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"Romeo and Juliet" is a play written by William Shakespeare about love‚ friendship‚ and tragedy. The story is set in Verona‚ Italy where two people fall in love. However‚ the two lovers‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ are from families who despise each other. Romeo is dead-set on marrying Juliet‚ to the point where he’d do anything for her. This becomes a dangerous factor because he is also extremely impatient. Romeo’s friend‚ Mercutio‚ has more of a level head which amplifies Romeo’s flaws. Mercutio’s realistic
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Romeo & Juliet The magnificently written Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare is a tragic tale about lust and love‚ and the lovers take their own lives. The tale takes place in a Italian city called Verona where two rival family are in a dispute against which house is superior‚ but out of this‚ two destined lovers found each other and fell in love. But in thinking too fast their plan gets crushed and turns into something far more depressing than it should have been. Don’t fall in love too quickly
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likely scenario. In the tragedy‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ it was essential to the plot. Shakespeare uses the relationship between Juliet and the Nurse and Romeo and Friar Lawrence to prove that children need adult figures in their life and it may not be their parents. Juliet is the thirteen year old daughter of Lord and Lady Capulet. The Nurse is Juliet’s caretaker and confidante. Romeo is the son of Lord and Lady Montague. Friar Lawrence is Romeo’s trusted confidante. Romeo and Juliet need adult figures with
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Comparison of Films Related to Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet The two movies‚ Romeo and Juliet (Luhrmann 1996) and Gnomeo and Juliet (Asbury 2011) have many differences. The most obvious difference is that the Luhrmann film has human actors and Asbury’s film is animated. The most obvious similarity is both films are spin offs or versions of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. In being versions of Shakespeare’s well known work‚ the films have major similarities in plot And title
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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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ary------------------------------------------------- Romeo and Juliet characters Montagues * Romeo — sole heir to the Montague fortune * Lord Montague — Romeo’s father * Lady Montague — Romeo’s mother * Benvolio — Romeo’s cousin * Balthasar — Romeo’s faithful servant * Abraham — Montague servant Capulets * Juliet — sole heir to the Capulet fortune * Lord Capulet — Juliet’s father * Lady Capulet — Juliet’s mother * Tybalt — Juliet’s cousin * The Nurse — Juliet’s
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English Essay William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet‚ written in the Elizabethan era‚ retells the story of two young teenagers from feuding families who tragically fall in love. Out of the fabled pair‚ Juliet’s character experiences a greater change. From a naïve‚ innocent girl‚ Juliet changes and develops prominently into a rebellious and defiant young woman due to her infatuation with Romeo. As result of her love for her sworn enemy and his banishment‚ she changes her allegiance between
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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
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Romeo and Juliet Character analysis Romeo plays a big part in the play/book Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. In the beginning of the play‚ Romeo is obsessed with Rosaline‚ the love of his life. He spends most of his time sighing over his depressing and nonexistent love life. Romeo is first mentioned as an aimless wanderer‚ preoccupied with thoughts of Rosaline. His father describes his doleful manner: "Many a morning hath he been there seen/ with tears augmenting the fresh morning’s
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