Practice Essay Question Due: Monday the 5th of November What are the most important themes in Romeo and Juliet? Compare and contrast how these themes are represented in Shakespeare’s play and Lurhrman’s film adaptation. In your answer: * Discuss 2 key themes * Consider which key characters embody these themes * Make detailed reference to at least 2 key scenes per theme * Highlight similarities AND differences between the film and the play * Discuss language‚ film and dramatic
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“The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet”‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ is a play about two star-crossed lovers whose families are in a bitter rivalry. This feud results in the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Parents and children are very different. Adults are stiff and children run on impulse; most kids stray from their parents’ way of life and go off on their own. Sometimes parents influence their children’s opinion on important matters. Many times this can be a good thing but other times its bad. Since
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My theme for Romeo and Juliet is that children can disobey their parents if they have a justifiable reason. I chose this theme because Romeo and Juliet obviously really loved each other. Why not let them be happy. Love if a justifiable reason to go behind their parents backs. The least important point in this theme is when Romeo goes to the Capulets party. At first Romeo did want to go‚ due to the fact that before he seen Juliet he was loved Rosaline and she was a Capulet. With a little encouragement
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suffering; it is a part of the human experience. In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ our two protagonists both deal with much pain and suffering throughout their short lives. They go through tragic ordeals only to be unable to pass the last – death. Though Juliet has suffered much pain and sorrow‚ Romeo suffers more‚ as he loses his friend Mercutio‚ is banished from Verona and as he must face the death of Juliet. At the start of the play‚ Romeo is hopelessly heartbroken when he learns that the woman he
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"Romeo and Juliet" is a play written by William Shakespeare about love‚ friendship‚ and tragedy. The story is set in Verona‚ Italy where two people fall in love. However‚ the two lovers‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ are from families who despise each other. Romeo is dead-set on marrying Juliet‚ to the point where he’d do anything for her. This becomes a dangerous factor because he is also extremely impatient. Romeo’s friend‚ Mercutio‚ has more of a level head which amplifies Romeo’s flaws. Mercutio’s realistic
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Shakespeare’s Message in Romeo and Juliet The two most powerful forces in human nature are love and hate. William Shakespeare is able to contradict these forces and tests them against each other in the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet must overcome the hate of their despiteful families to be with one another for they have fallen into a deep‚ passionate love. Although hate does a lot of damage and causes a lot of pain between these "star crossed lovers" and their
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Romeo and Juliet Responsibility Essay Romeo and Juliet were responsible for the outcome of the play. First‚ when they first met‚ they found out that their families were in a feud and decided to ignore it. Next‚ when they decided to get married‚ they both knew what they were getting themselves into by not telling their parents. While they may say that it was Friar Laurence’s fault that Romeo and Juliet died in the end of the play‚ this is not how thing were meant to look. When Romeo and
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Assignment in Romeo and Juliet Act III Scenes 1 & 2 Submitted by: Shimshon Yosef Scene 1 Question 4: Mercutio is related to the Prince and he is my friend. Mercutio was killed because he defended my honor in regard to Tybalt’s lies about me. Tybalt was my cousin for one hour. Romeo states the Juliet’s beauty made him weak like a woman. She weakened his brave heart which was hard as steel. Question 3: Mercutio says that he is a "grave man". He means that he will be dead soon. The literary device
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Romeo & Juliet by Tom Green The scene in which I was to pick from the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is the fight near the middle of the play between Tybalt‚ Mercutio and Romeo. What happens is Romeo along with his cousin and his friend Benvolio and Mercutio go off gallivanting to a party hosted by the Capulet family who are the rivals of the Montague family (Romeo’s family). During the party a Capulet called Tybalt recognises the Montague’s through their disguise
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scenario. In the tragedy‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ it was essential to the plot. Shakespeare uses the relationship between Juliet and the Nurse and Romeo and Friar Lawrence to prove that children need adult figures in their life and it may not be their parents. Juliet is the thirteen year old daughter of Lord and Lady Capulet. The Nurse is Juliet’s caretaker and confidante. Romeo is the son of Lord and Lady Montague. Friar Lawrence is Romeo’s trusted confidante. Romeo and Juliet need adult figures with whom
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