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    Romeo and Juliet: Act V‚ Scene 3: Questions Study Questions 1. Why is Paris at Juliet’s tomb? - Paris is sad that Juliet is dead‚ because he was supposed to marry her. He thought Juliet killed herself of the sorrow‚ knowing Tybalt had died. He was there to bring flowers to Juliet and weep. 2. What is Paris’ last request? - “thou be merciful‚ Open the tomb‚ lay me with Juliet”. (p.4‚ l. 4). Paris’ last request last request is to be laid next to Juliet. 3. Why does Paris think Romeo has come

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    ‘Appropriations are often a reflection of our time’. This can be seen with Shakespeare’s playRomeo and Juliet’‚ a play which was written almost 400 years ago. Although modern appropriations have been made; with Franco Zeffirelli’s‚ Elizabethan version (1968)‚ and Baz Luhrmann’s (1996) more contemporary version‚ the essence of the play‚ and why audiences appreciate it remain the same. In order to highlight this‚ comparisons between the ‘Ballroom’ and ‘Balcony’ scenes of each film can be made. Although

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    has been argued whether or not humans live with a pre-determined fate or a life of choice. This is affected by religion as well as self-developed ideas. This is an overall idea that William Shakespeare addresses in his play‚ The Most Excellent and Lamentable Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. In his play Shakespeare gives the reader the overall idea that the choices Romeo and Juliet make are what get them killed. It appears this way because of the irrational choices they make out of love. However‚ Shakespeare

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    killing children and growing rich of the toil of the people is obviously wrong. Katniss does what she must to survive and does kill other competitors. Morality is defined as personal or cultural values‚ codes of conduct or social mores; it has neither a good or bad connotation on its own. For this essay argue the role that morality plays in the novel. How does Katniss’ sense of morality affect the way that she plays the game? Is there a clear representation of Good and Evil in the novel? The Hunger

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    believe that the (1961)‘West Side Story’ film version of Romeo and Juliet is superior to the later version of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ directed in 1968 by Franco Zeffirelli. Jerome Robbins‚ the director of ‘West Side Story’‚ having a different aim/ representation of Romeo and Juliet has used various effective techniques to produce his film – which I consider to be more successful. Robbins chose it to be a transformation of Romeo and Juliet & not the original play from Shakespeare‚ but that’s not the only

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    Krispal Matharu 10/21/14 HIST-120 Higdon Discussion Paper 2 Religion played a crucial part during colonial America‚ not only during the 18th Century but ever since colonist began settling from Britain. Churches were the center of colonial towns and often held the most local power regarding rules and regulations during the colonial period allowing them to keep peace within the colony. Those who were caught in opposition were tried and often banished from the colony‚ which further reinforced

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    Romeo and Juliet Movie Review In Verona‚ Italy‚ the feud between the Montague and the Capulet families that has been around as long as anyone can remember‚ breaks out in a street brawl‚ and is broken up by the Prince of the city. Later that same day‚ two star-crossed lovers from each family‚ Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet‚ meet at the Capulet’s party and its love at first sight. After the party‚ Romeo goes into the Capulet’s garden and finds Juliet on her balcony thinking about him. After

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    One Play‚ Two Perspectives Many new editions of the famous playRomeo and Juliet” directed by William Shakespeare have been made. There have been many remakes of movies and plays of the legendary story. Two remakes of the original story are “Romeo + Juliet” by Baz Luhrman and “Romeo and Juliet” by William Woodman. William Woodman’s story is performed as a play in a stage while Baz Luhrman’s is a movie. Both stories have many similarities and differences to each other and to the original play.

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    little weak comparing to the rest of the essay‚ but it shouldn’t be too hard to spruce up ] [ also the line references for the quotes my be different if your using a different version of Romeo and Juliet ] Romeo and Juliet is a play about decisions‚ and more importantly‚ about action which comes after the decisions. The play demonstrates how love and hate can impair the decision making process‚ which in turn creates foolish actions. The main characters make decisions based on hate or love‚ and the

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    rugby’s name originates from its birthplace‚ which is a school located in Rugby‚ England. Rugby has had a long history of being considered a “less cared for” version of American football. This sport was created in 1830‚ but went on to become popular later on during the 1850s and 1860s (Collins 87). To begin with‚ although the sport of rugby does not impact North America too much‚ the rest of the world functions differently due to the addition of rugby when it comes to the money. Obviously‚ when it

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