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    but being misguided in a conflict can lead to an even larger predicament. In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ the death of main characters can be rooted at the deluded advice from supposedly wise mentors. These mentors were Friar Lawrence and the Nurse‚ whose intentions were pure‚ but whose advice could be considered otherwise. Friar Lawrence and the Nurse unintentionally mislead Romeo and Juliet‚ which ultimately was the driving force behind the extreme actions they made throughout

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    Romeo and Juliet: Nurse Thesis: In William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”‚ Nurse causes problems due to dishonesty; however‚ she is victimized when other characters take advantage of her. The Nurse is taken advantage of in many parts of the story. Juliet takes advantage of their relationship when she wants the Nurse to go out and talk to Romeo about the marriage. (Act 2‚ Sc. 4) This proves that she is a victim but she is also Juliet’s servant. Although no matter what Juliet should be

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    Compare your reading of Lord Capulet in Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ with the same character in Baz Luhrmann’s film adaptation. Romeo and Juliet is generally believed to have been a poem based on a real Italian love story from the 3rd century‚ Shakespeare wrote his version of the poem as a play in 1594. Baz Luhrmann then created his version of Shakespeare’s play as a movie in 1996‚ this adaptation of Shakespeare’s play was a commercial success‚ proving particularly popular with teenage film viewers

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    Romeo And Juliet In the play Romeo And Juliet by Shakespeare the characters are not what they appear to be. Law and Order is talked about a lot in this play‚ and is one of the most important topics. Love is next to law and order and is also very deceiving. Trust is last and has a lot to do with in this book. Overall there is a lot of deceiving appearances in this play by Shakespeare. First‚ the characters are not what they appear to be when it comes down to Law and Order. Prince Escalus is

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    is love there is war.Conflict is the key role in Romeo and Juliet. There are conflicts starting from the beginning to end.The conflicts include: Man vs.man‚ Man vs. self‚ and Man vs. society. Both of the families are in conflict‚ and have been since they can remember (Man vs. man).In fact the first scene in the play is a brawl between the Montigue and Capulet servants. Romeo is in love with Roseline‚ but Roseline wants nothing to do with him. Romeo then falls into a deep depression‚ that is one of

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    place in Romeo and Juliet appear utterly ridiculous to us. The formalities and customs of the 1500’s were vastly contradictory to those of our era. Young girls‚ as young as age twelve‚ were married off to adult‚ sometime much old men. The story of Juliet Capulet and Romeo Montague is a textbook case of the “norm” in the 1500’s. Shakespeare emphasizes that extreme parental restriction and control can lead to destruction of true love‚ and sometimes‚ young lives as well. Romeo and Juliet were enamored

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    Romeo and Juliet Here‚ in the famous balcony scene‚ Romeo and Juliet reveal their love to each other‚ and at Juliet’s suggestion‚ they plan to marry. In this act it seems that Romeo has forgotten all about Rosaline and has found true love in which Juliet returns unlike with Rosaline. Shakespeare uses light and dark imagery in this scene. As Romeo stands in the shadows‚ he looks to the balcony and compares Juliet to the sun. He then asks the sun to rise and kill the envious moon. Romeo had

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    Romeo and Juliet: A Poor Demonstration of Love “These violent delights have violent ends‚ and in their triumph die like fire and powder which as they kiss consumes” (2.6.10-11). Out of love‚ the star-crossed lovers can’t bear the burden of living without each other‚ choose to die together in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. However‚ has Juliet made the right decision‚ or has she really thought about love and marriage? Romeo is gentle and passionate‚ whereas Paris is honourable and practical

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    Comparative Essay Romeo and Juliet: Franco Zeffirelli and Baz Luhrmann When making books or plays into films‚ every director interprets the text differently. In the case of Romeo and Juliet‚ Franco Zeffirelli and Baz Luhrmann’s film are different in many ways even though they are based on the same play. The film by Franco Zeffirelli‚ in 1968‚ does a better job reenacting the play in a motion picture than the film made by Baz Luhrmann‚ in 1996‚ because the setting‚ costumes and characterization

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    Romeo and Juliet It has often been said that information is power. Knowledge is a weapon‚ and lacking knowledge and information leads people into preventable predicaments. In all walks of life‚ people make bad decisions because they don’t know any better. Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” is a prime example of this. Two young lives are lost due to youthful choices and lack of experience. Poor and uninformed decisions can lead to irreversible consequences. As humans‚ we learn from experience. Romeo

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