• Shakespeare portrays Romeo and Juliet as "star-crossed lovers‚" doomed by fate to a tragic end. • Bad luck and unfortunate coincidences abound: (1) Of all the people the illiterate Capulet servant could have asked to read the invitation list in Act I‚ scene 2‚ he chooses Benvolio‚ Mercutio‚ and Romeo; (2) Of all the hotties at the Capulet party‚ Romeo spots Juliet first; (3) It just so happens that the County Paris decides he wants to marry Juliet the same day Romeo meets her; (4) Friar John
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In 1597 a play titled Romeo & Juliet was published. The writer‚ William Shakespeare‚ Had not even an inkling that this play (and many of his other works) would have such and impact on writers all over the world. Romeo & Juliet has been interpreted many times and many ways. There are two popular movies that are both appropriately titled Romeo & Juliet. In 1968 and 1996 movies were created by directors Zefferelli (1968)‚ and Baz Luhrmann (1996). Theses movies ‚along with the original text version‚
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Although Baz Luhrmann’s film‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ modernizes the story of the two star-crossed lovers‚ it is a misinterpretation of the original story. In particular‚ the film is ineffective because the portrayal of the characters and their lifestyles do not reflect the original Shakespearean play‚ The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet‚ important scenes are cut and altered from the film as well‚ leaving out essential information that ties the story together. In fact‚ the modernization of the story does not
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In the Prologue of Act 1 Scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet‚ Shakespeare uses poetic devices to successfully outline the setting‚ and main plotline of the play. The prologue is delivered to the audience in the form of a sonnet. As the sonnet is a form of traditional love poem‚ the use of this style of poetry gives the reader/listener a basic understanding of the narrative’s themes prior to the extraction of meaning from the written/spoken words. Through this choice of poetic form‚ Shakespeare sets the
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Romeo changes throughout the play as he is constantly maturing. In the beginning he was an immature boy who thought he loved a girl called Rosaline‚ but was mournful when he found out the feeling wasn’t mutual. He sat under a tree “adding to clouds more clouds with his sighs”; he locked himself in his room and made himself an “artificial night”. It is only when Benvolio‚ Romeo’s cousin‚ asks him to attend the Capulet ball‚ so he may compare Rosaline’s beauty with others to make “thy swan a crow”
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In literature‚ the choices a person makes may cause problems for themselves and the people around them. In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet‚ Shakespeare portrays the two starcrossed lovers making decisions without thinking of the consequences that often lead to permanent damage. Throughout the play‚ Romeo and Juliet are faced with long lasting feuds‚ starcrossed secret marriages‚ life‚ and overall death. Due to several unexpected deaths
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[ The teacher said my intro was a little weak comparing to the rest of the essay‚ but it shouldn’t be too hard to spruce up ] [ also the line references for the quotes my be different if your using a different version of Romeo and Juliet ] Romeo and Juliet is a play about decisions‚ and more importantly‚ about action which comes after the decisions. The play demonstrates how love and hate can impair the decision making process‚ which in turn creates foolish actions. The main characters make decisions
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the feeling that the two teens‚ Romeo and Juliet has. In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet have a love at first sight moment at a Capulet party. A couple of days later‚ they secretly get married. Later that day‚ Romeo is banished from Verona‚ their hometown because of a murder. Juliet and the friar make a plan for Juliet to live happily ever after with Romeo. This plan goes terribly wrong‚ causing Romeo and Juliet to both commit suicide since
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how Juliet and Romeo are growing up and how they change throughout the play. I’m going to focus on Juliet and how she comes of age anywhere from her language to the dissuasions she makes. lets start with keeping Romeo a secret from her parents and also not telling her parents that Romeo killed Tybalt‚ thats changing from before she met Romeo she was this little innocent girl who didn’t disrespect anyone now she hiding Romeo from her parents‚ thats just one thing she did. The wedding of Romeo and
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that we build our lives around these unpredictable events. William Shakespeare uses this theme to describe love in his play Romeo and Juliet. Through these two main characters he shows how love is something we cannot get rid of‚ instead something you will take to the grave. Just like a disease‚ the memory and scars will always be there to remind you of your journey. “Alas‚ poor Romeo! He is already dead‚ stabbed with a white wench’s black eye‚ shot through the ear with a love song‚ the very pin of
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