happened in Romeo and Juliet. Despite a lot of the inner complications not being their fault‚ they ended up dying for each other. Fate had a of impact in this play‚ as it served almost as a character. Fate made characters make decisions that would bring them along its timeline‚ such as Romeo deciding to go to the party‚ Friar Lawrence deciding to marry Romeo and Juliet‚ and ---. In Shakespeare’s play‚ “Romeo and Juliet‚” fate had a huge role in shaping the storyline. In Shakespeare’s play‚ “Romeo and Juliet
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Romeo and Juliet Was it destined by fate? Romeo and Juliet is a tragic story of two lovers whose death was sealed by fate‚ and whose destiny was to be that they were to die in one another’s arms. With love‚ revenge‚ misfortune‚ secrecy and ancient grudges‚ all contributing to the unavoidable ending which had already been destined by fate; the ending which ceased what seemed like an eternal feud between two families. It was love at first sight and Romeo and Juliet where overtaken by the most
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Throughout the 21st century‚ our views on fate and the control of our lives have drastically changed since the Elizabethan Era. It was once thought that one’s fate was determined by the stars and God had planned one’s destiny in advance. Nowadays‚ people believe that one’s actions determine their destiny. Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is a play about two feuding families from Verona‚ Italy whose children fall in love at first sight. Romeo and Juliet are both blindsided by their overwhelming romantic
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Additionally‚ Fate is another hurdle Romeo and Juliet have to jump over‚except this one appears in several scenes as the source of blame for death of the two. In the play’s Prologue the line‚ ”A pair of star-cross’d lovers take their life”‚ appears. This line suggests Romeo and Juliet were bound to fall in love with each from their first breath because it is stating their love was written in the stars and the families they were born to wasn’t a coincidence but a destined event. As the Prologue
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In William Shakespeare’s well-received play‚ The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet‚ two star-crossed lovers unite resulting in a fatal ending. Juliet‚ coming from the house of the Capulets‚ was only a young girl who was promised to a lord in two summers if she liked him back. This was a strict agreement with the family because it would have given them the power of the town because of his lordship. But when Juliet met Romeo‚ she became infatuated with him which triggered her immaturity to interfere with
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The Fate of Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet is one of the most known Shakespearian play driven by fate or poor influenced decisions? Although decisions play a role in Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare it doesn’t play as much as fate. From the play when the Servant ran into romeo‚ and asked him to read the guest list was all driven by fate. Also when Balthasar happens to see Juliet’s fake funeral‚ and immediately does to tell Romeo. And finally when the Friars message wasn’t able to go through
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There have been several moments in theatre that seems to whitewash the ethnic characters. West Side Story is one of those musicals. West Side Story is a loose musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. The twist is that it’s set in 1950s New York‚ with the plot set around youth street gangs entangled in a racially charged conflict over their “territory” in the lower West Side of Manhattan. There is the Puerto Rican “Sharks” led by Bernardo‚ who has recently brought his family‚ including
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America (West Side Story) Introduction This document is the lyrics of the song America extracts from the movie West Side Story. This movie is a musical directed by Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise in 1961. It sets in NY in the 50’s. It deals with a confrontation between two rival gangs : the Jets (american) and the Sharks (Portorican). It also deals with a love story between Tony and Maria. Their love story is based on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet as the two lovers belong to different groups
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THE GERUND PHRASE The gerund phrase consists of the gerund‚ which always ends in -ing‚ and its modifiers and complements. The gerund phrase is always used as a noun. Driving a car takes concentration. (The gerund phrase is the subject of the verb takes). Paul finished painting the ceiling. (The gerund phrase is the direct object of finished). After hiking for two hours‚ we sat down to rest. (The gerund phrase is the object of the preposition after. Part A Identifying Gerund Phrases:
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Fate can also be seen at work when Balthasar reports to Romeo regarding the devastating news of the death of Romeo’s beloved Juliet. The servant claimed to have witnessed seeing Juliet being taken to the Capulet tombstones with his own eyes. In shock‚ Romeo replies‚ “Is it even so? Then I defy you‚ stars! / Thou know’st my lodging; get me ink and paper‚ / And hire post-horses; I will hence to-night … Well‚ Juliet‚ I will lie with thee to-night.” (V‚ i‚ 24-26‚ 34). In this situation‚ it is poor exiled
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