Romeo and Juliet act upon their emotions instead of their intellect‚ leading both Romeo and Juliet to their tragic end. To begin‚ the first characters that contribute to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet by thinking with their heart are Sampson and Gregory. As they are not protagonists in this story‚ but they are servants of the Capulet family. In Verona‚ two families have been fighting for many years. It has gotten to the point where they don’t even know why they are fighting. Sampson and Gregory
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their choices. William Shakespeare also examines these two themes in several of his works‚ including Romeo and Juliet. His well-known play is about two teenagers who fall in love‚ but are said to be doomed as a couple because they come from feuding families. The lovers struggle to make their relationship work because they cannot publicly be together. At the end of the play‚ Romeo believes Juliet is dead
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January 2012 Similarities and Differences of Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story No one goes through all of life without the knowledge of these two timeless classics: West Side Story and Romeo and Juliet. These films are each a great literary work that defines the true meaning of life‚ sorrows and love. We all have knowledge of Shakespeare’s original Romeo and Juliet. In 1957 Leonard Bernstein created a Broadway Musical with a plot similar to Romeo and Juliet. As well as this film‚ Baz Luhrmann created
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Romeo Quote Ay me‚ sad hours seem long. O heavy lightness‚ serious vanity. A choking gall‚ and a preserving sweet. I have a soul of lead. Too rude‚ too boisterous‚ and it pricks like a thorn. I fear… some consequence yet hanging in the stars‚ some vile forfeit of untimely
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In the first scene of Romeo and Juliet is set out in town‚ whereas Baz lurhman’s interpretation of Romeo and Juliet it is set out in a petrol station which is also a public place but the main reason this is used as the opening scene is to show that it’s modernised version. In Macbeth the first scene is set out on heath‚ however in palanski’s 1960 film version is set out on a beach. In both Romeo and Juliet there is violence but of different types. In Romeo and Juliet the violence is a feud between
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“I don’t think we’re in Kansas anymore…” “O Romeo‚ Romeo‚ wherefore art thou Romeo?” How many times have people heard these quotes before‚ but not in their actual stories? Chances are it is several times. This is one of the reasons The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet and The Wizard of Oz are both considered classics. The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet and The Wizard of Oz are classic stories because of the remakes and spin-offs they inspired‚ how they are seen in our culture today‚ and their timeless appeal
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42-45]‚ while Juliet is speaking her lines Romeo is following her and when he says something she screams and they both fall into the pool. Though this is funny it ruins the beautiful lines that are being spoken by Juliet and detracts from the romance that is usually present in that scene. And further‚ in this scene‚ the lines are interrupted by a security guard and Juliet looks at him and smiles as if nothing was going on. Once again
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the play and the movie Romeo and Juliet‚ as they use the same Elizabethan language and the plot remains the same‚ whereas‚ the use of props and a few scenes are different. A vital similarity between the play and the film is the use of the Elizabethan language. “Juliet: O Romeo‚ Romeo‚ wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name…” (Shakespeare. 2.2.36-7). In the film‚ the same dialogue has been used during the same scenario‚ where Juliet discusses how Romeo being a Montague us catastrophic
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Romeo and Juliet Outline I. Terms to Know with Examples A. Aside 1. Def: A short speech delivered by an actor in a play (is directed to the audience and is presumed to be inaudible to the other actors) 2. Ex: Romeo: “(aside) She speaks.O‚ speak again‚ bright angel! … When he bestrides the lazy-puffing clouds And sails upon the bosom of the air.” B. Blank Verse 1. Def: Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter lines 2. Ex: Prince: “Rebellious subjects‚ enemies to peace‚ … Your lives shall
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Baz Luhrmann’s film interpretation of Act 5 scene 3 of Romeo and Juliet conveys the tragedy of the play more effectually than Zefrelli’s. This is because Baz Luhrmann has made more effective use of film elements to fully capture the heart-breaking nature of the scene. Such as; colour and lighting props and the setting he staged the scene in‚ the actors and the way the events in the scene unfolded. Zefrelli’s interpretation of the play was undoubtedly moving‚ Baz Luhrmann’s more modern adaption allows
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