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    theme of love in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet- The stage production or the film version? Shakespeare used many different ways to portray love in his writing. In the Baz Luhramnn’s film version and Bell Shakespeare’s production of Romeo and Juliet we see various methods and techniques to show the different aspects of love. I found the Baz Luhrmann’s film version of Romeo and Juliet was more effective in portraying the theme of love in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet because I believe it showed the

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    Romeo and Juliet’ is a play wherein laid a tragedy‚ written by Shakespeare featuring two star cross’d lover. Despite the fact that it’s suppose to be a love story‚ the prologue‚ written in the form of a sonnet‚ emits a heavy‚ sombre atmosphere and foreshadows the rest of the play‚ focusing on the negative aspects of love and outlining the tragic outcome of such an emotion – rejecting the idea that love overcomes all that the typical love story undertakes. The sonnet contains alternate rhyming couplets

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    “Two households‚ both alike in dignity‚ In fair Verona‚ where we lay our scene‚ From ancient grudge break to new mutiny‚ Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean. From forth the fatal loins of these two foes‚ A pair of star-cross’d lovers take their life‚ Whose misadventured piteous overthrows‚ Do with their death bury their parents’ strife.” –The Narrator‚ Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is said to be the first‚ and quite possibly the greatest‚ romantic tragedy ever written

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    Modernization in Romeo and Juliet Full Essay William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is one of the most well known tragedies of all time. Two star-crossed lovers‚ driven apart through the hate between their families‚ die tragic deaths when they can’t be together. People can interpret the play in countless ways. There have been many versions made throughout the years. Through movies and art form this play has been adapted and changed. In 1997‚ Baz Luhrmann directs his own

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    Tragedy of Romeo & Juliet is the classic play written by William Shakespeare that follows two star-crossed lovers‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ who are mortal enemies that fall in love with each other. The protagonists try to keep their love hidden from their families‚ but not forgotten by themselves. This play of love and passion has been prototyped countless times on the silver screen‚ as it is the greatest love story ever told. The most well-known movie versions of Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Romeo And Juliet

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    Exploring the different ways that Shakespeare presents the theme of love in the play ‘Romeo and JulietRomeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare in the late 16th century. The play was set in romantic Italy and has various different themes explored by Shakespeare which portray his views on different aspects of life. The main theme that this essay will be focusing on is exploring the different types of love and how they run throughout the play. Some of the other

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    characters Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet are two normal people‚ from two different families that are enemies‚ who aren’t allowed to date each other. This big conflict between two families get into a street fight‚ and all of a sudden the two star crossed lovers fall deeply in love. These two characters have different personalities and relationships with friends and families‚ but by the end‚ they end up both relating each other. By looking at specific parts in the play‚ both Romeo and Juliet

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    A Love Story According to Shakespeare and Baz Lurhmann Romeo and Juliet is one of William Shakespeare’s most famous works. It has been interpreted in movies and films but it has not lost its value‚ and remade countless times. Baz Luhrman’s and William Shakespeare’s versions of Romeo and Juliet are similar in theme and the language‚ but have some differences in setting‚ time period‚ and character personalities. While there are a lot of similarities between the two versions‚ there are also many

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    Romeo and Juliet “A tale of the young for the young” By Laura Marinos Throughout the 20th Century‚ there have been several attempts to transform William Shakespeare’s famous works into a modern context‚ with The Lion King based on Hamlet and 10 Things I Hate About You as a loose transformation of The Taming of the Shrew. Of course‚ there have been two successful transformations already based on Shakespeare’s most famous tragedy‚ Romeo and Juliet; West Side Story and Zeferelli’s Romeo and Juliet

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    Comparison of the Female Characters in Romeo and Juliet In William Shakespeare’s classic play Romeo and Juliet there are three main female characters‚ Lady Capulet‚ her daughter Juliet and their Nurse Angelica. They are all very different in their approaches to various life situations; this is partly because they are from different social status‚ with different backgrounds and outlook on life. In particular their views on love and marriage are very different. Romeo and Juliet was written

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