The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet’s death were tragic‚ but in the end it was really their faults. They were much too young to be as “in love” as they were. Neither of them knew what they truly wanted yet. The events in the play all branched off of Romeo and Juliet rushing into things they weren’t ready for that their age. Later on‚ when they were older‚ they could have continued their relationship. It was all established much too quickly. For one‚ Romeo was in and out of love
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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. The infamous play has been redone‚ reshaped‚ and recreated so many times‚ that there is no way possible that a person could not summarize
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William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” contains many different representations of love‚ some of which are based entirely on looks‚ and others seem to be more in depth. Love based entirely on looks is called lust. In “Romeo and Juliet”‚ impulsiveness is a tragic flaw present in the characters Romeo‚ Juliet‚ Lord Capulet‚ and Friar Laurence. Romeo’s impulsiveness is found in his reaction after the Prince banished him. Juliet shows impulsiveness with her willingness to partake in Friar’s plan‚ and
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Romeo & Juliet - Act Three Notes Scene one Central Developments: 1. This is a pivotal scene in the play. From this point forward the action accelerates toward the catastrophe surrounding the tragedy of Romeo & Juliet’s death. 2. The scene opens with the fateful meeting in the street of Tybalt and Mercutio. Each of these characters are hot-headed and ready for a fight. 3. Benvolio again attempts to be a peace maker but is ineffective. 4. Romeo does not want to become
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Act 1- Romeo and Juliet have feuding families‚ they have been enemies for many years. This affects the way the audience sees their first meeting and kisses because the audience knows that their love will never be accepted by their families. As a result the audience gets the impression that if Romeo and Juliet want to become lovers they must keep their love a secret. Their meeting creates suspense and foreshadows a major conflict that will erupt because a Capulet and a Montague have fallen in love
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Romeo and Juliet. One of William Shakespeare’s most famous plays is the classic love story of Romeo and Juliet. I believe the reason for this is its strong sense of reality‚ loss and most importantly love. This collage represents the unconditional love that Romeo and Juliet share through images and quotes found through the pages of modern day magazines. Love Love is one of the strongest emotions‚ as a human we can experience. If we don’t feel loved we crave it to the point of tears‚ and if we
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The story of Romeo and Juliet contains many controversial topics that are mainly focused on teenagers. The most amazing fact about this story is that even though this story was written hundreds of years ago‚ the teenagers today still go through the same ordeals or‚ even wonderful events as well. One of these important topics in this story was friendship. Romeo and Mercurito’s friendship was portrayed as what people would call today a "best friends" status. This was quite obvious in the text and
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Baz Luhrmann‚ director of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ used elements of a film such as characterization‚ setting‚ deletion and addition to scenes‚ and music to further portray the theme of inevitable fate of Romeo and Juliet. Characterization is essential to films because it helps to develop the theme of fate and express the fact that it is unavoidable for young Romeo and Juliet. Some people believe Shakespeare is uninteresting or confusing‚ but this version of the film is exciting
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In the film Romeo+Juliet (1996)‚ Luhrmann puts a new‚ fresh spin on Shakespeare’s classic play‚ Romeo and Juliet. While staying somewhat true to the original play‚ he shapes the dialogue‚ acting‚ and setting to bring the star crossed lovers into the present. This makes it more appealing and approachable to a modern audience. One might argue that the mixture of modern scenery and accents and Shakespearean English is an unsatisfying hybrid‚ and that a remake should either edit the language so it
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In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ Juliet is fortunate enough to have two mother figures. However‚ these two women create contrast in Juliet’s life. Lady Capulet‚ being her mother‚ and the Nurse‚ being the one who nurtured her‚ are foils. While Juliet is a Capulet by name‚ she was hand over to the Nurse to be raised immediately following her birth. Shakespeare uses these foils to create contrast and complexity to his tragic composition. Juliet is now of age to be married off and
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