• Shakespeare portrays Romeo and Juliet as "star-crossed lovers‚" doomed by fate to a tragic end. • Bad luck and unfortunate coincidences abound: (1) Of all the people the illiterate Capulet servant could have asked to read the invitation list in Act I‚ scene 2‚ he chooses Benvolio‚ Mercutio‚ and Romeo; (2) Of all the hotties at the Capulet party‚ Romeo spots Juliet first; (3) It just so happens that the County Paris decides he wants to marry Juliet the same day Romeo meets her; (4) Friar John
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Romeo and Juliet is a story about two lovers‚ and the forces that keep them from that love. In the story‚ Friar acts as a reoccurring figure for advice to the two lovers‚ however‚ his advice and actions did not prove worthy. Friar married the two lovers‚ gave Juliet the sleeping potion that lead to her‚ Paris‚ and Romeo’s death‚ and despite faking her death with the sleeping potion he waited until the final day of the potions lifespan to inform Romeo; because of his late delivery‚ the letter never
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Romeo is the son and heir of Montague and Lady Montague but is also best friends with Mercutio and his cousin Benvolio. Romeo has a stronger bond to Friar Lawrence than he does with his parent and this makes the Friar the father figure of Romeo just like how the nurse is for Juliet. Verona respected and loved him; in addition‚ he was also a handsome man who falls easily in and out of love. During the play‚ Romeo’s character evolves from adolescence to adulthood as a result of his love for Juliet
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Comparison of Films Related to Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet The two movies‚ Romeo and Juliet (Luhrmann 1996) and Gnomeo and Juliet (Asbury 2011) have many differences. The most obvious difference is that the Luhrmann film has human actors and Asbury’s film is animated. The most obvious similarity is both films are spin offs or versions of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. In being versions of Shakespeare’s well known work‚ the films have major similarities in plot And title
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Romeo and Juliet is a story of a forbidden love between two teenagers from enemy families that is resolved in two tragic deaths. Romeo and Juliet were tragic and not stupid. They were two teenagers who fell in love‚ and it was not their fault their love turned to a tragedy. The main causes for the tragic end of the play were fate‚ the ancient feud between the Capulets and the Montagues‚ the way things had gone out of control for them and the fact they could not do anything about it. One of the
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there is love there is life’. Would we be here without love? Without love in our lives‚ is there still a reason to live? According to Romeo and Juliet‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ without love we would die. Love is needed to exist. Isn’t the endless supply of love poems an indication of just how much love is essential to life? Also‚ the poem‚ loves philosophy by Percy Shelley supports the quote as it refers to life not being worthwhile if she cannot be loved. Love was shared between Romeo and Juliet
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Juliet uses many metaphors and allusions to demonstrate or describe her thoughts and lust for Romeo. She begins her riddle of allusions by asking phaeton’ s carriage to bring in the dark of night for Romeo to arrive in this quote(3.2.2) “ Toward Phoebus lodging such a wagoner driver.” . She then thinks of how fast the night will come and how much she wants the night to come in this following saying of Juliet (3.2.4)“ bring in the cloudy night immediately.” . Romeo is supposed to come to Juliet at
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should be think before you do. Romeo and Juliet both make very idiotic choices killing themselves to be with each other. Juliet is 13 and had an entire life ahead of her. Even if it wasn’t going to be with Romeo she still had friends and family. Romeo and Juliet had full power about how their lives played out. As does anyone else. Others may think love is based off of fate but true love comes with hard work and good decisions. Some may say Juliet is blinded by love‚
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The nurse is the Capulet’s servant‚ a faithful servant who tries her hardest to please Juliet and the rest the Capulet’s at the same time. The nurse is also a very important character in the play in the Capulet’s lives as she was hired for the job of breastfeeding Juliet‚ because she had unwanted breast milk due to the tragic loss of her little Susan; although she might just be another servant in the household‚ she has a far more superior responsibility. She plays an important role as Juliet’s confidant
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“William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet”‚ who is also the director of Strictly ballroom‚ is a bold adaptation of the world’s famous tragedy. He offers a trendy‚ contemporary re-telling of the classic love story with Leonardo DiCaprio’s Romeo and Clare Danes’ Juliet. Even though it is set in a modern day Verona‚ it still shows the beauty of the romance and keeps in Shakespeare’s dialogue. Juliet is a naïve‚ obedient girl at the beginning of the story‚ having not experienced true love‚ but by the time she’s
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