Mrs. Pellecchia ENG 1DE/1 March 25th‚ 2013 Romeo and Juliet Essay John Wooden once said “Be more concerned with your character than your reputation‚ because your character is what you really are while your reputation is merely what others think you are.” Have you ever wondered what it is like just to be judged by someone based on the reputation that they have been given? Well‚ Romeo Montague who is the only son of Lord and Lady Montague‚ also who is also the main protagonist throughout the
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Luhrmann has appropriated the original version of Romeo and Juliet‚ written by William Shakespeare and created a modernised film that presents the same everlasting themes in a visual medium. This essay will compare the two versions of Act V Scene lll (death scene) in Romeo and Juliet and will explore the ways each have developed the compelling story. Shakespeare’s plays were written to be heard as an auditory experience and were viewed by an audience on a bland stage with minimal sets‚ costuming
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In reading The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ characters seem to pop off the page and into the readers’ minds. Romeo and Juliet are introduced‚ along with the long time feud between the Montagues and Capulets. The feud between the families is the core of the lovers’ fateful death. Throughout the play‚ the families continue to show their hostility and hate towards each other‚ proving to the reader that the family feud is a important role in the story. From the very start of the
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Baz Luhrmanns Romeo and Juliet- opening cinematography Hello‚ my name is Bao Nguyen. Today‚ our panel of speakers Nathan‚ and William and I will be discussing Act 1‚ Scene 1 of shake sphere’s masterwork‚ and making a comparison of the play and deconstruction of the ways it has been interpreted. Baz luhrmanns Romeo and Juliet is a modern day film adaption to William Shakespeare’s Play‚ created in 1996. This film deals with issues of violence‚ hatred and love‚ it also features the original dialogue
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What are the differences between Franco Zefferelli’s and Bazz Luhrmann’s interpretation of Romeo and Juliet? One of William Shakespeare’s famous tragedy write ‘Romeo and Juliet’ has struck enormous success in the last 400 years. It tells the story of two star-crossed lovers as they try to find a place in the world together without dealing with the wrath of their families’ rivalry. Many directors interpretations have been released and screened but two of the most successful versions were directed
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Romeo and Juliet Essay Everyone in the world can teach us something‚ even characters in literature. The leaders of the Montague and Capulet households in William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet‚ teach important lessons through their hatred. Their families have been heated rivals for a long time‚ feuding over something no one is even sure what it is. Servants‚ kinsmen‚ and family members go to war with each other and blood is shed often. The plot of the story is set in motion when their only children
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rind of this weak flower Poison hath residence‚ and medicine power: For this‚ being smelt‚ with the part cheers each part; Being tasted‚ stay all senses with the heart‚” (Friar Lawrence‚ 2.3‚ 19-23) An Analysis of Foil Characters within Romeo and Juliet A foil character is a character whose function is to be compared or contrasted with the main protagonist. Moreover‚ a foil character is used to heighten and illuminate drastic differences or extreme similarities in the main character. Furthermore
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I believe that the (1961)‘West Side Story’ film version of Romeo and Juliet is superior to the later version of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ directed in 1968 by Franco Zeffirelli. Jerome Robbins‚ the director of ‘West Side Story’‚ having a different aim/ representation of Romeo and Juliet has used various effective techniques to produce his film – which I consider to be more successful. Robbins chose it to be a transformation of Romeo and Juliet & not the original play from Shakespeare‚ but that’s not the
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Romeo and Juliet “A tale of the young for the young” By Laura Marinos Throughout the 20th Century‚ there have been several attempts to transform William Shakespeare’s famous works into a modern context‚ with The Lion King based on Hamlet and 10 Things I Hate About You as a loose transformation of The Taming of the Shrew. Of course‚ there have been two successful transformations already based on Shakespeare’s most famous tragedy‚ Romeo and Juliet; West Side Story and Zeferelli’s Romeo and Juliet
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Act 2‚ Scene 5 - Juliet and the Nurse "Sweet‚ sweet‚ sweet nurse‚ tell me‚ what says my love?" (RJ 2.5.55) In Zeffirelli’s version of Romeo and Juliet‚ Act 2‚ Scene 5‚ Juliet seems bratty and impatient because the nurse fails to deliver the information about Romeo as soon as she walks through the door. Luhrmann made his version more modern‚ and makes the characters kinder to emphasize their relationship. These movies contain some similarities and differences; they both use some of the same lines
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