Romeo + Juliet: a comparison of articles. James Berardinelli [from here on he will be referred to as “JB”] JB awards the movie‚ “Romeo + Juliet” with three out of four stars. In the article he makes his opinion clear‚ and he mentions that you can’t really compare this edition of Romeo and Juliet with the romantic classic made by Franco Zeffirelli in 1968. Additionally‚ JB adds that Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes do not properly portray the iconic love between Romeo and his Juliet. ‘’While
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Adolescents are recognized for the intense feelings they begin to feel at an early age and are not experienced in how to deal with their sudden emotions towards another individual. Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet brings dedication and passion throughout the love story‚ as well as reflecting on teenagers in that time period. Romance remains known to trigger rash decisions without properly thinking through possible consequences and adolescents are not an exception for this behavior. Shakespeare accurately
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Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet shows the transformation from an impulsive child to a mature adult. Throughout the play their actions change them into who they become‚ therefore affect their decisions. Romeo and Juliet start of young with foolish decisions. Their decisions start to become more intelligent and they don’t just think for themselves. In the end they both decide to choose their fates from each others misinterpreted deaths. But‚ when Romeo and Juliet meet they fell instantly in love.
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Juliet’s refusal to obey her parents and nurse reflects her revolutionary status and is shows Shakespeare’s defiance of cultural traditions. Juliet is a docile character until she meets Romeo. Juliet displays this by the way she acts when her mother discusses marriage for the first time and Juliet replies‚ “it is an honor that I dream not of”(1.3.71). Juliet behaves as a model daughter and is meek and compliant. She has no independent personality and does what her parents wish her to do. Juliet’s
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Shakespeare ’s ’Romeo and Juliet ’ is a tragedy told in two language styles‚ prose and verse. Death‚ fate‚ disorder are all minor components of this classic story centred on a dangerous love that reaches across the barriers of family and convention. Some perceptions of love in this play are dutiful‚ passionate‚ sexual and so forth. Throughout this essay I will be exploring the different perceptions of love and how Shakespeare ’s use of language and structure further emphasises each perception.
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Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet contains many different plots and themes. For example‚ through including the two completely different households who do not like each other‚ Shakespeare is able to convey the message that feuding is unreasonable and that parents or guardians should not try to control their children’s hopes and desires. Throughout the tragedy‚ many less obvious messages are conveyed as well. One less obvious message that is revealed in the tragedy is the theme stating that everyone should
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Many factors contribute to the tragic end to one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays. Shakespeare uses dramatic irony to detail the plotline of the story to the audience‚ as well as the indiscretion of Romeo’s decision to kill himself due to his oblivion that Juliet was actually alive in the tomb. Shakespeare also uses the literary device of chance versus choice to portray the reckless decisions made by both Romeo and Juliet when they are faced with situations that they could not control‚ or “chance”
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Compare your reading of Lord Capulet in Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ with the same character in Baz Luhrmann’s film adaptation. Romeo and Juliet is generally believed to have been a poem based on a real Italian love story from the 3rd century‚ Shakespeare wrote his version of the poem as a play in 1594. Baz Luhrmann then created his version of Shakespeare’s play as a movie in 1996‚ this adaptation of Shakespeare’s play was a commercial success‚ proving particularly popular with teenage film viewers
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In modern times‚ teenagers are often seen as irrational and irresponsible. Some would argue that this is because the brain is not yet fully developed or because of emotional challenges. Whatever the cause‚ in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ teenage irresponsibility and irrational thinking is put at extreme‚ which ultimately causes the death of the star-crossed lovers. The friar is often blamed for the couple’s death because it is though that he falsely led the couple down a path that was far more
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West Side Story is a brilliant updating of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ the two warring families of Verona now two streets gangs of kids from two different immigrant cultures coexisting in one New York City neighborhood. West Side Story demonstrates yet again the enduring quality of Shakespeare’s work‚ how he explored personal desires and social structures so intrinsically human that we can still identify with his characters 400 years later and recognize how our reinvented society mirrors those
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