both lovers‚ tragically. Forbidden love‚ when society prohibits two people from being together‚ is the principal conflict in the play Romeo and Juliet. Montague‚ family of Romeo‚ and Capulet‚ family of Juliet‚ are only surnames but serve as the reason Romeo and Juliet can not be together. The Montagues and Capulets had an ancient grudge‚ a feud that had gone back through generations and claimed many lives. A feud so long they do not even remember why they hate each other. The opening scene to the
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Modern audiences would blame Paris for not courting Juliet‚ however in Shakespeare’s time Paris would have been considered as behaving in a much more proper fashion than Romeo. Private courting between young people‚ illustrated in Romeo and Juliet‚ was officially disapproved of. There are many types of love in the two scenes‚ for example Paris’s love. Paris is the man Juliet’s parents think is fit for her; however this arranged marriage does not involve love - love was not a feeling‚ it was a commitment
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see would have to be imagined. Since we now have the ability to see a movie‚ the director had to change some of the story to help us visualize some of the scenes. One such example is when‚ in the play‚ Tybalt recognizes Romeo’s voice at the Capulet masked ball. When Tybalt hears him‚ he becomes enraged. In the film this is different‚ Romeo takes off his mask at the fountain‚ and forgets it there. As Romeo is following Juliet‚ Tybalt sees him; however‚ the results are the same. Tybalt becomes angered
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prologue masked as a news broadcast on television. This sets the scene of the play by illustrating the violence occurring between the two wealthy families‚ the Montagues and the Capulets. In Zeffirelli’s film of "Romeo and Juliet‚" the prologue takes the form of a dry narrator relating the story of the Montagues and Capulets over a backdrop of an Italian city. For most modern viewers (especially teenagers)‚ the Luhrmann picture is fast-paced‚ keeping the spectator intrigued‚ while the Zeffirelli picture
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the lovers greeting each other in the ball‚ with Romeo presenting a white rose to the still-masked Juliet. Carlei has further emphasized the young lovers’ pure love as the white rose is said to symbolise purity. However‚ the lovely scene was concurrently overshadowed by the Nurse’s delivery of the line “He’s Romeo‚ the only son of our great enemy“ (Act 1.5.150-151; 0.00.27-0.00.29). The whispery tone suggested that “Romeo” was a forbidden word in the Capulet household and was a sign of impending
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This scene opens with two of Romeo’s friends‚ Benvolio and Mercutio‚ talking. Tension and suspense is established when Benvolio says‚ ’The day is hot‚ the Capulets abroad‚ And‚ if we meet‚ we shall not ’scape a brawl’ The ’fiery Tybalt’ enters looking for Romeo. He felt that Romeo had insulted him by going to the Capulet masked ball and he wanted to exact his revenge. Mercutio deliberately insults him and draws his sword. Just as Benvolio tries to calm them down‚ Romeo enters. Tybalt tries
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different opinion about marriage. Lady Capulet‚ the Nurse‚ and Count Paris all believe that marriage is a business agreement; but Juliet doesn’t agree with that idea of marriage. Juliet believes that marriage should be based on love and not just a business agreement. But her mother wants her to marry Count Paris‚ although Juliet doesn’t love him. Juliet father tells Count Paris that he wants Juliet to be older when she is arranged to marry. Lady Capulet has a ball where Juliet can meet Count Paris;
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changed as the story went on. We also learn that Mercutio is Romeo’s closest and good friend who tries to make Romeo forget about his first love‚ Rosaline. He is a great entertainer and he’s very sarcastic too. Instantly‚ we learn that Tybalt is a Capulet and Juliet’s cousin. He is very hot-headed‚ aggressive‚ and violent. He loathes the Montagues very much. Finally‚ in Act One of William Shakespeare’s play‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ we meet three characters‚ Romeo‚ Mercutio‚ and Tybalt and we directly get
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Juliet written by William Shakespeare‚ involves Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet who are two "star-crossed lovers". Their families are sworn enemies and an ongoing feud continues between the two. In the book you are shown many different examples of fate and the role that fate played in the story. It isn’t just a coincidence that things happened they way they through the story‚ its all because of fate. In Act 1 scene 2‚ a Capulet servant is walking along the streets of Verona trying to hand out invitations
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Verona‚ Italy‚ where Romeo and Juliet fall in love. Within the story‚ the foolish decisions of Romeo going to the Capulet party‚ killing Tybalt‚ and getting exiled all led up to the conclusion of the story as Juliet‚ himself‚ and others end up dying. The first action which led up to their deaths was at the start of the writing. Romeo found a servant who was sending out invites to a Capulet dinner party. Romeo helps the servant out in exchange for getting into the party where he finds and falls in love
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