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    Juliet defies her parent’s wishes for her to marry Paris. In Elizabethan society‚ people would regard the act of a woman defying a man preposterous‚ making the context of this scene crucial for Juliet’s progression into a mature woman. Juliet‚ only fourteen‚ develops into a woman when her submissive nature leaves her. In response to her father’s arranged marriage‚ Juliet states this. “Proud can I never be of what I hate.” (3.3.147). In her conversation with her mother‚ Juliet pleads with her mother

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    Character Analysis Name: Romeo Family: Montague Age: 16 Write down 5 words that describe this character’s personality: 1. Impulsive 2. Sensitive 3. Immature 4. Passion 5. Stupid Write two dialogues spoken by the character that reveals this characters personality. I am Fortune’s fool! -Shows how he is stupid I defy

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    ROMEO & JULIET PORTFOLIO PROJECT Assigned on: ODD (3/14) EVEN (3/15) Due on: ODD (4/1) EVEN (4/2) * You must have a designed cover sheet * You must have designed dividers for each part Part 1: SETTING * Create a Timeline of R&J. This should have already been started. * You may continue on with the timeline you created for class OR create a new one. Part 2: CHARACTERS * Using your stick figure characters‚ choose ONE from each Act that you feel best represents that

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    doesn’t. Another major difference is that the modern ballad‚ "There You’ll Be" is much longer than the older ballad. There are many words and phrases in S. Foster’s ballad that we don’t usually use in our common literature. For example‚ "many were the blithe birds that warbled them o’er‚" to translate this to the people that don’t speak with these different words; it says‚ "many were the cheerful birds that chirped them over." As you can see so far‚ there are many differences in the way that these

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    What’s the Difference? Romeo and Juliet‚ the play by William Shakespeare‚ is a story about prohibited young love between the two characters‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ members of enemy houses‚ and it ends with the tragic death of both the lovers.  The two movies that capture the tragic love story of Romeo and Juliet are the Zefferelli verion which was mad in 1968 and the 1996 Lurhmann version. Both movies do fine in generating a visual of Romeo and Juliet in their own unique way. As Michael Anderegg states

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    Rough Copy A relationship is not only based on the pillars of love‚ trust and acceptance but also understanding. A relationship between two people can have very different meanings. In some relationships lovers can also be best friends as they share good communication like Raphaella and Garnet in Stones by William Bell. There is a special bond shared by a parent with a child because they share unconditional love which makes their relationship stronger. However‚ these relationships can go bad due to

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    Rage In Act Three‚ Scene Five of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and JulietJuliet enters a stage of conflict where she strives not to get married to Paris since she has already confidentially wed Romeo. Lord Capulet‚ Juliet’ father‚ learns about her resistance to marrying Paris and becomes frustrated. Throughout his speech‚ he criticizes Juliet and explains why marrying Paris is essential. Lord Capulet recommends what is best for Juliet and his family. For instance‚ he begins to point out Paris’s

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    theme of love is in the first act when Romeo is talking of his love for Rosaline with Benvolio. Here Romeo is very confused as he uses oxymorons such as ’o brawling love‚ o loving hate‚’ which shows how he is confused by his relationship with Rosaline as she does not return his love because she wants to be a nun and don’t want to love any man. Shakespeare presents the pain of Romeo’s love as ’being vexed‚ a sea nourished with lovers tears.’ This shows how Romeo feels that he is being tormented by his

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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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    Task - To compare the two film versions of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Address the question below. "Shakespeare’s ’Romeo and Juliet’ is a classic piece of literature with timeless themes. Compare and contrast the way Zeffirelli and Luhrmann have translated the play to the screen‚ particularly discussing the different elements of film used (such as setting and design‚ characters music and sound‚ cinematography)." Romeo and Juliet Comparison Essay Franco Zeffirelli and Baz Luhrmann both created

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