When William “The Bard” Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet around 1596‚ he had no idea that hundreds of years later middle school students from around the globe would be reading it. There are many reasons why teenagers read his famous play‚ but one of the main ones is to tell them what not to do. Educators everywhere want to show that there is a better way out of things than death‚ while also teaching kids how to read old English‚ and introducing kids to one of the most influential writers of all
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Martin Martin 1 S. Ramirez English II: Period 4 12 March 2013 Romeo and Juliet play VS. Movie Some people believe that the movie ruined the play by taking out the most crucial parts. The director of the movie interpreted what Shakespeare had written. The play and the movie differ in many ways. The crucial parts that were changed include how Tybalt was killed‚ how Romeo was banished‚ and how Romeo and Juliet end up dying in the end. The differences between the play and the 1996 movie
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In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ Benvolio is more civilized than Tybalt. To begin‚ Benvolio is respectful towards his kin. In a conversation with Montague‚ Benvolio wishes that “[his] noble uncle…so please [himself]‚ step aside” (Shakespeare 1.1.140-153). Benvolio addresses his uncle with the utmost respect and politeness‚ depicting his civilized nature. Next‚ Benvolio tries to avoid violence. Upon seeing a fight‚ Benvolio intervenes to try and “put up [their] swords” (1.1.63)
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Compare and Contrast “Romeo and Juliet” is a story about two star crossed lovers who meet by fate. This great piece of literature written‚ by William Shakespeare will be compared with Baz Lurman’s rendition of “Romeo and Juliet”. The movie missed some details from the play it also added some extra scenes but it still contained the right mood and scenes for it to be a “Romeo and Juliet” movie. A major similarity between the movie and play occurs in mood
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Acosta 1 Gabriela Acosta Period 8 English I- Mrs. Hughes Romeo and Juliet Movies Comparison Essay The movie adaptations of Romeo and Juliet are immensely different‚ while conveying the main plot and maintaining the important parts. The settings were in two different sceneries and clothing styles. Classic version maintained the Shakespearian setting whereas the Modern version takes place in a Beach-like scenery‚ one could relate it to being a California scene. Although both kept the Shakespearian
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Romeo and Juliet – a play of contrasts. The play‚ ‘Romeo and Juliet’ written by William Shakespeare‚ has many contrasts‚ all that cause a big impact in the play. We see it all throughout the play‚ but none more than love verses hate‚ mainly seen in both the Capulet’s and Montague families. We have both hate between the two families‚ and yet we see Romeo and Juliet being ‘star crossed lovers’‚ we see love in each individual family‚ and hate when they are put together. In the prologue itself‚
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Contrast Essay: Romeo and Juliet Often times people say that William Shakespeare was and still is a legend. They are correct. It is amazing how Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet written centuries ago can be better than Franco Zefferelli’s movie production of Romeo and Juliet‚ which had much better technology to work with only decades ago. Although the movie appeared better‚ it left out some major parts. The play had better mood and plot details which made it much more dramatic and by far a
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A film Comparsion of Romeo and Juliet Whether on screen or on stage the romantic tragedy of Romeo and Juliet has been portrayed many times by different actors‚ directors‚ and writers but the themes always hold true to William Shakespeare’s original play that was wrote in the late 1500’s. The two particular movies we watched in class were perfect examples of contrast‚ one was more traditional (Zefferilli’s 1968 version) while the other appealed to a new generation‚ (Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 version)
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In Act two‚ Scene two‚ Juliet proclaims to Romeo‚ “A thousand times good night!” Romeo then responds to Juliet by saying‚ “A thousand times the worse to want thy light.” Both Romeo and Juliet clearly want the night more than the day in order to keep their passionate love a secret. This is seen when Romeo responds to Juliet‚ “A thousand times the worse to want thy light.” These lines‚ with the light and dark contrast‚ heighten the elements of danger and safety because the night is what protects their
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story of Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet has some adaptations that no knows which truly resembles Shakespeare play. So by picking two adaptations of Romeo and Juliet the people can get a feel what Shakespeare should be like. Zefferelli’s Romeo and Juliet is a lot more precise to Shakespeare’s playwright than Luhrmann’s adaptation of Romeo and Juliet by comparing and contrasting the movies to the playwright. First people need to know some background information about these movies of Romeo and Juliet
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