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    EFOR - Juliet more dominant as she is relevant to nearly every character in the play. She is Relevant to Paris‚ Romeo‚ Nurse‚ Capulet and Lady Capulet. -In ACT 1 SCENE 3 Lady Capulet talks to Juliet about the thought of marrying Paris‚ in this scene also shows the nurse providing a humorous moment. The Nurse’s silly anecdote helps portray Juliet’s situation about Marrying Paris. Although Juliet is obedient towards her Mother’s and the nurse’s advice‚ we see that Juliet shows a glimpse of her

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    Control is the main theme in Shakespeare’s play‚ Romeo & Juliet. Power is presented by fate‚ love and parental control. Shakespeare clearly demonstrates that Lord Capulet is a very protective father. This is because in Act 1 scene 2 Capulet says “ hopeful lady of my earth” In this quote Shakespeare shows that Capulet is a loving and protective father because children died easily and the words ‘hopeful lady’ means that Juliet was his only hope ‚ Juliet was very precious for him because she was his

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    Juliet’s Juliet’s caretaker‚ the Nurse‚ has a strong sense of affection and love for Juliet. She is vigilant of Juliet’s well-being; however‚ she’s engulfed with a desire to help Juliet. This results in duplicity and deceit‚ breaking the strong bond between the Nurse and Juliet‚ which causes Juliet to fall in a state of despair. Towards the beginning‚ the Nurse speaks to Romeo and relays the message to Juliet‚ “Hie you hence to Friar Lawrence cell. There stays a husband to make you a wife.”(II:

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    relationships between parents and children in Romeo and Juliet. How do Romeo and Juliet interact with their parents? Are they rebellious in the modern sense? How do their parents feel about them? 2. Analyze the characters of the Nurse and Friar Laurence as mentors to the young people in the play. Do these two people do the “right thing” in their relationships with Romeo and Juliet? 3. How does the idea of identity contribute to the story of Romeo and Juliet? Consider family affiliation‚ gender‚ social

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    Romeo and Juliet Essay By: Avery Froome February 25th‚ 2013 William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright and was also known as the greatest writer in the English language. He has written close to 40 plays‚ one being the famous Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy that was written at the beginning of his career about two young adults who meet‚ fall in love and soon get wrapped up in something no one ever expected. From sneaking around and lying to everyone‚ the characters

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    The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet The deaths of Romeo and Juliet in William Shakespeare’s play are both friar and Sr. Capulet. This takes place in Italy. Although much could have been done to prevent their suicides‚ these “star-crossed lovers” ultimately are not able to avoid their destiny. A series of unfortunate circumstances result in disaster‚ and even though many people could be to blame for their deaths‚ the friar plays a particularly integral role. While some believe that sr. Capulet is

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    Baz Luhrmann Romeo + Juliet 1996 and william shakespeare how each text reflects its cultural and historical context I am the master of my fate. I am the captain in my soul. « When we look at Shakespeare’s work‚ we discover a playwright who never loses sight of uncertainties‚ ambiguities‚ and imbalances of life » (Barthelemy 2004: 141) Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet was written in the late 1500’s. Critics tended to disparage this play in comparison to the four great tragedies Shakespeare

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    Romeo and Juliet In the play ‘Romeo and Juliet’ by profound writer William Shakespeare‚ there is a tragic outcome to the story due to the various acts of the characters‚ whether it was intentional‚ because of pride or simply in their nature to do so. I believe there is no true culprit due to the fact that everyone had a part to play even if in the end you could say it was Romeo’s fault for being impetuous or Juliet’s for being too ignorant. The story starts with a prologue making the reader aware

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    violence can solve problems but only temporarily‚ the solution is never permanent. In many situations violence has sparked more violence‚ not just in Romeo and Juliet but in real life situations. William Shakespeare manages to take real-life themes and incorporates them into his plays. He brought the theme of violence creating more violence in Romeo and Juliet by making the two families‚ the Capulets and the Montagues‚ use violence as the solution to their problems concerning each other. But there are

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    Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is compressed into a plot of five days‚ during which time‚ a range of dramatic events occur that end in tragedy. Through this short span of time‚ the reader is able to see a significant change in the characters as the plot unfolds‚ especially in the heroine‚ Juliet. Even more so than the play on paper‚ the play on film has an extremely short time period to effectively develop characters and properly present events as they occur. Two film versions of the play‚ BBC and

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