In Romeo and Juliet‚ two noble families are at war: The Montague-Capulet feud is established in the very first scene when a fight breaks out between Montague’s and Capulet’s serving men.The “ancient grudge” between the two “households” has been going on for a long period of time. However we do know know why they are at war. During the 1600s there was a lot of conflict between the Catholic church and the protestant church. Shakespeare uses the Montagues and the Capulets to portray this. The
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In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ Benvolio is more civilized than Tybalt. To begin‚ Benvolio is respectful towards his kin. In a conversation with Montague‚ Benvolio wishes that “[his] noble uncle…so please [himself]‚ step aside” (Shakespeare 1.1.140-153). Benvolio addresses his uncle with the utmost respect and politeness‚ depicting his civilized nature. Next‚ Benvolio tries to avoid violence. Upon seeing a fight‚ Benvolio intervenes to try and “put up [their] swords” (1.1.63)
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Comparison of Films Related to Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet The two movies‚ Romeo and Juliet (Luhrmann 1996) and Gnomeo and Juliet (Asbury 2011) have many differences. The most obvious difference is that the Luhrmann film has human actors and Asbury’s film is animated. The most obvious similarity is both films are spin offs or versions of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. In being versions of Shakespeare’s well known work‚ the films have major similarities in plot And title
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All throughout the play of Romeo and Juliet‚ there are many underlying themes. One underlying theme I noticed was the theme of the role of a parent. Throughout the play‚ the parents play a huge role‚ though it may not be the best role for our titular characters. There are pretty much two sides to this argument of “what is the role of a parent?” I feel that in the play the parents are there to be almost a nuisance‚ but not intentionally. In real life however‚ parents could also be very influential
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In "Romeo and Juliet" a play‚ by William Shakespeare as a result of falling in love Juliet transform by being a girl lacking experience and maturity‚ looks to adult to guide her decisions‚ to becoming and independent woman.In I‚iii Juliet isa girl lacking experience and maturity‚ looks to adult to guide her decisions.In III‚ii Juliet is becoming an independent woman.In III‚v Juliet is an independent woman. In I‚iii of "Romeo and Juliet" a play‚ by William Shakespeare‚ Juliet is still a girl lacking
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Romeo and Juliet Essay Haste‚ the over-eagerness to act‚ is an important element in any tragic play. William Shakespeare paid careful attention to this concept in the writing of his famous play Romeo and Juliet. Haste is certainly well shown‚ since most of the characters make rash decisions during the play. Firstly‚ Romeo and Juliet best display haste when they decide to get married after having met merely a couple of hours earlier. While gazing into her orchard and delivering her soliloquy‚ Juliet
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中文三 Semester one 复习 姓名：________________ 一）sentences Structures 1. 有的。。。有的。。。还有的。。。: some…some…‚ the others…（ when giving examples ） (1) My friends have a variety of personalities. Some are outgoing‚ some are shy‚ the others are self-confident. _______________________________________________________________________________________________ (2) Mary ‘s friends are from different countries. Some are Singaporean‚ some are American. _________________________________
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Possibly one of the most well known love stories‚ Romeo and Juliet has been an iconic love story read by many for hundreds of years. Throughout every generation who has read it‚ the age old question has been raised: are Romeo and Juliet in love or in lust? Most readers would like to believe that they are in love‚ and it is that love that brings them to their ends. In all realism‚ this is not true. Having only known each other for hours‚ Romeo and Juliet are simply deep in lust when the marry each other
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Romeo and Juliet is play written by William Shakespeare in the 16th century. It is a tragic love story that is still popular today. The story is about two families‚ the Capulets and the Montagues who are sworn enemies but the Montague son‚ Romeo meets Capulet daughter‚ Juliet‚ they fall in love‚ but must keep it secret. Because of the fighting between the families‚ Romeo end up killing someone and has to leave town. Juliet’s father is going to force her to marry someone else and so she drinks poison
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that others may be thinking. This makes them very popular as they’re very obscene in their material. Comedy has been alive and well for longer than we know. Shakespeare wrote two kinds of genres for his plays; comedy and tragedy. Oddly enough‚ Romeo & Juliet is a comedy. A take about two teens in love‚ willing to die for each other. It seems like a troubled but powerful romance‚ but Shakespeare found their naive and forbidden love comical. It seems rather morbid‚ but this is the humor of some. Humor
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