Compare and Contrast Act 1 – Scene 1 in the films “Romeo and Juliet” “Romeo and Juliet”‚ a tragedy of a star-crossed lovers‚ had written by Shakespeare hundreds years ago. It was the best tragedy in Shakespeare’s time‚ and even in now days‚ the story of Romeo and Juliet are still known as one of the best tragedy. And 2 directors produced two different films with a same title of Romeo and Juliet. It was 1968 by Franco Zeffirelli‚ and 1996 by Baz Luhrmann. Although it had the same title‚ the two directors
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tales that have enjoyed and endured countless remakes and redos of the original. Many of Shakespeare’s plays are better and different now than they were in 1597. The poetry‚ exchanges between couples and the idea that love is a foolish thing are often not understood by the modern audience. The ideas of the play are not always portrayed correctly into the film. People have different standards for a play than a film. Since‚ the audience doesn’t always have the patience for the way that it was originally
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When you are unable to control your anger‚ you are more likely to make impulsive decisions. There are many pieces of literature that center attention on controlling anger. In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ anger is seen through important characters. Both Tybalt and Mercutio prove to be hot-tempered and impulsive in stressful situations. In tough situations‚ Tybalt proves to be heated and impetuous. When Benvolio is trying to stop Gregory‚ Sampson‚ and Abraham from fighting‚ Tybalt
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Romeo and Juliet Compare-Contrast Brad Herring 12/12/12 Period 1 In William Shakespeare’s play‚ “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet”‚ the type of love that the two main characters share for each other plays a big part in their horrible tragedy. Although Shakespeare portrays the two youths as experiencing strong first love attraction for each other‚ Romeo’s passion and love prevails as the more sincere of these two star-crossed lovers. Throughout the story‚ Juliet falls in love with
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Chloe Mendiola Period 2 22 April 2013 Compare and Contrast-Act I The 1968 film of “Romeo and Juliet” is not completely different from the 1998 film but they do have many differences. Although both films kept to the original story of the play‚ the 1968 film was more of a traditional interpretation than the 1998 film. Right when the movie begins in the 1998 film‚ there is something different from the 1968 film. At the beginning of the fight scene in scene 1 it shows Benvolio with the servants
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Romeo & Juliet Essay Prompts Your final assignment for Romeo and Juliet will be to write two essays that are one to one-and-one-half pages in length. You will get to choose two from the prompts below. Each prompt will require you to use the play as a resource. It will also be necessary to use quotations and examples from the play. Each essay should begin with a strong thesis statement. Make sure your essay is well-supported and well-written. Proofread your work! Your essays must be
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The play Romeo and Juliet has been around since it was written by William Shakespeare in 1595. The themes inferred in this play have stuck around‚ despite the social changes that society has went through. We watched three different movies on Romeo and Juliet‚ and each was set in a different time period (1968‚ 1996‚ and 2014). They had many things in common and many things different. Some of the things in common was that the Montague’s and Capulet’s did not like each other at all. Also‚ another similarity
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to be complete opposites. The 1968 version by Franco Zeffirelli‚ depicts a traditional Romeo and Juliet. There was nothing visually stunning about the accustomed Renaissance setting that was doused in neutral colors. Costuming was accurate and conventional for the time. In general this adaptation stays truer to the way Shakespeare had intended. In the 1996 version by Baz Luhrmann‚ the story of Romeo and Juliet is portrayed with a modern day twist. The setting is a beach city where cars and buildings
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In the play‚ Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ Romeo and Juliet are seen as having romantic love with each other. What romantic love is in the play is different to how some people view what their love is. Romantic love today is seen as being passionate‚ a strong love between people to the point where if anything were to happen you would be by that person’s side. In the play some parts of Romeo and Juliet’s love is seen as being focused on looks and isn’t focused on the traits and characters
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interpretations”. The tragedy Romeo and Juliet‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ has been recreated on countless occasions to be in different films‚ books‚ and television shows. Each time‚ however‚ the author or director of this new media uses dramatic license to alter the play and interpret it according to their target audience and their production. Franco Zeffirelli and Baz Luhrmann‚ both directors‚ took the words and plot of this play into their own hands to create a movie of their own interpretation
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