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    muffled still‚ Should without eyes see pathways to his will!” (at act 1 scene 1 line 174) is deleted. With the deletion of these lines‚ the audience‚ is not privy to his longing for Rosaline. Even though Friar Lawrence mentions Rosaline later in the movie‚ we are not shown Romeo as a boy whose heart is easily captured‚ but rather‚ ready to be caught. In Luhrmann’s version of Romeo † Juliet‚ this scene‚ even though cut in some ways‚ is shown with Romeo writing in his diary. He talks of his love‚ but

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    story of the murders by reading about it in newspaper‚ he then decided to article about it for the New York Times‚ before finally deciding to write a book. The author had many reasons to write the book his mains purpose was to make himself famous‚ while creating a new genre‚ and informing the audience about the murders that happened in Holcomb. In the book the author presents two representations of the same time span‚ one through the perspective of dick and another through the perspective of Perry. While

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    LOFT movie vs book

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    In the Book In the Movie    The pilot of a jet plane is found in the cave. He is believed to be the beast. The pilot was with the boys when they crashed. He was delusional and escaped and went to the cave. He died there and the boys eventually found his body.    When the boys fail to keep the signal fire lit‚ a ship passes and they don’t get rescued. It is an airplane that passes.    There is a boy with a large mulberry birthmark on his face. He doesn’t appear.    The conch is eventually

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    Woods has amazing adaptation of many fairytales. From Lapine’s book along came Stephen Sondheim who transferred the book to a musical. In 1987 Theatre Communications Group published James Lapine’s book. James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim take ordinary everyday fairytale classics and bring then together into a modern take on fairytales. Into the Woods premièred as a musical at the Old Globe Theatre in 1986 The Tony Award-winning book and score are both delightful and touching. The 1987 version of

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    in love with her can seize anyone who watches it. Also‚ the dazzling music and setting launch the audience back into the time in which this incredible play takes place. But now a new version of this wonderful play has been created in the form of a movie that gives it a bit more spunk and pulls the audience‚ even more‚ into a grueling love triangle between a beautiful young actress and two men who would fight to the death for her affection. The Broadway version of this play has been preformed to

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    Tiffany Holub Ms. Labarge English block 2 November 17‚ 2011 Comparison/ Contrast Essay Jurors Three and Eight‚ from the play “The 12 Angry Men”‚ have many differences‚ but they do have some similarities. Finding the differences between Jurors Three and Eight was fairly easy. Similarities were more difficult to find‚ but they were present. This paper will compare and contrast these two jurors This paragraph is going to tell three main differences between Jurors Three and Eight. One of the

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    Compare and Contrast: Beowulf vs. Mr. Incredible While Beowulf and Disney’s The Incredibles’ main character‚ Mr. Incredible‚ live in different time periods‚ they both exhibit characteristics worthy of a hero. Mr. Incredible is a 21st century hero who uses his innate abilities to fight crime. In addition to protecting the community‚ Mr. Incredible balances his duties with being a strong father figure to his family. Further down the time line of history‚ Beowulf is an 8th century hero who‚ despite

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    Dr. King and Beowulf both faced criticism throughout their lifetime which didn’t bring them down but just made them even stronger‚ especially with the help of friends and family. They both fallen many times but still managed to get back up to keep fighting. They both are viewed as a “leader” or a “hero” where they come from. They both made the world or town a better place for their people. They accepted their challenge‚ fought with friends and family‚ and was rewarded for what they did. They both

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    Odyssey Movie Vs Book

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    For example‚ Koncholovsky changes Poseidon source of anger. In Koncholovsky version of the Odyssey‚ Poseidon was mad at Odysseus because he did not give him thanks for helping him get into Troy’s gates. Odysseus says he did it all on his own. In the book version‚ Poseidon despises Odysseus for blinding his son‚ the Cyclops Polyphemus‚ and constantly obstructs his journey home. This change impacted the way Odysseus is presented as a leader because his personal desire to have glory and fame clouded his

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    between the societies of Beowulf and the Lord of the Flies. Because of how both leaders in the stories were abandoned to fend for themselves and how they both have someone who helps them through their journey‚ similarities occur in their vastly different societies. Despite the reason for why both leaders in the stories were left alone in a fight were different‚ the loathsome deed still occurred. In Beowulf‚ the Geat warriors were seen as cowards because they didn’t help Beowulf with his fight against

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