Thalia Socarras Mrs. Constance M. Pinckney English 1 Period 7 8 April 2013 The dramatic comedy about love‚ hatred‚ bloodshed‚ and death‚ The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet‚ masterfully conveys the power of boundless love‚ and bitter abhorrence. In the setting of Verona‚ Italy‚ two disputing families fight over a long-forgotten disagreement. Within the walls of each opposing family’s home‚ live two teens‚ whose fates are grim‚ but love is unbinding. They happen to meet‚ and in the short
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How do both directors reflect atmosphere‚ mood‚ and staging techniques of Shakespeare’s play? Which version is most dramatically effective‚ and why? Romeo and Juliet‚ a tragic tale of two “Star crossed lovers”‚ is believed to be written by Shakespeare in 1595. The famous playwright and poet copied the original works of Arthur Brooke and William Painter to develop a play that dramatises the story of two youths who fall deeply in love. However despite their feelings‚ their plans‚ and their emotions
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Initially‚ there are mainly two aspects of literature put into stories that are by far are the most important in influencing story plots and most importantly conflicts and resolutions in such stories. In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ Yukio Mishima’s The Sound of Waves‚ and Authur Laurent’s West Side Story there are many similarities between these stories amongst the central conflict. For example‚ in all three stories there are two different groups resembling different sides of a rivalry
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is to blame for the tragedy of the two star-crossed lovers‚ Romeo and Juliet? There could be one person or reason that is to blame‚ or there can be many. The writer of Romeo and Juliet is William Shakespeare. The title of his play is The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. The main characters of William Shakespeare’s Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet are Romeo‚ Juliet‚ Friar‚ Tybalt‚ and the Montague and Capulet parents. The story of Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy in which a feud between families separated a pair
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hath residence‚ and medicine power: For this‚ being smelt‚ with the part cheers each part; Being tasted‚ stay all senses with the heart‚” (Friar Lawrence‚ 2.3‚ 19-23) An Analysis of Foil Characters within Romeo and Juliet A foil character is a character whose function is to be compared or contrasted with the main protagonist. Moreover‚ a foil character is used to heighten and illuminate drastic differences or extreme similarities in the main character. Furthermore‚ this form of juxtaposition
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Amanda Lauro Mr. Bosley 4/28/14 Romeo and Juliet essay Suicide can be an impulsive decision‚ as is young love in many cases. In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ Shakespeare connects suicide and love in an inextricable pattern. Romeo and Juliet meet and promptly want to be married. This decision is rash because surely no one can become “in love” in that short amount of time. Juliet takes a potion that will make it appear as though she is dead so that she will not have to marry her suitor Paris
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deaths Included Romeo Montague‚ Juliet Capulet‚ and County Paris. The Montague’s and the Capulet’s have had a history before these deaths. It all started when Romeo snuck into a Ball at the Capulet’s manor to see a girl named Rosaline ‚ But then he saw the beautiful Juliet ( He was unaware she was a Capulet and she was unaware of him being a Montague ) Romeo then kissed Juliet and exchanged names. Tybalt a family member of The Capulet’s had heard Romeo and wanted to fight
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The Fatal Flaw of Romeo in "Romeo and Juliet" "Romeo and Juliet" revolves around two lovers whose love is destined for tragedy. In the Play "Romeo and Juliet"‚ Act 2 Scene 3‚ Shakespeare demonstrates Romeo’s impetuous‚ shallow and stubborn nature. These character flaws eventually lead to his tragic death and to the death of his love‚ Juliet. This can by shown in the passage of the Friar rebuking Romeo for his shallowness‚ and in the passage of the Friar ridiculing Romeo for his impulsive and
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Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet‚ by William Shakespeare‚ was a timeless tragedy that focused on love despite hardships. Even though the play was written years ago‚ the story remains relevant to young love today. Though Romeo and Juliet made many mistakes‚ there was no questioning that they loved one another until the end. The main difficulties they faced in their romance were‚ unacceptance‚ death‚ and irresponsibility. One challenge they faced was unacceptance. Juliet was going to be forced
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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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