overwhelmed with joy and excitement‚ and flew too close to the sun. His wings melted and sent him tumbling down into the ocean‚ where he drowned. Icarus’ tale demonstrates a common theme in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet: acting impulsively will only lead to tragedy. Romeo and Juliet shared an extremely passionate love‚ but their relationship was too rushed to be wise. When Romeo speaks
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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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has lots of similarities between it and Romeo and juliet. In most areas the movie Viva Cuba seems based off of Romeo and Juliet. Both stories show love‚ hope‚ and hurt. First‚ the love that is shown between Malu and Jorgito is very similar to Romeo and Juliets. They show so much care and concern for each other. They care about the best for each other and nothing can separate them. Even their parents try to keep them apart just like in Romeo and Juliet‚ but they don’t let that keep them apart. Another
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“Romeo and Juliet” is iconic all around the world because of its tragic ending that resulted in the lost lives of two “star-crossed lovers”. Many people usually don’t see how Romeo and Juliet’s times are also comparable to modern days. If Romeo and Juliet were looked at closely though‚ others would see multiple similarities to modern days! Romeo and Juliet’s relationship plus modern relationships have several similarities which are very surprising. First of all‚ in Romeo and Juliet‚ by William
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happily ever after‚ but when extreme haste is involved‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ by Shakespeare‚ ends in death‚ destruction‚ and ultimately makes this play a tragedy. The only non-hasty aspect is the urge to wait to tell the households about the Capulet-Montague wedding. Haste is exceedingly dangerous in this play because people were hasty to fight‚ fall in love‚ and to essentially kill themselves. One reason that haste is why Romeo and Juliet ended so tragically is that the Capulets and Montagues were hasty
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Suicide is never the answer‚ but obviously it is for these folks! The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet was very evidently based off of Ovid’s Pyramus and Thisbe. To us‚ reading Pyramus and Thisbe was comparable to reading a slightly altered summary of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet‚ by William Shakespeare. The similarities were uncanny. Romeo and Juliet was just in the format of a play‚ and contained a bit more drama‚ as well as detail. It was more enjoyable reading Pyramus and Thisbe because there
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the world’s greatest plays and tragedies. Two of his most famous tragedies were Romeo and Juliet and Julius Caesar. One definition of a tragedy is that it depicts serious incidents in which characters undergo a change from happiness to suffering‚ often involving the death of others‚ as well as the main characters. This definition proves true in both Romeo and Juliet and Julius Caesar. Romeo and Juliet is a romantic tragedy involving two young lovers who came from different backgrounds and families
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Romeo and Juliet‚ by William Shakespeare‚ the Nurse says‚ “A man‚ young lady! Lady‚ such a man As all the world– Why‚ he’s a man of wax.... Nay‚ he’s a flower‚ in faith– a very flower” (Shakespeare‚ 820). After discussing Paris with Juliet Capulet’s mother‚ Lady Capulet‚ the Nurse expresses her fondness towards Paris as a potential husband for Juliet. With past disregard for marriage‚ Juliet’s choice of a husband was brought to mind with concern. After meeting Romeo Montague‚ Juliet cultivates an
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about the word love‚ one would think about marriage‚ kissing‚ and happiness. However‚ love can cause people to get injured or die. This lesson is evident in The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare by having irony and characterization. Franco Zeffirelli’s adaptation of William Shakespeare’s play‚ Romeo and Juliet (1968) tried to express this lesson through the use of atmosphere and body language. A lesson that can be learned from Shakespeare’s play is that love can get someone killed and
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story of “Romeo and Juliet” Everyone expect that Romeo and Juliet will surplus all odd‚ get married and live happily ever after but this changes when Juliet after learning that her father wants her to get married to Paris she takes sleeping portion to pretend that she is dead then Romeo arrives and on seeing Juliet unconscious he thinks she is dead and he kills himself only for Juliet to wake up and finds Romeo dead and she kills herself too. The surprising thing is that Juliet is supposed to fool
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