Juxtaposition is a tried and true example of how opposites attract‚ they are essential in making potentially good work extraordinary. To understand and grasp their glory‚ one must read in between the lines. In said extraordinary works lies Romeo and Juliet. To say that Romeo and Juliet is simply a love story about a forbidden love between two star-crossed lovers is at best an ill attempted summary and at worst an insult to Shakespeare’s work and the characters as well. This is a complex story ‚with complex characters
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the greatest love stories ever told. Romeo and Juliet was written between 1591-1596 whereas wuthering heights was written around 1846–1847. The most powerful feeling after reading these stories is love. I shall be exploring both how Bronte and Shakespeare present love in two very contrasting ways. And I am going to be focusing on Romeo and Heathcliff. When Romeo is first introduce we find that he is one of the star crossed lovers and that his love for Juliet is there to break the ancient grudge
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Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is overviewed by the theme of conflict as it is explored within and between the families. Soliloquy‚ Character foil and Hyperbole are also used to create meaningful conflict and atmosphere between the characters‚ which defines the conflict that surrounds them. To begin with‚ Shakespeare shows the theme of conflict within Romeo and Juliet by exploring the conflict between the Capulets. In doing this‚ he uses the techniques of hyperboles to create tension between Juliet and
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Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.” For example‚” I am hurt. A plague o ’ both your houses! I am sped. Is he gone and hath nothing?” (Shakespeare III.i. 49-55). These were Mercutios last words before dying after the fight between him and Tybalt. Tybalt was still upset over the fact that Mercutio and Benvolio crashed the Capulet’s party‚ so when he saw them walking in the streets of Verona he was tempted to seek revenge on them. Tybalt proceeds to kill Mercutio and flees the scene. “Romeo‚ away‚ be gone
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Within Romeo and Juliet‚ parental neglect is the key factor causing the death of the star-cross’d lovers. Today‚ the effect of abuse is more apparent than it was in the 1500‘s. Children who have been subjected to parental neglect‚ verbal abuse‚ or physical abuse are scarred for life. Shakespeare gives the audience a look inside the family dynamic of Capulet. In fact‚ it can be seen as the direct cause of Juliet’s untimely death. With a family who’s primary focus is wealth and publicity‚ Juliet
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Anais Nin once said‚ “You don’t find love‚ it finds you. Its got a little bit to do with destiny‚ fate‚ and what’s written in the stars.” This quote relates strongly to Romeo and Juliet because due to the bad fates of their family‚ they ended up dying for each other. Juliet and Romeo fell in love by accident‚ something completely out of their control. This makes Shakespeare’s play much more tragic because they weren’t given a choice on how they were to end up‚ the way Shakespeare made it was either
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William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” contains many different representations of love‚ some of which are based entirely on looks‚ and others seem to be more in depth. Love based entirely on looks is called lust. In “Romeo and Juliet”‚ impulsiveness is a tragic flaw present in the characters Romeo‚ Juliet‚ Lord Capulet‚ and Friar Laurence. Romeo’s impulsiveness is found in his reaction after the Prince banished him. Juliet shows impulsiveness with her willingness to partake in Friar’s plan‚ and
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we build our lives around these unpredictable events. William Shakespeare uses this theme to describe love in his play Romeo and Juliet. Through these two main characters he shows how love is something we cannot get rid of‚ instead something you will take to the grave. Just like a disease‚ the memory and scars will always be there to remind you of your journey. “Alas‚ poor Romeo! He is already dead‚ stabbed with a white wench’s black eye‚ shot through the ear with a love song‚ the very pin of his
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Directing Romeo and Juliet Being a director in a production such as Romeo and Juliet is no easy task‚ and I enter into this paper with that in mind. My goals are to be creative‚ and do things differently from the many versions of the play we have viewed in class. Each of those directors took the original text‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ and turned it into a unique version of their own; unique in the sense that they changed the tragedy by taking out lines‚ conversation or even entire scenes
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What’s the Difference? Romeo and Juliet‚ the play by William Shakespeare‚ is a story about prohibited young love between the two characters‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ members of enemy houses‚ and it ends with the tragic death of both the lovers. The two movies that capture the tragic love story of Romeo and Juliet are the Zefferelli verion which was mad in 1968 and the 1996 Lurhmann version. Both movies do fine in generating a visual of Romeo and Juliet in their own unique way. As Michael Anderegg states
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