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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want to be Juliet? oh that’s right I knew it started with a J. Well firstly she is a Capulet‚ they are like the richest family in all of Verona‚ so I’ll get to dress up in really nice clothes‚ ill have servants and a nice house and I’ll get my hair done nicely before each performance‚ and the best thing is that her name is in the title‚ which means she is a main character‚ so I’ll get lots of time on stage for all the talent scouts to see how great I am. How do I relate to Juliet? Well we are
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I believe that the (1961)‘West Side Story’ film version of Romeo and Juliet is superior to the later version of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ directed in 1968 by Franco Zeffirelli. Jerome Robbins‚ the director of ‘West Side Story’‚ having a different aim/ representation of Romeo and Juliet has used various effective techniques to produce his film – which I consider to be more successful. Robbins chose it to be a transformation of Romeo and Juliet & not the original play from Shakespeare‚ but that’s not the
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Shakespeare. For example you have Edward and Bella from the Twilight Series‚ like Romeo and Juliet they both make stupid decisions regarding their love for each other. It seems extreme that Romeo and Juliet would start kissing so quickly after meeting‚ but according to “The Science of Romance” it makes sense. It says that “testosterone is found in higher concentrations in men than in women”. Romeo and Juliet kiss after meeting because he’s trying to encourage her to be more intimate with
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that lead up to the tragedy were their personal choice also. Therefore‚ the character’s choices on how they lived their lives were furthermore effective than their destiny. Romeo quoted‚”Here’s to my love![Drinks.] O true apothecary!” (S.S. p. 473). Romeo drank the potion by choice. It wasn’t Romeo’s destiny to drink the potion‚ he never thought that falling in love would lead to his own death. It was also Juliet’s decision to drink that potion and it was just poor judgement on what was going to happen
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wrought with sexual overtones‚ with the various servants speaking of raping the enemy’s women. The sexual wordplay will continue throughout the play‚ becoming extremely bawdy and at times offensive‚ yet also underlying the love affair between Romeo and Juliet. The disorder within the play is evidenced by inverted circumstances. Servants start the quarrel‚ but soon draw the noblemen into the brawl. The young men enter the fight‚ but soon the old men try to deny their age and fight as well. The fact
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Romeo and Juliet “A pair of star crossed lovers take their life.” Everyone has heard this quote before‚ even if they have not even read or seen the play. Throughout history the play Romeo and Juliet is called the world’s most beloved story ever. One of the reason they have this label is because people say it was fate and chance they met and fell in love. Another theory that contrasts the original one would be that their story was not caused by the stars‚ but rather each character and actions they
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when he is greatly responsible‚ Romeo did not deserve to be banished‚ and the Nurse is never chastised for the problems she caused either. Friar Lawrence does not take any responsibility for the tragic deaths of Romeo and Juliet’s that he brought about. It was his unwell thought out plan that caused it. If he had thought of the consequences of marrying them before hand‚ maybe he wouldn’t have rushed into it. Also‚ he should have anticipated what could go wrong in his plan for getting Juliet out
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Anais Nin once said‚ “You don’t find love‚ it finds you. Its got a little bit to do with destiny‚ fate‚ and what’s written in the stars.” This quote relates strongly to Romeo and Juliet because due to the bad fates of their family‚ they ended up dying for each other. Juliet and Romeo fell in love by accident‚ something completely out of their control. This makes Shakespeare’s play much more tragic because they weren’t given a choice on how they were to end up‚ the way Shakespeare made it was either
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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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