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    Act One‚ Scene Two Paris pleads with Capulet to let him marry Juliet‚ who is still only a girl of thirteen. Capulet tells him to wait‚ but decides to allow Paris to woo her and try to win her heart. He then tells his servant Peter to take a list of names and invite the people to a masked ball he is hosting that evening. Peter meets Romeo on the street‚ and being unable to read‚ asks Romeo to help read the list for him. Romeo does‚ and realizes that the girl he loves‚ Rosaline‚ will be attending

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    Romeo and Juliet “Two households‚ both alike in dignity‚ in Fair Verona‚ where we lay our scene‚ from ancient grudge break new mutiny‚ where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.” Romeo and Juliet is one of William Shakespeare’s most famous works. It has been adapted into screenplays‚ and remade countless times. Baz Luhrman’s and William Shakespeare’s versions of Romeo and Juliet are similar in theme‚ but differ in setting‚ mood‚ and character personalities. One of the similarities between

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    different plots‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ the Sound of Waves‚ and West Side Story are very much alike.  They all send out the same messages about love.  This shows that no matter how different couples can be all around the world‚ there are many traits and themes they share.  Although there are a multitude themes about young lovers‚ one really caught my eye.  The people around those young and in love can cause extreme complications for the young lovers. Romeo and Juliet is one of the best love stories ever performed

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    Romeo and Juliet Character Analysis Romeo The name Romeo‚ in popular culture‚ has become nearly synonymous with “lover.” Romeo‚ in Romeo and Juliet‚ does indeed experience a love of such purity and passion that he kills himself when he believes that the object of his love‚ Juliet‚ has died. During the course of the play‚ Romeo matures from adolescence to adulthood as a result of his love for Juliet and his unfortunate involvement in the feud‚ marking his development from a comic character to

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    Matter over Mind in Romeo and Juliet There are a multitude story plots that follows the theme of Romeo and Juliet‚ such as The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride‚ West Side Story‚ and many others. All these scenarios follow the idea of forbidden love‚ star crossed lovers‚ or the idea of fate. While some flaws were the characters abuse of their free will and others were of long time feuds‚ The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet were the base of the stories‚ becoming involved in the making of these works of art

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    act 2 of Romeo and Juliet shows love at first sight. Lurhmann’s 1997 version does this better than Zeffirelli’s 1968 version of the play. Lurhmann’s version uses symbolic clothing coupled with a perfect setting to clearly convey love at first sight to the viewer The clothing in Lurhmann’s version make love at first sight symbolic and easier to understand. In the party scene‚ Romeo is wearing a knight costume and Juliet is wearing an Angel costume. These costumes show symbolism that Romeo is the Prince

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    Romeo + Juliet: a comparison of articles. James Berardinelli [from here on he will be referred to as “JB”] JB awards the movie‚ “Romeo + Juliet” with three out of four stars. In the article he makes his opinion clear‚ and he mentions that you can’t really compare this edition of Romeo and Juliet with the romantic classic made by Franco Zeffirelli in 1968. Additionally‚ JB adds that Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes do not properly portray the iconic love between Romeo and his Juliet. ‘’While

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    Compare and Contrast a character from Romeo and Juliet to another character from another piece of literature you’ve read this year. The journal must have strong structural format and the analysis of both characters need to be supported by several facts. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Loving and protective and the other so selfish and demanding; so different‚ yet still so similar. A fathers intentions are to

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    INTRODUCTION Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written early in the career of playwright William Shakespeare about two young “star-cross’d lovers” whose deaths ultimately unite their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare’s most popular archetypal stories of young‚ teenagers lovers. Romeo and Juliet belongs to a tradition of tragic romances stretching back to antiquity. It’s plot is based on an Italian tale‚ translated into verse as The Tragical History of Romeous and Juliet by Arthur Brooke in

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    In the story of Romeo and Juliet there are many incidents that lead up to a certain point like Romeo and Juliet’s death. Romeo and Juliet is a classic love story read by many students. In the 1996 movie with Leonardo DiCaprio and the 2013 movie with Douglas Booth there numerous differences as the story is being told. In the 1996 movie is more modern than the 2013 movie. In the two movies there are some similarities. In the 1996 movie is more modern than the 2013 movie. During Shakespeare’s time

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