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    blood makes civil hands unclean. From forth the fatal 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

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    In "Romeo and Juliet" a play‚ by William Shakespeare as a result of falling in love Juliet transform by being a girl lacking experience and maturity‚ looks to adult to guide her decisions‚ to becoming and independent woman.In I‚iii Juliet isa girl lacking experience and maturity‚ looks to adult to guide her decisions.In III‚ii Juliet is becoming an independent woman.In III‚v Juliet is an independent woman. In I‚iii of "Romeo and Juliet" a play‚ by William Shakespeare‚ Juliet is still a girl lacking

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    Romeo & Juliet vs. West Side Story What would Romeo and Juliet be like if Juliet hadn’t died? What if Paris killed Romeo‚ instead of vice versa? What if instead of occurring several centuries ago‚ it took place on the streets of New York City during the 1950s‚ with a bunch of fresh-faced youths posing as street toughs and dancing and singing their hearts out? Well‚ just take a look at West Side Story‚ and you will have your answers. It is impossible for anyone familiar with both texts to not

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    Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is one of the most popular romantic tragedies in history. The story talks about “TWO STAR CROSSED” lovers hence Romeo & Juliet both come from 2 families‚ in a ancient grudge more like enemies. Romeo is from the Montague family and Juliet is a Capulet. They saw each other at a party the Capulets had held; they fell in love and got married. However‚ it’s like something was stopping them from being happy; it was somehow leading both of them in a completely different

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    William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ a play adapted extensively into films‚ musicals‚ and operas‚ itself borrowed from an Italian tale; The Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet by Arthur Brooke‚ 1562 and Palace of Pleasure by William Painter in 1582. Romeo and Juliet became one of Shakespeare’s most well-known tragedies. Baz Luhrman’s 1996 feature film Romeo + Juliet took on the challenge of adapting Shakespeare’s play into film. While retaining the original script‚ Luhrman changed almost everything

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    Colin Dowda Capulet has had a dramatic change in character over the course of the book. At first‚ he would not dare see his young daughter get married yet. But he changed and decided that if she did not marry‚ she would be disowned. It is very confusing how this happens‚ because it is such a dramatic change in such a short period of time. At first‚ Capulet thinks that Juliet isn’t ready for marriage. For he believes that she is too young‚ innocent and immature. But

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    In the film Romeo+Juliet (1996)‚ Luhrmann puts a new‚ fresh spin on Shakespeare’s classic play‚ Romeo and Juliet. While staying somewhat true to the original play‚ he shapes the dialogue‚ acting‚ and setting to bring the star crossed lovers into the present. This makes it more appealing and approachable to a modern audience. One might argue that the mixture of modern scenery and accents and Shakespearean English is an unsatisfying hybrid‚ and that a remake should either edit the language so it

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    Should Romeo and Juliet be taught in the ninth grade curriculum? This essay will be exploring the different ways why it should be in a ninth grade curriculum. Romeo and Juliet has taught us about ambition and greed. The story of those two lovers has also taught us about how people can be inspired to do certain things. And lastly‚ it has taught us that some people happiness can be hidden by someone’s hate for something or someone. First of all‚ Romeo and Juliet has taught us about one’s ambition

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    Romeo and Juliet. A tragic story about two young star-crossed lovers‚ known by many throughout the world. This story originally written by William Shakespeare‚ has been rewritten‚ performed and filmed numerous times with modified versions of the original script. Even though all of the different performances of this Shakespearean tragedy all revolve around the same concept‚ some performances and/or films better represent the original story when compared to others. This is the result of some of the

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    hate vs. love to exemplify the theme of the irrationality of ruthless hate‚ and youth vs. age enforcing impulsivity and open mindedness of the young and closed mindedness of the elder. To begin love vs. hate is frequently used paradoxically‚ Juliet fell in love with the only son of her family’s great enemy‚ and many died due to their ruthless hate and disregard for reason or peace. Juliet was‚ at first‚ a very obedient child and agreed to marry Paris for her parent’s sake. When she met Romeo‚ all

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