The more I have‚ for both are infinite”(William Shakespeare) This is the memorable line from a classic story of Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet has some adaptations that no knows which truly resembles Shakespeare play. So by picking two adaptations of Romeo and Juliet the people can get a feel what Shakespeare should be like. Zefferelli’s Romeo and Juliet is a lot more precise to Shakespeare’s playwright than Luhrmann’s adaptation of Romeo and Juliet by comparing and contrasting the movies to the
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How does Shakespeare and Austen present Juliet and Elizabeth’s views towards Romantic Relationships? In this essay I shall be discussing and analysing how Shakespeare and Austen present Juliet and Elizabeth’s views on romantic relationships. Shakespeare was a playwright who lived and wrote his plays in the 16th century whereas Austen wrote only novels and lived in the 19th century. I think that the times that they lived was a contributing factor to how their views on romantic relationships were portrayed
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Juliet Capulet and her relationship to Romeo in Act 3 Scene 2 Assignment for Literature 1 2012/2013 Name Student number Juliet O serpent heart‚ hid with a flowering face! Did ever dragon keep so fair a cave? Beautiful tyrant! Fiend angelical! … My husband lives‚ that Tybalt would have slain; And Tybalt’s dead‚ that would have slain my husband. All this is comfort. Wherefore weep I then? In my essay I aim to characterize Juliet’s relationship
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One Play‚ Two Perspectives Many new editions of the famous play “Romeo and Juliet” directed by William Shakespeare have been made. There have been many remakes of movies and plays of the legendary story. Two remakes of the original story are “Romeo + Juliet” by Baz Luhrman and “Romeo and Juliet” by William Woodman. William Woodman’s story is performed as a play in a stage while Baz Luhrman’s is a movie. Both stories have many similarities and differences to each other and to the original play
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To many‚ Romeo and Juliet is seen as one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies. Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy about star-crossed lovers that come from varied backgrounds. They are dying to be together‚ but they both know that being together is nearly impossible. Romeo and Juliet is seen as a tragedy‚ but many critics think otherwise. Romeo and Juliet is more of a problem play than a tragedy‚ and many critics support this cause on the grounds of what makes the construction of a tragedy and a problem
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Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy about the fate of two young ill-fated lovers. Romeo‚ who is the son of Montague‚ runs into his cousin Benvolio and tells him that he is in love with Rosaline‚ a woman who does not return his affections (Shakespeare). Benvolio tells Romeo to get over this woman and find a prettier one even though Romeo stays unhappy. While all of that is happening‚ Paris‚ a kinsman of the Prince‚ wants to marry Juliet. Her father Capulet asks Paris to wait a couple years‚ since
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the end of the first Act‚ and at last our two heroes meet and immediately fall deeply in love with each other. The language used by Shakespeare here eloquently describes the deep passion that they feel for one another‚ and the audience are well rewarded for their patience in waiting for the two lovers to meet. Romeo is shown to be an ingenious lover‚ convincing Juliet to kiss him after only a few sentences. He uses religion in order to persuade Juliet to kiss him. He says that their love can
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Romeo and Juliet is a classic love story by Shakespeare. It is about a young man name Romeo and a young woman named Juliet who fall madly in love with each other although their families are bitter enemies. Juliet is 13 and Romeo is 16. One is adult-like and the other is innocent. Yet still both have a connection and love each other. In the book Romeo and Juliet‚ Romeo and Juliet are both similar‚ yet have their differences. Romeo and Juliet have many similarities. Both Romeo and Juliet are are teenagers
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huge part in shakespeare’s plays. In Romeo and Juliet ‚by William Shakespeare‚ it seems that fate is the reason for the tragic death of them both. Fate foretold the deaths of Romeo and Juliet‚ this would eventually‚ end the feud their families had. There are several events in the play that fate takes control of. Even in the prologue it mentions they were meant to die “A pair of star-cross’d lovers take their life;”(Prologue‚ 6) The events are: in Act 1‚ Romeo and Benvolio get a chance to go to a
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“Romeo and Juliet” is a love story that will make you tear up and make you hate love stories. Love stories like Romeo and Juliet are very hard to watch without cringing and feeling obsessed. Romeo and Juliet is a very popular story that Zeffirelli and Luhrmann made different versions of it. Zeffirelli’s film was nominated for best director and best picture. The party scene is the main focus mostly for everyone because it is when the two star-cross’d lovers meet and fell in love at first sight. In
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