"Romeo and Juliet" is one of the most famous plays written by Shakespeare. Under the essential elements‚ the character‚ plot‚ theme‚ there are a lot of special‚ unique ideas make the story stand out amongst others. In ’Romeo and Juliet’‚ violence is one of the key ideas that link every incident together. It pushes the story forward and makes things happen. Shakespeare produces visions of violence in nearly every scene‚ every moment of the play. The violence affects every character‚ changing their
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Madison Cantrell 3rd Hr Pre-Ap English 1B Romeo and Juliet Scene 1 Act 1‚ Scene 1: Sampson and Gregory‚ the servants for the house of Capulet‚ are walking through the streets of Verona. They both are venting to each other about how they despise the house of Monague‚ they both wish to have a brawl with the other house. They then see other see two servants from the other house and decide to “bite there thumb” at them in order to start a fight. The two houses have a fight‚ and the prince decides
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Discuss the appropriation of elements of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet into the film Shakespeare in Love. When viewing John Madden’s Shakespeare in Love the values that are seen in the text‚ male dominance‚ social hierarchy and challenging conventions‚ are the same to those seen in Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet. Although both texts were produced in different time periods the values remained the same because the film is set in the Elizabethan era. The most obvious value that seems to stand
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Act II‚ scene ii of Romeo and Juliet is commonly known as the "balcony scene‚" and although this designation may be inaccurate (Shakespeare’s stage directions call for Juliet to appear at a "window‚" not on a balcony)‚ this scene has been quoted from‚ played‚ and misplayed more than any other in all of the Bard’s works. It is proceeded by some astoundingly beautiful verse in Mercutio’s "Queen Mab" speech of Act I‚ scene iv.‚ and by the individual and joint speeches of Romeo and Juliet at the banquet
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Romeo: (taking JULIET’s hand) Your hands are so soft and precious If you’re offended by the touch of my hand‚ my two lips are standing here ready to make things better with a kiss. Juliet: By holding my hand you show love and kindness. After all‚ Holding one palm against another is like a kiss Romeo: Yes‚ like a kiss‚ but not a kiss Juliet: Hands are lips that we’re supposed to pray with. Romeo: Well then‚ saint‚ let lips do what hands do. I’m praying for you to kiss me. Please grant my prayer
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How does Shakespeare portray Lady Macbeth’s state of mind in her first speech (“The raven was hoarse…”) and how does the speech relate to the plays concerns with ambition? Lady Macbeth’s soliloquy (Act I scene 5 lines 37-52) provides a vivid insight into her twisted state of mind as she creates initial plans to murder Duncan in order to fulfill the prophecy the witches made and have Macbeth become the King. The first lines of the speech reveal her first dark thoughts on killing Duncan. “The
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Juliet goes through a wide range of emotions in Act 2 Scene 2. At first‚ she sighs and says‚ "ay me" showing that she is wistful‚ dreamy and obviously thinking about Romeo. Juliet gets annoyed with the whole situation as she is thinking aloud to herself about how unfortunately she is a Capulet and Romeo is a Montague. "Deny thy father‚ and refuse thy name; Or‚ if thou will not‚ be but sworn my love‚ And I’ll no longer be a Capulet." This shows her desperation and frustration with the circumstances
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Mar18 P2 Act 1 Scene 1 1. In which town is the play set? In what country do you suppose this town exists? It was set in Verona‚ Italy. 2. In the prologue‚ Shakespeare tells us that our two title characters are going to kill themselves. His 1600’s audience would’ve already known the story of Romeo and Juliet from a famous poem of the time‚ so this information would not have ruined the experience. In fact‚ many scholars say that knowing the deaths are coming actually improves the play. How could this
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reminded me of the Balcony scene in Shakespeare’s famous work Romeo and Juliet. In that scene‚ Juliet says “What’s in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet”. The reason she says this because she doesn’t care about the fact that Romeo comes from the Montague lineage. This title played well into the production‚ because it had a theme of family heritage and ancestry. Another Shakespeare-based element I noticed was that‚ after each scene‚ there was a prologue. The
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today. Artists and producers show Shakespeare’s work through paintings‚ plays and even modern day movies. Shakespeare was an English poet and a famous playwright. As a playwriter he became very successful‚ making a large amount of money during his time. He used that money to buy his own theater and a house to support his wife and children. Most theaters‚ including Shakespeare’s had minimal scenery and no lighting at the time. With ought the technology we have today Shakespeare was still able to express
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