Romeo and Juliet - Zeffirelli and Luhrmann The two main film interpretations of Shakespeare’s "Romeo and Juliet" are Zeffirelli’s‚ made in 1968‚ and Luhrmann’s‚ made in 1997. Although they use the same original script written by Shakespeare‚ these two films are very different. Zeffirelli’s is set in the 16th century‚ at the time when the screenplay would have first been written whereas Luhrmann has set his film in modern time but still using the Shakespearian language. The most popular and well-known
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the love that forms between a father and his son. Many boys grow up with the desire to be just like their fathers but for Frank McCourt having an alcoholic father causes him to grow up with the mentality of being the opposite of him. In Angela’s Ashes the interesting relationship between Frank and Malachy creates positive and negative impacts on Frank’s life. At times‚ Frank despised his father for drinking the dole money but he knew that in the morning he would have his father to himself. Sitting
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Scene one and TwoThe major characters and situations are laid out. The plot revolves around the new leader’s treatment of sexual offenses‚ particularly fornication‚ which is considered a sin. The characters also fit into groups depending on their opinions about sexual behavior. Claudio is the middle-of-the-road thinker‚ not involved in prostitution and possessing only noble beliefs about his relationship with Juliet‚ but unable to prevent himself from desiring her sexually and therefore culpable
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Shakespeare deals with a parent-child relationship in the historical plays of Henry IV Parts One and Two in the characters of Henry Bullingsworth (Henry IV) and his son Hal (Prince of Wales‚ later Henry V). The fact stands clear in the development of the son‚ Hal: the son’s success in life is not dependent on his relationship to his father politically‚ but success is demonstrated when there is a realization of both parties on the level of parental love. Hal is not living up to his name‚ but also
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marriage. The movie “Her” describes Theo’s new and unique relationship that he has formed with Samantha‚ a computer operating system. Throughout the movie‚ the couple develops their relationship by working through their differences and avoiding criticism from the surrounding society. Although the romance is diverse‚ it still progresses through the same growth stages of a traditional relationship and has the ability to teach us similar lessons about life. The beginning of the relationship was sparked by
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In Act 2‚ Scene 6 of Mandragola by Machiavelli‚ Ligurio‚ Nicai‚ and Calimaco are discussing how convince Luzeria to ingest the Mandragola and sleep with another man. They decide that the Luzeria’s confessor‚ Frate Timoteo‚ would be the best way to persuade Luzeria. Further‚ when Calimaco ask “Who’ll dispose the confessor?” Ligurio replies “you‚ I‚ money‚ our wickedness‚ theirs” implying that all men good‚ whether perceived or in actuality‚ and bad can be motivated by something‚ especially money.
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‘Who is she’ and ‘the crime scene’ are two humorous poems that both play with words and creates suspense. These two poems create humour by using techniques such as puns‚ ironic phrases‚ simple poetic techniques‚ exaggeration and a suspenseful ending. Crime scene creates humour as it leads us to think one way and assume the opposite thing of what it actually means. This poem revolves around the idea of crime scenes but in the final line creates humour by using the phrase ’’It looks like the work of
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Hamlet’s father‚ the King‚ and then taken the throne and married Hamlet’s mother. In this play‚ Gertrude is Hamlet’s mother and Queen of Denmark. Her relationship with Hamlet is somewhat turbulent‚ since he resents her for marrying her husband’s brother Claudius after he murdered the King (young Hamlet’s father‚ King Hamlet). Gertrude is first seen in Act 1 Scene 2 as she tries to comfort Hamlet about the death of his father‚ begging him to stay at home rather than going back to Wittenberg. Her worries
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Relationships in Death of a Salesman The father son relationships of Willy‚ Biff‚ and Happy in Death of a Salesman change throughout the play. Willy wanted his sons to be well liked and successful even from any early age. As adults Biff and Happy are not the successful men their father wanted and Willy will not accept who they are. He lies to himself by exaggerating his sons’ jobs and ambitions. Willy will not accept the truth. Willy’s flashbacks show why relationships are strained as well as the
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experience with his own father from when he was a teenager. In the final stanza the poet looks back‚ aged ‘twenty nine’. The poet marks the time shift by shifting from past into present tense. This poem is a nostalgic look back at a defining moment from Armitage’s childhood‚ his relationship with his father and how he feels about it now. From the first words of the title‚ ‘My father’ shows that Armitage’s memory of his childhood‚ like the poem is dominated‚ looked over‚ by his father. The effect is
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