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Shakespeare presents each of their characters relationships‚ during Porphyria’s lover and Romeo & Juliet; with one being a poet and the other a play writer‚ they both display two star crossed lovers who will each defy against everything they know to be with one another. One theme that went again everything they knew was Romeo &Juliet’s defying nature against their families and tradition. During Romeo & Juliet both of their family’s disapproved of their relationship‚ for one main reason
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KeoughMr. KallenbornHonors English IINovember 24‚ 2013 The Differences between versions of Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet‚ by William Shakespeare‚ can be changed in a variety of ways in order to help different audiences understand the very complex and tragic play. Two particular films that can compare in contrast are Gnomeo and Juliet‚ the Disney movie and the Leonardo DiCaprio version of Romeo and Juliet. While there are few similarities between the two films‚ the differences are evident;
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Romeo: In the opening of the play Romeo is melancholy (sad) because of unrequited love with a woman named Rosaline. He is weak in depression “with tears augmenting the fresh morning’s dew‚ adding to the clouds more clouds with his deep sighs” (I.e. 123-124). His love for Rosaline appears juvenile Romeo’s attempt to write love poetry demonstrates that he does not in fact feel that way‚ but is trying to recreate the emotions which he’s read about. He thinks he should be in love‚ and there for focuses
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This is the prompt‚ From the beginning of the play‚ we are told that Romeo and Juliet are victims of fate‚ starcrossed lovers whose deaths are unavoidable. Do you think this is true? Could their deaths have been avoided? Or are they victims of fate? What would be a thesis that encomRomeo and Juliet were infatuated teenagers that could have avoided death by not giving in to their desires. Romeo and Juliet were victims of fate only due to the fact that they tempted fate.They were typical
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raised Juliet from infancy. Meantime‚ Benvolio queries his cousin Romeo Montague‚ Lord Montague’s son‚ to find out the source of his melancholy. He discovers that it stems from an unrequited love for a girl named Rosaline‚ Capulet’s niece. Upon the insistence of Benvolio and another friend‚ Mercutio‚ Romeo decides to attend the masquerade ball at the Capulet house‚ in hope of meeting Rosaline. Alongside his masked friends‚ Romeo attends the ball as planned‚ but falls in love with Juliet‚ and she
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Tragedy is when something ends in catastrophe with death and destruction. In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ a sad tragedy happens that will leave you in shock. However‚ three people were seen to be the primary suspects that led to the death of young Juliet: Romeo‚ Friar Laurence‚ and Juliet herself. Firstly‚ two big mistakes were made by young Romeo one of the people most responsible for Juliet’s death. Romeo made some crucial mistakes that led Juliet to kill herself. For instance‚ he made some
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Romeo changes throughout the play as he is constantly maturing. In the beginning he was an immature boy who thought he loved a girl called Rosaline‚ but was mournful when he found out the feeling wasn’t mutual. He sat under a tree “adding to clouds more clouds with his sighs”; he locked himself in his room and made himself an “artificial night”. It is only when Benvolio‚ Romeo’s cousin‚ asks him to attend the Capulet ball‚ so he may compare Rosaline’s beauty with others to make “thy swan a crow”
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The play Romeo and Juliet is about two young lovers‚ who’s love was destined to be broken because of the hatred between the Capulets and Montagues. Set in Verona‚ Romeo‚ a Montague‚ meets Juliet‚ a Capulet. They fall in love and marry although their families hate each other. Most of the themes in Romeo and Juliet relate to youth today and carry over into the modern society. One theme is‚ Teenagers don’t think before they act and the consequences can be severe. In the quote by Juliet‚ "Well‚ do
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one does not seek perfection‚” stated by the British author‚ George Orwell. Everyone should understand that perfection is unachievable; therefore‚ humans carry various flaws. William Shakespeare demonstrates this in the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet where although Romeo is the tragic hero‚ he also shows an excessive amount of tragic flaws that bring him down throughout the play. One of the flaws that he carries is falling in love too quickly and deeply. In another flaw‚ he shows his impulsiveness.
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