Discuss the appropriation of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ by William Shakespeare and ‘Romeo+Juliet’ by Baz Luhrmann Texts and ideas from texts are appropriated and transformed into other text forms and other compositions in a different context. An appropriation is a text that is appropriated or taken over by another composer and presented in a new way. ‘Romeo and Juliet’ is a well-known high culture text that is a tragedy about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately unite their feuding families
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Romeo and Paris the two men in the story of Romeo and Juliet who both very much love Juliet‚ Romeo and Paris both have many similarities and differences. They are both fighting against each other for the same thing the love for Juliet. They go through an unforceful journey to fight for their future love. They go through many ups and downs including marriage while on their journey. While on their adventure they also had to deal with each other which caused many of fights that also included revenge
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Act 2‚ Scene 5 - Juliet and the Nurse "Sweet‚ sweet‚ sweet nurse‚ tell me‚ what says my love?" (RJ 2.5.55) In Zeffirelli’s version of Romeo and Juliet‚ Act 2‚ Scene 5‚ Juliet seems bratty and impatient because the nurse fails to deliver the information about Romeo as soon as she walks through the door. Luhrmann made his version more modern‚ and makes the characters kinder to emphasize their relationship. These movies contain some similarities and differences; they both use some of the same lines
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comparisons that can be drawn between the “New” and the “Old” immigrants‚ the groups also have many differences. The origins of the immigrants were very different‚ the “Old” immigrants were better off than the “New” immigrants‚ and were from areas that provided them with skills that made it easy for them to assimilate into American society while the “New” immigrants were poor and unskilled. The patterns of immigration were also affected by their intentions‚ the “Old” seeking escape from politics
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In "Romeo and Juliet" a play‚ by William Shakespeare as a result of falling in love Juliet transform by being a girl lacking experience and maturity‚ looks to adult to guide her decisions‚ to becoming and independent woman.In I‚iii Juliet isa girl lacking experience and maturity‚ looks to adult to guide her decisions.In III‚ii Juliet is becoming an independent woman.In III‚v Juliet is an independent woman. In I‚iii of "Romeo and Juliet" a play‚ by William Shakespeare‚ Juliet is still a girl lacking
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the dialogue between Juliet and Capulet‚ it displays the typical patriarchal relationship between a household during the Elizabethan era. Capulet demonstrated his authority over Juliet through his influential personality by making Juliet seem like a possession rather than a human. This can be seen when Capulet calls Juliet a “green-faced carrion” and “baggage”. This dehumanizes Juliet to objects‚ reinforcing Capulet’s depiction of a tyrant. It intensifies his need for overpowering Juliet‚ using expletives
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journeys that their characters endure. In the two novels‚ “The Old Man and The Sea” and “The Road’ the authors‚ Cormac McCarthy and Ernst Hemmingway‚ explore the notion of limitless time surrounding the arduous and demanding journeys that the characters endure. It is important that we understand the interminable journey of both the old fisherman and the boy and his son. It is learnt in “The Road” that the boy is nine years old. It becomes clear through the flashbacks of the man that the boy was
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This is the prompt‚ From the beginning of the play‚ we are told that Romeo and Juliet are victims of fate‚ starcrossed lovers whose deaths are unavoidable. Do you think this is true? Could their deaths have been avoided? Or are they victims of fate? What would be a thesis that encomRomeo and Juliet were infatuated teenagers that could have avoided death by not giving in to their desires. Romeo and Juliet were victims of fate only due to the fact that they tempted fate.They were typical
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Romeo and Juliet. A tragic story about two young star-crossed lovers‚ known by many throughout the world. This story originally written by William Shakespeare‚ has been rewritten‚ performed and filmed numerous times with modified versions of the original script. Even though all of the different performances of this Shakespearean tragedy all revolve around the same concept‚ some performances and/or films better represent the original story when compared to others. This is the result of some of the
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to show the extent of the resemblance between the two literary works. Coming from different parts of the world‚ the two stories have been passed down and famously known for several generations. British Literature‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ and Persian tale‚ Laila Majnu‚ share many commonalities‚ which piqued my curiosity into finding out how much they are actually similar‚ and not to be confused with a translation and different title. The two do share differences in the context of culture‚ which is why
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