English 9A 30 September 2013 “Romeo and Juliet” Essay The play “Romeo and Juliet”‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ is considered one of the most famous plays ever written. The story is about two “star-crossed lovers”‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ who are part of two feuding families. Juliet is a Capulet and Romeo is a Montague. Eventually the difficulties of being from two families that hate each other lead to their deaths. Romeo drinks a poison that kills him and Juliet stabs herself because of this. This
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that the (1961)‘West Side Story’ film version of Romeo and Juliet is superior to the later version of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ directed in 1968 by Franco Zeffirelli. Jerome Robbins‚ the director of ‘West Side Story’‚ having a different aim/ representation of Romeo and Juliet has used various effective techniques to produce his film – which I consider to be more successful. Robbins chose it to be a transformation of Romeo and Juliet & not the original play from Shakespeare‚ but that’s not the only reason
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Romeo and Juliet are demonstrated in the play in unique variations. At first‚ Romeo was countered as character who fell in love with Rosaline and later on got a heartbroken when she didn’t notice him. Shakespeare presented his emotions as a kid who falls in love easily‚ “Not having that‚ which‚ having‚ makes them short.”(Shakespeare‚ page 9). Romeo was defining how hard love is with Rosaline not being able to share his emotions with her. On the other hand‚ Juliet was presented as a character who
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Baz Luhrmann‚ director of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ used elements of a film such as characterization‚ setting‚ deletion and addition to scenes‚ and music to further portray the theme of inevitable fate of Romeo and Juliet. Characterization is essential to films because it helps to develop the theme of fate and express the fact that it is unavoidable for young Romeo and Juliet. Some people believe Shakespeare is uninteresting or confusing‚ but this version of the film is exciting
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Act 1- Romeo and Juliet have feuding families‚ they have been enemies for many years. This affects the way the audience sees their first meeting and kisses because the audience knows that their love will never be accepted by their families. As a result the audience gets the impression that if Romeo and Juliet want to become lovers they must keep their love a secret. Their meeting creates suspense and foreshadows a major conflict that will erupt because a Capulet and a Montague have fallen in love
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phase‚ at the age of twelve or thirteen. This phase is usually typified by an innocence‚ a strong dependence on parents‚ and a general obedience and compliance to rules. The dissenter period is a time of rebellion and vulnerability; youths become self-centered and argumentative. The youth transcends the border of adolescence after entering the leader phase‚ in which they develop a sense of security‚ confidence and capability. In Shakespeare’s‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ love‚ in essence Romeo‚ is the guiding
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loins of these two foes‚ A pair of star-cross’d lovers take their life‚ Whose misadventured piteous overthrows‚ Do with their death bury their parents’ strife.” –The Narrator‚ Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is said to be the first‚ and quite possibly the greatest‚ romantic tragedy ever written. The infamous play has been redone‚ reshaped‚ and recreated so many times‚ that there is no way possible that a person could not summarize the epic feud between the two families‚ and the tragic
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and Restraints. Romeo and Juliet’s impulses and self-control used in Romeo and Juliet. In the play of Romeo and Juliet‚ many characters show how they cannot handle the pressure that they are faced with which leads to impulse and action which is taken without thinking it through. Many of the characters show a lack of self-control and exaggerations which leads to broken-hearts and many unfortunate situations which result in deaths and miscommunications. Over the course of Romeos love life‚ he tends
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Maturity plays a key role in love‚ especially when it comes to young love. In the play “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare‚ two characters Romeo and Juliet‚ exhibit the importance of being mature‚ and the reason why maturity influences people’s actions and emotions. Sometimes maturity can be seen through Juliet‚ and other times it is the exact opposite and can be seen through Romeo. Firstly‚ Juliet expresses her maturity by respecting her elders and accepting their wishes. Juliet obediently
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The only thing that’s going through my mind right now is surviving and I know that forming alliances will lead me to victory. If I had to choose a partner it would be Tybalt and not Romeo. Tybalt is violent and at the same time he is courageous. While he was enjoying himself at the Capulet ball he noticed someone’s voice and the way they spoke‚ that they were a Montague and not a Capulet. He requested that someone should fetch his sword and called out “Now by the stock and honor of my kin‚ to
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