Christenson English 9 May 19‚ 2010 The Lesson of Romeo and Juliet What happens when you are in love with an enemy of your family? In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet this is just the case. Romeo and Juliet are two teenagers madly in love with each other‚ yet their families are at war. The two of them take all the risks to be together and deceive their parents time and time again. Many spectators of this play say that the lesson of Romeo and Juliet is that children should not deceive their parents
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ROMEO & JULIET PORTFOLIO PROJECT Assigned on: ODD (3/14) EVEN (3/15) Due on: ODD (4/1) EVEN (4/2) * You must have a designed cover sheet * You must have designed dividers for each part Part 1: SETTING * Create a Timeline of R&J. This should have already been started. * You may continue on with the timeline you created for class OR create a new one. Part 2: CHARACTERS * Using your stick figure characters‚ choose ONE from each Act that you feel best represents that
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deaths and tragedy of Romeo and Juliet were avoidable. Throughout the play Romeo and Juliet have been bossed around by their parents and they’ve been pulled apart and they wanted to be together permanently. So‚ their idea was to fake their deaths so they could finally be together with no one interfering‚ but the plan didn’t go as well as they’d hoped. Romeo and Juliet put their lives in other people’s hands and they did not take responsibility for themselves. Romeo and Juliet are to blame for their
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Romeo and Juliet: Haste Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ said to be one of the most famous tragedies of all time‚ is a play filled with haste. Although the haste plays as a dominant role in the tragedy‚ the revealing character of Romeo‚ Tybalt‚ and many other individuals are displayed through the numerous amount of haste shown in the play. As the play progresses‚ each of the characters are developed further more through their impetuous actions at specific events and times.
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saying this‚ the Prince does not consider everyone involved in the set of events leading up to the end of the tragic play. Friar Lawrence isn’t ever punished 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
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Young‚ dumb‚ and in love. Romeo and Juliet had all three strikes against them. In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ the couple died. Who could be the perpetrator(s)? I say it was not only the nurse and Friar Laurence‚ Romeo and Juliet play a part in their own deaths. One reason Romeo and Juliet are to blame is because the couple were so desperate and in a hurry to be with one another. There is a saying that goes something like this: “To rush‚ is to waste”. While rushing to be
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so tragic deaths. In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet this exactly happens. The characters in Romeo and Juliet play a vital role in the ending of the story. Initially‚ the feuding households‚ Montague and Capulet‚ were the reason that Romeo and Juliet could not be together and the reason why they both died in the end. Before the play begins‚ it tells us that the Montague and Capulet homes are against each other. In the beginning of Romeo and Juliet fell in love but from the start‚ they knew
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Romeo and Juliet The play Romeo and Juliet has been made into a movie by many different directors. Franco Zefferelli 1968’s version of Romeo and Juliet is better than Baz Luhrmann 1996’s version of Romeo and Juliet. Zefferelli’s film is better than Luhrmann’s film because it is faithful to the actual play with suited costumes‚ music‚ text‚ and setting. Zefferelli’s 1968 film of Romeo and Juliet is better than the 1996 version because the lines of the actors are faithful to the play and the costumes
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| Romeo:“It is the east‚ and Juliet is the sun./Arise‚ fair sun‚ and kill the envious moon...” | * Sun metaphor: Juliet breaths life‚ warmth and growth into Romeo’s life * The envious moon symbolising Rosaline who had “Dian’s wit” in 1.1 * Juliet embodies a new phase in Romeo’s life | * In love * Obsessed * Fickle – with the loss of one infatuation another is born | * Signifies a new chapter in Romeo’s life * Symbolises light being bought into his life * Moving as Romeo is rejuvenated
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SACE Stage 1 English ASSESSMENT TYPE: TEXT ANALYSIS Romeo and Juliet by Baz Luhrmann The play Romeo and Juliet‚ originally written by William Shakespeare in the 1500’s‚ is famous for the love and tragedy represented through the classic literature. To this day it is still a highly respected play. Due to its popularity‚ there have been multiple films produced using this tragic love story. This study of Romeo and Juliet is based on the 1996 film version directed by Baz Luhrmann‚ in which Luhrmann
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