Romeo and Juliet. A tragic story about two young star-crossed lovers‚ known by many throughout the world. This story originally written by William Shakespeare‚ has been rewritten‚ performed and filmed numerous times with modified versions of the original script. Even though all of the different performances of this Shakespearean tragedy all revolve around the same concept‚ some performances and/or films better represent the original story when compared to others. This is the result of some of the
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Drew Duncanson Pre-AP English 9 – 4th hour Mrs. Cottrill 7 May 2014 Romeo & Juliet Synthesis Essay Being wed to someone one has only known for about 12 hours is what some might call a bad decision. Romeo and Juliet‚ both teenagers‚ did not care‚ though. But‚ what makes a good decision? Some may think it’s the outcome of the decision‚ and others will argue that a good decision is what the person makes of the outcome. Some people might even think that a good decision can only be made by certain
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every aspect of our lives. Fate is around us all the time. Many believe it is our destiny. Fate can be negative or positive. One way to see how much fate affected the Shakespearean society is by using Romeo and Juliet‚ by William Shakespeare. Romeo and Juliet has fate infused within the whole story. In Romeo and Juliet‚ fate caused many troubles of death‚ love‚ and life. In the Shakespearean society‚ fate played a huge role. An example of fate in the Shakespearean society is in The Prologue. “Two households
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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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Allusion between Romeo and Juliet and Antigone For years there have been discussions if in fact Shakespeare re-created material found in previous literature. Though‚ whether or not‚ he did Shakespeare created an effective allusion to Sophocles’ Antigone‚ the Greek tragedy. In Romeo and Juliet we see the love of two people‚ and the ones who pull them apart‚ then we see their final fate. In Atigone we see a lot of the same context which brings us to the main three ideas that make up the themes
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Discuss The Dramatic Effectiveness of The Soliloquies in Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet is probably Shakespeare’s most well known play. It is the story of two star-crossed lovers fighting to find acceptance of their love. Throughout the play there is a consistent‚ ongoing fight between the Capulet’s and the Montague’s‚ Romeo being a Montague and Juliet being a Capulet. It all ends in tragedy but “through bad comes good” and the Capulet’s and Montague’s start to build bridges
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revenge." — Banksy Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet is set in a time when revenge and violence were very common. We live today in what some would say‚ are very violent times. The reasons that people seek revenge and why they commit violence has not changed a lot in 500 years. Some reasons why people commit violence is for superiority‚ injustice‚ vulnerability‚ distrust and hopelessness. A good example of violence and revenge is in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet - Scene I.ii 40 – 74 when
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Act 3 Scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet in order to make it such an interesting‚ exciting and important scene? Romeo and Juliet is world renown as one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays. At the beginning of the play you are introduced to two families in Verona; these families being the Montague’s and the Capulet’s. The two families have been involved in a feud for years. However at one of Lord Capulet’s balls Juliet‚ his only daughter falls in love with Romeo the son of Lord Montague. The relationship
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they thought was keeping their love alive. In the play‚ Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare‚ two teenagers from feuding families in Verna‚ Italy fall in love at first sight. Romeo Montague‚ of the Montague Family and Juliet Capulet of the Capulet Family. What lesson is learned is to never give a promise you can’t keep‚ although‚ this is not taught to Romeo or Juliet‚ but the Friar who helps them. In William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet‚ Friar Laurence is responsible for the tragedy
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Romeo + Juliet Romeo + Juliet is a film based on the well-known play written by William Shakespeare‚ Romeo and Juliet. It was directed by Baz Luhrmann and is set in Verona‚ a city in Italy. In this essay‚ I will be describing the first scene in the film (the prologue)‚ and explaining how verbal and visual features were used in this scene to suggest what the film would be about‚ things like violence and romance. I will do this by; describing what happened in the scene‚ I will then go on to explain
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