The Legendary Balcony Scene…or Lack There Of Shakespeare in Love and Film 2 February 2005 The Legendary Balcony Scene…or Lack There Of Being a virgin viewer of Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo and Juliet‚ I found myself dissatisfied as I began to see the famous balcony scene reveal itself on the courtyard floor. “Where is the barrier‚ the ‘stony limits’ that separates the lovers from each other?” I inquired. How could the most renowned scene of William Shakespeare’s most popular
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yours. In all the world‚ there is no love for you like mine.” Once a person is mature and old enough they could experience real love. Romeo was awed by beauty and his want for love‚ however some people argue that he really truly loves Juliet. Young people are too immature and inexperienced to know what real love is. At the end of Act I Scene I Benvolio tells Romeo he needs to forget about this girl‚ Rosaline‚ that he is in love with‚ and Benvolio is willing to show him how to forget her. “I’ll
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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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Romeo and Juliet is a story of a forbidden love between two teenagers from enemy families that is resolved in two tragic deaths. Romeo and Juliet were tragic and not stupid. They were two teenagers who fell in love‚ and it was not their fault their love turned to a tragedy. The main causes for the tragic end of the play were fate‚ the ancient feud between the Capulets and the Montagues‚ the way things had gone out of control for them and the fact they could not do anything about it. One of the
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Rewrite of Act 1 Scene 5 Romeo and Juliet There are two rival families‚ Capulets and Montagues‚ who live in Verona in the early 1600s. If they ever were to encounter with each other they would start a fight and try to kill each other. The baddest of them all was Tybalt Capulet. In the Capulet’s side we have Juliet who is a beautiful young girl‚ who doesn’t have any siblings‚ but is extremely close with her cousin Rosaline. Being the only child‚ Juliet is used to everything going her way and getting
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is complicated. These two allusions are the reference to Cupid‚ the mythical god of love and affection‚ and the reference to Aurora’s bed‚ the Roman goddess of the dawn. Interestingly‚ both of these figures are referenced in Act One. In Act One‚ Scene One‚ Romeo’s father‚ Montague‚ expresses concern for his son who is sad and depressed. He speaks of the “shady curtains from Aurora’s bed” stealing light from his “heavy son.” Montague says‚ “and private in his chamber pens himself‚ shuts up his
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How did Shakespeare portray love in act 3 scene 1? Shakespeare portrayed many views on love in the romantic tragedy play Romeo & Juliet. Shakespeare presents this idea as a force of nature‚ so strong that it transcends social conventions. Many of the friendships in the play are as sincere as Romeo and Juliet’s love for each other. Close relationships were formed between Juliet and her nurse‚ Romeo and Mercutio and Mercutio and Benvolio. In Act 3 Scene 1 Mercutio and Tybalt are caught in an argument
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In Act 3‚ Scene 3 of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ Romeo’s reaction to the death of Mercutio and Tybalt and his banishment from Verona to Mantua show his selfishness and pessimism. Mercutio and Tybalt are enjoying themselves in a friendly brawl‚ until Romeo comes in between them and Mercutio is stabbed. Romeo is appalled‚ knowing that his best friend has died‚ so he takes his anger out on Tybalt and kills him. The Prince arrives to the scene of the fight‚ curious to see what all of the
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Act 2‚ Scene 5 - Juliet and the Nurse "Sweet‚ sweet‚ sweet nurse‚ tell me‚ what says my love?" (RJ 2.5.55) In Zeffirelli’s version of Romeo and Juliet‚ Act 2‚ Scene 5‚ Juliet seems bratty and impatient because the nurse fails to deliver the information about Romeo as soon as she walks through the door. Luhrmann made his version more modern‚ and makes the characters kinder to emphasize their relationship. These movies contain some similarities and differences; they both use some of the same lines
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Shakespeare has no doubt created some of the most dynamic and interesting characters in written history‚ and in Romeo and Juliet there were several memorable ones. Aside from the hero and heroine‚ the voluble and witty Mercutio is as memorable a character as is found in all of Shakespeare’s plays. He acts as a significant character in terms of plot advancement; but more importantly‚ Mercutio himself is a fascinating man in many aspects. Mercutio is not part of the Montague family‚ he is however
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