In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ the characters have very distinct personalities that are portrayed and developed in various ways. Their unique personalities are what makes the play so diverse and complex. In the Zeffirelli and Luhrmann film versions of the play Romeo and Juliet‚ the personality traits of humour‚ wisdom‚ and loyalty of the character Mercutio is portrayed in different ways. To begin‚ in both the Zeffirelli and Luhrmann versions of the play‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ Mercutio - one of
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Elizabethan era. In “Romeo and Juliet” written by William Shakespeare‚ Juliet makes her own decisions outside of the dictatorship of her father. She meets Romeo at a party‚ originating a love at first sight‚ Juliet defies her father’s wishes and marries Romeo in secret‚ planning to run away with him. Their plan has many obstacles that results in both of their deaths which mends their family feud. Shakespeare wrote Juliet as a feminist as demonstrated through her actions and words in the play that show her
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In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ Romeo and Juliet experience an adventure that has been revisited by generations of readers and critics. The story provides an interesting look to what love can really do to its victims as Romeo and Juliet go through many adventures and trials to be together. Shakespeare paints a realistic plots and dramatically expands it to make a point that love can cause a person to give up their values and morals‚ while his characters commit crazy schemes
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For many years an ongoing feud between two families has caused so much disruption in the city of Verona‚ Italy. The families are called the Capulets and the Montagues‚ they can’t seem to get along and because of that there have been many deaths among the two families. Prince Escalus tells the two families if the feud between the them don’t end‚ the punishment will be death. The Prince made this statement because in their fights it’s never over till one die. That’s when it happened‚ Tybalt a Capulet
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As could be expected when a Shakespearean play becomes a modern movie there were many differences in scenes. The play began with a confrontation on a Verona street between servants of the Montague house and the Capulet house. The movie also began with a confrontation between the two houses‚ but took place at a gas station that they proceeded to set fire to. The famous balcony scene of the play was quite different from the movie in that Romeo and Juliet ended up in the pool and were kissing‚ and that
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and Restraints. Romeo and Juliet’s impulses and self-control used in Romeo and Juliet. In the play of Romeo and Juliet‚ many characters show how they cannot handle the pressure that they are faced with which leads to impulse and action which is taken without thinking it through. Many of the characters show a lack of self-control and exaggerations which leads to broken-hearts and many unfortunate situations which result in deaths and miscommunications. Over the course of Romeos love life‚ he tends
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1DE/1 March 25th‚ 2013 Romeo and Juliet Essay John Wooden once said “Be more concerned with your character than your reputation‚ because your character is what you really are while your reputation is merely what others think you are.” Have you ever wondered what it is like just to be judged by someone based on the reputation that they have been given? Well‚ Romeo Montague who is the only son of Lord and Lady Montague‚ also who is also the main protagonist throughout the play‚ is presented to strangers
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Romeo and Juliet is a classical story of love that everyone has watched‚ read or heard about. Although it is a popular story based around love it isn’t all what it seems. Romeo and Juliet is more of a story of lust Romeo is about 18 and Juliet is about 13 years old and they both met at a party. Juliet was trying to escape the arranged marriage to Paris and Romeo was heartbroken from Rosaline when they ran into each other. They kissed before they even knew each others names and wanted to get married
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Romeo and Juliet Essay Love was something that every person feels in their life‚ but in Romeo and Juliet they went above and beyond for their passion of love. On the other hand in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ the two young lovers Romeo and Juliet‚ meet and fall in love. The unaccepted love causes the lovers to plot to run away. However passion‚ bad timing‚ and accidents were forces of fate responsible for the two lover’s deaths. Therefore fate is responsible in many ways for the deaths of
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be sentenced to their death by the Prince. While in the streets‚ Romeo and Benvolio happen to come across a servant‚ who holds an invitation to a party hosted by Lord Capulet. Romeo‚ Mercutio‚ and Benvolio attend a party so that Romeo can move on from his previous love‚ Rosaline. The audience is aware of the two lovers‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ who are oblivious to each other’s identity when they first meet. Once Romeo lays eyes on Juliet‚ he immediately falls in love with her “true beauty” that “teaches
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