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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famous play “Romeo and Juliet” directed by William Shakespeare have been made. There have been many remakes of movies and plays of the legendary story. Two remakes of the original story are “Romeo + Juliet” by Baz Luhrman and “Romeo and Juliet” by William Woodman. William Woodman’s story is performed as a play in a stage while Baz Luhrman’s is a movie. Both stories have many similarities and differences to each other and to the original play. The 1982 edition of “Romeo and Juliet” directed by William
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Romeo and Juliet Expository Essay William Shakespeare is known as the literary genius behind the classic play Romeo and Juliet. However‚ his play is not as original as many people may think it is. Thirty years prior to Romeo and Juliet‚ the play Romeus and Juliet was written; Pyramus and Thisbe was written even earlier. In Romeo and Juliet‚ Shakespeare reveals to his audience that love is a powerful force that cannot be denied‚ which is also shown in the films West Side Story‚ Gnomeo and Juliet
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that has nothing to do with the decision about which is better. The first one did a much better job of immersing you in the story and making you feel like you were in the exact time period that it would have taken place in. The older version also did a better job staying true to what Shakespeare originally was presenting in the play. The second takes much more liberty in what the characters do and how they do it. The more modern version changed many of the things from the original play. Romeo‚ at one
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Using the plays “Much Ado About Nothing” and “The Rover”‚ discuss and compare each play’s treatment of women. The Renaissance comedy‚ ‘Much Ado About Nothing’‚ written by Shakespeare in 1600 during the Elizabethan era‚ addresses male inconstancy and female persecution; how women are controlled by the prevailing patriarchal system. Hero‚ the conventional heroine‚ is a ‘shrinking violet’‚ who suffers character assassination through male actions. ‘The Rover’‚ written in 1677 for the Restoration society
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William Shakespeare was an English poet‚ playwright‚ and actor‚ widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in history. One of his most famous plays‚ Romeo and Juliet (R&J)‚ was written in the late 1590’s and is still much loved by modern audiences. R & J is the story of two teenage lovers whose marriage is doomed from the beginning because they come from feuding families. This story has been made into a movie by many film producers but 2 of the most famous were Zeferrelli’s in 1968 and Luhrmann’s
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story of Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet has some adaptations that no knows which truly resembles Shakespeare play. So by picking two adaptations of Romeo and Juliet the people can get a feel what Shakespeare should be like. Zefferelli’s Romeo and Juliet is a lot more precise to Shakespeare’s playwright than Luhrmann’s adaptation of Romeo and Juliet by comparing and contrasting the movies to the playwright. First people need to know some background information about these movies of Romeo and Juliet
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“Romeo and Juliet” is a love story that will make you tear up and make you hate love stories. Love stories like Romeo and Juliet are very hard to watch without cringing and feeling obsessed. Romeo and Juliet is a very popular story that Zeffirelli and Luhrmann made different versions of it. Zeffirelli’s film was nominated for best director and best picture. The party scene is the main focus mostly for everyone because it is when the two star-cross’d lovers meet and fell in love at first sight. In
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1996 with Romeo and Juliet he makes sure you don’t leave without tears down your eyes and your heart feeling heavy. Romeo and Juliet having an amazing cast and your emotions never once being spared especially in the end. The ending of the play Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is drastically different from the 1996 Baz Luhrmann film version‚ which portrays a more tragic incident. In contrast to the film‚ the play’s ending gives a less tragic approach to the incident. Romeo and Juliet are found dead
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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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