The story of Romeo and Juliet contains many controversial topics that are mainly focused on teenagers. The most amazing fact about this story is that even though this story was written hundreds of years ago‚ the teenagers today still go through the same ordeals or‚ even wonderful events as well. One of these important topics in this story was friendship. Romeo and Mercurito’s friendship was portrayed as what people would call today a "best friends" status. This was quite obvious in the text and
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Shakespeare uses allusion in the play Romeo and Juliet to reinforce the themes of young love and youth being impetuous. Throughout the play Shakespeare uses allusion to reinforce these themes by putting in myths that have tragic ends much like the end of the play. One myth that Shakespeare uses in the play many times is Cupid and Psyche. Cupid is the Roman god of love. The myth of Cupid is that there was a king that had three daughters and each of them was beautiful but not as much of the youngest
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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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Romeo and Juliet - Zeffirelli and Luhrmann The two main film interpretations of Shakespeare’s "Romeo and Juliet" are Zeffirelli’s‚ made in 1968‚ and Luhrmann’s‚ made in 1997. Although they use the same original script written by Shakespeare‚ these two films are very different. Zeffirelli’s is set in the 16th century‚ at the time when the screenplay would have first been written whereas Luhrmann has set his film in modern time but still using the Shakespearian language. The most popular and well-known
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Romeo and Juliet Debate Essay “I was never really insane except upon occasions when my heart was touched..We loved with a love that was more than love.” These quotes by Edgar Allan Poe shows us that love can turn some people very idiocy‚ like what happened in Romeo and Juliet. They were both deeply in love with one another‚ but couldn’t rid of all the insanity. That madness that was born due to their feuding families‚ made them their adversaries. Enemies should not be together in love! Thus‚ due
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the practiced art of pointing fingers. Most of the time‚ the topic is harmless squabbles‚ but in the case of Romeo and Juliet‚ a tragedy by William Shakespeare‚ it can be argued that a little blame may be in need of casting. By the end of the play‚ both of the main characters‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ are dead by their own hands‚ and Romeo has killed two people. The love between Juliet and Romeo is forbidden by their families‚ who are mortal enemies. While there are multiple
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romantic play‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ Baz Luhrmann effectively conveys the theme of love. The play follows Romeo and Juliet’s romance from love at first sight into the growth of true love‚ then into the downwards spiral of their parents’ disapproval and violence between the two families‚ concluding in the devastating death of the young couple. The theme of love is crucial in both the film and the play‚ and is exhibited repeatedly through different characters and events. Although Romeo and Juliet are critical
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In the early stages of Romeo and Juliet‚ the Montague parents send Benvolio to discern the cause of Romeo’s melancholy. They intervene in his relationship‚ but in this case it has no long-lasting effects. During Romeo’s relationship with Juliet‚ adults again intervene; sadly‚ though‚ in this case the effects are deeply felt and much more pernicious. Adult figures deter Romeo and Juliet’s relationship. The authoritative adults make decisions for Romeo and Juliet that contradict the interests of
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things as the skit Romeo and Juliet. They have forbidden love‚ talk without their families knowing‚ and in the end die in each other’s arms. They go through life struggles and disobey their whole family just to see each other. They talk through a wall like Romeo and Juliet talk when their family doesn’t know about them being in love. They forbid their parent’s and still talk with each other no matter what. Romeo runs away and Juliet kills herself because she wants to be with Romeo instead of Paris
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Shakespeare’s Romeo and juliet‚ is a tale about two star crossed lovers whose love is obstructed by another suitor‚ named Paris‚ as well as Juliet’s parents. Romeo and Juliet were forbidden to marry because the Capulets and Montagues were family rivals. Paris and Romeo have many similarities that caused both the deaths of juliet and the two young men. Romeo and Paris both have strong personalities and overwhelming confidence this creates conflict between the two. In the tragic story of Romeo and Juliet
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