Pre-AP English April 29‚ 2014 Romeo & Juliet: Compare and Contrast Essay Getting to read “Romeo and Juliet” was a great experience that will never be forgotten! A tragic story of young lovers with innocent hearts who attempt to fight their “star-crossed” fate. It was very interesting to see how different directors interpreted the play compared to the original by Shakespeare. Viewing the story from different angles helps you develop a better understanding of the story. In
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A film Comparsion of Romeo and Juliet Whether on screen or on stage the romantic tragedy of Romeo and Juliet has been portrayed many times by different actors‚ directors‚ and writers but the themes always hold true to William Shakespeare’s original play that was wrote in the late 1500’s. The two particular movies we watched in class were perfect examples of contrast‚ one was more traditional (Zefferilli’s 1968 version) while the other appealed to a new generation‚ (Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 version)
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Romeo and Juliet compare and contrast. I think almost everyone has heard the story of Romeo and Juliet. It is a very popular book‚ they have made movies and plays out of the book. Each very similar in ways and very different in other ways. Below I will be explaining all the ways they are similar and different in my opinion. The three movies we are compare and contrasting are in the years of 2014‚1968‚1996. My personal favorite out of the three would have to be the 1996 one with Leonardo DiCaprio
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Did you know that Romeo and Juliet was based off a love story called Pyramus and Thisbe by Ovid? They have many similarities. Romeo and Juliet is a larger‚ more detailed version of Pyramus and Thisbe. There are many reasons why they are alike. The reasons Romeo and Juliet and Pyramus and Thisbe are alike is because of their similarities such as suicide‚ fatal misunderstanding‚ and lioness and Paris. First of all‚ in both Romeo and Juliet and Pyramus and Thisbe‚ they both ended up committing suicide
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Compare and Contrast “Romeo and Juliet” is a story about two star crossed lovers who meet by fate. This great piece of literature written‚ by William Shakespeare will be compared with Baz Lurman’s rendition of “Romeo and Juliet”. The movie missed some details from the play it also added some extra scenes but it still contained the right mood and scenes for it to be a “Romeo and Juliet” movie. A major similarity between the movie and play occurs in mood
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Romeo and Juliet Vs. Romeo+Juliet There are many ways to compare two of the versions of Romeo and Juliet‚ the 1968 version‚ and the 1996 version starring Leonardo DiCaprio. In both movies‚ the characters and setting have the same names‚ but are portrayed differently. Even though both versions of Romeo and Juliet take place in different centuries‚ the whole meaning of the story is still the same. After watching both the 1968 and the Leonardo DiCaprio versions of Romeo and Juliet‚ I have decided
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Romeo and Juliet‚ the dramatic love story everyone knows. Many times the play by William Shakespeare is compared to the movie produced by Baz Luhrman. Most always when movies are compared to the books‚ the books are better‚ but not quite in this case. Yes‚ the play is very good as well as the movie‚ but the play has its great parts‚ and its not so great parts as well. Just like the movie‚ it also has its good parts also many things that are the same in both the movie and play‚ but of course they
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from the past and appreciate them in our modern and exponential times. However‚ there still are possibilities to cherish some of the archaic literature today that were written so long ago. Celebrated as one of the greatest dramas of all time‚ Romeo and Juliet depicts a tragedy of two lovers who come from feuding families. The play was first written in the 1500s by William Shakespeare. Almost four-hundred years later‚ the tragic play was made into a movie in 1968 by Franco Zeffirelli. There are
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In Act two‚ Scene two‚ Juliet proclaims to Romeo‚ “A thousand times good night!” Romeo then responds to Juliet by saying‚ “A thousand times the worse to want thy light.” Both Romeo and Juliet clearly want the night more than the day in order to keep their passionate love a secret. This is seen when Romeo responds to Juliet‚ “A thousand times the worse to want thy light.” These lines‚ with the light and dark contrast‚ heighten the elements of danger and safety because the night is what protects their
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In the story Romeo and Juliet there was some tremendous issues with teen rebellion in the areas of teen marriage‚ teen disobedience‚ and teen defiance. In this essay I am going to speak on the issue of teen marriage‚ I will be comparing Romeo and Juliet to Twilight. I am comparing Romeo and Juliet to the movie Twilight‚ in both Romeo and Juliet and Twilight they are both stories based on forbidden love. “There ages are different Juliet is 13‚ Romeo is about 16‚ Bella is 22 and Edward is 34‚ though
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