Compare/contrast: Balcony Scene There are many things that make the balcony scenes in both the Franco Zeffirelli and the Baz Luhrmann productions so prolific. First‚ in the Zeffirelli production (1968)‚ the setting was at evening with Romeo behind an overgrown garden and Juliet upstairs in what appeared to be an old hillside stone villa. This setting worked for me because the scene showed the reality that the other movie lacked. In this particular scene I thought Romeo and Juliet’s performances
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east‚ and Juliet is the sun. Arise‚ fair sun‚ and kill the envious moon‚ Who is already sick and pale with grief That thou‚ her maid‚ art far more fair than she. . . . The brightness of her cheek would shame those stars As daylight doth a lamp; her eye in heaven Would through the airy region stream so bright That birds would sing and think it were not night. Romeo speaks these lines in the so-called balcony scene‚ when‚ hiding in the Capulet orchard after the feast‚ he sees Juliet leaning out
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Romeo and Juliet The play Romeo and Juliet has been made into a movie by many different directors. Franco Zefferelli 1968’s version of Romeo and Juliet is better than Baz Luhrmann 1996’s version of Romeo and Juliet. Zefferelli’s film is better than Luhrmann’s film because it is faithful to the actual play with suited costumes‚ music‚ text‚ and setting. Zefferelli’s 1968 film of Romeo and Juliet is better than the 1996 version because the lines of the actors are faithful to the play and the costumes
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love are presented in Romeo and Juliet and a section of poems you have studied?” One problem we see with Romeo and Juliet’s love is that it is quite shallow. This is evident when Romeo saw Juliet. He says: “O‚ she doth teach the torches to burn bright!” (Line 43) This suggests that Romeo seems to highlighting how much Juliet stands out. If she is able to “teach the torches” it suggests that Juliet has the skills of what
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‘Romeo and Juliet’ is a play wherein laid a tragedy‚ written by Shakespeare featuring two star cross’d lover. Despite the fact that it’s suppose to be a love story‚ the prologue‚ written in the form of a sonnet‚ emits a heavy‚ sombre atmosphere and foreshadows the rest of the play‚ focusing on the negative aspects of love and outlining the tragic outcome of such an emotion – rejecting the idea that love overcomes all that the typical love story undertakes. The sonnet contains alternate rhyming couplets
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Act I Scene i 1. The Capulet servants Sampson and Gregory start a fight with Balthazar and Abraham. Benvolio tried to break up the feud until Tybalt attacks him. 2. Prince Escalus breaks up the feud by threatening everyone with death. 3. Benvolio realizes that Romeo’s problem is that he is love and tries to find out who it is. Romeo is too stubborn and will not tell who he is in love with. Act I Scene ii 1. Paris asks Lord Capulet for Juliet’s hand in marriage. 2. Romeo finds out that
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INTRODUCTION Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written early in the career of playwright William Shakespeare about two young “star-cross’d lovers” whose deaths ultimately unite their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare’s most popular archetypal stories of young‚ teenagers lovers. Romeo and Juliet belongs to a tradition of tragic romances stretching back to antiquity. It’s plot is based on an Italian tale‚ translated into verse as The Tragical History of Romeous and Juliet by Arthur Brooke in
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Romeo and Juliet- Essay Romeo and Juliet is a Shakespearean classic that is widely considered to be timeless and universal - a quality that is attained through the strong values‚ themes‚ language techniques and characterisations of the play. The themes that are presented in the play revolve around love‚ hate‚ death & violence which contribute in a major way to intensify the plot and drama of the play. Other themes include the individual versus society‚ and the certainty of fate. Shakespeare
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How is the relationship between Lord Capulet and his daughter Juliet presented dramatically in Act 3‚ Scene 5? Capulet first appears to be an aggressive man. It can be seen in act 1‚ scene 1‚ when there is a brawl on the streets of Verona‚ that Capulet hastily tries to join the fighting. "Give me my long sword‚ ho." Capulet appears to agree with the conflict‚ and stays loyal to his family name. Capulet seems to be commanding and powerful. "He shall be endured... Am I the master here or you?"
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Ahzam Kasam English 9‚ Mr. Russo Romeo and Juliet In the play‚ Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ there are many tragic scenes of bloodshed and gore but there are also very romantic scenes that make your heart pump ten times quicker. In act 2 scene 1‚ the author expresses true love and passion. Act 2 is said to the happiest and least tragic act in the play. Further more‚ scene 1‚ is one of the most famous scenes in all of theater‚ it has beautiful and evocative poetry thank
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