Thalia Socarras Mrs. Constance M. Pinckney English 1 Period 7 8 April 2013 The dramatic comedy about love‚ hatred‚ bloodshed‚ and death‚ The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet‚ masterfully conveys the power of boundless love‚ and bitter abhorrence. In the setting of Verona‚ Italy‚ two disputing families fight over a long-forgotten disagreement. Within the walls of each opposing family’s home‚ live two teens‚ whose fates are grim‚ but love is unbinding. They happen to meet‚ and in the short
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William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ a play adapted extensively into films‚ musicals‚ and operas‚ itself borrowed from an Italian tale; The Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet by Arthur Brooke‚ 1562 and Palace of Pleasure by William Painter in 1582. Romeo and Juliet became one of Shakespeare’s most well-known tragedies. Baz Luhrman’s 1996 feature film Romeo + Juliet took on the challenge of adapting Shakespeare’s play into film. While retaining the original script‚ Luhrman changed almost everything
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Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is one of the most famous ‘love stories’ of all time‚ but does that title truly fit this tragedy? Was Romeo and Juliet’s love written in the stars? Was it love or was it simply fervent infatuation? Throughout the play‚ although Romeo and Juliet did show quite strong feelings for one another‚ it was not enough to call it ‘love’. Two teens caught up in their own small world‚ blind not to see what consequences their actions would create. Their bond could not be classified
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play in Romeo and Juliet? Shakespeare refers to Romeo and Juliet as “star-crossed lovers.” We can not deny the fact that they are ‘destined to be together‚’ it is just something that the reader must accept. Fate is inevitable throughout the whole play; Shakespeare never gives readers an explanation as to why there is a feud between the Capulets and the Montagues‚ it is rather an undeniable aspect of the world of the play. The events surrounding the love affair of Romeo and Juliet
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The “love” of Romeo and Juliet In the play there are many different arguments about whether or not Romeo and Juliet are in love or not. In the play it looks as if Romeo and Juliet are madly in love for each other but Shakespeare wanted the reader to debate on whether or not they were in love. In the play Romeo and Juliet are not actually in love because they are both only physically attracted to each other because they don’t know each other that well. People in the time of Shakespeare didn’t really
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death-marked love‚ / And the continuance of their parent’s rage‚ / Which‚ but their children’s end‚ naught could remove " -The Prologue‚ Romeo and Juliet (by William Shakespeare). Fate plays a major role in the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. The prologue describes Romeo’s and Juliet’s fate‚ which we see come up many times later on in the play. Throughout the play‚ Romeo and Juliet unwittingly realize they cannot exist in such reality and that a tragic fate awaits them. The two families‚ the Montagues and the
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or even songs. For instance Romeo and Juliet‚ the movie directed by Baz Luhrmann. In this movie two characters‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ find love. The only wringer about that is‚ Was it really love or just an obsession. Romeo‚ 18‚ and Juliet‚ 13‚ hit it off instantly. Before Juliet was part of Romeo’s life he supposedly had another “true” love. Rosaline was the name. Rosaline wasn’t that typical girl in a story. As a matter of fact‚ she was a Capulet‚ the cousin of Juliet. Some people could say that if
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In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ tells a story about a couple who can’t be together‚ because of the feud that’s going on with their families. Until they both died‚ because of the feud and the hate they had towards each other. Therefore with the death of the couple made the family come in peace. Shakespeare suggests that the idea of loyalty is powerful‚ since loyalty can grow and become strong‚ although we should be cautious on who we choose Romeo and Juliet decided to be loyal to one
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Romeo is cancer “Love is heavy and light‚ bright and dark‚ hot and cold‚ sick and healthy‚ asleep and awake- its everything except what it is! (Act 1‚ scene 1)” says romeo from the play Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare. Romeo and juliet is a play about to star crossed lovers that have to fight through their rival families issues and hatred for each other. I argue that romeo is cancer because he is loving and overly emotional when it comes to women. Romeo is loving to his lover Juliet
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Amanda Lauro Mr. Bosley 4/28/14 Romeo and Juliet essay Suicide can be an impulsive decision‚ as is young love in many cases. In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ Shakespeare connects suicide and love in an inextricable pattern. Romeo and Juliet meet and promptly want to be married. This decision is rash because surely no one can become “in love” in that short amount of time. Juliet takes a potion that will make it appear as though she is dead so that she will not have to marry her suitor Paris
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