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    the author of Romeo and Juliet‚ wrote one of the most well known love stories in 1597. Romeo‚ a Montague‚ and Juliet‚ a Capulet‚ are on opposite sides of a long lasting family feud. Romeo was sulking in a grove of sycamores‚ remembered Rosaline‚ and thought to himself‚" I want her to love me." Romeo’s cousin‚ Benvolio‚ advises him to move on and find a better woman. That night‚ the Capulets held a feast where Romeo and Benvolio sneak in wearing masks. Romeo still moping‚ spots Juliet and instantly

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    One of the types of love that is most evident / found most often in Romeo and Juliet and modern day is Familial love. There are 6 different types of love; Familial‚ Platonic‚ Narcissistic‚ Unrequited‚ and Spiritual/Religious love. Familial love is when you love your family‚ and they love you back. Platonic love is the love between you and your friends. Narcissistic love is when you love yourself and not others. Unrequited love is when you love someone‚ but they do not love you back. Finally Spiritual/Religious

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    Romeo and Juliet Movies” If you had a choice to live in the modern day Romeo and Juliet or the 1400’s Romeo and Juliet which would you choose? The first movie of the play was done in 1968 and the second movie completed in 1996. There are many similarities and differences between both films but you can decide the best one. There are many similarities between the two Romeo and Juliet films. One way the two movies are the same is with the characters. They also have the exact same minor characters

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    Shakespeare Differences Have you ever had it where you went to a movie and you already read the book‚ and then you realize that there are lots of differences? You then find yourself frustrated because you like the books better than the movies. Our class has read and watched Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare and there are a lot of differences and similarities between the book and movie such as the characters‚ settings‚ and plot events. Some of the character differences and similarities are that in

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    Juliet! Juliet! I’m coming Nurse. I will compare and contrast Romeo and Juliet the play by William Shakespeare and the movie by Baz Lohrmanns. The topics to be discussed the theme and a specific character in the play and the movie. Important to know that; “ A daughter of one family and a son of the other A pair of star-crossed lovers take their own lives.” Nevertheless‚ in the play Romeo and Juliet is during the 1600’s and is about a young man and a young woman named Romeo and Juliet. Romeo wanted

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    Romeo and Juliet both live in Verona. They’re from feuding families. Romeo is from the family Montague and Juliet from the Capulets. Romeo is in love with a girl named Rosaline. He wants to show his love for her but Rosaline has sworn off love. Juliet’s parents want her to marry Paris. Romeo is accidentally invited to the Capulet’s party. Romeo and his friends crash the party and that is where he meets Juliet. They instantly fall in love. Juliet’s cousin Tybalt sees Romeo there and is angry. The

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    The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare has been reinterpreted and performed globally on several occurrences and occasions. Each time there is something different and unique to it‚ such as leaving out a part or acting out a scene differently. One scene‚ in particular‚ that is interesting to watch with each reenactment‚ since it seems to be different each new time‚ is the final scene of the play with the tragic suicide of Romeo and Juliet. In Baz Luhrman’s making of this screenplay

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    Romeo & Juliet This teenage tragedy was written by the famous Shakespeare‚ being the third most popular of all his many plays. Romeo and Juliet is about two star cross’d lovers who are born into rival families that live in Verona. Many other movies‚ plays‚ and cartoons have been created about this story. A few things all of the movies have in common is that the characters that are suppose to die ‚ die in the same order. Almost all plays are shot in Verona except one. Romeo had still been played

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    Romeo and Juliet Through Time and Translation One of the most popular literary classics that nearly everyone must have come across once in their lifetime is the story of Romeo and Juliet. Interpreted by the infamous playwright Shakespeare in the late 1500s‚ this play follows the tragic love which stirs between two teenagers of feuding families. Although Romeo and Juliet was first composed several centuries ago‚ it is one that seems to resurface itself time and time again. Whether in new works of

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    stories of Othello’s and Romeo and Juliet. In Romeo and Juliet‚ as we’ve seen in Othello‚ a woman willingly goes against the social norms and marries someone of a different standard. In Othello‚ the woman married a man of a different race. But in Romeo and JulietJuliet simply marries different. Interestingly enough‚ it is Romeo and Juliet that is seen as the love story‚ not Othello‚ and certainly not Titus. What makes Romeo and Juliet different? Is it that their differences are not so great as to

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