Romeo and Juliet “A tale of the young for the young” By Laura Marinos Throughout the 20th Century‚ there have been several attempts to transform William Shakespeare’s famous works into a modern context‚ with The Lion King based on Hamlet and 10 Things I Hate About You as a loose transformation of The Taming of the Shrew. Of course‚ there have been two successful transformations already based on Shakespeare’s most famous tragedy‚ Romeo and Juliet; West Side Story and Zeferelli’s Romeo and Juliet
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In Romeo and Juliet‚ by William Shakespeare‚ the tragic deaths of the two lovers‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ occurred due to their youthful rashness in their quickness to love and the quickness to take lives. Set in Verona‚ Italy‚ a feud between the two houses‚ the Capulets and Montagues‚ has left the city divided. In the midst of this hatred‚ the star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet try to express their affection for each other. Though they come from different houses‚ their love is as deep as the ocean.
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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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Shakespeare portray love in act 3 scene 1? Shakespeare portrayed many views on love in the romantic tragedy play Romeo & Juliet. Shakespeare presents this idea as a force of nature‚ so strong that it transcends social conventions. Many of the friendships in the play are as sincere as Romeo and Juliet’s love for each other. Close relationships were formed between Juliet and her nurse‚ Romeo and Mercutio and Mercutio and Benvolio. In Act 3 Scene 1 Mercutio and Tybalt are caught in an argument‚ Mercutio
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shown in the play Romeo and Juliet. In the beginning‚ Romeo is supposedly in love with Rosaline‚ an unresponded love. He then is convinced by his friends to go to a party‚ where he sees Juliet. Romeo says‚ “O‚ she doth teach the torches to burn bright! [....] For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night.” He claims to be head over heels for Juliet after just getting a glimpse of her. Rosaline is out of his thoughts and is replaced by the beauty of Juliet. Once Romeo sees Juliet‚ he falls in love of
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At the time Mercutio makes his famous "Queen Mab" speech in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ he and Romeo‚ together with a group of their friends and kinsmen‚ are on the way to a party given by their family’s arch-enemy‚ Lord Capulet. Their plan is to crash the party so that Romeo may have the opportunity to see his current love‚ Rosaline‚ whom they know has been invited to the Capulet’s masque that evening. Romeo‚ whom his friends seem to consider generally very witty and fun‚ originally thought
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theme of conflict to the play Romeo & Juliet? Conflict exists at all levels of society in all sorts of situations. We experience conflict every day in our lives. A conflict starts due to people not agreeing with an issue. It is a state of opposition used in good dramas e.g. Man verses Man or Man vs. Himself. It is important to have conflict in a drama to make it interesting and engaging for the audience to wonder what will happen next. The play Romeo and Juliet is about two families Montague’s
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Benvolio in Romeo and Juliet By: Cierra Thomas In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ Benvolio confuses Romeo’s love for Rosaline as lust. Benvolio advises Romeo to give up on his unreturned love for Rosaline and seek another woman: Benvolio: Be ruled by me‚ forget to think of her Romeo: O‚ teach me how I should forget to think. Benvolio: By giving liberty unto thine eyes; Examine other beauties. (1.1.233-236) When Benvolio advises Romeo to “forget
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choice also. Therefore‚ the character’s choices on how they lived their lives were furthermore effective than their destiny. Romeo quoted‚”Here’s to my love![Drinks.] O true apothecary!” (S.S. p. 473). Romeo drank the potion by choice. It wasn’t Romeo’s destiny to drink the potion‚ he never thought that falling in love would lead to his own death. It was also Juliet’s decision to drink that potion and it was just poor judgement on what was going to happen. Throughout the story the two characters did
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Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ the nurse‚ Juliet’s guardian and confidante‚ plays an essential role in the romance and ultimately the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. The nurse‚ who obtains the paramount qualities of vulgarity‚ fierceness‚ and compassion‚ provides stability in the relationship between the two star-crossed lovers and realism and humor to the story. Firstly‚ the nurse’s vulgarity brings about comic relief. While telling Lady Capulet and Juliet a story about raising Juliet‚ she makes a
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