In Act two‚ Scene two‚ Juliet proclaims to Romeo‚ “A thousand times good night!” Romeo then responds to Juliet by saying‚ “A thousand times the worse to want thy light.” Both Romeo and Juliet clearly want the night more than the day in order to keep their passionate love a secret. This is seen when Romeo responds to Juliet‚ “A thousand times the worse to want thy light.” These lines‚ with the light and dark contrast‚ heighten the elements of danger and safety because the night is what protects their
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Compared to the original Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare‚ both Taylor Swift’s and Ash’s perspectives of the play are overly enthusiastic to the catastrophes occurring as shown in their songs “Love Story” and “Starcrossed”. In Taylor Swift’s “Love Story”‚ Juliet who is played by Swift is waiting for Romeo to return. She lost her faith for Romeo to come around‚ but he finally came back. He kneels to the ground and asks her to marry him and told her that he “talked to [Juliet’s] dad--go pick out a white
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In the story Romeo and Juliet there was some tremendous issues with teen rebellion in the areas of teen marriage‚ teen disobedience‚ and teen defiance. In this essay I am going to speak on the issue of teen marriage‚ I will be comparing Romeo and Juliet to Twilight. I am comparing Romeo and Juliet to the movie Twilight‚ in both Romeo and Juliet and Twilight they are both stories based on forbidden love. “There ages are different Juliet is 13‚ Romeo is about 16‚ Bella is 22 and Edward is 34‚ though
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Romeo and Juliet is a timeless tale with many interpretations. Three of our favorites at‚ The Years- Freshman Edition‚ is the original play by William Shakespeare‚ Romeo and Juliet (1996) directed by the esteemed Baz Luhrmann‚ and the graphic novel illustrated by Will Volley and Jim Devlin. Though it is the same classic story‚ each adaption is unique in their own ways. Each artist created a totally original creation‚ from one original piece. Our editors decided to do some research to discover
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Westside Story and Romeo and Juliet Essay There are some plays that remind the audience about the past movie they have seen that related in the same general ideas. After learning about “Romeo and Juliet” and watch “Westside Story” play. Both plays show the audience their point of view of how the plays create in their own unique way but share the same themes and moral lessons. So‚ they bring up a lot of differences and similarities that can compare together throughout the whole stories. There are
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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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Comparative Essay Romeo and Juliet: Franco Zeffirelli and Baz Luhrmann When making books or plays into films‚ every director interprets the text differently. In the case of Romeo and Juliet‚ Franco Zeffirelli and Baz Luhrmann’s film are different in many ways even though they are based on the same play. The film by Franco Zeffirelli‚ in 1968‚ does a better job reenacting the play in a motion picture than the film made by Baz Luhrmann‚ in 1996‚ because the setting‚ costumes and characterization
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“West Side Story” Analysis Do you believe that everyone has a reason to hate someone or something just because of the way they look? May racism be the starting point to hatred? In “West Side Story”‚ author Irving Shulman gives us nothing but clues to these questions. The Sharks and the Jets are in a “ turf ” war. But two people‚ one from each side fall deeply in love. Irving Shulman writes how interracial relationships cause hate to increase in an instant and how racism leads up to hate. The
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The 1996 film of “Romeo and Juliet” is a stronger interpratation of Shakespeare’s text becuase that is what “Romeo and Juliet” would be like in modern day. The 1996 version follows the theme of the danger of love. The filmaker of the 1996 film highlighted the imagery of eyes‚ just like Shakespeare did in his play. The theme that Shakespeare wrote his play to be evident of‚ ‘love is dangerous and drives our decisions‚’ is plentifully more clearly represented in this version of the film than the
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The musical direction and sound design in the Orlando Shakespeare Theater’s production of West Side Story contributed to its success and excellence. The musical director of this production is Steve MacKinnon‚ and the sound designer is Craig Beyrooti. The production contained a live orchestra on stage for the music. The music reflected the tone of the scene and the play. As I walked into the theater‚ I was greeted by the sound of old Jazz that in some moments turned into suspenseful music. This music
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