Romeo and Juliet It has often been said that information is power. Knowledge is a weapon‚ and lacking knowledge and information leads people into preventable predicaments. In all walks of life‚ people make bad decisions because they don’t know any better. Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” is a prime example of this. Two young lives are lost due to youthful choices and lack of experience. Poor and uninformed decisions can lead to irreversible consequences. As humans‚ we learn from experience. Romeo
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Firstly‚ Romeo and Juliet should stay on the Preliminary English reading list because of its wide range of language techniques. Through the effective use of metaphor‚ oxymoron and hyperbole‚ Shakespeare is able to expose to us to the use of literary techniques to educate us through the practice of reading Shakespearean language. The use of oxymoron is shown when Romeo boasts out “O heavy lightness! serious vanity! Mis - shapen chaos of well - seeming forms. Feather of lead‚ bright smoke‚ cold fire
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Romeo and juliet :Act 4 Dramatic irony- words and actions of characters have a different meaning for the reader than the character Soliloquy- charatacter speaks to himself‚ disregarding/ oblivious to those around him. Responses: (pg. 1. Paris says that lord capulet wants to move the wedding date to allow Juliet to grieve for tybalt 2. At first‚ Juliet believes that the only solution other problem is suicide. 3. Friar Laurence devices the following plan for Juliet: a sleeping potion
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the relationships in Romeo and Juliet and pride and prejudice BOTH CHARACTERS (Juliet and Elizabeth ) PRESENT THEIR LOVE AND EFFECTION TO THEIR LOVE ONES BY APPROACHING THEM IN A FORMAL MANNER. “O Romeo‚ Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name; Or‚ if thou wilt not‚ be but sworn my love‚ And I’ll no longer be a Capulet”. Juliet This means Juliet is asking‚ in allusion to the feud between her Capulet family and Romeo’s Montague family is “Romeo‚ why are you a Montague
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REAL ’Romeo and Juliet’ is a play set in Verona - the city of love. Love is a prominent theme that runs throughout the play and Shakespeare manages to portray every form of love. The courtly love tradition embodied in Romeo’s infatuation with Rosaline‚ is ridiculed by Shakespeare. There is also the passionate‚ youthful love of Romeo and Juliet that contrasts greatly with the harsh reality of an arranged marriage. Shakespeare’s main aim was to illustrate the tragedy of love but also the Elizabethan
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Zeffirelli vs Luhrmann When you think of a love story‚ Romeo and Juliet is always one of the first to come to mind. This great tragedy is a timeless story that will be told for many generations to come. It tells the story about two star crossed lovers that were held apart by their clashing families. Two men came along that wanted to share this classic story with the rest of the world. Franco Zeffirelli created his movie version in 1968. 28 years later‚ Baz Luhrmann came along and also created his
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Romeo & Juliet Movie Analysis Year 10 English Mrs Douglass Good morning/afternoon Mrs Douglass and class. Today I will be comparing two versions of William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet. One of the films was produced in the year 1996; this was directed by Baz Luhrmann. The two main roles of Romeo and Juliet were played by Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes. The other film being analysed was directed by Franco Zefirelli‚ it was released in 1968. Leonard Whiting had
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Firstly‚ Romeo and Juliet’s love is not only just doomed by world around it but by progressing so quickly from their first meeting to expressing their actual love for each other. Their love is not only affected by the fighting of the two houses but also by their immediate love for each other. Furthermore‚ Romeo and Juliet are both supposedly in other love situations‚ Romeo is meant to be with Rosaline. However‚ as soon as he sees Juliet he falls for her looks and is deeply in love not knowing a thing
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12 Spoken by Juliet‚ Romeo and Juliet Act 2 Scene 5 In this scene‚ Romeo and Juliet are at Capulet’s house. Juliet waits for the Nurse to come back with a message from Romeo. She worries that they might somehow have missed each other. When the Nurse comes back‚ she refuses to tell Juliet anything and complains about her aching back. This is an old game between the Nurse and Juliet: they love teasing each other. The Nurse keeps refusing to tell Juliet what Romeo said until Juliet can’t stand it
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1/31/2014 Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare was an amazing writer and performer in London during the 16th century. He created many successful plays; one of his most famous is Romeo and Juliet. The play is known particularly for its spectacular balcony scene. Romeo and Juliet has also been recreated or incorporated into popular movies by numerous people. The two most famous recreations were made by Franco Zeffirelli in 1968 and Baz Luhrmann in 1997‚ both doing their own version of the balcony scene. Zeffirelli
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