In the play Romeo and Juliet‚ Romeo implies that he does not have complete control over his fate: “my mind misgives some consequence yet hanging in the stars shall bitterly begin his fearful date with this night’s revels and expire the term of a despised life‚ closed in my breast by some vile forfeit of untimely death. But he that hath the steerage of my course direct my sail!” (Act 1 scene 4). Fate is a series of events that develop beyond a person’s control. A person ultimately controls their
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Shakespeare’s Message in Romeo and Juliet The two most powerful forces in human nature are love and hate. William Shakespeare is able to contradict these forces and tests them against each other in the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet must overcome the hate of their despiteful families to be with one another for they have fallen into a deep‚ passionate love. Although hate does a lot of damage and causes a lot of pain between these "star crossed lovers" and their
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Baz Luhrmann Romeo + Juliet 1996 and william shakespeare how each text reflects its cultural and historical context I am the master of my fate. I am the captain in my soul. « When we look at Shakespeare’s work‚ we discover a playwright who never loses sight of uncertainties‚ ambiguities‚ and imbalances of life » (Barthelemy 2004: 141) Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet was written in the late 1500’s. Critics tended to disparage this play in comparison to the four great tragedies Shakespeare
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ESL E Culminating Activity Romeo and Juliet By Hsinju Pao The play of Romeo and Juliet is one of the famous story written by William Shakespeare. It is considered by many people to be one of the world’s greatest love stories‚ a story about two young star-crossed lover from two enemy families‚ who took their lives not only because of the feud‚ but also their fate. However‚ as the love story ended up with the untimely death‚ who is responsible for their death might be a common question. In many
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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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play Romeo and Juliet is full of different characters‚ and each plays a different role to make for a complete work. Mercutio is an essential force in the play by serving as a colorful character and comic relief against the more serious and emotional characters such as Romeo and Juliet. He demonstrates himself as a colorful character through his figurative language. Additionally‚ he portrays himself as a comic relief when he adds humor to intense situations‚ and when he mocks the Nurse and Romeo. The
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completely different plots‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ the Sound of Waves‚ and West Side Story are very much alike. They all send out the same messages about love. This shows that no matter how different couples can be all around the world‚ there are many traits and themes they share. Although there are a multitude themes about young lovers‚ one really caught my eye. The people around those young and in love can cause extreme complications for the young lovers. Romeo and Juliet is one of the best love stories
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Romeo & Juliet Movie Analysis Year 10 English Mrs Douglass Good morning/afternoon Mrs Douglass and class. Today I will be comparing two versions of William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet. One of the films was produced in the year 1996; this was directed by Baz Luhrmann. The two main roles of Romeo and Juliet were played by Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes. The other film being analysed was directed by Franco Zefirelli‚ it was released in 1968. Leonard Whiting had
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only happen in fairytales; Or in this case‚ the play “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare. This play is an inappropriate choice for anyone and especially high school students because of the melodramatic love‚ bitter violence and scenes of suicide. Love can be a mysterious and magical thing‚ but the way Shakespeare portrays it happens to be somewhat unrealistic and exaggerated aka melodramatic. For instance‚ in the opening scene Romeo declared to be in love with Rosaline whom did not love
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What is irony? Irony is the mismatch between the actual results versus the expected results. In literature‚ irony is a device that causes surprise and amusement for the audience also a helper to the author to make their writing more fluid. Types of irony in stories are dramatic‚ situational and verbal. In the short stories “The Censors” by Luisa Valenzuela‚ “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant and “Lamb to the Slaughter” by Roald Dahl‚ there is situational and dramatic irony. The ironies affect the
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