Act 2‚ Scene 5 - Juliet and the Nurse "Sweet‚ sweet‚ sweet nurse‚ tell me‚ what says my love?" (RJ 2.5.55) In Zeffirelli’s version of Romeo and Juliet‚ Act 2‚ Scene 5‚ Juliet seems bratty and impatient because the nurse fails to deliver the information about Romeo as soon as she walks through the door. Luhrmann made his version more modern‚ and makes the characters kinder to emphasize their relationship. These movies contain some similarities and differences; they both use some of the same lines
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do not think straight and fail to realize there are consequences to their actions. Within Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ there are several factors that occur in the play that leads to conflict. For example‚ Juliet’s father‚ Capulet‚ arranges a wedding for her sooner than expected--even though she is secretly married to Romeo. In fact‚ conflicts are augmented in the play‚ especially when Romeo foreshadows his death as he fails to follow his instincts. In addition‚ Friar Lawrence foreshadows Romeo’s
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Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. In the opening prologue of the play‚ the chorus informs the audience that Romeo and Juliet are “Star Crossed Lovers”. What the chorus means by this is that Romeo and Juliet are controlled by fate‚ a force which is often related to the movements of the stars. No one can comprehend what fate has in store and neither did Romeo and Juliet. Fate is a powerful force‚ whether predestined or persuasions of your actions that will shape you lives‚ just as it did with Romeo and Juliet
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Throughout act 3 scene 3 Iago’s manipulation through the power of language gradually destroys Othello’s sanity and takes control over his full mental and emotional state. He does this by using his skills an orator to create an illusion that Desdemona is ‘directly in love’ with Cassio‚ thus attacking his emotional vulnerability. Iago advances his attack on Othello due to his opportunistic behaviour and gradually destroys his dignity‚ putting him into an uncontrollable rage. At the beginning‚ we
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Balcony Scene (Act 2‚ Scene 1) in Romeo and Juliet is almost certainly the most famous scene throughout the world. The prevalent reason for it being famous is that this scene is the scene where the two lovers come together‚ took an oath for their love and plan to marry. This scene foreshadows the next scene‚ their marriage‚ which is tremendously important for the rest of the play. In my opinion‚ there is one more reason for gBalcony Sceneh to be famous. In this scene‚ Shakespeare reveals the characteristics
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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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“One pain is cured by another. Catch some new infection in your eye and the poison of the old one would die.” -William Shakespeare Romeo Montague is the only son of Lord Montague and his wife. He serves as the male protagonist and has a consistent presence throughout the play “Romeo and Juliet”. Romeo is driven by his fatal flaw and can be identified by his impulsiveness and obsession with love. The two traits bond together to prevent him from changing as a character. These two qualities in Romeo’s
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The balcony scene in act two‚ scene two‚ also known as one of the most famous scenes in all of literature‚ Shakespeare shows us how Romeo is an “obsessive lover”‚ and expresses the love that both Romeo and Juliet feel towards each other. He shows us that Romeo is an obsessive lover since he was just mourning his love towards Rosaline‚ but he falls in love with Juliet with just one look at her. This passage has an important role in the play‚ because it is where the obstacles that they will both face
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Shakespeare’s exceptionally riveting drama “Romeo and Juliet.” Illustrated throughout the play in many forms‚ most importantly in the courtly romance of main characters Romeo and Juliet‚ the heartening emotion is evoked strongly in Act Two Scene Two. Using effective techniques such as dialogue‚ plot‚ imagery and contrast‚ Shakespeare reveals the couples’ love and its effect on the entire play. Firstly‚ it is clear the intensity and wealth of the love in this scene through the characters’ dialogue as
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Romeo and Juliet Analysis Shakespeare‚ being the great writer he is‚ molds each character as if he was Michelangelo sculpting the David. The way these characters were brought into the story drastically changes the way the viewer sees their personas. The setting of the story is an older era in Verona‚ Italy around the 1300s. This story includes unique characters varying in ages and mindsets. Some younger characters were put into situations where they are forced to act maturely‚ like they are much
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