The play Romeo and Juliet is about two young lovers‚ who’s love was destined to be broken because of the hatred between the Capulets and Montagues. Set in Verona‚ Romeo‚ a Montague‚ meets Juliet‚ a Capulet. They fall in love and marry although their families hate each other. Most of the themes in Romeo and Juliet relate to youth today and carry over into the modern society. One theme is‚ Teenagers don’t think before they act and the consequences can be severe. In the quote by Juliet‚ "Well‚ do
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Romeo and Juliet is a well-known play written by the famous William Shakespeare in the 16th centuries about two lovers (Romeo & Juliet) who impulsively falls in love‚ but cannot be together because of the long feud between their families (the Montague and Capulet families) so they decide to turn their backs on their families and have a secret marriage. Unfortunately for them‚ depict all their effort and sufferance. All there is at the end for them is death. Many may see this play is seen as just
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SACE Stage 1 English ASSESSMENT TYPE: TEXT ANALYSIS Romeo and Juliet by Baz Luhrmann The play Romeo and Juliet‚ originally written by William Shakespeare in the 1500’s‚ is famous for the love and tragedy represented through the classic literature. To this day it is still a highly respected play. Due to its popularity‚ there have been multiple films produced using this tragic love story. This study of Romeo and Juliet is based on the 1996 film version directed by Baz Luhrmann‚ in which Luhrmann
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is love there is war.Conflict is the key role in Romeo and Juliet. There are conflicts starting from the beginning to end.The conflicts include: Man vs.man‚ Man vs. self‚ and Man vs. society. Both of the families are in conflict‚ and have been since they can remember (Man vs. man).In fact the first scene in the play is a brawl between the Montigue and Capulet servants. Romeo is in love with Roseline‚ but Roseline wants nothing to do with him. Romeo then falls into a deep depression‚ that is one of
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Zeffirelli vs Luhrmann When you think of a love story‚ Romeo and Juliet is always one of the first to come to mind. This great tragedy is a timeless story that will be told for many generations to come. It tells the story about two star crossed lovers that were held apart by their clashing families. Two men came along that wanted to share this classic story with the rest of the world. Franco Zeffirelli created his movie version in 1968. 28 years later‚ Baz Luhrmann came along and also created his
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HATRED AND VIOLENCE BREED ONLY TRAGGEDY Romeo and Juliet is a tragic play written by William Shakespeare. “Hatred and violence breed only tragedy”‚ is a major theme in this play. The Montague and Capulet are two rival families. They were involved in a family feud that goes back years before anyone can remember. However‚ the grudge still continues‚ due to the fact that both families are not ready to forgive and forget the past. The families’ ongoing quarrels and feud‚ lead to the deaths of several
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one does not seek perfection‚” stated by the British author‚ George Orwell. Everyone should understand that perfection is unachievable; therefore‚ humans carry various flaws. William Shakespeare demonstrates this in the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet where although Romeo is the tragic hero‚ he also shows an excessive amount of tragic flaws that bring him down throughout the play. One of the flaws that he carries is falling in love too quickly and deeply. In another flaw‚ he shows his impulsiveness.
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Act One‚ Scene Two Paris pleads with Capulet to let him marry Juliet‚ who is still only a girl of thirteen. Capulet tells him to wait‚ but decides to allow Paris to woo her and try to win her heart. He then tells his servant Peter to take a list of names and invite the people to a masked ball he is hosting that evening. Peter meets Romeo on the street‚ and being unable to read‚ asks Romeo to help read the list for him. Romeo does‚ and realizes that the girl he loves‚ Rosaline‚ will be attending
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Romeo and Juliet Essay “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” Many people all over the world have heard the expression from William Shakespeare’s play‚ Romeo and Juliet. The tragedy is about two star crossed lovers who are born into two different families‚ Juliet’s family‚ the Capulets and Romeo’s family‚ the Montague’s. The families have an ancient grudge. Due to this family feud‚ many drastic events take place involving deceit‚ sorrow‚ sacrifice and pain‚ resulting in
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In the Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet‚ many people contributed to their deaths‚ but one man is most responsible. The father of Juliet played a huge role in the decision she took in killing herself. Capulet is guilty for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet because he wasn’t accepting and because he allowed Romeo to stay at the party. Capulet is responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s deaths because he wasn’t accepting of the fact that Montagues and Capulets could get along. Capulet states‚ “My sword‚ I say!
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