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    it would add action and suspense. It worked out perfectly where Juliet had to test her love for Romeo and if it was worth it or not. Juliet had to decide whether her love for Romeo was strong and important enough even after he killed her dear cousin. I also put it in this order so the Montagues and Capulets would hate each other even more than they did before. This made it so the acceptance from Lord Capulet of Juliet’s love for Romeo would be much harder to receive‚ adding suspense and making things

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    interpretations of Shakespeare’s masterpiece that I’m going to present here. “Romeo and Juliet” is probably the most well-known play of William Shakespeare. It’s an amazing tragic love story‚ full of action and inevitably arousing strong emotions in a reader. In addition to being a masterpiece of dramatic literature‚ it has become a classic love tragedy with Romeo and Juliet becoming archetypical young lovers. The actual story is believed to be borrowed by Shakespeare from Italian tale dating back to

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    ASSESSMENT TASK: Transformations Romeo and Juliet A text that embodies the values and beliefs exclusive to one niche in time would be difficult to adapt to any other context‚ unlike Shakespeare’s ’Romeo and Juliet’. This text contains universal values that have proven to be relevant to generations over four hundred years and is still continuing to appeal to audiences today. ’Romeo and Juliet’ is a timeless story that has been adapted from the stage to film‚ television and novels‚ which demonstrates

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    director and screenwriter‚ who was credited for the musicals from there books "West Side Story" (1957) and "Gypsy" (1959). In 1957‚ Laurents wrote the libretto for "West Side Story." Which was originally conceived by Jerome Robbins as a twist on “Romeo and Juliet”. Idea for this began with Robbins. In 1949‚ he asked Laurents to draft a script for a story of conflict between Jews and Italian Catholics on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Took five years‚ and a rethinking of Manhattan demographics and geography

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    West Side Story‚ Gnomeo and Juliet‚ Lion King and She’s the Man are just a few of the adaptions made in the image of Shakespeare’s critically acclaimed plays. Shakespeare’s tragedies have acquired critical respect from literary enthusiasts all across the globe‚ yet many people believe that Shakespeare’s comedies are unworthy of the same respect. However‚ Shakespeare’s comedies entail the same levels of timelessness and poetic writing as his tragedies‚ which means that they deserve the same level

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    In the play‚ Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ Romeo and Juliet are seen as having romantic love with each other. What romantic love is in the play is different to how some people view what their love is. Romantic love today is seen as being passionate‚ a strong love between people to the point where if anything were to happen you would be by that person’s side. In the play some parts of Romeo and Juliet’s love is seen as being focused on looks and isn’t focused on the traits and characters

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    West Side Story The drama/musical‚ which parodies the story of Romeo & Juliet‚ takes place in a city of New York‚ probably in the early 50’s late 40’s. It is a tale of two rival gangs‚ which despises the other in a vicious circle of hate. Riff leader of the Jets; a group mainly of Polish origin and the Sharks of Spanish origin with their leader Bernardo. It seems as though the two rivals have been at their quarrels since before the story took place. Through mysterious fate the neutral one’s

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    The making of West Side Story contains multiple aspects that fascinate me. Part one of the 3-part radio series explains the interesting original plan for the show‚ the use of cinematic movements‚ and the illusion of tough talk. The producers originally devised a plan that involved parties‚ Catholics‚ and Jews on the east side of New York City. However‚ the papers filled with juvenile delinquents and gangs inspired them to change the plot to the gangs of the west side. I find their inspiration for

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    Josephine Tschirhart Mrs. Hughes Advanced ELA 26 May 2016 Love and Fear A pair of star-crossed lovers. Two gangs who kill. Three young boys who die. In the musical West Side Story by Arthur Laurents‚ there are two gangs- the Jets and the Sharks‚ who are constantly brawling over a block in New York City. The leader of the Jets is Riff‚ and the leader of the Sharks is Bernardo. Bernardo’s sister‚ Maria‚ falls in love with Tony‚ who is from the opposite gang. The gangs eventually have a

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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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