I believe that the (1961)‘West Side Story’ film version of Romeo and Juliet is superior to the later version of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ directed in 1968 by Franco Zeffirelli. Jerome Robbins‚ the director of ‘West Side Story’‚ having a different aim/ representation of Romeo and Juliet has used various effective techniques to produce his film – which I consider to be more successful. Robbins chose it to be a transformation of Romeo and Juliet & not the original play from Shakespeare‚ but that’s not the
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Romeo and Juliet are two characters in a play written by the playwright Shakespeare. Their traditionally tragic story was masterfully created to be dramatic. The characters themselves did not exist outside of the script and therefore could not determine their own fate. Their lives are predetermined by Shakespeare and their world is a fictitious creation. Time is none-linear and can be manipulated by the writer to foreshadow what will happen to the characters. Because of this‚ the characters have
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responsible for my daughter’s untimely end?” Throughout the play many factors play a role in Romeo and Juliet’s death.The young lovers parent’s‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ and even fate are all to blame for the violent end to Romeo and Juliet’s love story. The Capulet and Montagues have a feud as old as time. Two rivals households that are always at each others throats have the unthinkable happen to them. Their children fall in love with one another. Romeo and Juliet
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Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare‚ is the tale of two families in a lifelong feud with their delinquent children falling in love. Romeo and Juliet’s forbidden love‚ at first sight‚ causes trouble and even death in the town. The young lovers plan to escape and be free from ridicule and arranged marriage fails tremendously as Juliet doesn’t tell Romeo what is going on by a stroke of bad luck. In the end‚ the two lovers die and kill themselves in a “tragic” way. The deaths of Romeo and Juliet
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How does the Prologue at the start of Romeo and Juliet create suspense? William Shakespeare‚ writer of Romeo and Juliet‚ creates suspense through the use of different techniques. Shakespeare is very particular in his choice of diction‚ by wisely picking specific vocabulary to create an atmosphere. It is usual that a Greek tragedy‚ such as Romeo and Juliet‚ contains a Prologue to set the tone for the rest of the play. Shakespeare wrote the Prologue in a Sonnet form using Iambic Pentameter‚ which
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Who or what is to blame for the tragic outcome of Romeo and Juliet? Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet depicts the story of two star-crossed lovers from feuding families who‚ after a series of fateful events‚ choose to take their own lives rather than live without each other. The tragic outcome of Romeo and Juliet can be blamed on Friar Laurence‚ the family feud and the impulsive actions of Romeo and Juliet. Friar Laurence makes several irresponsible decisions throughout the play such as his unwise
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What’s In an Image? In Romeo and Juliet‚ a play by William Shakespeare‚ Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet fall in love in fourteenth-century Verona. Both commit suicide rather than be separated by their families’ feud. The play has survived for centuries because of not only its captivating storyline but also its stirring phraseology. Shakespeare infuses Romeo and Juliet with various types of imagery - for example‚ celestial‚ religious‚ avian‚ and light and dark references - that provide metaphoric
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Baz Luhrmanns Romeo and Juliet- opening cinematography Hello‚ my name is Bao Nguyen. Today‚ our panel of speakers Nathan‚ and William and I will be discussing Act 1‚ Scene 1 of shake sphere’s masterwork‚ and making a comparison of the play and deconstruction of the ways it has been interpreted. Baz luhrmanns Romeo and Juliet is a modern day film adaption to William Shakespeare’s Play‚ created in 1996. This film deals with issues of violence‚ hatred and love‚ it also features the original dialogue
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Despite being originally published during the late 1590’s‚ Romeo and Juliet is still remarkably well known today. How did a play remain prominent for over four centuries? The tale of the two star-crossed lovers dying at the mercy of unfortunate circumstances is still considered one of the greatest literary works of all time due to its unique plot‚ use of diverse characters and how well written it is. First of all‚ the story of Romeo and Juliet is like no other. The entire story is one big oxymoron
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In "Romeo and Juliet" a play‚ by William Shakespeare as a result of falling in love Juliet transform by being a girl lacking experience and maturity‚ looks to adult to guide her decisions‚ to becoming and independent woman.In I‚iii Juliet isa girl lacking experience and maturity‚ looks to adult to guide her decisions.In III‚ii Juliet is becoming an independent woman.In III‚v Juliet is an independent woman. In I‚iii of "Romeo and Juliet" a play‚ by William Shakespeare‚ Juliet is still a girl lacking
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