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    LOP Compare and Contrast Essay Introduction: Was Life of Pi a true story of a boy stuck out in sea for 7 months with a Bengal tiger‚ or all a lie that constantly toyed with our brains? This was a question that always kept readers of the book and viewers of the movie perplexed about which story was the accurate one and is what made it such a success. In the movie‚ Ang Lee directs the story with his own take on a vast variety of visual details. The book however has many contrasting ideas and themes

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    things or played a separate significant role in each movie. In the older version the atmosphere is much more relaxed and Mercutio is with a friend and the town seems very empty. When Tybalt comes and he and Mercutio start "bad- mouthing" each other it is more of a joke

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    writers. "Romeo and Juliet" is a sad love story that’s a classic known by many. It is the perfect model to be used by other writers. It is one of the best works of William Shakespeare. Although "West Side Story" is not as famous as "Romeo and Juliet"‚ it was a impressive work of it’s time‚ and it has left his mark on the times afterwards. It is also a love story which also ends with somebody’s death. Both Shakespeare and Arthur Laurents had done their best when they wrote these stories. "Romeo and Juliet"

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    is increasingly true in our world today. Many movie adaptations of great classic stories and literature works have been created with great visuals. Question is‚ do the adaptations really carry the same meaning and weight of the original written works or are the adaptions meant to open new perspectives for the audiences? This paper will‚ through the examining the settings‚ character‚ tone and storylines‚ compare and contrast the book version and movie adaptation of the classic short story " Bartleby

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    Romeo and Juliet - Shakespeare vs. DiCaprio Films are made with the directors different personal opinions based on the original source. In the movie version of Romeo and Juliet (1996‚ Leonardo DiCaprio)‚ the above illustrates this perfectly. For this essay‚ I will discuss some of the contrasts between the original play‚ and the film. I hope you find this essay informative. First‚ I will discuss some of the plot changes that were implemented to adapt to a modern day movie’s visual capabilities.

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    The differences between William Golding’s allegorical novel Lord of the Flies and its film adaptation are evident. Firstly‚ when marooned on the island in the book‚ the boys are completely isolated from any adults. This comes in complete contrast to the movie where one of the pilots‚ though injured and mostly unconscious‚ survives the crash and is stranded along with the boys. An adult would remind the children of their home in England and of society’s laws and norms; the animalistic and instinctive

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    CHARACTERS: Romeo & Hamlet I. INTRODUCTION Incorporating something irrational into your life isnt much of a good thing. Romeo & Hamlet find out the hard way. A. ATTENTION GETTER:What do most people become to deep into in their daily lives? Now days‚ social networking mostly. B. NARROW TO THESIS Romeo & Hamlet let their love take over‚ and pratically live their life. C. THESIS:Shakespeare’s characterization’s of Romeo and Hamlet in Romeo & Juliet & Hamlet suggest te following about Elizabethan

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    Westing Game book and movie‚ “Get a Clue” are quite similar and different from each other. In my opinion‚ the book was more appealing to read than to watch the movie. It was long‚ suspenseful and frequently changed point of view between characters. Instead‚ the movie was short‚ straight-forward‚ and focused mainly on Turtle Wexler. Although the plot‚ characters that remained‚ and storyline were similar. The similarities between the book and the movie were that the ten out of sixteen book characters

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    modern movie there were many differences in scenes. The play began with a confrontation on a Verona street between servants of the Montague house and the Capulet house. The movie also began with a confrontation between the two houses‚ but took place at a gas station that they proceeded to set fire to. The famous balcony scene of the play was quite different from the movie in that Romeo and Juliet ended up in the pool and were kissing‚ and that did not happen at all in the play. The movie completely

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    of your dreams. The three movies I picked are Shakespearean plays‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ the modern movie made in 1996‚ Othello which is also a known classic‚ tragic love story‚ where two people truly loved each other and tired to make it work‚ but had many obstacles to overcome‚ with family and race. <br> <br>What is true love? Love means a warm liking or affection for a person‚ affectionate devotion. Does the way Romeo describe Juliet sound like love to you? In my opinion love does not occur at first

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