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    Lately in English class we read the tale of Romeo and Juliet then‚ and we got to see both movies the nineties version and the original. They were very different their weapons‚ clothes‚ transportation but had a few similarities like the language they spoke the same language‚ kept the same characters‚ and so was the plot. They’re many differences between both movies the nineties version and the original. Which are the weapons they used‚ in the older version they use swords while in the nineties version

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    Shakespeare uses both love and beauty in Romeo and Juliet in order to express the characters feelings and opinions towards each other and also to express their understanding of love and beauty relative to the Elizabethan time period; in the same way that he does in ’sonnet 130’‚ Carol Ann Duffy does in ’Havisham’ and ’Valentine’‚ Lord Byron in ’She walks in beauty’ and John Donne in ’The Flea.’ Although their poems all differ (whether it’s in choice of language‚ style or the overall focus of the

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    crossed lovers caught up in the world of hatred between their families. Seems pretty boring right? Wrong. The classic story of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare has had a makeover by famous Australian director Baz Lurhman to create a modern narrative we can relate to‚ using all of the original play-script language by Shakespeare. Released in 1996‚ Romeo and Juliet is a film which plays with the idea of love‚ hate‚ family and everything in between. The scene we have chosen is at a ball at the

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    Shakespeare The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet‚ and those of Pyramus and Thisbe‚ by Ovid are both alike and different in many various ways. Some including but not limited to‚ characters‚ setting‚ obstacles characters face‚ and events throughout the story. In our opinion‚ Pyramus and Thisbe is more alike compared to The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet than different. There are some obvious Comparisons but once you dig a little deeper‚ there’s more than meet the eye. One major similarity was that they were both

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    border and another from the east. At first Montague didn’t know what he was seeing until the watchtower at the tip of the plateau suddenly lit up. A watchman barked‚ “Fires! On the islands! Fires!” he shouted. “The Faux tower is lit!” Night guards took out their horns of hollowed antler and joined the alarm. “Alert your men! Search and secure the entire kingdom!” Montague commanded. He glanced one last time at the flames raging across the islands of Grale and Mern. It reminded him of the

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    film version of "Romeo and Juliet" and Shakespeare both used the same script for their programs‚ but they are very different interpretations. In this paper‚ I am going to explain some of the instances in the first scene of "Romeo and Juliet" that the movie highlights more than in play‚ and some instances that the movie draws less attention to and the play brings out. First of all‚ the setting is probably the most evident contrast between the play and the movie. What the modern environment does

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    The Love Suicides at Sonezaki has been called the Japanese Romeo and Juliet. After further research and review I have come to the conclusion that the two plays have different plots‚ but do have a similar outcome in the end that may make this comparison somewhat valid. The Japanese drama The Love Suicides at Sonezaki is about a young man named Tokubei who is poor. He had his reputation destroyed by being accused of borrowing money and never giving it back by his best friend. However‚ this isn’t true

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    woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo.” Romeo and Juliet‚ a tragedy written by Shakespeare in 1595‚ became one of the most famous written plays by Shakespeare simply because of its heart-wrenching plot‚ the need to love‚ tragic deaths‚ and one of the biggest feuds in play history. During this play‚ Romeo and Juliet find love where they shouldn’t have by alignment of the stars. The Montagues‚ Romeo’s family‚ and Capulets‚ Juliet’s family‚ are feuding over the unknown. Romeo and Juliet is so well-known

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    In Romeo and Juliet Juliet and Romeo should be able to freely express their love for each other regardless of their families feuding. In Romeo and Juliet the balcony scene starts off with Juliet thinking she is all alone until Romeo appears out of the darkness. What Juliet seems most concerned with is her family differences. Juliet is afraid of her family seeing Romeo outside and says “ If they do see thee‚ they will murder thee” (2.2.75). Romeo then replays to Juliet saying “ My life were better

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    Olivia but others throughout the play‚ as it arises an inability to distinguish true love from whimsical longings‚ as ‚Whilst this depiction of the relationship between Olivia and Orsino may have been readily accepted by the contextual audience for whom the strict bhl aristocratic courtships of the elizabethan period were familiar‚for the modern audience whom believe that

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