In my major performance of the Othello unit‚ I acted out act three‚ scene four of Othello‚ by William Shakespeare‚ as Othello. In the scene‚ Othello finds Desdemona‚ and questions her about the handkerchief he gave her when they fell in love. He becomes angry when he discovers she has lost it‚ and he storms out. I characterized Othello in my portrayal as a desperate‚ jealous man angry at his wife for possible cheating on him. To portray Othello to the audience‚ I wore a white dress shirt and dark
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The play Romeo and Juliet has been around since it was written by William Shakespeare in 1595. The themes inferred in this play have stuck around‚ despite the social changes that society has went through. We watched three different movies on Romeo and Juliet‚ and each was set in a different time period (1968‚ 1996‚ and 2014). They had many things in common and many things different. Some of the things in common was that the Montague’s and Capulet’s did not like each other at all. Also‚ another similarity
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prologue into a brawl in the first scene between both houses. It begins with servants from the two houses but later Tybalt‚ the son of the Capulets‚ and Benvolio arrive. Tybalt‚ during the brawl‚ says to Benvolio about the idea of peace‚ “As I hate hell‚ all Montagues‚ and thee.” (1.1.65) These are powerful words as Tybalt is ranking Benvolio and all the Montagues at the same level as hell and is expressing extreme hatred and genuine hatred. In Act One Scene One‚ we are immediately introduced
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Romeo & Juliet Love in young people is very different than in older people because young people are feeling love for the first time and older people have experienced it more than one time. In the play‚ Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ Romeo and Juliet undergo a great change due to love. Romeo went from only caring about not being able to have sex with Rosaline to caring about marriage and his love for Juliet. Juliet went from not caring about marriage or marrying Paris to caring about
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Synthesis (40 points) Level 3 Whether young or old‚ almost everyone can recall some point in their life where they read the tragic love story of Romeo and Juliet. Even if you have never before read it‚ you probably can summarize the plot fairly easily: the boy meets the girl and it is love at first site‚ they sneak and fool around‚ they both die a woeful death. What may be unheard of are the surprising‚ murderous revenges that occur a total of three times. The retaliations are aggressive‚ horrendous
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The Consequence of decisions In the story Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ the characters often make bad decisions over the course short time periods during the play. This results in predicaments that often get more than one person involved. This happens in the play because of the fact that the story spans over the course of less than four days. The most important lesson a reader can learn from Romeo and Juliet is not to make quick and hasty decisions because these can turn out to affect
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Shakespeare decided to sit down and write The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. The tale of Romeo and Juliet is one of a whirlwind romance and quite a few choices made on a whim. These choices are what ultimately bring about the story’s tragic end. Because of this‚ William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is the perfect example of how the decisions and actions of a person can make or break their future. Choices made by characters
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short period of time. At first‚ Capulet thinks that Juliet isn’t ready for marriage. For he believes that she is too young‚ innocent and immature. But saying o’er what I have said before. My child is yet a stranger in the world. She hath not seen the change of fourteen years. Let two more summers wither in their pride Ere we may think her ripe to be a bride. In this passage from Act I‚ Scene 2‚ Capulet tells Paris that his daughter is only thirteen years
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In William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet. The two main characters Romeo and Juliet die. The characters that are at fault for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet are Fate‚ Lady Capulet‚ and Friar Lawrence. Fate is a character when spelt with a capital letter. Lady Capulet is Juliet’s mom who is forcing Juliet to get married to Paris. Friar Lawrence is Romeo’s servant. The character that is at fault the most is Fate. “ A pair of star-cross’d lovers take their life.” (DBQ: Project‚ 2013) This quote
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Romeo and Juliet ‚ two children who found tragic Love‚ and a hopeless death together. These two Lovers were meant to be ‚ until death did do them part. Something most people do not recognize is that these Lovers were only children. Juliet at the young‚ ripe age of 13 ‚ and dear Romeo at the age of 18. As they find Love and death through the play they also start to mature and grow more as people‚ and Lovers. These two sworn enemies turn hate into something no one has ever been able to Accomplish
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