January 2012 Similarities and Differences of Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story No one goes through all of life without the knowledge of these two timeless classics: West Side Story and Romeo and Juliet. These films are each a great literary work that defines the true meaning of life‚ sorrows and love. We all have knowledge of Shakespeare’s original Romeo and Juliet. In 1957 Leonard Bernstein created a Broadway Musical with a plot similar to Romeo and Juliet. As well as this film‚ Baz Luhrmann created
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Comparative Essay Love in Romeo and Juliet and Westside Story Love is a common theme in both Romeo and Juliet and Westside Story. In both instances love is the basis of each narrative. Love is also what eventually leads the characters toward there unfortunate endings. There are a number of similarities and differences between love in Romeo and Juliet and Westside Story. These include: The instant attraction felt by Romeo and Juliet and Tony and Maria toward each other or “love at first sight”
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Act One‚ Scene Two Paris pleads with Capulet to let him marry Juliet‚ who is still only a girl of thirteen. Capulet tells him to wait‚ but decides to allow Paris to woo her and try to win her heart. He then tells his servant Peter to take a list of names and invite the people to a masked ball he is hosting that evening. Peter meets Romeo on the street‚ and being unable to read‚ asks Romeo to help read the list for him. Romeo does‚ and realizes that the girl he loves‚ Rosaline‚ will be attending
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different plots‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ the Sound of Waves‚ and West Side Story are very much alike. They all send out the same messages about love. This shows that no matter how different couples can be all around the world‚ there are many traits and themes they share. Although there are a multitude themes about young lovers‚ one really caught my eye. The people around those young and in love can cause extreme complications for the young lovers. Romeo and Juliet is one of the best love stories ever performed
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Romeo and Juliet Character Analysis Romeo The name Romeo‚ in popular culture‚ has become nearly synonymous with “lover.” Romeo‚ in Romeo and Juliet‚ does indeed experience a love of such purity and passion that he kills himself when he believes that the object of his love‚ Juliet‚ has died. During the course of the play‚ Romeo matures from adolescence to adulthood as a result of his love for Juliet and his unfortunate involvement in the feud‚ marking his development from a comic character to
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Martin Martin 1 S. Ramirez English II: Period 4 12 March 2013 Romeo and Juliet play VS. Movie Some people believe that the movie ruined the play by taking out the most crucial parts. The director of the movie interpreted what Shakespeare had written. The play and the movie differ in many ways. The crucial parts that were changed include how Tybalt was killed‚ how Romeo was banished‚ and how Romeo and Juliet end up dying in the end. The differences between the play and the 1996 movie
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created some of the most dynamic and interesting characters in written history‚ and in Romeo and Juliet there were several memorable ones. Aside from the hero and heroine‚ the voluble and witty Mercutio is as memorable a character as is found in all of Shakespeare’s plays. He acts as a significant character in terms of plot advancement; but more importantly‚ Mercutio himself is a fascinating man in many aspects. Mercutio is not part of the Montague family‚ he is however a friend of Romeo’s and related
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Romeo and Juliet: Compare and contrast Alvin Barnes [Course Number] Abstract A 100 to 175-word summary of your term paper. The Abstract begins a new page. The title page is in its own section and is not counted in the total number of pages appearing in the footer. Introduction Explain the purpose of the paper. In most cases‚ the Introduction summarizes the theoretical importance and previous research in the area and includes a clear statement of the research hypotheses or aims of the paper. The
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period in their lives isn’t going to end. So they tend to choose a very permanent solution that they believe will help solve the problem. That solution is suicide. In Romeo and Juliet‚ the couple had both reached that point. After Romeo had heard the news that his true love was dead he rushed out to be with her and died in her arms. Juliet then wakes up to see that her one and only was dead. She then proceeds to take her husband’s dagger and kills herself. They had felt that death was the only option
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saw you I closed my eye And a flashback starts I’m standing there On a balcony in summer air”. The family is at fault because they are rivals. Romeo and Juliet could still be alive if they would have told their parents about them because their parents would have known they loved each other. The Feud might had stopped between the families. Romeo and Juliet might have been together. “Two ‚ two! A shirt and a smock’(2.4.105). “A’ Thursday let it be-a’ Thursday‚ tell her‚ She shall be married to this
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