In the 1996 film interpretation of Shakespeare’s classic romantic play‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ Baz Luhrmann effectively conveys the theme of love. The play follows Romeo and Juliet’s romance from love at first sight into the growth of true love‚ then into the downwards spiral of their parents’ disapproval and violence between the two families‚ concluding in the devastating death of the young couple. The theme of love is crucial in both the film and the play‚ and is exhibited repeatedly through different
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pain not only in our world‚ but in the world of Romeo and Juliet. One might think the death of Tybalt and Mercutio was solely due to the rivalry between the Capulet and Montague families. However‚ when looking closer at the text‚ Mercutio’s death was in big part‚ a result of Romeo’s love for Juliet‚ and Tybalt died because of Romeo’s compassion for his friend Mercutio. When Romeo refused to fight Tybalt‚ “The reason that I love thee doth much excuse the appertaining rage...therefore farewell‚” his
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actually dieing at the end. Also it is the Messenger’s fault too because the messenger should of immediately told Romeo about the plan Friar Lawrence and Juliet agreed to make.In Romeo and Juliet‚ Romeo is exiled from Verona by the Prince for killing Tybalt. Capulet misinterpreting Juliet’s grief ‚ she agrees for her and Count Paris to marry but if Juliet refuses then she will be denied by her own mother. As Juliet visits Friar Lawrence for help she tells him the problems she is having so Lawrence tells
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circumstances. The day after the Capulet party‚ Tybalt gravely insults Romeo in anger that Romeo was in attendance. In response to Tybalt’s provocation to fight‚ Romeo responds‚ “Tybalt‚ the reason that I have to love thee/Doth much excuse the appertaining rage /to such a greeting. Villain I am none./Therefore farewell. I see thou knowest me not.” (3.1.63-66) Romeo says that he has “reason to love” Tybalt‚ which implies that he now considers Tybalt family after he married Juliet. This “reason to
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add dialogue. This ties into your question #3. I don’t think that all stories need tons of dialogue‚ but to me‚ it feels like I’m getting a lot of backstory before I ever see anything from the character’s point of view. Maybe add past of someone’s eulogy? I’ve been to one funeral for a young person‚ and I’ve been to a few for older people. The difference I remember was the things people said. People feel like it’s important to say “they had a good life” or “they lived a long‚ fulfilling life” if they
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characters are vengeful and prejudice‚ feeding a vicious cycle that ends with all of the deaths in the play. Bigotry played a part in letting the friction between the two families flare up into war. The vendetta between the two families is so great that Tybalt ‚ when challenging Romeo‚ refused to listen to reason‚ leading to Mercutio’s death (3. 1. 111.). The one time anyone puts away their prejudice and simply hears out the other side is after Romeo and Juliet die (5. 3. 228). Prejudice leads to constant
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it seemed to be an essential task. I killed Tybalt‚ if I wouldn’t have would I really be a man? I recall Tybalt showering me with insults‚ in an attempt to try finishing what he had started back at the party‚ but at that point in the day I wasn’t about to get into a scuffle with him and disturb the peace in this city. Even then‚ I understood that Tybalt fought with many citizens in Verona and I was well aware that I needed to hold back my retort‚ Tybalt was always a thorn in my side. I continue to
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“Romeo Juliet” is one of the most famous and enjoyed literary pieces of all time. The play is written by the playwright William Shakespeare and it conveys the tragic love story of two star-cross’d lovers with a remarkably beautiful language. The play‚ since it’s a tragedy is permeated by death and all the main characters feel the impact of death either by dying‚ or witnessing deaths. Throughout the play the reader is able to identify two types of death; death by suicide and death by homicide. A conscientious
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adaptation of Romeo and Juliet convey the climatic scene better than Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo and Juliet. For example‚ in Zeffirelli’s version suspense and intensity is used to build up to the scene where Romeo kills Tybalt. He sets the intensity and suspense low in the Mercutio and Tybalt fight by making the
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provoke a fight. Benvolio‚ who is a member of the Montague family‚ attempts to settle the street fight by drawing his sword and claiming peace. At this scene‚ a member of the Capulet family approaches and immediately assumes the worst of Benvolio. Tybalt is a hotheaded character‚ spewing hatred for Benvolio’s peace and the Montagues that is quick to escalate a situation into a brawl. Montague and his wife arrive‚
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