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    In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ Romeo and Juliet experience an adventure that has been revisited by generations of readers and critics. The story provides an interesting look to what love can really do to its victims as Romeo and Juliet go through many adventures and trials to be together. Shakespeare paints a realistic plots and dramatically expands it to make a point that love can cause a person to give up their values and morals‚ while his characters commit crazy schemes

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    rights currently compared to the Elizabethan era. In “Romeo and Juliet” written by William Shakespeare‚ Juliet makes her own decisions outside of the dictatorship of her father. She meets Romeo at a party‚ originating a love at first sight‚ Juliet defies her father’s wishes and marries Romeo in secret‚ planning to run away with him. Their plan has many obstacles that results in both of their deaths which mends their family feud. Shakespeare wrote Juliet as a feminist as demonstrated through her actions

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    In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ the characters have very distinct personalities that are portrayed and developed in various ways. Their unique personalities are what makes the play so diverse and complex. In the Zeffirelli and Luhrmann film versions of the play Romeo and Juliet‚ the personality traits of humour‚ wisdom‚ and loyalty of the character Mercutio is portrayed in different ways. To begin‚ in both the Zeffirelli and Luhrmann versions of the play‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ Mercutio - one of

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    Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare illustrates a pair of star-crossed lovers who end their lives after an unruly four days of romance. Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet establish new and mature identities after their secret marriage‚ even after they realize they come from rival households in Verona. The world of the everyday animates the characters as fully grown and rational‚ nevertheless‚ the lovers constantly emphasize that they are trapped in the world of romance where they are passionate

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    star-cross’d lovers take their lives…” (Williams Shakespeare). The story of Romeo and Juliet is one of the most known tragedies of all time. Beginning as a play written by William Shakespeare‚ later transformed into films in 1968 an again in 1996 by Baz Luhrmann. When Luhrmann created William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet he did this using modern adaptations yet still staying true to the original Elizabethan language. The character of Juliet played by Claire Danes began as a young innocent girl‚ and then later

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    stars" and ultimately lead to his "untimely death." Stated differently‚ Romeo feels as though "he that hath the steerage of Romeo’s course" is forcing him to attend this gathering. Despite his unsettling belief that everything will ultimately lead to his death‚ he feels compelled to go. The play presents the idea that fate determines our fates rather than us influencing them through these and other references. I disagree with Romeo and Juliet’s belief that fate dictates their fate‚ which serves to undermine

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    to you‚ it could be completely different to somebody else. Everybody’s idea of love is different because everybody experiences love differently. Romeo and Juliet thought that love was being completely infatuated with each other and unfortunately they lost their lives over a feeling that would have gone away. Fours days‚ that’s how long Romeo and Juliet knew each other. This entire story took place in a span of four days‚ from the moment they met to the moment they killed themselves was only four

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    Romeo and Juliet were two young kids in love. The problem was that their love for each other also lead to their demise. Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet shows how love can bring people together no matter who they are. Although it shows how wonderful love can be‚ Romeo and Juliet also teaches how love can lead to unfortunate consequences like death. That is the case in Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes by Edith Hamilton and The Odyssey by Homer. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes

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    change.” (Charles Darwin) This quote relates not only to books written in 1954 but also movies in 2012. The book Lord of the Flies by William Golding follows a group of English boys that survived a plane crash‚ landing on a deserted island. They are fighting for survival‚ living through many challenges such as hunting for their food‚ finding shelter‚ and signaling for help. Lord of the Flies is similar to the movie The Hunger Games‚ this movie follows Katniss Everdeen who took her sister’s place in the

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    Shakespeare’s Romeo and juliet‚ is a tale about two star crossed lovers whose love is obstructed by another suitor‚ named Paris‚ as well as Juliet’s parents. Romeo and Juliet were forbidden to marry because the Capulets and Montagues were family rivals. Paris and Romeo have many similarities that caused both the deaths of juliet and the two young men. Romeo and Paris both have strong personalities and overwhelming confidence this creates conflict between the two. In the tragic story of Romeo and Juliet

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