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    are Romeo and Juliet then the answer is yes! Yes it is real‚ as real as the sun that comes up in the morning and sets every night to just come back up in the morning again. Romeo and Juliet are about “two star crossed lovers” who meet at a party taken at Juliet’s house. Romeo saw her and she saw him… and that’s where our story begins. So do you think you know how it is going to end? They are going to get married and live happily ever after? Sorry to tell you but you are wrong. Romeo and Juliet actually

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    in Romeo and Juliet Talking to yourself is never a good idea in society‚ unless of course you are a character in a work by William Shakespeare. Many of his famous works are riddled with people talking to themselves‚ rambling on and on in Shakespeare’s unique poetic fashion of iambic pentameter. These outbursts of thought that come from the minds of the characters are generally called soliloquies. One of the most famous scenarios of a soliloquy happens to come from the play Romeo and Juliet‚ by

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    A Taste of Shakespeare - ’Romeo and Juliet’ William Shakespeare is widely known for all of his literary works; one of his most famous love tragedies being ’Romeo and Juliet’. A Shakespearean definition of tragedy exemplifies the sense that human beings are inevitably doomed through their own failures or errors‚ the ironic action of their virtues‚ or even through the nature of fate and destiny (Sayour‚ Susan‚ 2007). Romeo and Juliet is a tragic tale based on two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths

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    How does Shakespeare present two or three of the older generation and their roles in the play’s tragic conclusion? Romeo and Juliet is a play set in Renaissance Verona with a tragic conclusion of the two young lovers‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ dying. The whole play is about the feud between the Montagues and the Capulets and how their children‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ have to pay the price for their actions and hatred to each other. As a result‚ the older generation play key roles in the play’s tragic conclusion

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    reasoning‚ common sense‚ and science bow down for the supernatural force that guides one through life‚ fate‚ for better or worse. Such is seen clearly in the dialogue and actions of the characters in Romeo and Juliet‚ a play written by William Shakespeare. Taking place in 14th century Verona‚ Romeo and Juliet describes the tragedy that ensues when two feuding families’ children fall in love‚ but fate ensures both of their suicides. The villainous acts of fate prove that fate makes one helpless against

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    A Love Story According to Shakespeare and Baz Lurhmann Romeo and Juliet is one of William Shakespeare’s most famous works. It has been interpreted in movies and films but it has not lost its value‚ and remade countless times. Baz Luhrman’s and William Shakespeare’s versions of Romeo and Juliet are similar in theme and the language‚ but have some differences in setting‚ time period‚ and character personalities. While there are a lot of similarities between the two versions‚ there are also many

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    ‘Appropriations are often a reflection of our time’. This can be seen with Shakespeare’s play ‘Romeo and Juliet’‚ a play which was written almost 400 years ago. Although modern appropriations have been made; with Franco Zeffirelli’s‚ Elizabethan version (1968)‚ and Baz Luhrmann’s (1996) more contemporary version‚ the essence of the play‚ and why audiences appreciate it remain the same. In order to highlight this‚ comparisons between the ‘Ballroom’ and ‘Balcony’ scenes of each film can be made. Although

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    story. In Romeo and Juliet‚ Shakespeare uses multiple methods to portray Romeo’s impulsive character. Impulsive is acting or done without forethought. Romeo expresses his impulsiveness through how other characters view him in the play‚ the actions he takes‚ and his thoughts and feelings. Shakespeare commences to show this characteristic through Romeo’s thoughts and feelings. The author begins displaying Romeo’s impulsive character through his thoughts and feelings. At Capulet’s party‚ Romeo sees Juliet

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    also told upon Romeo as he was banished from the city of Verona. The love between Peeta and Katniss‚ the violence‚ the time period‚ and the characteristics of the people makes this story very comparable to The Tragedy of Romero and Juliet. Both story lines are having to deal with love and hatred. Katniss and Gale grew up together‚ always having feelings for each other. Then Katniss realized she liked Peeta more than Gale as time went on. Rosaline and Romeo were not in love‚ but Romeo thought they

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    Love is also depicted in Romeo and Juliet as friendship. One of the main friendships in the play is that of Romeo and Mercutio. Whenever Romeo was feeling down and needed some cheering up or if he just needed to fool around‚ Mercutio was always there for him. After the night of the Capulet party‚ Tybalt‚ Juliet’s cousin‚ came after Romeo to start a fight with him. Without a second thought‚ Mercutio stood up for Romeo‚ fought Tybalt‚ and died. "Ask for me/ to-morrow‚ and you shall find me a grave

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