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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Christenson English 9 May 19‚ 2010 The Lesson of Romeo and Juliet What happens when you are in love with an enemy of your family? In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet this is just the case. Romeo and Juliet are two teenagers madly in love with each other‚ yet their families are at war. The two of them take all the risks to be together and deceive their parents time and time again. Many spectators of this play say that the lesson of Romeo and Juliet is that children should not deceive their parents
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William Shakespeare’s tragic comedy‚ Romeo and Juliet is the story of two lovers‚ bounded by fate‚ who by their deaths ended the feud between their families‚ the Montagues and the Capulets. Despite the play being under the genres tragedy and comedy‚ it doesn’t exactly follow the common pattern of tragedy in dramatic literature. Usually‚ the characters are responsible for the outcome of their actions‚ but in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ guilt is drawn from many aspects of the play‚ affecting the
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“For never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo” (Shakespeare 5.3.314-315). In the final lines of the play‚ the Prince says that the story of Romeo and Juliet will always be the most somber story there is‚ but it did not have to be that way. In Romeo and Juliet‚ by William Shakespeare‚ six people died of differing causes. However‚ these could have been prevented if more freedom had been allotted to the characters of the play. This is one of the subthemes of the play‚ that giving
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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 Compare William Shakespeare’s Play with Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet Ideas: Power‚ Inequality‚ Loyalty Vs. disloyalty Word Count 860 Context has been a major faction contributing to the way Romeo and Juliet was written. In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ Baz Luhrmann produced a Romeo and Juliet with a modern context rather than an Elizabethan context. Context has influenced the language and representation of ideas throughout Romeo and Juliet‚ notably with the themes: Loyalty
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Romeo and Juliet Analysis William Shakespeare’s play “Romeo and Juliet” is a popular known love story between two opposites. If you look deeply into the story you will realize that it is not a story of love‚ but a story about rebellious children. Romeo comes from a poor family with very little‚ whereas Juliet comes from a rich family with a very popular name. With the two families so very different‚ the children are told not to have any interaction with the other family. With both Romeo and Juliet
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Juliet uses many metaphors and allusions to demonstrate or describe her thoughts and lust for Romeo. She begins her riddle of allusions by asking phaeton’ s carriage to bring in the dark of night for Romeo to arrive in this quote(3.2.2) “ Toward Phoebus lodging such a wagoner driver.” . She then thinks of how fast the night will come and how much she wants the night to come in this following saying of Juliet (3.2.4)“ bring in the cloudy night immediately.” . Romeo is supposed to come to Juliet at
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Which is more powerful‚ lies or love? In Romeo and Juliet lies seem to be overpowering love in many aspects. More than marriage‚ lies are what bond Romeo and Juliet. Because of said lies‚ more fights occur‚ Romeo is banished‚ Juliet’s relationship with her parents is damaged‚ the Nurse and the Friar are both stuck in a circle of lies. The “love” that Romeo and Juliet have is based on lies‚ their whole relationship is a lie stacked upon another lie‚ that ruined and damaged other relationships and
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people think of Romeo and Juliet‚ by William Shakespeare‚ as a love story. But as the title suggests‚ The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is just that: a tragedy. The narrative is about the struggles of Romeo and Juliet’s love despite the century-long feud between their families. Like many tragedies‚ which end with fatality‚ the play ends with the deaths of the “star-crossed lovers.” Throughout the play‚ Shakespeare conveys strong feelings‚ or moods. In Act Five‚ Scene Three of Romeo and Juliet‚ Shakespeare
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