’Romeo and Juliet’ is a play written by Shakespeare during the Elizabethan time‚ and illustrates the tragic destiny of two star-cross lovers‚ who have fallen in love with each other but sacrificed themselves due to family feud. Baz Luhrmann produced a movie called ’Romeo + Juliet’ in 1996‚ which follows the plot of the original play but converted into modern settings by the use of modern elements‚ characterisation‚ theatrical techniques‚ symbolism and a few suitable alterations. Hence‚ Baz Luhrmann’s
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other‚ it is instantly love. Romeo even decides to change his idea of love‚ now very interested rather than before seeing Juliet. In the play‚ both characters commit suicide for each other‚ seemingly for the sake of romance. To make that fast of a serious connection in a few days‚ then to be willing to give the precious gift of life up‚ is absolutely ridiculous and not even close to practical. Love is not Romeo and Juliet’s love‚ that is what lust is. Romeo and Juliet allow for audiences to have a
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No Fear Shakespeare – Romeo and Juliet (by SparkNotes) -1- Original Text Modern Text Prologue Enter CHORUS CHORUS Two households‚ both alike in dignity (In fair Verona‚ where we lay our scene)‚ From ancient grudge break to new mutiny‚ Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean. 5 From forth the fatal loins of these two foes A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life‚ Whose misadventured piteous overthrows Doth with their death bury their parents’ strife. The fearful passage of their
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Hang onto your seats and get ready for another of Baz Luhrmann’s cinematic masterpieces. This time‚ Luhrmann has taken Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet and effectively translated the original play into a visual representation that even the most dedicated Shakespeare fans will enjoy. Luhrmann manages to represent the key events‚ themes‚ characters and settings of the original play with only a few differences to make it a box office hit. Firstly‚ he has used modern concepts and settings and a stellar
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Romeo and Juliet. Another waste of my time or not? When hearing about the new modern day Romeo and Juliet my heart sank thinking about another boring old fashioned love story that has a reasonably unhappy ending (not something you want to waste 2 hours of your life on). But amazingly‚ when seeing the new trailer‚ I automatically got drawn in on this new phenomenon – shocking‚ I know. The way the writer portrays the trailer is that it’s going to be an action packed‚ romantic disaster film‚ which
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1820s (Swales 9) is said to be a novel driven by the development of the story’s protagonist. These stories are universal‚ appeal to a wide range of audiences‚ and are understandably popular with young readers. One of the more well-known examples‚ Jane Eyre‚ was first published in 1847 by Charlotte Brontë under the pseudonym of Currer Bell. This thrilling tale of forbidden love‚ dark secrets‚ and female empowerment has lasted the ages and charmed readers to the present day. Another bildungsroman by
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basically set off of conflict. When there is love there is war.Conflict is the key role in Romeo and Juliet. There are conflicts starting from the beginning to end.The conflicts include: Man vs.man‚ Man vs. self‚ and Man vs. society. Both of the families are in conflict‚ and have been since they can remember (Man vs. man).In fact the first scene in the play is a brawl between the Montigue and Capulet servants. Romeo is in love with Roseline‚ but Roseline wants nothing to do with him. Romeo then falls into
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Romeo and Juliet is a well-known play written by the famous William Shakespeare in the 16th centuries about two lovers (Romeo & Juliet) who impulsively falls in love‚ but cannot be together because of the long feud between their families (the Montague and Capulet families) so they decide to turn their backs on their families and have a secret marriage. Unfortunately for them‚ depict all their effort and sufferance. All there is at the end for them is death. Many may see this play is seen as just
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crimson – signifies passion‚ danger‚ aggression‚ suppression‚ and confinement…a way of policing female passion The red-room can be viewed as a symbol of what Jane must overcome in her struggles to find freedom‚ happiness‚ and a sense of belonging. In the red-room‚ Jane’s position of exile and imprisonment first becomes clear. Although Jane is eventually freed from the room‚ she continues to be * socially ostracized (by Rochester’s aristocrat friends who visit Thornfield) * financially trapped
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Donatello’s equestrian statue of Erasmo better known as the Gattamelata was built in 1453‚ during the middle of the Italian Renaissance. This statue stands 11 feet tall and was the first example of such a monument since ancient times. There were other statues of such scale in the 14th century but none that had been created in bronze and all were placed over tombs rather than erected to be a standalone piece. Donatello portrays Gattamelata sitting atop his horse staring off in the distance‚ his face
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