A Love Story According to Shakespeare and Baz Lurhmann Romeo and Juliet is one of William Shakespeare’s most famous works. It has been interpreted in movies and films but it has not lost its value‚ and remade countless times. Baz Luhrman’s and William Shakespeare’s versions of Romeo and Juliet are similar in theme and the language‚ but have some differences in setting‚ time period‚ and character personalities. While there are a lot of similarities between the two versions‚ there are also many
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represents parental love because it shows Romeos parents are concerned about his wellbeing. “Marry‚ is the very theme I come to talk of.”(Shakespeare 750) This quote from the book shows Ms. Capulet loves Juliet wants to help her. The second type of love is romantic. Romantic love may end and you are attracted and chose this type of love. “Then my lips the sin that thy have took.”(Shakespeare 759) this quote expresses the kiss and romance between Juliet and Romeo. “Thus from my lips‚ by thine my sin
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In Romeo and Juliet‚ Shakespeare uses his minor characters to enhance the conflict. Benvolio and Tybalt alike contribute to the complications that ultimately result in the plays’ tragedy. Benvolio plays the eternal peacekeeper‚ while Tybalt incessantly agitates the situation. Benvolio is a peacekeeper. For example‚ when Tybalt asks “why are you here”‚ Benvolio says “I do but keep the peace”‚ because he doesn’t want to fight. This shows he is keeping peace because he does not react angrily
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In the 1997 version of Romeo and Juliet‚ Luhrman used the many oxymorons‚ and ironic symbols to show his interpretation of the tragic death scene. One very important occurrence that kept happening in his movie was the uncertainty of the ending and close-calls. An example being when Romeo receives news that Juliet is dead in Mantua‚ he immediately gets in his car and drives off. If he had waited just a few more minutes‚ and thought rationally‚ the mailman would have delivered to him the letter from
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Both Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story are timeless stories about young love and the troubles it can cause. Romeo and Juliet is a famous play written by William Shakespeare in 1595‚ set in the 13th century. West Side Story is a semi-modern retelling of Romeo and Juliet from 1961‚ set in the late 1950s. Although they are similar in overall plot and theme‚ each of these works has some distinct differences that set them apart from each other. One of the obvious differences between Romeo and Juliet
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according voice’ he is saying that Paris has his approval but it is up to Juliet to make the final decision. The way Capulet handles the situation with Paris shows the love and kindness he feels for his daughter. Capulet allows Juliet to decide if she wants to marry this man. This wouldn’t have happened very often in Elizabethan times as the richer families often married for wealth not love and here Capulet is asking‚ not telling‚ Juliet to marry this wealthy man. He doesn’t treat her as a piece of furniture
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each other. This tragic love story sheds light on Romeo and Juliet‚ a pair of star-crossed lovers. The play Romeo and Juliet‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ features a love story between the two main characters‚ Romeo and Juliet and takes place in Verona‚ Italy. There are two rival families‚ the Capulets and the Montagues‚ and Juliet and Romeo are the “star-crossed lovers” from the two opposing families. In Act II Scene II‚ Romeo is talking to Juliet on the balcony immediately after they meet. Here
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play‚ Romeo and Juliet relate by the way the plots are written. In the Lion King II‚ Kiara‚ who is the daughter of si mba; and kovu‚ who is the son of the leader from the outlands‚ Zira don’t exactly want to be friends as they first meet‚ but they soon find that they really like each other. The same is for Romeo and Juliet‚ but they fell in love at first sight. Kiara and Kovu are the main characters in the Lion King II‚ as Romeo and Juliet are in the play‚ Romeo and Juliet. In Romeo and Juliet‚ they
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movies will not. Usage of these elements in Franco Zeffirelli’s film adaptation of Romeo and Juliet convey the climatic scene better than Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo and Juliet. For example‚ in Zeffirelli’s version suspense and intensity is used to build up to the scene where Romeo kills Tybalt. He sets the intensity and suspense low in the Mercutio and Tybalt fight by making the
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point is that Friar Lawrence‚ on top of performing a marriage fated to end in tragedy‚ assisted Romeo in hiding and going to Juliet instead of immediately leaving Verona for Mantua. He caused another problem by not following his morals and Romeo visiting Juliet only made her love for him grow. The Friar used his position in the church for wrong once again‚ he didn’t even originally believe that Romeo and Juliet’s love was true‚ yet he protected it which only made it stronger. Maybe if the love was
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