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    Romeo and Juliet‚ a play written by William Shakespeare is considered to be one of the best plays in history. The two household‚ Montague and Capulet has been in a long feud with each other in the city of Verona. Romeo‚ a Montague and Juliet‚ a Capulet are two lovers who meets at a party and faces obstacles to be with each other despite the history of their family. At the end‚ the lovers chooses to kill themselves for each other’s deaths. Fate is to blame the lovers’ deaths because fates power is

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    in Romeo and Juliet Talking to yourself is never a good idea in society‚ unless of course you are a character in a work by William Shakespeare. Many of his famous works are riddled with people talking to themselves‚ rambling on and on in Shakespeare’s unique poetic fashion of iambic pentameter. These outbursts of thought that come from the minds of the characters are generally called soliloquies. One of the most famous scenarios of a soliloquy happens to come from the play Romeo and Juliet‚ by

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    Within Romeo and Juliet‚ if Romeo would have stayed in Mantua for the duration of Friar Lawrence’s plan‚ deaths and other issues could have been avoided. First‚ there would still be a grudge between the Capulets and Montagues. Second‚ Lady Montague and Count Paris would still be alive. Third‚ both Romeo and Juliet would not have died. In William Shakespeare’s play‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ it would have been beneficial to the plan for Romeo and Juliet to be together. First‚ if Romeo would have stayed put

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    ‘Appropriations are often a reflection of our time’. This can be seen with Shakespeare’s play ‘Romeo and Juliet’‚ a play which was written almost 400 years ago. Although modern appropriations have been made; with Franco Zeffirelli’s‚ Elizabethan version (1968)‚ and Baz Luhrmann’s (1996) more contemporary version‚ the essence of the play‚ and why audiences appreciate it remain the same. In order to highlight this‚ comparisons between the ‘Ballroom’ and ‘Balcony’ scenes of each film can be made. Although

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    Task - To compare the two film versions of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Address the question below. "Shakespeare’s ’Romeo and Juliet’ is a classic piece of literature with timeless themes. Compare and contrast the way Zeffirelli and Luhrmann have translated the play to the screen‚ particularly discussing the different elements of film used (such as setting and design‚ characters music and sound‚ cinematography)." Romeo and Juliet Comparison Essay Franco Zeffirelli and Baz Luhrmann both created

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    How does Shakespeare present two or three of the older generation and their roles in the play’s tragic conclusion? Romeo and Juliet is a play set in Renaissance Verona with a tragic conclusion of the two young lovers‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ dying. The whole play is about the feud between the Montagues and the Capulets and how their children‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ have to pay the price for their actions and hatred to each other. As a result‚ the older generation play key roles in the play’s tragic conclusion

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    reasoning‚ common sense‚ and science bow down for the supernatural force that guides one through life‚ fate‚ for better or worse. Such is seen clearly in the dialogue and actions of the characters in Romeo and Juliet‚ a play written by William Shakespeare. Taking place in 14th century Verona‚ Romeo and Juliet describes the tragedy that ensues when two feuding families’ children fall in love‚ but fate ensures both of their suicides. The villainous acts of fate prove that fate makes one helpless against

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    In the Shakespearian tragedy Romeo and Juliet two “star-crossed” lovers accumulate great admiration towards each- other while falling deeply in love‚ but what exactly led to their down-fall?  Was it the Romeo’s tragic flaw of impetuosity?  Or was it simply just fate? Although both could have played a role‚ I think the ultimatum was Romeo’s tragic flaw of impetuosity‚ and because of this Romeo was a tragic hero. Romeo was one to often rush into things; it was made clear in many scenes that most

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    After Romeo got banished for killing Tybalt‚ who killed Mercutio (the prince’s relative). Juliet’s parents‚ Capulet‚ and Lady Capulet forced Juliet to marry Paris‚ but Juliet and Romeo were already married. So‚ Juliet made an excuse to meet Friar Laurence‚ after meeting him. They made a plan to stop the marriage by giving Juliet a sleeping potion that made her seem like she’s dead‚ and after she takes it‚ they would hold a funeral for her. Then‚ they would put her in the tomb‚ after that Romeo would

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    fatality‚ say human error is the cause. In the play‚ The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet‚ Shakespeare causes debate on this subject. Romeo‚ looking for his dearest Rosaline‚ sees and immediately falls in love with Juliet Capulet. This is fate at its finest. When Shakespeare writes this play‚ his true intent we don’t know‚ but he used fate to address the outcomes of the two lover’s Destiny. In the play‚ The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet‚ Shakespeare uses fate to decide Romeo’s and Juliet’s deaths.

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