When William “The Bard” Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet around 1596‚ he had no idea that hundreds of years later middle school students from around the globe would be reading it. There are many reasons why teenagers read his famous play‚ but one of the main ones is to tell them what not to do. Educators everywhere want to show that there is a better way out of things than death‚ while also teaching kids how to read old English‚ and introducing kids to one of the most influential writers of all
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Romeo and Juliet Speech Modern text creators make Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ very accessible through the film ‘Gnomeo and Juliet’ and the Nextel Commercial. This is done by using key themes and textual features‚ and creating an understandable and relatable representation of the original play script.* ‘Gnomeo and Juliet’ directed by Kelly Asbury uses a wide variety of textual features; for example‚ the ‘split-house’ effect in the beginning of the movie‚ and the sequence of symbolic objects
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Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet‚ far too many coincidences occur to be strictly coincidental. Fate creates a powerful effect throughout the entire play‚ starting in the prologue‚ continuing as Romeo and Juliet meet and fall in love‚ and tragically ending in the lovers’ deaths. In the prologue‚ Shakespeare makes it undoubtedly clear that Romeo and Juliet are subject to fate. The audience is first introduced to Shakespeare’s ideas of fate when he describes Romeo and Juliet as "star-cross’d lovers"
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one thinks of love? The story of Romeo and Juliet is usually one of the first things‚ but most people think that this tragedy has a happy ending. No‚ The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet ends by the two star crossed lovers killing themselves out of love. The tragedy was written by William Shakespeare‚ who was well known for his use of figurative language in his many‚ many great works of literature. These types of language depict certain characteristics about characters in the play that normal language
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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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William Shakespeare’s tragic comedy‚ Romeo and Juliet is the story of two lovers‚ bounded by fate‚ who by their deaths ended the feud between their families‚ the Montagues and the Capulets. Despite the play being under the genres tragedy and comedy‚ it doesn’t exactly follow the common pattern of tragedy in dramatic literature. Usually‚ the characters are responsible for the outcome of their actions‚ but in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ guilt is drawn from many aspects of the play‚ affecting the
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to Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet The two movies‚ Romeo and Juliet (Luhrmann 1996) and Gnomeo and Juliet (Asbury 2011) have many differences. The most obvious difference is that the Luhrmann film has human actors and Asbury’s film is animated. The most obvious similarity is both films are spin offs or versions of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. In being versions of Shakespeare’s well known work‚ the films have major similarities in plot And title characters‚ and yet major differences
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18‚ 2012 Shakespeare shares the power of love through his book Romeo and Juliet. The powerful romance between these two characters also changes their behavior. Juliet’s innocence and allegiance to her parents and their moral values adjust once in love with Romeo. Their love represents Juliet’s revolt from her parents. In the beginning of the story Juliet is loyal to her family and their wishes. Before she meets Romeo her parents were arranging her marriage to Paris‚ a very well respected
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93-127 ROMEO | [To JULIET] If I profane with my unworthiest hand | | This holy shrine‚ the gentle fine is this: | | My lips‚ two blushing pilgrims‚ ready stand | | To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss. | JULIET | Good pilgrim‚ you do wrong your hand too much‚ | | Which mannerly devotion shows in this; | | For saints have hands that pilgrims’ hands do touch‚ | | And palm to palm is holy palmers’ kiss. | ROMEO | Have not saints lips‚ and holy palmers too? | JULIET | Ay
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where civil blood makes civil hands unclean” (Prologue.1-4). When Romeo and Juliet start a relationship with each other‚ with the hope of actually being together for the rest of their lives‚ they find out how difficult it is to do so while their families are rivals. Lord Capulet tries to force Juliet into marrying Count Paris‚ someone whom she does not want to be with at all‚ while she is in love with someone else. While Romeo and Juliet try to show their love for each other in private‚ it becomes difficult
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