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    Although Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ and Austen’s ‘Pride and Prejudice’ are two completely different texts‚ as one is a play- only able to use dialogue to portray feelings of love-and the other is a novel- where descriptions of characters moods and feelings can be used- they both demonstrate a variety of techniques to portray strong feelings of love. Right from the beginning Shakespeare introduces the ideas of strong love using a prologue-this prologue is a sonnet in iambic pentameter. From

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    Romeo and Juliet and Pride and Prejudice are two of the most admirable and exquisite works ever written about the struggling love of two opposing forces. The novels have had a great literary importance and give us a sense of love and marriage on its most bewildered journey during the Elizabethan Era and the Napoleonic wars. Even though these two novels are from two different eras and are quite divergent as a result of it‚ this essay will argue that both Romeo and Juliet and Pride and Prejudice are

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    negative perspective on love is that the costs may outweigh the rewards The play‚ ‘Romeo and Juliet’ by William Shakespeare and the novel‚ ‘Pride and Prejudice’‚1813‚ by Jane Austen‚ both have the same concepts of love and that a rather negative perspective on love is that the costs may outweigh the rewards. In both texts‚ they demonstrate the limitations that prevent them from being together. In ‘Romeo and Juliet’‚ the idea of the opposing families‚ the pressures of society‚ the use of violent acts

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    than the characters in “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare. A story about two “star-crossed lovers” who may or may not act very differently than teens in today’s world. Times have definitely changed‚ from the technology we use to the slang we say. So‚ how different are teenagers today compared to teenagers back then? First and foremost‚ one of the most immense differences from

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    said that‚ the play‚ “Romeo and Juliet” written by William Shakespeare in 1597 had Juliet play a vital role in demonstrating feminism. The play “Romeo and Juliet” is a tragic love story about two star crossed lovers‚ that were unfortunately ripped apart due to family conflict ‚the two were destined to be apart . In the elizabethan times men always had a voice‚ women had no power or rights. Juliet went against many of these rules that society back then imposed ‚ she marries Romeo in secret and keeps

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    Shakespeare’s play celebrates the beauty of love‚ it is ultimately about the destructive nature of pride William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet focuses on two young lovers‚ whose love is destined for destruction from the beginning because of the tenacious pride of their families. Although Shakespeare’s play celebrates the beauty of love through Romeo and Juliet‚ ultimately it is about the destructiveness of pride and honour shown through the both families and the feud between them. Although the audience

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    Elizabeth and Juliet both reject their parents’ choice of husband. How are strong feeling presented by the writers in these extracts? In Act 3 Scene 5 strong feelings are portrayed through out the scene. One example of this is at the start of the scene Juliet shows strong feelings of grief towards Romeo’s departure. “Yet let me weep for such a feeling loss.” This shows that she misses Romeo although he has only just left. The word ‘loss’ gives off the impressing Juliet feels she will never see

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    How does Jane Austen introduce Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy to the reader in the opening scenes? Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice‚ published in 1813 is a novel that is acknowledged as a masterpiece. The opening sentence of Pride and Prejudice is famously ironic‚ “it is universally acknowledged‚ that a single man in possession of a good fortune‚ must be in want of a wife”‚ this sentence is completely against Jane Austen’s characteristics; it states an opinion like it was fact; it’s a

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    Romeo and Juliet Essay One of Shakespeare’s most famous tragedies is ‘Romeo and Juliet’. Romeo‚ the male protagonist‚ is a thoughtful‚ sensitive character who comes across as a very non-violent person. He behaves a little immaturely at times (usually under the influence of his cousins) but is generally a very serious person. At the beginning of the play‚ he seems to be love-sick as he has an unrequited love – better put as an infatuation – for Rosaline from the house of Capulet‚ but later‚ in Act

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    Pride and Prejudice Memory: The first main event is the ball at Meryton‚ where Jane Bennet meets Mr. Bingley and Elizabeth Bennet sees Mr. Darcy. Jane Bennet dances with Mr. Bingley twice and Elizabeth’s first impression of Mr. Darcy is that he is very proud. Almost a month later‚ Mr. Collins‚ who is a cousin to Mr. Bennet‚ visits the Bennet’s household and proposes to Elizabeth. Elizabeth declines his offer‚ though. Jane soon receives a letter from Miss. Bingley stating that their family

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