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    lives. In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ the theme is death and dying. Death and dying causes a chain reaction of deaths starting from the death of Mercutio‚ to the death of Tybalt‚ to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. The death of Mercutio eventually leads to the death of Tybalt. After Mercutio is slain‚ Romeo is heard saying “Alive in triumph‚ and Mercutio slain?” (3.1.110) Mercutio has always been a good friend to Romeo so his death angered Romeo. Romeo takes his anger out

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    Hate can be spelled Love What do you hate? What do you love? Are those things similar or the same? Love and hate usually coincide together. Where you see love you see hate or vise versa. Everything proves this even in Romeo and Juliet. Hate is just a misunderstood concept of love that can be portrayed in different ways. Hate is the feeling of strong dislike towards someone. You feel angry every time you think about what you hate. Hate comes from a bad memory or reputation of someone. You can not

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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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    ROMEO AND JULIET i) What is the theme of the film/play Romeo & Juliet? There are many themes in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Different people find many different themes; it all depends on ones point of view. Some common themes are: Love‚ Fate and Hatred. Each of these themes is discussed below in relation to the film/play. LOVE Love in Romeo and Juliet is not that really‚ idealized emotion. The love Romeo and Juliet share is beautiful and passionate. It is pure‚ exhilarating‚ and transformative

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    In Romeo and Juliet‚ William Shakespeare uses young love to suggest that young love can make you do foolish things. He establishes this message in Act I‚ Scene V‚ Act II Scene II‚ and Act II‚ Scene VI. In act Act I‚ Scene V Shakespeare states that young love can make you do foolish things.In this scene‚ Romeo and Juliet quickly fall for one another after they exchange a kiss.Romeo says “Then move not while my prayer’s effect I take. Thus from my lips‚ by thine my sin is purged.” and Juliet

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    Fate can also be seen at work when Balthasar reports to Romeo regarding the devastating news of the death of Romeo’s beloved Juliet. The servant claimed to have witnessed seeing Juliet being taken to the Capulet tombstones with his own eyes. In shock‚ Romeo replies‚ “Is it even so? Then I defy you‚ stars! / Thou know’st my lodging; get me ink and paper‚ / And hire post-horses; I will hence to-night … Well‚ Juliet‚ I will lie with thee to-night.” (V‚ i‚ 24-26‚ 34). In this situation‚ it is poor exiled

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    Romeo and Juliet Everyone knows the classic love story between two of the most popular characters of all time‚ Romeo and Juliet. Their story has been recreated‚ reproduced‚ and reused for centuries and the text has traveled through time and form to become incredibly famous. Romeo and Juliet has been transformed into plays‚ books‚ movies‚ and even songs. Some of the most popular people in the world‚ like Taylor Swift‚ have taken inspiration from the romantic story that was originally printed

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    Is the main message of Romeo and Juliet is the undeniable power of love? Romeo and Juliet‚ a love story that couples use as a metaphor for love‚ or is it? In the story‚ the families the Montagues and the Capulets are in a long running feud. Both Romeo and JUliet are not even older than 14. The story by shakespeare‚ also features the both of their suicides in the end. Both of them could not live without the other‚ it seemed they would rather die. There are many people who agree to the message of

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    Matter over Mind in Romeo and Juliet There are a multitude story plots that follows the theme of Romeo and Juliet‚ such as The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride‚ West Side Story‚ and many others. All these scenarios follow the idea of forbidden love‚ star crossed lovers‚ or the idea of fate. While some flaws were the characters abuse of their free will and others were of long time feuds‚ The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet were the base of the stories‚ becoming involved in the making of these works of art

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    Baz Luhrmann Romeo + Juliet 1996 and william shakespeare how each text reflects its cultural and historical context I am the master of my fate. I am the captain in my soul. « When we look at Shakespeare’s work‚ we discover a playwright who never loses sight of uncertainties‚ ambiguities‚ and imbalances of life » (Barthelemy 2004: 141) Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet was written in the late 1500’s. Critics tended to disparage this play in comparison to the four great tragedies Shakespeare

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