying. In the period piece, they are pictured as two rowdy cowards compared to the Montagues. My interpretation of the two characters was that they were obnoxious because of their rude gestures towards the Montagues.