Mrs. Pellecchia ENG 1DE/1 March 25th‚ 2013 Romeo and Juliet Essay John Wooden once said “Be more concerned with your character than your reputation‚ because your character is what you really are while your reputation is merely what others think you are.” Have you ever wondered what it is like just to be judged by someone based on the reputation that they have been given? Well‚ Romeo Montague who is the only son of Lord and Lady Montague‚ also who is also the main protagonist throughout the
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Luhrmann has appropriated the original version of Romeo and Juliet‚ written by William Shakespeare and created a modernised film that presents the same everlasting themes in a visual medium. This essay will compare the two versions of Act V Scene lll (death scene) in Romeo and Juliet and will explore the ways each have developed the compelling story. Shakespeare’s plays were written to be heard as an auditory experience and were viewed by an audience on a bland stage with minimal sets‚ costuming
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Infatuation is momentary‚ fleeting‚ and based off an individual’s looks. True love is long lasting‚ real‚ and based off an individual’s personality. However‚ infatuation has the tendency to turn into true love over time. The texts Romeo and Juliet‚“Why should a Foolish marriage vow‚” and “What happens in our brains when we’re in love‚” explain this by giving specific examples. True love requires dedication from both individuals. All three texts discuss this in depth Predestination means that something
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In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ both Romeo and Juliet are young‚ however‚ Romeo is more immature and rash‚ whereas Juliet is more mature and sensible. To start‚ Benvolio asks Romeo to forget Rosaline and think about other women. Sounding quite depressed‚ Romeo asks his cousin‚ "O‚ teach me how I should forget to think!" (I. i. 220). Romeo is immature emotionally‚ as only an immature or childish person would believe that he has no control whatsoever on his emotions - if a more
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Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet 23rd April 2013 Today we discussed casting options with Ade‚ this included the task which included creating three different casting options for Romeo & Juliet. One which consisted of people in our class‚ one which consisted of Characters we already know from movies/plays and one which consisted of animals. My Student Cast:- Romeo – Thomas moore Benvolio – Cameron Abram – Magenta Lord Montague – Ross McKenzie Lady Montague –Megan Taylor Juliet –Arietta (god
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rind of this weak flower Poison 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
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Romeo and Juliet was a play written during the Renaissance time period. The play is written by William Shakespeare and is about these two feuding families (the Capulets and the Montagues)‚ whose kids meet at a party and instantly fall in love. This play is written as a tragedy and the tragedies are displayed in more ways than one. The main tragedies Shakespeare displays in this play are‚ the death of Romeo and Juliet‚ the number of deaths that occur for Romeo to be with Juliet‚ and the feudbetween
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Romeo and Juliet Love as a cause of violence Romeo and Juliet were “star crossed lovers”. This is for the majority of the time which not a good thing because “star crossed” means that you have no choice in the matter. The “stars” have decided it already. This makes it so you have never had a choice in your life and your life has been planned out from the beginning and can lead to disasters just like what happened in Romeo and Juliet. Violence and love have always been close together in movies
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What are the differences between Franco Zefferelli’s and Bazz Luhrmann’s interpretation of Romeo and Juliet? One of William Shakespeare’s famous tragedy write ‘Romeo and Juliet’ has struck enormous success in the last 400 years. It tells the story of two star-crossed lovers as they try to find a place in the world together without dealing with the wrath of their families’ rivalry. Many directors interpretations have been released and screened but two of the most successful versions were directed
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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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