Classics are tales that have enjoyed and endured countless remakes and redos of the original. Many of Shakespeare’s plays are better and different now than they were in 1597. The poetry‚ exchanges between couples and the idea that love is a foolish thing are often not understood by the modern audience. The ideas of the play are not always portrayed correctly into the film. People have different standards for a play than a film. Since‚ the audience doesn’t always have the patience for the way that
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Cayla Shank English 9 Bolt 28 December 2013 3-4 Summative Assessment I decided to put the fight and Tybalt’s death in between the wedding and the wedding night because I felt that it would add action and suspense. It worked out perfectly where Juliet had to test her love for Romeo and if it was worth it or not. Juliet had to decide whether her love for Romeo was strong and important enough even after he killed her dear cousin. I also put it in this order so the Montagues and Capulets would
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In Romeo and Juliet‚ Shakespeare uses his minor characters to enhance the conflict. Benvolio and Tybalt alike contribute to the complications that ultimately result in the plays’ tragedy. Benvolio plays the eternal peacekeeper‚ while Tybalt incessantly agitates the situation. Benvolio is a peacekeeper. For example‚ when Tybalt asks “why are you here”‚ Benvolio says “I do but keep the peace”‚ because he doesn’t want to fight. This shows he is keeping peace because he does not react angrily
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[pic] English Book Report Romeo and Juliet [pic] By: English Class Mrs.Perez Characters: Romeo-Son of Montague who falls in love with Juliet Montague-Head of the family who is at war with the Capulets and father to Romeo Lady Montague-Wife to Lord Montague and mother to Romeo Mercutio-A kinsman to the prince and a friend to Romeo Benvolio-A gentle and peace-loving young man who is nephew to Montague and a friend to Romeo Balthasar-A loyal friend and servant to Romeo Abram-A servant
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who would rather not have their lives interrupted by a brawl every time somebody sneezed in the wrong direction. For months the tension had been mounting‚ barely controlled by the Prince’s feeble orders‚ and something had to give. Enter Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet. Perhaps they could have brought peace to Verona without all the bloodshed were they not so ill advised. As it were these young lovers set into action events much larger than themselves. Aside from the lovers four other people were
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In Romeo and Juliet‚ two noble families are at war: The Montague-Capulet feud is established in the very first scene when a fight breaks out between Montague’s and Capulet’s serving men.The “ancient grudge” between the two “households” has been going on for a long period of time. However we do know know why they are at war. During the 1600s there was a lot of conflict between the Catholic church and the protestant church. Shakespeare uses the Montagues and the Capulets to portray this. The
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the other Capulets coming. They walked up to us and they started to ask about Romeo and if he had decided about the challenge. Romeo was walking by when Tybalt confronted him about fighting. Romeo told him that he did not want to fight. In result‚ Mercutio agreed to battle Tybalt.” Interviewer: “What happened during the battle?” Benvolio: “Since Romeo didn’t want to battle‚ he tried to stop it. He got in between them and drew his sword to try to hit their’s to the ground. He was too late to
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But between friends and family‚ love can quickly go from black and white to shades of grey and can become fatal and suspenseful. William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ portrays how an attraction between two strangers can also attract stupefying danger. With selfishness and greed love can turn sour and stray from its original‚ adoring passion. Love is as unpredictable as the raging sea beneath the silver moons delicate rays. In an incredulous effort to portray the anguish and love in Romeo and
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This is the prompt‚ From the beginning of the play‚ we are told that Romeo and Juliet are victims of fate‚ starcrossed lovers whose deaths are unavoidable. Do you think this is true? Could their deaths have been avoided? Or are they victims of fate? What would be a thesis that encomRomeo and Juliet were infatuated teenagers that could have avoided death by not giving in to their desires. Romeo and Juliet were victims of fate only due to the fact that they tempted fate.They were typical
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What’s the Difference? Romeo and Juliet‚ the play by William Shakespeare‚ is a story about prohibited young love between the two characters‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ members of enemy houses‚ and it ends with the tragic death of both the lovers. The two movies that capture the tragic love story of Romeo and Juliet are the Zefferelli verion which was mad in 1968 and the 1996 Lurhmann version. Both movies do fine in generating a visual of Romeo and Juliet in their own unique way. As Michael Anderegg states
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