Romeo and Juliet Compare-Contrast Brad Herring 12/12/12 Period 1 In William Shakespeare’s play‚ “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet”‚ the type of love that the two main characters share for each other plays a big part in their horrible tragedy. Although Shakespeare portrays the two youths as experiencing strong first love attraction for each other‚ Romeo’s passion and love prevails as the more sincere of these two star-crossed lovers. Throughout the story‚ Juliet falls in love with
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When you are unable to control your anger‚ you are more likely to make impulsive decisions. There are many pieces of literature that center attention on controlling anger. In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ anger is seen through important characters. Both Tybalt and Mercutio prove to be hot-tempered and impulsive in stressful situations. In tough situations‚ Tybalt proves to be heated and impetuous. When Benvolio is trying to stop Gregory‚ Sampson‚ and Abraham from fighting‚ Tybalt
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We see the members of Glee and indeed Rachael and John Book begin to challenge their stereotypes‚ but Arthur Laurents’ musical West Side Story demonstrates the true importance of interactions with others. A modern American adaptation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ West Side Story depicts the 1940s American gangland warfares between two gangs‚ the Jets and the Sharks. Similar to Shakespeare’s Montagues and Capulets‚ each member of the gang is brought
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Compare and Contrast Essay In "On the Sidewalk Bleeding" the writer gives a sense of loneliness. A vast emptiness in Andy. As he laid there‚ sorrow and pain overwhelmed him. Laying on the piercing sidewalk all he thought of was Laura. Laura symbolized something much more intricate than just love. It was so powerful that Andy wasn’t trying to survive for himself‚ but for Laura. Laura was his destination‚ motivation‚ and treasure. As Andy laid on the cold sidewalk‚ being overwhelmed by emotions
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ASSESSMENT TASK: Transformations Romeo and Juliet A text that embodies the values and beliefs exclusive to one niche in time would be difficult to adapt to any other context‚ unlike Shakespeare’s ’Romeo and Juliet’. This text contains universal values that have proven to be relevant to generations over four hundred years and is still continuing to appeal to audiences today. ’Romeo and Juliet’ is a timeless story that has been adapted from the stage to film‚ television and novels‚ which demonstrates
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Chloe Mendiola Period 2 22 April 2013 Compare and Contrast-Act I The 1968 film of “Romeo and Juliet” is not completely different from the 1998 film but they do have many differences. Although both films kept to the original story of the play‚ the 1968 film was more of a traditional interpretation than the 1998 film. Right when the movie begins in the 1998 film‚ there is something different from the 1968 film. At the beginning of the fight scene in scene 1 it shows Benvolio with the servants
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‘A critical reading and contextualisation of West Side Story written by Arthur Laurents‚ music by Leonard Bernstein‚ lyrics by Stephan Sondheim and choreographed by Jerome Robbins.’ West Side Story is a 1961 film set in the mid-1950s in the upper west side of New York. West Side Story is based and inspired by Williams Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. The film is an adaptation of the 1957 Broadway musical West Side Story. In West Side Story the protagonist is the former leader of the Jets‚ Tony‚ who
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Compare and Contrast Act 1 – Scene 1 in the films “Romeo and Juliet” “Romeo and Juliet”‚ a tragedy of a star-crossed lovers‚ had written by Shakespeare hundreds years ago. It was the best tragedy in Shakespeare’s time‚ and even in now days‚ the story of Romeo and Juliet are still known as one of the best tragedy. And 2 directors produced two different films with a same title of Romeo and Juliet. It was 1968 by Franco Zeffirelli‚ and 1996 by Baz Luhrmann. Although it had the same title‚ the two directors
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it would add action and suspense. It worked out perfectly where Juliet had to test her love for Romeo and if it was worth it or not. Juliet had to decide whether her love for Romeo was strong and important enough even after he killed her dear cousin. I also put it in this order so the Montagues and Capulets would hate each other even more than they did before. This made it so the acceptance from Lord Capulet of Juliet’s love for Romeo would be much harder to receive‚ adding suspense and making things
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Martin Martin 1 S. Ramirez English II: Period 4 12 March 2013 Romeo and Juliet play VS. Movie Some people believe that the movie ruined the play by taking out the most crucial parts. The director of the movie interpreted what Shakespeare had written. The play and the movie differ in many ways. The crucial parts that were changed include how Tybalt was killed‚ how Romeo was banished‚ and how Romeo and Juliet end up dying in the end. The differences between the play and the 1996 movie
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