Romeo and Juliet Scene Comparison Both the 1968 traditional version and the 1996 modern version present Romeo and Juliet with the same Shakespearean dialogue‚ but the backstory of each is very different. The 1968 version is based in a village during medieval times‚ while the 1996 version places the Montague and Capulet families as two feuding companies in Verona Beach. In Act 3‚ scene 1‚ these differences are very apparent‚ and make a huge difference in how the scene plays out. Not only is the
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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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The only thing that’s going through my mind right now is surviving and I know that forming alliances will lead me to victory. If I had to choose a partner it would be Tybalt and not Romeo. Tybalt is violent and at the same time he is courageous. While he was enjoying himself at the Capulet ball he noticed someone’s voice and the way they spoke‚ that they were a Montague and not a Capulet. He requested that someone should fetch his sword and called out “Now by the stock and honor of my kin‚ to
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Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare was known as the greatest writer of the English language and has written many famous plays such as Romeo and Juliet‚ Hamlet‚ and Othello. In Shakespeare’s play‚ Romeo and Juliet there are many similarities which exist between the Zeffirelli and Luhrmann’s version. As evident in the opening‚ balcony and the fighting scene. The Zeffirelli and Luhrmann’s version are similar because they both consist of a lot of action within the opening scene. For instance‚ the Zeffirelli’s
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Rage In Act Three‚ Scene Five of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ Juliet enters a stage of conflict where she strives not to get married to Paris since she has already confidentially wed Romeo. Lord Capulet‚ Juliet’ father‚ learns about her resistance to marrying Paris and becomes frustrated. Throughout his speech‚ he criticizes Juliet and explains why marrying Paris is essential. Lord Capulet recommends what is best for Juliet and his family. For instance‚ he begins to point out Paris’s
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In Romeo and Juliet‚ Juliet’s repetition shows her uncertainty in choosing to side with Tybalt or Romeo. This is important because it ultimately shows the contradicting obligations she has to Romeo and also her family. Juliet’s contradicting decision is due to Romeo’s banishment and Tybalt’s death and ultimately is over who’s side she should be on. Specifically‚ in Act III scene ii lines 97-114‚ Juliet works through this situation by comparing both situations next to each other‚ which shows a different
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In William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet. The two main characters Romeo and Juliet die. The characters that are at fault for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet are Fate‚ Lady Capulet‚ and Friar Lawrence. Fate is a character when spelt with a capital letter. Lady Capulet is Juliet’s mom who is forcing Juliet to get married to Paris. Friar Lawrence is Romeo’s servant. The character that is at fault the most is Fate. “ A pair of star-cross’d lovers take their life.” (DBQ: Project‚ 2013) This quote
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Companion to Shakespeare‚ Russ McDonald explains the “business” of love in Elizabethan times. He writes: “Marriage was part of a system of inheritance and economics so ingrained and pervasive that the emotional affections or physical desires of a man and woman diminished in importance” (266). However‚ this does not seem to be the case in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet where instead of worrying about economics‚ the lovelorn Romeo is ruled by his affections. In the essay Political Shakespeare: Essays
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situational) in Romeo and Juliet by subtly putting it in his legendary play. William shows verbal irony in the play in act when it opens and says “Two households‚ both alike in dignity … to mend” (Prologue‚ lines 1-15). At first‚ when you hear this‚ you think that the two families honorable and dignified. But as the play goes on‚ you start to see that the families are violently competitive and undignified. Shakespeare also showed situational irony when he makes us think that the young lovers (Romeo and Juliet)
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Romeo and Juliet Critique Franco Zeffirelli and Baz Luhrmann have both directed a film version of Romeo and Juliet very well‚ but a movie can not capture everything from the book. So‚ which movie portrayed the book better? There are aspects of both movies that portray the book better. For example‚ there could one movie could show the character’s personality better than the other one or one movie can show the city of Verona better than the other movie did. Small details of a scene could make
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