When William “The Bard” Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet around 1596‚ he had no idea that hundreds of years later middle school students from around the globe would be reading it. There are many reasons why teenagers read his famous play‚ but one of the main ones is to tell them what not to do. Educators everywhere want to show that there is a better way out of things than death‚ while also teaching kids how to read old English‚ and introducing kids to one of the most influential writers of all
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In Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare gave us multiple earlier indications that Romeo will end up fighting and killing Tybalt. Tybalt’s aggressive personality and his hatred for the montagues are early signs of a disagreement occuring. One of these examples is when‚ Benvolio comes across two servignmen fighting in the streets of Verona he tries to break up the fight but then Tybalt intervenes and threatens Benvolio to a duel. ¨What‚ drawn‚ and talk of peace? I hate the word‚ As I hate hell‚ all Montagues
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Romeo and Juliet Compare-Contrast Brad Herring 12/12/12 Period 1 In William Shakespeare’s play‚ “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet”‚ the type of love that the two main characters share for each other plays a big part in their horrible tragedy. Although Shakespeare portrays the two youths as experiencing strong first love attraction for each other‚ Romeo’s passion and love prevails as the more sincere of these two star-crossed lovers. Throughout the story‚ Juliet falls in love with
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When you are unable to control your anger‚ you are more likely to make impulsive decisions. There are many pieces of literature that center attention on controlling anger. In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ anger is seen through important characters. Both Tybalt and Mercutio prove to be hot-tempered and impulsive in stressful situations. In tough situations‚ Tybalt proves to be heated and impetuous. When Benvolio is trying to stop Gregory‚ Sampson‚ and Abraham from fighting‚ Tybalt
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Compare and Contrast Essay In "On the Sidewalk Bleeding" the writer gives a sense of loneliness. A vast emptiness in Andy. As he laid there‚ sorrow and pain overwhelmed him. Laying on the piercing sidewalk all he thought of was Laura. Laura symbolized something much more intricate than just love. It was so powerful that Andy wasn’t trying to survive for himself‚ but for Laura. Laura was his destination‚ motivation‚ and treasure. As Andy laid on the cold sidewalk‚ being overwhelmed by emotions
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Jared Malpass 1-29-2012 PD. 5 West Side Story Theme Essay In the movie West Side Story‚ there are many themes that were created. But the two that are the most important to me are‚ the importance of putting your differences aside‚ and that poor choices create bad outcomes. I think one of the themes that most reassembles West Side Story is‚ the importance of putting your differences aside is because both the Sharks and the Jets had there differences‚ but if they were to just put them
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We see the members of Glee and indeed Rachael and John Book begin to challenge their stereotypes‚ but Arthur Laurents’ musical West Side Story demonstrates the true importance of interactions with others. A modern American adaptation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ West Side Story depicts the 1940s American gangland warfares between two gangs‚ the Jets and the Sharks. Similar to Shakespeare’s Montagues and Capulets‚ each member of the gang is brought
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‘A critical reading and contextualisation of West Side Story written by Arthur Laurents‚ music by Leonard Bernstein‚ lyrics by Stephan Sondheim and choreographed by Jerome Robbins.’ West Side Story is a 1961 film set in the mid-1950s in the upper west side of New York. West Side Story is based and inspired by Williams Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. The film is an adaptation of the 1957 Broadway musical West Side Story. In West Side Story the protagonist is the former leader of the Jets‚ Tony‚ who
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“West Side Story” Analysis Do you believe that everyone has a reason to hate someone or something just because of the way they look? May racism be the starting point to hatred? In “West Side Story”‚ author Irving Shulman gives us nothing but clues to these questions. The Sharks and the Jets are in a “ turf ” war. But two people‚ one from each side fall deeply in love. Irving Shulman writes how interracial relationships cause hate to increase in an instant and how racism leads up to hate. The
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